Ukrainian forces will keep sweeping Kupiansk for hidden Russian threats into early 2026, according to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. The ongoing operation focuses on detailed house-to-house checks and eliminating potential sabotage routes, the top general said in an interview. Kupiansk, a key transport hub in Kharkiv Oblast, has faced renewed RussianContinue Reading
Italy has approved a new decree extending military aid to Ukraine for 2026, despite earlier indications of a shift toward humanitarian-only support, according to ANSA. The government passed the measure after political friction within the coalition, Christmas-period negotiations, and pressure from Matteo Salvini, the leader of the League pro-Russian populist party. This comesContinue Reading
Last night, Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Syzran oil refinery in Samara Oblast about 800 km from the frontline, causing a fire and targeting the refinery’s only crude oil processing unit, according to independent reports and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The same night, Ukraine’s Defense ForcesContinue Reading
China could urge Russia to launch attacks in Europe if it invades Taiwan, potentially triggering a second front during a Pacific war, according to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in an interview with Bild. Rutte warned that a victorious Russia would pose a far greater threat to NATO than itContinue Reading
Ukrainian forces continued to hold defensive positions and repel Russian assaults near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast on 24 December, as Russian troops sustained losses in both personnel and equipment, according to Ukraine’s Operation Task Force “East”. Ukrainian units also carried out local advances in the area, as reportedContinue Reading
Ukrainian defense forces confirmed a successful airstrike on a Russian oil refinery that supplies fuel to Moscow’s occupation army, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The attack was carried out on 25 December using Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles. Such strikes are part ofContinue Reading
Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s power grid overnight on 22-23 December, killing at least three civilians, including a 4-year-old child. The Christmas-week assault injured at least 13 people across multiple oblasts and triggered emergency blackouts nationwide, according to local authorities and the power gridContinue Reading
Ukrainian drone operators eliminated a Russian soldier on horseback and forced another to flee after a strike near the frontline, according to Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade. The shared videos showed two Russian soldiers using horses for movement during an attempted assault. With a kilometers-long drone kill zone near the frontContinue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin has “publicly and explicitly outlined his continued commitment to his maximalist war aims in Ukraine — the same aims for which Putin launched his full-scale invasion in 2022,” according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). His statements show that Russia rejects the US-backed 28-point peace planContinue Reading
South Africa is negotiating with Russia to bring home 17 men who were allegedly tricked into joining the Russian military and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine, according to The Guardian. The men had reportedly believed they were traveling for political or security training but ended up in combat rolesContinue Reading
Ukrainian Army’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) carried out drone strikes against Russian military infrastructure in temporarily occupied Crimea and Donetsk Oblast overnight on 14 December, according to the SSO. The unit said FP-2 strike drones targeted a moving fuel train, an oil depot, and other military objects, and shared videoContinue Reading
During an online press conference on 14 December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed questions about ongoing US-led indirect peace negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow. According to Euromaidan Press, he responded to US President Traitor 47’s recent claim that Zelenskyy alone dislikes the peace plan, while his team allegedly loves it.Continue Reading
US President Traitor 47’s advisers have allegedly proposed offering Ukraine Article 5-style security guarantees as part of a broader peace plan, according to Axios. A senior US official told the publication the proposed guarantee would be legally binding and approved by Congress. This comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues,Continue Reading