Day 1,394: EU leaders deciding on Russian assets for loan for Ukraine at summit in Brussels

EU leaders are deciding on Russian assets for a loan for Ukraine at a summit in Brussels. Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps and defense intelligence level the frontline, take out a Russian regiment... Read more »

Debunking Russian propaganda about ‘persecution of Christians’ in Ukraine

A woman kisses an icon during a prayer service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on July 20, 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (Roman Pilipey / AFP /... Read more »

Frontline report: Moscow’s Black Sea gamble threatens the partnership keeping its war economy afloat

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Today, the biggest news comes from the Black Sea. Here, Russia’s strikes on commercial vessels have now collided directly with Türkiye’s interests in the Black Sea. Only days after Moscow accused... Read more »

Zelenskyy criticises West over Oreshnik deployment in Belarus, says Ukraine knows missile launch sites

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Getty Images Посилання скопійовано Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine knows where the Oreshnik missile system will be deployed in Belarus. He also alluded to the fact that... Read more »

Zelensky joins EU summit in Brussels as Kyiv awaits decision on reparations loan

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with European leaders during an EU summit in Brussels on Dec. 18, where a major funding... Read more »

Putin, the people, or both? The unresolved question of responsibility in Russia

People celebrate the first anniversary of Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian Oblasts at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 29, 2023. (Alexander Nemenov / AFP / Getty Images) About the author:... Read more »

Frontline report: Ukraine opens new domain in Black Sea war with first successful underwater drone strike on docked submarine

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Today, there are important updates from the Russian Federation. Here, Ukrainian forces achieved another groundbreaking success by employing an underwater naval drone to strike and disable a Russian submarine that was... Read more »

Ukrainian forces say they counterattacked near Lyman — and wiped out a Russian regiment

This is Jared Goyette, blogging from Kyiv on the 1,392nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our top stories so far today: Latest from the War Desk: We’re looking at Lyman... Read more »

Lukashenko trades prisoners for sanctions relief — and keeps the upper hand

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko arrives to pose for a family photo prior to a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Heads of State Council at the Yntymak Ordo (Palace of... Read more »

Day 1,393: Russia increases grouping in Ukraine to around 710,000 troops to conduct strategic offensive, Syrskyi says

Russia increases its grouping fighting in Ukraine to around 710,000 troops to conduct a strategic offensive, Syrskyi says. Russia effectively rejects peace proposals, plans to continue its offensive, official statements show. The... Read more »