Overnight on December 7, attack drones targeted the Russian city of Engels in Saratov Oblast, home to one of the airfields from which Russian fighters and bombers launch missile strikes on Ukraine.

Local residents say the UAVs hit a nearby oil depot, …

The income of Kirill Dmitriev, a key Kremlin interlocutor with the United States and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has exceeded 1 billion rubles ($13 million) over the past three years, according to the outlet Mozhem Obyasnit, …

A sanctioned Russian “shadow fleet” tanker damaged by a Ukrainian sea drone has drifted dangerously close to Bulgaria’s coast after a Turkish tug cut it loose in Bulgarian territorial waters, the maritime outlet Maritime.bg reported. The Kairos (IMO: …

Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday, December 6, struck the Rosneft oil refinery in Ryazan again—marking the third attack this month and the ninth since the start of the year—according to Ukrainian monitoring channels and the outlet Astra. This …

Overnight into Saturday, December 6, Russia carried out a large-scale attack on Ukraine using missiles and drones.

Air raid alerts were declared across almost the entire country, including in Zakarpattia.

Most regions came under drone attack.

In …

Belgium’s prime minister says he was threatened from Moscow with “eternal consequences” if frozen Russian assets are confiscated.

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said he received non-public threats from Moscow over the issue of frozen state assets. …

Among Ukraine’s European allies, there’s a growing belief that Kyiv may be forced to make serious territorial concessions to end the war, as Washington has been urging.

According to El Pais, officials in Brussels aren’t saying so publicly, but the …

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have made gains on two axes along the southern front, analysts said, with changes reported around Hulyaipole and Oleksandrivka. Russia’s military command claimed it had occupied Dobropillya and published footage purportedly …

An India Today journalist asked the Russian president to answer a question from “Russian-speaking Ukrainians” - “Why is Putin doing this to us?” - referring to the launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin appeared to pretend he didn’t …

Ukraine launched new strikes on targets inside Russia overnight into Friday, December 5.

A fire broke out at the port of Temryuk in Russia’s Krasnodar region after a UAV attack, the regional operations headquarters said.

No injuries were reported, …

Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces hit the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol Krai overnight on December 4, damaging a production workshop and igniting a fire.

The plant is one of Russia’s largest chemical facilities and a …

Ukraine’s military is continuing a campaign of strikes against Russia’s oil infrastructure, aiming to hinder the sector’s recovery and disrupt supplies to the Russian military.

On December 4, it became clear which facility in the Voronezh region was …

Over the first 11 months of 2025, Ukraine’s Defense Forces conducted 140 attacks on oil refineries and other oil and gas facilities in the Russian Federation — more than in all of 2022–24 combined. A special map compiles data on every attack, showing …

The Russian tanker MIDVOLGA 2 (IMO: 9735139), bound for Georgia, came under attack off Turkey’s coast, the country’s General Directorate of Maritime Affairs said on X. It is the third vessel to sustain damage off the Turkish coastline in the past …

Construction has officially begun in Denmark on a plant owned by Ukrainian company Fire Point, which makes the “Flamingo” missile. No NATO country had previously allowed a Ukrainian defense firm to set up production on its territory, BILD reported. …

Turkish shipping company Besiktas Shipping says it is stopping all cargo operations connected to Russia, Reuters reported, citing a company statement.

In late November, the company’s oil tanker Mersin was damaged by explosions while at anchor off the …

An explosion rocked Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline overnight on December 3. Operatives from Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence at the Defense Ministry (known by its Ukrainian acronym GUR) were involved in the blast, according to Ukrainian …

Overnight into December 3, drones struck a large oil depot in Russia’s Tambov region, sparking a fire, according to Russian Telegram channels.

The channels said UAVs hit the Nikiforovskaya oil depot in the village of Dmitrievka shortly after …

Although Russia’s army is roughly 30 kilometers from Zaporizhzhia, it is unlikely to reach the city by the end of the year without a deep breakthrough of the front line, a NATO representative told UNIAN.

The NATO representative said Russian forces …

Sociologists are recording a swift drop in trust in Vladimir Putin’s rule amid the war and a deepening crisis.

Russia’s power vertical is experiencing a prolonged ratings slump in the fourth year of its full-scale war against Ukraine. Fresh surveys …

A representative of Ukraine’s 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade says fighting is intense in the city of Lyman in Donetsk region. According to him, Russian forces keep rotating in fresh troops, including what he described as Black mercenaries. …

A group of drones reached Russia’s Dagestan region and struck workshops at the Dagdizel shipbuilding plant in Kaspiysk. A port that hosts Russian Navy vessels may also have been targeted. Local authorities confirmed the attack. The aftermath was …

Successful Ukrainian strikes on two tankers in Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea are a lawful military operation, blogger Maksym Gardus argues - and they carry global consequences. Rising risks around oil transport could cut Russia’s revenues …

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s meeting with U.S. presidential special envoy Steven Witkoff will take place in Moscow on the afternoon of December 2, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Peskov said that on December 1, Putin “will hold several …

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over recent attacks on oil tankers in the Black Sea.

In a statement released Sunday, November 30, ministry spokesperson Öncü Keçeli said the attacks on the Gambia-flagged tankers Kairos and Virat posed …

The war will end as soon as Vladimir Putin abandons his “delusional hope of restoring the Russian Empire,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in an interview.

Russia’s president must make peace with Ukraine or face new economic sanctions, …

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has lodged a protest over “another targeted attack on critical infrastructure” of the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the waters of the Novorossiysk seaport.

In a statement released Sunday, November …

Ukraine’s Forces carried out overnight strikes on four regions of Russia on November 30, with the heaviest damage reported in the Rostov region. Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed the attacks.

Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar also acknowledged the …

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has canceled a planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, citing Orban’s late-November visit to Moscow. Orban later described his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as “successful.”

Marcin …

While Kremlin spokespeople publicly claim Russia is ready to work with the United States on a “peace plan,” the Russian government’s actions suggest otherwise. The budget approved by dictator Vladimir Putin allocates nearly 40% to the war effort - a …

“We understand investigations are under way, and we have great respect for those investigations,” European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho said at a briefing in Brussels on Friday, November 28, commenting on searches carried out at the home of …

After the war ends, Ukraine should continue to exist as a “buffer state” between Russia and NATO, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes.

“The only viable long-term solution is for the postwar order to be based on the fundamental principle …

Ukraine is disputing Russia’s statements about the situation in Kupyansk. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian leadership is spreading false claims to create a misleading picture of the city’s status.

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Overnight on November 29, Ukraine’s Armed Forces said they struck the Afipsky oil refinery near the settlement of Afipsky in Russia’s Krasnodar region using drones. Regional authorities reported a fire covering about 100 square meters. “Part of the …

Overnight into November 29, Russian forces launched a combined strike on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure using attack UAVs as well as air- and ground-launched missiles.

The main axis of the attack was the Kyiv region, according to the Air Force …

Ukrainian uncrewed boats destroyed one of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) berths in a morning attack on November 29, the company’s press service said.

One of the offshore mooring systems (SPM-2) sustained “significant” damage. As a result, …

Two Russian shadow fleet tankers - Kairo and Virat - sanctioned by Western countries for involvement in transporting Russian oil were attacked in the Black Sea by Sea Baby maritime drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), Ukrainian …

The situation around the city of Kostyantynivka is extremely difficult as Russian forces are trying to skirt the town from several directions, Serhii Yaryi, commander of unmanned systems with Ukraine’s 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade, said on …

Russia is intensifying pressure on the Donetsk region just as the United States and the Kremlin seek to advance a peace plan for Ukraine. Operational space in Donetsk is narrowing: Russian forces are pushing into new towns and expanding contested …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to shape perceptions among people in other countries of the Russian Federation as a “democratic, federal, rule‑of‑law state” that guarantees equal rights and freedoms regardless of sex, …

The situation around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad remains extremely difficult, but Ukraine’s Defense Forces say they are not only holding the line, they are inflicting massive losses on Russian troops.

Ukraine’s Armed Forces report that Russia is taking …

Ukrainian forces mounted a series of successful counterattacks in Pokrovsk, reversing the momentum in areas where Russian troops had aimed to push forward. Ukrainian special forces also carried out an operation to eliminate a Russian sabotage team in …

In Bashkortostan, educational institutions held an event marking the deaths of 8,000 residents from the region killed in the war in Ukraine. The reaction was so sharp that many institutions began removing their posts.

Preschools, schools, colleges …

Russia’s armed forces have taken the village of Promin outside Myrnohrad and Vysoke (formerly Krasne) near Hulyaipole, according to analysts. On parts of the front, the line has shifted by 1–2 km. Which positions are now 5–12 km behind the new line? …

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen says that if a peace agreement imposes a cap on the number of troops in Ukraine’s Armed Forces, the same limit should be set for the Russian army.

In her view, Moscow is unlikely to approve it, but such a move …

Ukrainian military says fortifications, EW systems and personnel destroyed as Russian forces take losses near Chasiv Yar

A Ukrainian defensive operation is ongoing around Chasiv Yar, a town almost entirely captured by Russian forces, the military …

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas called for ramping up pressure on Russia to improve the odds of the current US initiative to end the war in Ukraine.

“To secure the best outcome for Ukraine and Europe, we …

Ukraine’s Armed Forces, overnight Wednesday, November 26, carried out a strike on the grounds of the “VNIIR-Progress” plant in Cheboksary, in the Republic of Chuvashia. The facility produces components and navigation equipment for Russian missiles, …

Yuri Ushakov, a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, effectively confirmed the authenticity of recordings of his conversations with U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff and Kremlin special representative Kirill Dmitriev that …

Ukrainian company Fire Point is preparing to field a ballistic missile in two variants for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the system bears a strong visual resemblance to a well-known Russian design.

A domestically produced ballistic missile is …

The situation in Kupyansk and the nearby settlement of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy remains stable and is generally shifting in favor of Ukraine’s Defense Forces. There is currently no threat of the city being captured, as Russian troops have not achieved …

Russia’s forces are continuing to apply pressure along the Pokrovsk axis, the command of Ukraine’s Air Assault Corps said. The occupying troops are attempting to cut the road between Mirnohrad and neighboring Pokrovsk, creating a risk of an …

Statements by Russia’s military command about allegedly clearing the center of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region are not true. This part of the city remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Bakulin, commander of …

Overnight on November 25, the Russian city of Taganrog came under a mass drone attack, with dozens of explosions reported and fires breaking out. Social media accounts said a local aircraft plant was struck and suggested an A-60 aircraft may have …

Overnight on November 25, Ukraine’s Air Force said Patriot air defense systems were used to intercept Russian missiles headed for Kyiv, destroying four targets. Some other missiles missed their targets due to different Ukrainian weapons, whose …