Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) have for the first time shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using a “deep strike” drone. The SSO called the operation a landmark moment that “changes the game.”
The downing occurred over the village of …
Amy B. Zegart
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) have for the first time shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using a “deep strike” drone. The SSO called the operation a landmark moment that “changes the game.”
The downing occurred over the village of …

Key developments on Nov. 22-23.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says an agreement to end Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is not yet within reach. For now “there is a chance” to stop the war, “but we are still very far from a good, jointly agreed outcome,” he said …

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent announcements of long-term fighter jet deals with European allies presents an enticing vision of Ukraine’s future airpower — a fleet of hundreds of modern aircraft ready to defend the country's skies.
But that …

The current draft of the U.S. peace plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine is in its final stage and reflects most of Kyiv’s key priorities, Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said in a statement posted on …
Ukraine’s Forces maintain control over central Pokrovsk and are conducting targeted search-and-strike operations against Russian units that have been unsuccessfully trying to push into the city.
Intense small-arms clashes continue downtown, but …
The United States may incorporate several points critical to Ukraine in the final version of a peace plan now being discussed by European, Ukrainian and American officials in Geneva.
The Ukrainian team has already provided brief readouts from the …
On 23 November 2025, the Royal Navy’s HMS Severn intercepted two Russian vessels, the corvette Stoikiy and the tanker Yelnya, as they sailed west through the Dover Strait into the English Channel. This was part of a growing pattern of Russian …
Despite claims by Russia’s Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov that Russian forces have captured Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian troops are conducting counterattacks in the city and retaking some tactical positions, Serhiy Bratchuk, …
Under the cover of fog, Russian troops tried to push into central Pokrovsk - Ukraine says those assault groups are now being eliminated. Russian forces continue to press their offensive on the city.
Over the past several days, Russian soldiers used …


Scuba divers off the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales discovered a suspected Russian sonobuoy, a tracking device believed to be associated with undersea surveillance or anti-submarine warfare activities. The find was made by a team from the Llanelli …
A fire broke out at the Shatura State District Power Plant (Shaturskaya GRES) in Moscow region after a Ukrainian drone attack, according to regional governor Andrei Vorobyov. One of Russia’s oldest thermal power stations, the plant helps supply …
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to distance the United States from a 28-point settlement plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine on terms favorable to Russia, according to senators he spoke with on Saturday, the Financial Times reported. …
In Pokrovsk, a tower at an industrial facility housing Russian snipers and drone operators was struck.
Operators from the SBU’s Alpha unit, using FP-2 drones with 105-kilogram warheads, destroyed depots with Gerbera- and Zala-type UAVs and FPV drones …

