Amy B. Zegart
By halting natural gas supplies to Moldova on Jan. 1, Russia created an unprecedented economic crisis in the Russian-occupied part of the country — Transnistria.
The crisis prompted a question: will the breakaway region, occupied by Russia since 1992, …
Sixty-five oil tankers paused operations in various places around the world following the recent U.S.-U.K. sanctions against Russia’s oil industry and shadow fleet, Reuters reported on Jan. 13, citing maritime tracking data.
According to the news …
Kyiv’s European partners are growing optimistic that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will not pressure Ukraine into accepting a painful peace deal, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 14, citing undisclosed European officials.
Following closed-door …
Ukraine has targeted Russia’s Engels airbase in a “multi-day, comprehensive operation,” Kyiv’s 14th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment reported on Jan. 14.
In a post on Facebook, the regiment — part of Ukraine’s Unmanned …
NATO should raise its current 2% of GDP defense spending goal, or the allies can begin taking “Russian language courses or move to New Zealand,” Secretary General Mark Rutte jokingly told the European Parliament on Jan. 13.
Voices calling …
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico will not visit Kyiv to discuss the halting of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, Tibor Gaspar, deputy-speaker of the Slovakian Parliament told Russian state-controlled news agency TASS on Jan. 14 during a visit …
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least two people and injured 19, including children, over the past day, regional authorities reported on Jan. 14.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 80 Shahed-type drones and various other unmanned aerial vehicles …
Editor’s note: The story is being updated.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Jan. 14 to discuss further military Ukraine as it resists Russian aggression, Deutsche Welle reported.
“It is important for me to show …
A drone attack targeted Russia’s Kazanorgsintez plant in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, during an overnight attack on Jan. 14, with drone wreckage causing a fire, several local Telegram channels claimed.
The Telegram channel Vechernaya Kazan wrote …
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 13 that he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very quickly,” adding that the Russian leader “wants to meet” as well.
The incoming U.S. president echoed his previous …
Russia has lost 811,090 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 14.
This number includes 1,330 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A drone attack overnight on Jan. 14 caused damage to an industrial facility in the city of Engels, located in Russia’s Saratov region. Local authorities have not disclosed …
Finnish investigators say the crew of an oil tanker accused of damaging undersea power and communication cables in the Baltic Sea were preparing to cut additional infrastructure before authorities intervened, according to Reuters.
Last month, Finnish …
Explosions were heard overnight on Jan. 14 in the city of Aleksin, Tula Oblast in an alleged mass drone attack, local media reported. Tula region, home to over 1.5 million people, is located south of Moscow.
Residents heard at least 10 explosions in …
Did the Ukrainian government state that "eight mansions owned by Ukrainian military officials" were "burned down in wildfires in Los Angeles" in January 2025? No, that's not true: A video that made this assertion contained the logo of United24, the …
President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation on the front line and the possibility of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in a phone call on Jan. 13.
The idea of deploying a peacekeeping force on the …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed to meet any of his strategic objectives in Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said at a foreign policy address on Jan. 13.
Biden’s remarks come as his term as president comes to an end and …
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Jan. 13 imposing new sanctions on the Russian financial sector.
Since the launch of full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has been expanding its list of sanctions against individuals and enterprises that …
Here is Ivan’s assessment on the current situation in the Kursk Oblast (as published on Twitter on 13JAN).
Northeast Sudzha Lodgement: On January 5, 2025, Ukrainian forces initiated a series of assaults along the 38K-04 Highway in the direction of …
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A chemical plant in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast was allegedly damaged in an aerial attack on the night of Jan. 13, Russian media reported.
Regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz …
Key developments on Jan. 13:
Since the new push in Russia’s Kursk Oblast in early January, Ukraine has made small gains and managed to capture the first North Korean prisoners of war in the area but experts have raised concerns about Kyiv’s use of limited resources while fierce …
The regiment operates Leopard tanks alongside Bradley vehicles.
Ukrainian forces fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast captured two North Korean soldiers, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Jan. 11, “irrefutable evidence” of Pyongyang’s involvement in Moscow’s full-scale invasion. …
The U.K. will finance the production of air defense systems and long-range weapons in Ukraine, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Jan. 13 following a meeting with U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey in London.
“The U.K. has already invested …
