Russia will not allocate federal funds to equip civilian airports with anti-drone systems as initially expected, pro-Kremlin publication Vedomosti reported on Jan. 12, citing two undisclosed sources.

This decision affects airports classified as …

The European Union is allocating an additional 140 million euros ($143 million) in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, the European Commission said in a statement on Jan. 13.

In addition to this sum, the EU will allocate 8 million euros ($8.16 …

Ukraine’s government has approved a measure allowing foreign companies to participate in modernizing military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Defense Ministry announced on Jan. 13.

The initiative focuses on upgrading state aviation …

Editor’s note: The story is being updated.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, will sign a strategic partnership agreement during the latter’s visit to Russia on Jan. 17, the Kremlin’s …

Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have urged the European Commission to further decrease the $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil set by the G7, Reuters reported on Jan. 13, citing their joint letter seen by the news agency. …

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has designated the independent media outlet Komi Daily as a “terrorist organization,” several news outlets reported on Jan. 13, citing recent changes on the FSB’s website.

This marks the …

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 12 that its forces had captured the villages of Yantarne in Donetsk Oblast and Kalynove in Kharkiv Oblast.

Ukraine has not commented on the claims, which could not be immediately verified.

Moscow’s …

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces repelled an assault by North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, the unit’s press service said on Jan. 13, claiming to have killed 17 North Korean soldiers.

North Korean troops were deployed to …

Three tankers carrying over 2 million barrels of Russian crude oil are floating off China’s coast after they were hit by fresh U.S. sanctions last week, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 13.

The vessels are allegedly part of the so-called “shadow …

Lithuania is providing Ukraine with 4,500 drones worth 5 million euros ($5.1 million) in the coming days, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene announced on Jan. 12.

Drones have proven crucial for both sides of Russia’s full-scale war …

Russian strikes against Ukraine killed one civilian and injured 17 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Jan. 13.

Russian forces launched 110 drones at Ukraine overnight from the directions of Millerovo, Bryansk, Orel, and …

The Polish Foreign Ministry denied claims by Slovak far-right lawmaker Andrej Danko that Warsaw did not permit a Slovak delegation to fly to Moscow through Polish airspace, the Polsat News channel reported on Jan. 12.

“We didn’t refuse the …

At least 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and another 2,700 wounded fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) claimed on Jan. 13, according to the South Korean Yonhap news agency.

The …

Russia has lost 809,760 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. 13.

This number includes 1,510 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …

Russian drones struck civilian infrastructure in Sumy Oblast on Jan. 12, leading to multiple casualties.

In the regional capital Sumy, debris from a Russian Shahed-type drone caused a large fire at a children’s health and wellness center, the …