Amy B. Zegart
The Ukrainian National Police broke up nearly 50 schemes for draft-age Ukrainian men to illegally cross the border, the police said on Jan. 11 after a large-scale operation.
The announcement follows 600 simultaneous raids across the country on Jan. 10 …
The Norwegian government proposed on Jan. 10 to build new bomb shelters and adopt over 100 other measures to bolster civil preparedness amid Russian aggression in Ukraine and rising global security challenges.
Russia’s all-out war against …
Almost 1,300 Ukrainians living in Poland, Denmark, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, and other European countries have applied to join the Poland-based Ukrainian Legion, the Defense Ministry said on Jan. 10.
The legion was unveiled in July 2024 as a …
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 11 that its air defense had intercepted or destroyed 85 Ukrainian drones flying into Russia overnight.
In one of the regions that Moscow claimed it successfully countered a Ukrainian drone attack, the …
Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 10 he did all he could to help Ukraine and voiced hope that U.S. support will continue even after he leaves office.
“There is a significant number of Democrats and Republicans on the (Capitol) Hill …
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least two civilians and injured at least 12 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Jan. 11.
Russia launched 74 Shahed-type attack drones and dummy drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force …
Russia has lost 806,500 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. 11.
This number includes 1,570 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
NATO allies are unlikely to meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed spending target of 5% of GDP but are open to an increase from the current 2%, Reuters reported on Jan. 10, citing comments from officials and analysts from various …
Inflation in Ukraine accelerated to 12% in 2024, exceeding forecasts made by the country’s National Bank, Ukraine’s statistics service Derzhstat announced on Jan. 10.
The Ukrainian economy has undergone harsh conditions with the onset of …
President Volodymyr Zelensky said it is Ukraine’s “dream” to end the war in 2025, as the country seeks to obtain security guarantees that would “prevent Russia from returning with aggression,” the president said in a …
Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of Bulgaria’s pro-Russian Revival party, has fueled Kremlin narratives by claiming that Southern Bessarabia, part of Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, should be returned to Bulgaria.
He stated on his Facebook page that he thinks …
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that neither Russia nor Ukraine is currently prepared for negotiations to end the war, according to his comments at a briefing on Jan. 10.
President Volodymyr Zelensky previously suggested that …
The 475th Assault Battalion with reinforced drone unit.
Key developments on Jan. 10:
Members of the Verkhovna Rada Energy Committee led by MP Inna Sovsun, have initiated a resolution to dismiss Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak announced on Jan. 10.
Zhelezniak cited several reasons for the …
Since 2022, Ukraine has put half a million military-aged men on the wanted list, according to Natalia Kindrativ, an officer from the Communications Department of the Land Forces Command. The Territorial Recruitment Centers are not authorized to …
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to visit Ukraine in the coming weeks to discuss the potential deployment of an international peacekeeping force, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 10, citing sources familiar with the matter.
This would mark …
VARNIȚA, Moldova — The buzzing sound of chainsaws and generators is now common in Varnița, a village of 5,000 that borders Moldova’s Russian-controlled region of Transnistria.
Located next to the Russian-controlled city of Bender (Tighina), the …
A decision has been made to exhume the first victims of the Volyn tragedy, a contentious chapter in Polish-Ukrainian relations, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Jan. 10.
“Finally, a breakthrough. A decision has been made on the …
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian army command post in Svitlodarsk in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 10.
In a post on Facebook, the military said the “successful hit” …
The U.S. and the U.K. have enacted their most extensive sanctions against Russia’s oil industry, targeting nearly 200 vessels of the so-called “shadow fleet,” major oil companies, and associated entities, the Office of Foreign …
During the occupation of Kharkiv Oblast in 2022, Russian forces established nearly 30 torture chambers in various parts of the region. This story focuses on just one of them — the torture chamber at the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant.
The Trump administration’s Ukraine peace envoy Keith Kellogg postponed his planned visit to Ukraine for legal reasons, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on Jan. 10, in comments reported by Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Ukrainian troops are holding defensive lines at the Kurakhove thermal power plant despite fierce fighting in the sector, Khortytsia group of forces spokesperson Viktor Trehubov said on national television on Jan. 10.
“Now the Russians are trying …
