Amy B. Zegart
As Ukraine and Europe enter 2025 with a worsening situation on the battlefield and the incoming Trump administration hoping to quickly reach some kind of peace in Russia’s all-out war, the first months of the year look to be fundamental in deciding …
The EU energy market remains stable following the end of the Russian gas transit through Ukraine, European Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said at a briefing in Brussels on Jan. 6.
Ukraine terminated Russian natural gas transit through its …
The war of attrition has led to an unprecedented increase in defense expenditures in Ukraine’s budget. However, even with Western assistance, these funds are still insufficient to match the level of Russian military spending. Therefore, to further …
Two Russian airliners were forced to return to their departure airports due to engine failures shortly after takeoff, The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 4, citing Russian media.
Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of …
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev attributed the tragic crash of an Embraer 190 aircraft belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) to actions by Russian representatives. Aliyev's remarks came amid rising tensions and calls for accountability and …
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev again accused Russia of causing the Dec. 25 crash of Airlines Flight J2-8243, which killed 38 people, and criticized Vladimir Putin for not admitting guilt during a Jan. 6 meeting with victims’ families and …
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a drone attack on one of Russia’s largest commercial seaports, Ust-Luga, in Leningrad Oblast on Jan. 4, an intelligence source told The Kyiv Independent on Jan. 6.
According to the source, …
Ukrainian forces have reportedly neutralized Serbian mercenary Bratislav Zivkovic, a known figure in Russian propaganda and the commander of an assault company within the Russian army's 150th regiment, during battles in the Kursk region, reported …
Russian troops have allegedly killed three Ukrainian prisoners of war in the southwest of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on his Telegram channel on Jan. 6.
According to DeepState, a crowd-sourced information-gathering …
The Kyiv Independent – Ukraine’s biggest English language publication is looking to fill a Communications Manager position.
The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s main English-language news outlet. It was founded in November 2021 by a team of reporters and …
The Kyiv Independent – Ukraine’s biggest English language publication is looking to fill a Membership Growth Manager position.
The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s main English-language news outlet. It was founded in November 2021 by a team of reporters …
Two Russian anti-missile Pantsir-S1 systems and one OSA anti-aircraft vehicle were damaged or destroyed by Ukraine’s Navy in one day, the military branch claimed on Jan. 6.
“Our soldiers continue to turn Russian equipment into scrap …
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko did not apologize to President Volodymyr Zelensky for Belarus’s involvement in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Lukashenko’s spokesperson Natalia Eismont told RBC news agency on Jan. …
On the Kursk direction, fighting continued near Leonidovo, Alexandria, Viktorovka, and Kruglenkoe. The “Siversk” Operational Tactical Group (OTG) conducted several counterattacks.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attempt to advance west and …
French President Emmanuel Macron on Jan. 6 called on Ukraine to have “realistic discussions on territorial issues” as they alone can conduct them.
“There will be no quick and easy solution in Ukraine,” Macron said in an address …
In a statement issued on January 6, Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed that Ukraine has lost 80% of its forces deployed to defend Kurakhove. The Russian forces have already pledged to ramp up the pace of their takeover across the entire region.
The …
Russia is attempting to deploy new barge barriers near the Kerch Bridge in occupied Crimea instead of the destroyed ones, Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, said on Jan. 6.
The barriers form part of a network of measures, both …
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) uncovered a group of Russian agents who planned to carry out a mass terror attack involving a 16-year-old boy against a Ukrainian military unit in Kyiv Oblast, the SBU claimed on Jan. 6.
The boy, disguised as a …
The electricity supply system in the Russian-occupied Moldovan region of Transnistria is at risk of collapse after the halt of Russian gas flow, a high-ranking official of Moldova’s Energy Ministry warned on Jan. 5.
There is about a 65 megawatt (MW) …
A group of pro-government Slovak lawmakers plan to visit Moscow later in January to develop “dialogue” with Russia, according to Andrej Danko, the chair of the co-ruling far-right Slovak National Party (SNS) who will lead the delegation, …
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has ordered another 180,000 rounds of 35 mm ammunition for self-propelled Gepard anti-aircraft guns from the German Rheinmetall arms manufacturer, the company announced on Jan. 6.
The order for a new batch of rounds of …
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on Jan. 5 that those responsible for pressuring Kyiv to sign the Budapest Memorandum should be jailed, and signatory countries who gave security assurances “didn’t give a st” …
Ukraine has 980,000 people in arms as it fights Russia’s all-out war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with U.S. podcaster Lex Fridman published on Jan. 5.
Zelensky presented Ukraine’s Armed Forces as the largest in …
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed two civilians and wounded 21 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Jan. 6.
Overnight, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59 aerial missiles, as well as 128 Shahed-type drones and …
