Amy B. Zegart
On the Kursk direction, Russian forces advanced on the northeastern outskirts of Makhnovka and captured Cherkasskya Konopelka. The 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade is engaged in combat for the village of Agronom.
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out …
The United States has sanctioned two entities accused of advancing Iranian and Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at influencing American voters before this year’s election, according to the Treasury Department.
Treasury officials announced on …
In 2024, more Ukrainians were freed from Russian captivity than in the previous year, according to data published by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs).
Over the past year, Ukraine conducted 11 prisoner …
The Latvian Security Police report outlines ongoing security threats from Russia amid its continued aggression towards Ukraine and the Baltic states in 2025.
Category: Military & Paramilitary Operations
Country: Unknown
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Russia escalates disinformation efforts against Finland in 2025, branding it as a Nazi collaborator.
Category: Cyber & Information Warfare
Country: Unknown
Source report: mpf.se/download/…
Latvia plans to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2036 in response to Russian threats, enhancing its local defense industry.
Category: Military & Paramilitary Operations
Subcategory: Conventional Military Pressure
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A study emphasizes the role of strategic communication in countering hybrid warfare, focusing on disinformation as a key threat.
Category: Cyber & Information Warfare
Subcategory: Information Operations
Country: Unknown
Source report: …
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his New Year video greeting late on Dec. 31 that no one would give peace to his country as a gift, but he believed the United States would stand together with Ukraine as it fights to stop Russia’s full-scale …
Ukraine successfully returned four children from the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast thanks to the “Bring Kids Back UA” initiative as well as “Save Ukraine,” Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin announced on Dec. …
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Dec. 31 said 2024 was “another step towards justice, a fair peace, our victory, and a life without war,” in a post on social media to mark New Year’s Eve.
“Every single day of it has been won by …
Did the head of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's medical team say he had been diagnosed with "grade 3" prostate cancer? No, that's not true: The spokesperson for Netanyahu told Lead Stories he underwent surgery to remove his prostate after …
Ukrainian military expert Pavel Narozhny highlights a key tactic in the ongoing conflict — targeting command centers over infantry losses.
According to Narozhny, replacing trained commanders takes more time compared to replenishing infantry. The …
Ukraine's Armed Forces have reportedly hit a Russian military base in Lgov with Storm Shadow missiles, located in the Kursk region, resulting in significant casualties. At least eight Russian soldiers have been confirmed killed, reports the news …
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s threats to cut off electricity supplies to Kyiv won’t work, Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said in a Dec. 31 interview with Politico.
Halushchenko’s statement follows …
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) are making headway in Russia's Kursk Region, capturing one of the settlements previously held by Russian soldiers and North Korean troops, according to a statement from the SOF press service.
Rangers from the …
Key developments on Dec. 31:
Ukraine's Military Intelligence (GUR) has announced that a Magura V5 drone successfully downed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using missiles during a battle over the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut in the western part of occupied Crimea. According to the …
Ukraine struck an oil depot in the Yartsevo district of Russia’s Smolensk Oblast, igniting the facility’s oil reserves, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed on Dec. 31.
The depot, which supplies the Russian military, …
Russia developed offensive plans targeting civilian and military sites in Japan and South Korea in the event of a war with NATO, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 31, citing documents shown to the outlet by Western sources.
The leaked plans, drawn …
Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked the Yartsevsky District in the Smolensk region, according to a statement by regional governor Vasily Anokhin on his Telegram channel. Anokhin detailed that the UAVs were suppressed by air defense systems, but …
The leaders of three European countries as well as Pope Francis received New Year telegrams from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Dec. 30.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Turkish …
Europe will not feel much of an impact when Ukraine cuts gas transit from Russia on Jan. 1, Deutsche Welle reported on Dec. 30, citing a representative of the European Commission.
The European Commission has been preparing alternative routes for over …
Want something to toast to at midnight?
Here’s are just a few of the things that made …
Ukrainian citizens and businesses paid over 1 trillion hryvnias ($24 billion) in tax in 2024, the Finance Ministry reported on Dec. 31.
Corporate income tax amounted to Hr 270.8 billion ($6.5 billion), value added tax came to Hr 267.8 billion ($6.4 …
