Ukraine is not prepared to enter negotiations with Russia as it lacks sufficient Western support to engage from a position of strength, Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Office, said in an inter Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-n…

Editor’s note: This article is a compliment to an upcoming analytical report on scenarios for the end of Russia’s war against Ukraine by KI Insights , the Kyiv Independent’s research unit. After nearl Source : …

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has rejected Russia’s appeal against the Hague Arbitration Court’s ruling requiring Moscow to pay $5 billion in damages to Naftogaz, the Ukrainian state-owned ener Source : …

Weekly roundup. Ukraine resists Russia’s invasion. Days 1,020-1,024 This week, heavy fighting continued to rage all along the front lines with the most intense battles being fought in the directions o Source : uacrisis.org/en/1020-1…

Italy is willing to participate in a possible peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said on Dec. 12, according to the Ansa news agency. The comments come amid growin Source : kyivindependent.com/italy-ope…

Day 1,023: security analysts lay out three models to draw on to end war Security analysts lay out three models — that of Germany, Israel, and Korea — to draw on to end war. Russian forces have moved t Source : uacrisis.org/en/1023

Andrius Kubilius, the newly appointed European defense commissioner, spent the morning of Dec. 13 in a shelter in Kyiv during a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack, EU Ambassador to Ukraine K Source : kyivindependent.com/eu-defens…

Moldova’s parliament on Dec. 13 voted to introduce a 60-day-long state of emergency starting Dec. 16 over the expected halt of Russian gas transit via Ukraine. The country’s Russian -occupied region o Source : …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for urgent measures to support the country’s coal companies, which face multibillion-dollar losses and risk mass bankruptcies, The Moscow Times reported on Source : kyivindependent.com/putin-ord…

Ukrainian defenses shot down 81 out of 94 missiles and 80 out of the 193 drones launched by Russia early on Dec. 13, the Air Force said. Russian forces carried out one of the largest aerial strikes ag Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-i…

The newly appointed commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces, General Mykhailo Drapatyi, unveiled plans for fundamental reforms in the branch on Dec. 12, aiming to enhance its effectiveness on the battlef Source : …

A massive fire engulfed a warehouse in the Russian city of Novosibirsk in Siberia overnight on Dec. 13, covering 5,000 square meters, Russian media reported. Footage showed flames consuming the multi- Source : kyivindependent.com/fire-engu…

The names of some people Gwara talked to in this article are changed because of the threat of Russian reoccupation of the left bank of Oskil. KIVSHARIVKA, KUPIANSK-VYZLOVYI, UKRAINE — “The water will Source : gwaramedia.com/en/crossi…

Russia targeted DTEK’s thermal power plants during a mass aerial attack on Dec. 13, damaging their equipment, the company said in a statement. Moscow’s forces launched around 90 missiles and 200 drone Source : …

Google Play will indefinitely halt processing payments to app developers with bank accounts in Russia starting Dec. 26, Habr, a Russian IT portal, reported on Dec. 12, sharing what it says is a messag Source : kyivindependent.com/google-pl…

A military court in Moscow sentenced captured Ukrainian soldiers who fought in Kursk Oblast, Vitalii Panchenko and Ivan Dmytrakov, to 14 and 15 years in prison, respectively, Russia’s state-owned TASS Source : kyivindependent.com/moscow-mi…

UNESCO has added Ukraine’s Babyn Yar Memorial and the Odesa Literary Museum to its international list of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection, the Culture Ministry announced on Dec. 12. Deputy Source : …

The U.S. State Department announced visa bans on approximately 20 Georgian individuals for undermining democracy in the country, according to the department’s statement on Dec. 12. The ban will extend Source : kyivindependent.com/us-announ…

Russia has lost 760,120 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 Dec. 13. This number includes 1,390 c Source : …