The past week saw Russia intensify its winter air campaign against Ukraine’s power system, while pressing hard along several frontline axes in the east, where incremental territorial changes continued to come at high cost. Ukraine, for its part, kept prioritizing deep strikes on Russian fuel and energy infrastructure—aiming to constrain Moscow’s logistics through refinery and depot disruptions—while also trying to stabilize key defensive lines under persistent Russian assaults.

Russia Strikes Donetsk Region, Releases Video

Russian forces struck a market in Kherson and a residential building in Chernihiv on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, causing multiple civilian casualties, local authorities said.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Claims 2 Killed in Russian Strikes in Kherson, Chernihiv |

The United States and Ukraine are reportedly moving closer to finalizing a joint peace plan aimed at ending the ongoing conflict with Russia. Diplomatic sources indicate negotiations are ongoing, but uncertainty remains over whether Moscow will accept the proposed draft.


Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky appears to wish death on Putin in Christmas message 

BREAKING: Zelensky Agrees to Key Concessions in Peace Talks | Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has given details of an updated peace plan that offers Russia the potential withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the east that Moscow has demanded.


Breaking: Zelensky to pull back troops from eastern Donetsk region | Russia-Ukraine war

An explosion in southern Moscow has killed three people, including two police officers. The blast occurred near the site where a Russian general was killed in a car explosion earlier this week, raising security concerns and prompting a local investigation. Authorities are working to determine the cause of the incident.


Russia-Ukraine war: Three people, including officers, killed in an explosion in Moscow

The Russian Ambassador in Bangladesh has weighed in on the souring of ties between Dhaka and New Delhi. He has asked Dhaka to remember the crucial role that India played in securing Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971. The Russian reminder comes as Dhaka keeps issuing statements of alarm over the recent protests in India. Indian have been protesting over the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh. India has ensured that no harm has come to Bangladeshi diplomatic missions.

Russia Urges De-Escalation Of Delhi Dhaka Tensions

The Ukrainian president says more than 600 drones and 30 missiles were deployed in the bombardment, which has killed three people, including a four-year-old child. "As of now, air raid alerts remain in effect across most of Ukraine.


Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv claims Moscow used over 600 drones in overnight attack 

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian strikes spark sweeping outages in Ukraine, Poland scrambles fighter jets

Russia-Ukraine war: 3 dead in Russia's overnight attack, 650 drones, over 30 missiles fired

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv claims Moscow used over 600 drones, 30 missiles in overnight attack  

Ukraine will not be able to afford maintaining an 800,000-strong army after the end of the conflict with Russia, Vladimir Zelensky has admitted, saying he wants Western aid to help finance the military as part of post-conflict security guarantees.


Russia burns Odesa: No power, no heat, no water

Russia pushes to break through in Sumy region; Ukraine claims systematic attacks on Odesa

Top Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik killed in car explosion near Moscow, hours before Putin-West meeting on ceasefire. Russia launches murder probe, accusing Ukraine of murder plot, and calls Moskalik a 'legitimate target'.


Russia-Ukraine war: Explosion kills Russian General in Moscow

Russia-Ukraine war: Investigators probe Ukraine link to Russian general's killing

A US proposal to rebuild war-torn Gaza into a high-tech, luxurious coastal destination over the next two decades has been pitched to possible donor countries, according to a report on Friday.

Trump Administration Plans To Transform Gaza Into High-Tech City

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard rejected claims that Russia poses a broader European invasion threat, saying intelligence assessments show Moscow lacks the capacity for such action, even as peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian officials continue.

Is Russia Aiming to Expand the War in Ukraine to Europe? | WION News

Russia-Ukraine: Ukrainian President Zelensky has revealed that the U.S. has proposed a new three-way format for peace talks, involving Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S., as a potential path to end the ongoing war. The proposal comes amid renewed diplomatic efforts to find a resolution, with Zelensky emphasizing the importance of direct negotiations to achieve a lasting peace.


Russia-Ukraine: U.S. Moots Three-way Ukraine-Russia Talks To End War, Says Zelensky

Ukraine has targeted a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker, the Qendil, in the Mediterranean Sea using aerial drones for the first time. The vessel, empty at the time and located in neutral waters over 2,000 km from Ukraine, sustained critical damage, according to an official from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). 


 Ukraine Conducts Unprecedented Drone Attack in Mediterranean Sea 

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks: President Donald Trump has declared that the latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks are "getting close to something," with U.S. officials and diplomats working to bridge remaining gaps between Kyiv and Moscow. Trump emphasized that both sides have made progress, though territorial disputes and security guarantees remain key sticking points. 


Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks: Trump Says 'Getting Close to Something' 

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believes talks toward ending the war in Ukraine are "getting close to something" ahead of a U.S. meeting with Russian officials this weekend.


Donald Trump Signals Progress Ahead of US-Russia Talks 

Russia-Ukraine War: An overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Russian port of Rostov, resulting in the deaths of three people, including two crew members aboard a cargo vessel, and causing damage to port infrastructure.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Drone Attack Kills 3 in Russia’s Rostov Region

Russia-Ukraine War: President Donald Trump has announced that progress is being made in U.S.-led negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, with recent talks in Berlin and ongoing discussions in Miami bringing the parties closer to a potential peace deal. While both Ukraine and the U.S. have expressed optimism, key sticking points remain, particularly regarding territorial concessions and security guarantees.

U.S.-Russia Ukraine Peace Talks: Trump Signals Progress

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s new intermediate-range ballistic missile, codenamed Oreshnik, will be ready for combat deployment by the end of this year. The missile, whose name means hazel tree in Russian, was publicly revealed in November 2024 after it was used in a strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Watch this report for more details!


Russia-Ukraine war: Putin denies claims Moscow poses threat to Europe

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