Russia has expressed its readiness to resume peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, according to a statement by a Russian foreign ministry official, Alexei Polishchuk, quoted by the state news agency TASS on Wednesday.
Japan decried as "absolutely unacceptable" on Wednesday Russia's extension of an entry ban to 30 more citizens, among them a foreign ministry spokesperson, after Tokyo's sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine.
Russia's air defence units claim they've successfully intercepted and destroyed a Ukrainian drone that was heading towards Moscow, the city's mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed on Wednesday.
Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau is investigating an alleged massive $100 million kickback scheme linked to the state nuclear power company Energoatom. The scandal comes amid ongoing Russian bombardment of Ukraine's power infrastructure and rising political tensions at home.
Ukraine’s Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk has pledged transparency in the ongoing corruption investigation into the country’s energy sector, assuring international partners that the probe into the $100 million kickback scheme will be objective and within the law.
Russian forces destroyed four Ukrainian drone boats near the Black Sea port of Tuapse, the local task force said on Monday.
Russia said its forces have captured the village of Rybne in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, though Kyiv has not confirmed the claim. Ukraine’s military says it repelled multiple Russian assaults nearby amid ongoing heavy fighting.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed a new commander for drone air defences on Friday, recognising the critical role these defences play in countering the threat of Russian drones.
A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines has begun a hunger strike, demanding respect for his fundamental rights in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
The eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk has emerged as a critical point in Russia’s campaign to seize the remaining Ukrainian-held parts of Donetsk, and its fate could shape the course of the conflict in the region.
Ukraine’s military said on Monday it struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov region overnight, causing a fire at one of the refining units, and separately targeted Russian logistical sites in the occupied Luhansk region.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is not currently considering any agreement that would allow Ukraine to acquire long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia.
Ukraine’s top military commander has confirmed that troops are facing “difficult conditions” defending the strategic eastern town of Pokrovsk against a multi-thousand Russian force.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday dismissed reports that Russian forces had encircled Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region, insisting that Ukrainian troops remain in control of the situation.
At least two civilians were killed and 17 others injured after Russian forces shelled several settlements in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, the regional prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed legislation extending martial law and general mobilisation until 3 February 2026.
Ukraine has introduced nationwide restrictions on electricity use, enforcing eight-hour daily limits following severe damage to power infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that the most difficult situation on the front line remains the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where fighting continues to be most intense due to a strong concentration of Russian forces.
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Ukraine is ready for peace talks but will not withdraw its troops from additional territory first as Moscow has demanded, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine targeted Moscow with drone attacks for the second night in row, the Russian defence ministry and Moscow's mayor said on Tuesday.
Russian air defence systems destroyed 193 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 34 that targeted Moscow and 47 over the Bryansk region where one person was killed and five others were injured, Russian authorities said on Monday.
A Czech fundraising drive has raised more than €500,000 in 48 hours to buy a Flamingo cruise missile for Ukraine, organisers said.
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