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Moscow and Kyiv say Ukraine is pressing attacks in Russia's Kursk region
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region.
Russia Includes West in 'Retaliation' Warning After Ukraine's ATACMS Attack
The Kremlin responded to an attempted missile strike on the border territory of Belgorod, which Russia blamed as much on the U.S. for authorizing ATACMS use.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow launched 300 attack drones in first 3 days of 2025, Zelensky says
Russia has enlisted between 140,000 and 180,000 prison inmates to fight in the war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) said, according to the Kyiv Independent. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Moscow says Ukraine launches new attack in Kursk region of western Russia
Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had launched a counter-attack in the Kursk region, an area of western Russia from which Russian troops have been trying to eject Ukrainian forces for the past five months.
Russian Fighter Jet Destroys Ukrainian MiG-29: Moscow
Russia's Defense Ministry on Sunday claimed to have held a major push from Ukraine, which resulted in the destruction of another MiG-29.
Ukraine Launches New Attack in Kursk Region of Western Russia
Russian forces continue to make costly but consistent gains in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. They are steadily grinding down a pocket of resistance around the town of Kurakhove in the southern Donbas region and are also fighting to envelop the larger city of Pokrovsk to the north, Ukrainian soldiers and officials said.
Russia Says Ukraine Launched 'Counterattack' In Kursk Region
Russia said Sunday that Ukraine had launched a "counterattack" in the border region of Kursk, where Kyiv's forces began a shock ground offensive last August.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure at least 36 over past day
Ukrainian forces downed 61 out of 103 drones, including the Shahed-type ones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Another 42 drones were "lost," it added.
Two Russian colonels assassinated as Ukraine launches staggering counter-attack
Ukrainian forces started a surprising ground offense against Russia in August in the Kursk region but then began to lose ground after Russia deployed up to 12,000 North Korean troops in the region in its nearly three-year-long war in Ukraine.

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Is a Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal Possible in 2025?
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Russia's new car sales up 47% in 2024, agencies cite industry ministry
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Russia’s Tu-160M “White Swan” Bomber Is A Cold-Blooded Killer
Advanced cruise missiles and gravity bombs allow for missions that are variegated and equally lethal to Russia’s enemies.
Russia seized 1,600 square miles of Ukraine's territory in 2024 while losing 427,000 troops, ISW says
Russia's losses in its invasion of Ukraine are thought to have soared in recent months while its forces have slowly advanced.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv with ‘last resort counteroffensive’ in Kursk amid heavy North Korean losses
Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in Russia’s southern Kursk region, Ukrainian president Volodymyr ...