General Staff: Russia has lost 808,250 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,750 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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Russia condemns new US sanctions on energy sector, says it will continue oil and gas projects
Russia's Foreign Ministry argued the U.S. sanctions represented "an attempt to inflict at least some damage to the Russian economy, even at the cost of the risk of destabilising world markets."
EU to start drafting new sanctions against Russia next week, media reports
The European Commission plans to begin drafting new sanctions against Russia next week, with the goal of approving the package on Feb. 24 — the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
41-year-old Latvian volunteer soldier killed in Luhansk Oblast on Christmas
Platonov was fighting in the areas near the village of Novoiehorivka in the largely Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast as part of the Ukrainian military's International Legion, composed of mostly foreign volunteers who came to fight, according to the Latvian Armed Forces.
Ukraine mulls buying Italian air defenses with frozen Russian assets' proceeds
Kyiv and Rome are discussing the possibility of purchasing Italian-made air defense systems and ammunition using profits from immobilized Russian assets, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Jan. 11.
'Irrefutable evidence of North Korea's involvement' — Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean POWs in Kursk Oblast
The two wounded soldiers received necessary medical care and are in custody in Kyiv, according to Zelensky.
Police dismantle almost 50 illegal border crossing schemes in massive crackdown
Sixty suspects were charged in schemes that included crossing the borders outside of checkpoints, forging health documents, and entering falsified entries into an electronic information system, the police said.
Ukraine's Legion in Poland has received 1,300 applications; first women join the unit
The ministry announced on Jan. 10 that the second group of volunteers had already signed contracts in Lublin to join the unit. For the first time, the recruits included women who applied for medical and communications roles.
Russia claims it downed 85 Ukrainian drones; 2 apartment buildings reportedly damaged
In one of the regions that Moscow claimed it successfully countered a Ukrainian drone attack, the local authorities said that a drone crashed into two five-floor apartment buildings in the town of Kotovsk in western Russia.
US Congress should ensure that Ukraine aid continues even under Trump, Biden says
Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 10 he did all he could to help Ukraine and voiced hope that U.S. support will continue even after he leaves office.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 2, injure 12 over past day
Russia launched 74 Shahed-type attack drones and dummy drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported. Forty-seven drones were shot down over 11 oblasts, while 27 dummy drones were lost in the airspace, according to the statement.
General Staff: Russia has lost 806,500 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,570 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Ukraine's inflation accelerated to 12% in 2024, exceeding government forecasts
The accelerated rate surpassed forecasts made by Ukraine's National Bank in November, which estimated that Ukraine would end 2024 at an annualized 9.7% inflation rate.
Ukraine 'will do everything' it can to obtain security guarantees, end war in 2025, Zelensky says
"It is our dream to obtain these (security) guarantees this year and to end the war this year. We will do everything to achieve this," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Italian broadcaster RaiNews24 on Jan. 10.
Pro-Russian Bulgarian politician demands return of 'historically Bulgarian' Southern Bessarabia region of Ukraine
Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of Bulgaria’s pro-Russian Revival party, has fueled Kremlin narratives by claiming that Southern Bessarabia, part of Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, should be returned to Bulgaria.
Ukraine and Russia not prepared for peace talks, White House says
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that neither Russia nor Ukraine is currently prepared for negotiations to end the war, according to his comments at a briefing on Jan. 10.
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian Neptune missile hits Russian drone warehouse in Rostov Oblast, SBU source claims
Key developments on Jan. 10: * Ukrainian Neptune missile hits Russian drone warehouse in Rostov Oblast, SBU source claims * Ukraine conducts 'precision strike' on Russian army command post in Donetsk Oblast, General Staff claims * Ukrainian forces defending Kurakhove thermal power plant amid intense fighting in Donetsk Oblast, military says * Scholz blocks
Ukrainian lawmakers move to dismiss Energy Minister, MP Zhelezniak reports
Members of the Verkhovna Rada Energy Committee led by MP Inna Sovsun, have initiated a resolution to dismiss Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak announced on Jan. 10.
UK PM Starmer plans Ukraine visit to discuss peacekeeping mission, Bloomberg reports
This would mark Keir Starmer’s first visit to Ukraine since becoming prime minister.
As Russia cuts Transnistria from gas, stranded locals search for someone to blame
VARNIȚA, Moldova — The buzzing sound of chainsaws and generators is now common in Varnița, a village of 5,000 that borders Moldova's Russian-controlled region of Transnistria. Located next to the Russian-controlled city of Bender (Tighina), the village is subordinated to Chișinău but depends on the neighbouring breakaway region for its
'Breakthrough' — Poland, Ukraine reach agreement on Volyn tragedy exhumations, PM Tusk says
"I would like to thank the ministers of culture of Poland and Ukraine for their good cooperation. We are waiting for further decisions," Donald Tusk wrote in a post on X.
Ukraine conducts 'precision strike' on Russian army command post in Donetsk Oblast, General Staff claims
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian army command post in Svitlodarsk in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Jan. 10.
US, UK impose sweeping sanctions on Russia’s oil sector, target shadow fleet
"The United States is taking sweeping action against Russia's key source of revenue for funding its brutal and illegal war against Ukraine," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
Incoming Trump peace envoy postponed Ukraine visit over legal reasons, Kyiv confirms
The visit is now expected to occur after President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.
Japan's new sanctions are 'significant blow to Russia’s military-industrial complex,' Zelensky says
The new measures targeted individuals and entities from Russia, China, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Turkey, and North Korea.
Ukrainian forces defending Kurakhove thermal power plant amid intense fighting in Donetsk Oblast, military says
Kurakhove has become one of the focal points of the Russian offensive in Donetsk Oblast over the past few months.
Scholz blocks proposal for $3 billion arms package for Ukraine, Spiegel reports
The initiative reportedly included the provision weapons including three additional Iris-T air defense batteries, 10 howitzers, and more artillery ammunition.
Ukrainian Neptune missile hits Russian drone warehouse in Rostov Oblast, SBU source claims
Ukrainian drones "overloaded" Russian air defenses, with a Neptune missile hitting the site shortly after, an SBU source told the Kyiv Independent.
EU provides Ukraine with $3 billion, first tranche of loans from bloc backed by Russian frozen assets
"This is the first tranche of funds from the European Union, secured through income from frozen Russian assets," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
Russian elite 'disappointed' about Putin's handling of war in Ukraine, Meduza reports
Citing ten Russian officials, Meduza said the state of the country's economy was a particular "point of tension."
Citing Russia's war in Ukraine, Norway plans to resume construction of civilian bomb shelters
No bomb shelters have been built in Norway since 1998.
Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 3, injure 19 over past day
Russian forces launched 72 drones at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
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