BBC: Ukraine seeks to extradite fugitive Security Service ex-general from Serbia

1:45 PM

Pro-government Slovak MPs to travel to Moscow to 'restore some relations.'

A group of pro-government Slovak lawmakers plan to visit Moscow later in January to develop "dialogue" with Russia, according to Andrej Danko, the chair of the co-ruling far-right Slovak National Party (SNS) who will lead the delegation, the Slovak news agency TASR reported on Jan. 5.

1:28 PM

Ukraine to receive another 180,000 rounds of ammunition for Gepard systems from Germany.

The order for a new batch of rounds of HEI-T ammunition (High Explosive Incendiary with Tracer) was booked in December 2024 and is funded by the German government.

1:26 PM

‘They didn’t give a s**t’ — Zelensky rebukes those behind Budapest Memorandum.

Zelensky said Ukraine was pressured into signing the Budapest Memorandum, and those who came up with the agreement should be jailed.

12:55 PM

Ukraine's military is 980,000 soldiers strong, Zelensky says.

"The Ukrainian army is the largest in Europe. The second place after us (France) is four times smaller than us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

12:17 PM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 2, injure 21 over past day.

Overnight, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59 cruise missiles, as well as 128 Shahed-type drones and dummy drones, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

11:41 AM

Russia claims to capture Kurakhove, Ukraine says fighting ongoing in the sector.

Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces reported on Jan. 6 that battles are ongoing in the Kurakhove sector.

11:23 AM

Ukraine's position in Kursk Oblast important for possible negotiations, Blinken says.

"Their (Ukraine's) position in Kursk is an important one because certainly it's something that would factor in any negotiation that may come about in the coming year," Blinken told reporters in Seoul.

10:31 AM

Ukraine has received less than half of US assistance allocated during full-scale war, Zelensky says.

Zelensky implied that half of U.S. assistance was "lost" due to corruption or lobbying from the side of U.S. companies. Ukraine's head of state said this in response to Fridman's question about corruption concerns in Ukraine.

10:03 AM

US to introduce 'big package' of sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet, individuals, Reuters reports.

The U.S.'s planned sanctions would aim at targeting tankers carrying Russian oil above the imposed price cap and individuals working in schemes to sell crude above the cap, Reuters reported.

8:57 AM

'He's sending 18-year-old boys' to die — Zelensky says Putin doesn't love his country.

"He does not love his people. He loves only his inner circle," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in response to U.S. podcaster Lex Fridman's suggestion that Putin is a "serious person who loves his country."

8:53 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 798,040 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,550 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:53 AM

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau expected to announce resignation in coming days, media reports.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada on or before Jan. 8, Canada's Globe and Mail reported on Jan. 5, citing three unnamed sources. It remains unclear if Trudeau will remain as prime minister on an interim basis as a new Liberal Party leader is selected, or whether he will step down immediately.

5:38 AM

Lukashenko apologized to Zelensky for Belarus' role, denied responsibility early in Russia's invasion, Zelensky says.

Shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion began, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko apologized to President Volodymyr Zelensky over the country's involvement in the war, Zelensky revealed in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman published on Jan. 5.

3:38 AM

Zelensky offered to buy weapons from incoming Trump administration with frozen Russian assets.

President Volodymyr Zelensky previously offered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for Ukraine to buy American weapons at the expense of $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, Zelensky revealed in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman published on Jan. 5.

1:30 AM

3,800 North Korean troops killed or injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says.

A total of 3,800 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded by Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman on Jan. 5.

8:56 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast, mixed reports surface on outcome

7:11 PM

Uzbek court sentences man for participating in war against Ukraine on Russian side.

A court in Uzbekistan sentenced a 39-year-old man to four years and two months of restricted freedom for participating in Russia's war against Ukraine, gazeta.uz reported on Jan. 5.

5:59 PM

Syrskyi orders to reinforce French-trained brigade with drones after reports of mismanagement.

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi’s statements came following a media investigation claimed that soldiers of the unit, now deployed near Pokrovsk, have suffered losses and went AWOL (absent without leave) in large numbers due to poor command and organization on Ukraine's side.

4:13 PM

Scholz denies claims that he could meet with Putin in Russia.

Roderich Kiesewetter, defense spokesperson for Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said earlier that "there are increasing indications that Chancellor Scholz will travel to Moscow and meet Putin before Feb. 23."

2:59 PM

More than 50,000 foreign parts found in Russian drones, missiles launched at Ukraine this week, Zelensky says.

Russian troops launched more than 630 attack drones, around 740 guided aerial bombs, and nearly 50 missiles of various types this week, targeting settlements across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

2:20 PM

Over 54,000 Russian targets were hit with Ukrainian drones in December, Syrskyi says.

A total of 49% of the targets were struck by kamikaze drones, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

1:33 PM

Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast, mixed reports surface on outcome.

Ukrainian troops attacked Russian forces in several directions in Kursk Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s counter-disinformation center, claimed on Jan. 5. Reports by Russian pro-war Telegram channels have echoed the statement, saying that a new Kyiv offensive is underway.

12:10 PM

Russian Storm Ossetia battalion chief of staff killed in Ukrainian drone attack, military intelligence claims.

Ukrainian Kraken unit killed Sergei Melnikov, the chief of staff of Russia's Storm Ossetia battalion, and his driver in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in late December, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on Jan. 5.

10:27 AM

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.

9:09 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 796,490 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,730 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.