Russia claims 2 drones shot down over Tver, Kaluga oblasts

3:36 AM  (Updated:  January 30, 2025 7:34 pm)

Update: Russian drone attack on residential building in Sumy kills 8, injures 9.

A Shahed-type attack drone hit a multistory building in Sumy shortly after midnight local time, Governor Volodymyr Artiukh said.

7:12 PM

Ukraine identifies Russian commanders behind deadly hypermarket strike on Kharkiv.

The May 25 attack was carried out with guided bombs, killing 19 people, including two children, and injuring 46 others.

6:51 PM

Chasiv Yar

Has Chasiv Yar fallen? No, say experts, OSINT analysts, military officials.

6:50 PM

Sweden unveils its largest military aid package for Ukraine worth $1.2 billion.

The package includes 16 CB90 combat boats with weapons stations, a million rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition, 146 trucks, 1,500 TOW anti-tank missiles, as well as 200 AT4 anti-tank launchers.

6:12 PM

Politics

What's behind Zelensky's recent round of sanctions on top pro-Russian politicians, propagandists, energy mogul?

5:46 PM

Ukraine’s parcel delivery giant Nova Poshta invests $43 million to expand network in 2024.

Ukraine's largest private delivery company Nova Poshta invested Hr 1.8 billion ($43 million) to expand its Ukrainian network in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, the company announced on social media.

5:21 PM

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry calls Fico 'Kremlin's mouthpiece,' summons Slovak ambassador over recent remarks.

Ukraine expressed "deep disappointment" over Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's statements after he called President Volodymyr Zelensky "the enemy" of Slovakia.

3:53 PM

Russian oligarch held stake in Musk's SpaceX through trust despite sanctions, Bloomberg reports.

Kerimov's investment in SpaceX reportedly began in 2017 through Heritage Trust, a financial structure managed by Citigroup. SpaceX was valued at $21 billion at the time, meaning his 1% stake could have been worth around $210 million.

1:05 PM  (Updated:  January 30, 2025 3:30 pm)

Updated: PACE refuses to name Putin 'terrorist' in Ukraine peace resolution.

PACE's table office explained its decision by saying that "calling Putin a terrorist is against the rule of procedure because it 'insults his dignity,'" Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Merezhko told the Kyiv Independent.

3:08 PM

Lithuania open to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, chief commander says.

His remarks come amid ongoing discussions among Western countries about the possible deployment of peacekeeping forces if a ceasefire is negotiated.

3:02 PM

Defense Ministry must resolve procurement agencies issues by February, Deputy PM says.

Olha Stefanishyna added that such "aggressive public communication" does not beneficial inside or outside Ukraine.

2:56 PM

Georgescu has 'masters in Moscow' — Kyiv slams Romanian politician over comments on Ukraine's partition.

Georgescu's comments, made in a Jan. 29 interview, were dismissed by Ukraine as revisionist and contrary to international norms, the U.N. Charter, and democratic values.

1:37 PM  (Updated:  January 30, 2025 2:06 pm)

13 injured, including children, in Russian attack on Kramatorsk.

According to preliminary information, the injured include an 8-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl. Local authorities are assessing the aftermath of the attack.

11:58 AM  (Updated:  January 30, 2025 2:03 pm)

Russian figure skating champions on board the plane that crashed in Washington.

The plane crashed into a military helicopter while landing at the Washington airport. In the first hours after the crash, rescuers did not find any survivors.

2:00 PM

Ukrainian court freezes Russian oligarch Deripaska's assets worth nearly $50 million.

The court immobilized a large consignment of industrial products and raw materials stored in the warehouses of the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant, which a Russian oligarch previously owned.

1:45 PM

Opinion

Europe’s inaction on undersea infrastructure is a security time bomb

1:19 PM

Russia's Soviet-era military stockpile running low, faces equipment shortages, media reports.

The Russian military reportedly has lost more than half of its available equipment, and unless an unexpected shift occurs, hostilities could gradually fade by late 2025 or early 2026 due to a shortage of tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery.

11:42 AM

Romania's presidential candidate Georgescu calls Ukraine 'fictional state,' suggests annexing territory.

"On 100% it will happen," Calin Georgescu said in the interview with journalist Ion Cristoiu about redrawing Ukraine's borders as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, suggesting Romania could claim some of Ukraine's regions.

10:49 AM

Russian oligarch Abramovich underpays $1.2 billion to UK in taxes, investigation says.

From 1990 until 2020, Roman Abramovich invested about $6 billion in Keygrove Holdings Ltd, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands.

9:41 AM

8 killed, 26 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day.

Russia launched 81 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Thirty-seven were shot down over 10 oblasts, while 39 were lost in the airspace, according to the statement.

8:54 AM

EU debates restarting Russian gas purchases as part of Ukraine peace deal, FT reports.

The proposal's advocates, including Hungarian and German officials, argue that the move could give both Russia and Europe incentives to maintain a ceasefire while stabilizing the continent's energy market, the Financial Times wrote.

8:21 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 835,940 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

6:35 AM

Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa named transitional president.

Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the main rebel group who led the overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has been named Syria's transitional president, the country's military command announced on Jan. 29.

4:54 AM

EU not considering banning Russian LNG until it secures alternatives, Reuters reports.

The European Commission will not propose implementing a ban on Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) imports in its upcoming sanctions package amid concern among member states about first securing an alternative from other countries, including the United States, EU diplomats told Reuters on Jan. 29.

1:47 AM

Georgia withdraws from PACE, calls demands for new elections 'blackmail.'

Georgia withdrew its delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Jan. 29 after the Assembly passed a resolution calling for Tbilisi to hold new parliamentary elections.