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Chart of the week: Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine keep rising
Last week, Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack on Kyiv, pummeling the capital with hundreds of drones and multiple missiles. At least seven people were killed, and 29 were injured. The strike came two weeks after the previous large-scale assault — an interval that, for numbed Kyiv residents, felt like a long respite from the now-routine attacks. Russia has sharply increased attacks on Ukrainian cities in 2025. With winter approaching, recent attacks have largely focused on the country'
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Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian troops conduct operation in Pokrovsk direction, neutralize Russian forces, evacuate wounded
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,370 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukrainian soldiers from the 3rd Special Operations Forces Regiment stormed Russian positions in the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast, the Special Operations Forces Command reported on Nov. 24. The report did not provide details on the exact location or timing of the operation. During the mission, members of the Sword Group detachment advanced through for
Zelensky may reportedly visit US this week to discuss peace plan with Trump
The possible visit would depend on the outcomes of the U.S.-Ukraine consultations in Geneva, according to CBS News.
Ukraine, US draft updated peace plan during 'productive' Geneva talks
"I think we all recognize that part of getting a final end to this war will require for Ukraine to feel that it is safe and it is never going to be invaded or attacked again," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Ukraine's drones strike Russian chemical factory in Crimea, number of energy facilities 'blacked out'
The Brom plant is a major manufacturer of bromine and related salts, the only one of its kind in Eastern Europe.
Don’t get too excited about Ukraine’s big Rafale fighter jet deal just yet
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent announcements of long-term fighter jet deals with European allies presents an enticing vision of Ukraine’s future airpower — a fleet of hundreds of modern aircraft ready to defend the country's skies. But that vision clashes with the country’s immediate reality: Russian advances on the front line, a $60 billion budget shortfall, the biggest corruption scandal of Zelensky’s presidency inside his own administration, and the threat of the worst winter energy c
4 killed, 17 injured in Kharkiv amid Russian drone attack
Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Kharkiv on the evening of Nov. 23, killing at least four people and injuring at least 17, regional officials said.
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The U.S. bipartisan Senate delegation attending the Halifax International Security Forum had received a phone call from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In it, Rubio was quite frank. According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn up by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dmitriev, was actually a Russian plan that the U.S. had agreed to pass along to Ukraine. "Secretary Rubio made a phone call to us this afternoon.
