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5:25 AM

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.

2:14 AM

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.

12:15 AM

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.

10:07 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian Neptune missile hits Russian drone warehouse in Rostov Oblast, SBU source claims.

9:24 PM

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.

8:38 PM

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.

8:11 PM

Field report

As Russia cuts Transnistria from gas, stranded locals search for someone to blame

7:57 PM

'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.

6:58 PM

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.

6:41 PM

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.

6:29 PM

Video

Inside one of Russia's most horrific torture chambers in Ukraine

During the occupation of Kharkiv Oblast in 2022, Russian forces established nearly 30 torture chambers in various parts of the region. This story focuses on just one of them — the torture chamber at the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant.

5:35 PM

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.

5:13 PM

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.

4:42 PM

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.

3:50 PM

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.

2:32 PM

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.

1:59 PM

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.

1:33 PM

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."

12:52 PM

Kremlin 'welcomes' Trump's 'readiness' for talks on Russia's war in Ukraine.

Donald Trump said on Jan. 9 that Vladimir Putin wants to meet with him, and that preparations for a meeting are underway.

12:24 PM

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.

9:29 AM  (Updated:  January 10, 2025 11:56 am)

Ukrainian drones reportedly hit industrial site near St. Petersburg in attack on multiple Russian oblasts

Russian air defense forces reportedly intercepted 40 Ukrainian drones throughout the night, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed.

11:01 AM

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.

8:51 AM

EU issues new alert for planes flying in Russian airspace.

The move comes after the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane last month.

8:15 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 804,930 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

This number includes 1,830 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:53 AM

Lukashenko refuses to invite OSCE observers to upcoming election.

"This decision underscores the continued lack of commitment by the Belarusian authorities to invite other OSCE states to observe and provide an independent view on whether the elections are held in line with OSCE commitments and international democratic standards."