Bucha City Council: Ukraine's military surround Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel.

12:19 PM

Putin approves Russia's budget with record spending on national defense.

Spending on war and law enforcement agencies exceeds expenditures on education, healthcare, social policy, and the national economy combined.

11:36 AM

Russian oligarch Usmanov elected to head International Fencing Federation despite US, EU sanctions.

Alisher Usmanov, 71, headed the federation until the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, when the European Union and the U.S. first sanctioned him as a person who fueled Russian aggression in Ukraine.

10:05 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 11, injure 51 over past day.

Russia launched 78 drones against Ukraine overnight on Dec. 1 from the Russian cities of Kursk, Orel, and Bryansk, according to a report from Ukraine's Air Force.

7:58 PM  (Updated:  December 1, 2024 9:42 am)

Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills 4, injures 24.

An 11-year-old boy is among the wounded, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak said. Seven of the injured victims are in serious condition.

9:24 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 742,130 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

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

8:00 AM

Trump has consulted Hungary's Orban on Ukraine war, sources tell RFE/RL.

Hungarian government sources said that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sought Viktor Orban’s opinion on strategies to end the Ukraine war. Orban, known for his close ties with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump, has openly criticized EU aid for Ukraine and obstructed sanctions against Moscow.

6:49 AM

North Macedonia arrests man for attempting to join Russian army.

Authorities identified the man by his initials, J.K., and detained him late on Nov. 29. He faces charges of "participating in a foreign army, police, paramilitary or parapolice formation."

5:32 AM

Expert links drone sightings over military bases in UK to Russian, Chinese threats, Guardian reports.

A former UFO investigator with the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense has suggested potential links between recent drone incursions at the Royal Air Force (RAF) bases in the U.K. and foreign adversaries, including Russia and China. The drones were spotted between Nov. 20 and 22 over three U.S. Air Force bases in the U.K.

2:44 AM

Moscow nightclub raids target LGBTQ+ community amid Russia's crackdown on 'propaganda.'

The raids coincide with the one-year anniversary of Russia’s Supreme Court decision to classify the LGBTQ+ movement as an "extremist organization." The ruling followed a years-long effort to suppress LGBTQ+ rights in the country.

1:59 AM

War has caused significant damage to most of Ukraine's civilian airports, PM Shmyhal says.

At least 15 of Ukraine's 20 civilian airports have sustained damage since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Nov. 30.

12:11 AM

Construction of fortifications in Zaporizhzhia nearly complete, governor says.

Governor Ivan Fedorov said the designs for the fortifications have been "significantly improved" compared to previous versions and that the modernized defenses are particularly adept at repelling drone attacks.

10:09 PM  (Updated:  November 30, 2024 10:55 pm)

Protests erupt across Georgia in defiance of government's anti-EU stance.

Protests have now spread from Tbilisi to Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Telavi, Gurjaani, and other Georgian cities, sparked by the government's decision to postpone EU accession talks.

10:25 PM

US suspends strategic partnership with Georgia amid mass protests.

"Georgian Dream’s various anti-democratic actions have violated the core tenets of our U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership ... As a result, the United States has suspended this mechanism."

9:32 PM

CERN ends cooperation with Russian institutes.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on Nov. 30 officially cut ties with research institutes in Russia, following a decision to allow the cooperation agreement to expire in light of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

7:23 PM

Syrian rebels take over Aleppo as Russia pledges to assist Assad regime.

Russia has promised Damascus additional military assistance that is expected to arrive in the next 72 hours, as rebel forces sweep the northwestern city of Aleppo, two sources in the Syrian military told Reuters.

6:45 PM

Scholz criticized opposition for proposing Taurus missiles ultimatum for Russia.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized opposition leader Friedrich Merz for proposing that Berlin send Russia an ultimatum about possible deliveries of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

5:52 PM

Almost 40% of Russians think nuclear strike on Ukraine is justified, Russian sociologist says.

Vladimir Putin's talks of a potential nuclear strike "gradually lead to an increase in the proportion of (Russians) who believe it is acceptable, in fact, morally justified," Russian sociologist Alexey Levinson said.

4:30 PM

Russian general charged in absentia for ordering missile strike on Chernihiv theater in 2023.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) charged Russian Colonel-General Yevgeny Nikiforov in absentia for ordering a missile strike on a Chernihiv theater that killed seven people and wounded 200 in August 2023, the SBU announced on Nov. 30.

1:42 PM

Ukraine destroys 3 more Russian radar systems in Crimea, military intelligence claims.

The radars include two 48Y6-K1 Podlet systems worth $5 million each and one Kasta-2E2 radar, estimated to cost around $30 million.

1:16 PM

Ukraine downs 8 Russian drones, at least 2 killed and 6 wounded over the past day.

Russia targeted Ukraine with Iranian-designed Shahed drones and an unspecified type of drone launched from the Russian oblasts of Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

12:00 PM

West provided enough aid for 2.5 brigades out of requested 10, Zelensky says.

"They speak about mobilization, but the real problem [is] with 10 brigades which our partners didn't equip," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News published on Nov. 29.

10:01 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 740,400 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,740 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Nov. 30.

7:24 AM

North Korea’s Kim pledges unwavering support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, media reports.

Kim Jong Un reportedly emphasized that North Korea "will invariably support the policy of the Russian Federation to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity from the imperialists’ moves for hegemony."

5:30 AM

Woman receives 15-year sentence for aiding Russian strikes on Zhytomyr Oblast.

A Ukrainian court has sentenced a 43-year-old woman to 15 years in prison for aiding Russian military operations and attempting to flee to Russia.

2:58 AM

Ukrainian poet Myroslav Herasymovych killed on front line.

Ukrainian poet, prose writer, and screenwriter Myroslav Herasymovych was killed in action on Nov. 25 in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, according to his brother’s Facebook post.