No Comment Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protests
No Comment Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protests
Art Painting through pain: Artist captures Russia's war on Ukraine From Berlin to Miami: negotiations to end Russia's war continue – but peace in Ukraine still feels distant. Ukrainian soldier Vlad has created striking works filled with fear and hope. 23/12/2025
Ukraine Progress in US-led peace talks 'quite solid', Zelenskyy says While peace talks are under way, local media reported a new wave of drone and missile attacks on several cities across Ukraine overnight, with the country's energy infrastructure as a key target. 23/12/2025
Ukraine Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal, jets and ships in wave of strikes Meanwhile, Russia continued its strikes on Ukraine, firing scores of drones at Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight and attacking targets in Ukraine's Donbas. 22/12/2025
Ukraine Russian overnight attack on Ukraine kills four as US holds peace talks Russia launched 97 drones and one missile overnight, killing four and injuring 19. Ukraine intercepted 75 drones. Attacks came as US and Russian envoys continued their peace plan talks meeting in Miami. 21/12/2025
Ukraine Russian and US officials due to meet for Ukraine peace talks in Miami Russian and US officials are due to meet Saturday for another round of talks. Meanwhile, on Friday, President Vladimir Putin said there would be no more "special operations", Putin's words for Ukraine's full scale invasion if the West treats Moscow with respect during his annual news conference. 20/12/2025
Ukraine Odesa death toll rises to eight in latest Russian attack on Ukraine Eight people died and 27 were injured after a Russian attack on Odesa. Ukraine's Armed Forces targeted a Russian warship and oil platforms in the Caspian Sea with drones. 20/12/2025
No Comment 35 wounded as Russian bombs hit Zaporizhzhia Ukraine saw fresh Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia on 18 December that wounded dozens, while Odesa endured its longest blackout of the war after attacks on power networks. 19/12/2025
No Comment At least 29 injured, including five children, in Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia At least 29 people were injured in the attack, including five children. 17/12/2025
Ukraine Russian strike hits Zaporizhzhia apartment block and injures three Separate strikes targeted Odesa's warehouses and energy infrastructure, while Ukrainian forces continue their counteroffensive in Kupyansk, where up to 200 Russian troops remain encircled. 16/12/2025
Ukraine Ukraine hits Russian sub with underwater drones for the first time Ukraine’s Security Service said its underwater Sub Sea Baby drones attacked Russia’s Novorossiysk naval base and disabled a Project 636.3 Kilo-class submarine carrying Kalibr cruise missiles. 15/12/2025
Ukraine 11 people injured in Russian strikes targeting Sumy and Zaporizhzhia Moscow launches daytime strikes targeting various settlements across Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, injuring at least 11 people. The attacks come as Zelenskyy meets with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Berlin, as Washington intensifies its efforts to end the war in Ukraine. 14/12/2025
Ukraine Three killed in major overnight Russian barrage targeting Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted Russia after it launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight, stating that their expressed desire to end the war is insincere, as he called on allies to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin. 13/12/2025
Ukraine Zelenskyy appears in Kupyansk after Russia claimed it was occupied The Ukrainian president published a video Friday from Kupyansk in Kharkiv region, visiting Ukrainian positions less than 2 kilometres away from Russian troops and well within the range of Moscow’s drones and artillery. 12/12/2025
Ukraine Why does Russia want Ukraine’s Donbas? Moscow continues to insist that it wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, which Ukraine has been fiercely defending since 2014. What is there, and why is Moscow keen to take control of the entire area so much? 12/12/2025
Ukraine Russia cuts power and water in Odesa as infrastructure strikes persist Russia has continued its campaign against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, causing long power outages across Ukraine. 12/12/2025
Ukraine Ukrainian drones reportedly hit another Russian shadow fleet vessel Sources at Ukraine’s security service claim the Dashan tanker had received "critical damage" after it got hit by sea drones in Black Sea off Crimea’s coast. 11/12/2025
Ukraine Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US officials, Zelenskyy says Zelenskyy is walking a tightrope between defending Ukrainian interests and showing Trump he is willing to make some compromises. 10/12/2025
Ukraine Who would win if Ukraine held elections now? US President Donald Trump believes Ukraine should hold elections, having said Kyiv has been “using war not to hold the election”. If a vote were held today, who would win? 10/12/2025
Ukraine Drone combat at home: Simulator lets players step into the frontline Drones have fundamentally changed modern warfare since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, also becoming increasingly crucial for European armies. 10/12/2025
Ukraine Kyiv seeks 'dignified peace' as Russia hits Ukrainian cities overnight At least one person was killed and more than 15 others were wounded in overnight Russian strikes targeting several Ukrainian cities. The attacks come as efforts continue to bring an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, well into its fourth year. 08/12/2025
Ukraine Chernobyl nuclear plant shield no longer blocks radiation, IAEA says The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel. 08/12/2025
No Comment Sumy region struck by Russian drones, building catches fire Ukraine reports new Russian drone strikes in Sumy region as firefighters tackle fires and rescuers evacuate residents from a damaged building in Okhtyrka. 08/12/2025
No Comment Families find rare calm at Ukraine's exhibition centre amid power cuts A brightly lit path at Ukraine's main exhibition centre offers a rare moment of calm for families facing daily power cuts and air-raid alerts. 07/12/2025
Ukraine Russia launches massive attack at Ukraine amid ongoing peace efforts Moscow launched 653 drones and 51 missiles at Ukraine overnight into Saturday, triggering air raid alerts across the country and wounding at least eight people. 06/12/2025
Ukraine Russia sent abducted Ukrainian children to North Korea, officials say At least two Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces were forcefully transferred to North Korea, Kyiv officials said at the US senate hearing. 04/12/2025
Ukraine Freed Ukrainian POW: Russia's push for amnesty 'cannot be accepted' Ukrainian journalist and one of the country's most prominent human rights activists, Maksym Butkevych, spent more than two years in Russian captivity. He told Euronews Moscow is deliberately trying to avoid inevitable responsibility. 03/12/2025