Ukraine Ukraine contacts SpaceX over Russian drones allegedly using Starlink US President Donald Trump said that he has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures. 29/01/2026
Ukraine Russia suffers more losses in Ukraine than any country since WWII Russia sustained 1.2 million casualties almost four years into its all-out war in Ukraine, suffering more losses than any major power in any war since World War II, according to a CSIS report. 28/01/2026
Ukraine Russia strikes passenger train in Ukraine, killing five A Russian drone struck a passenger train late on Tuesday, killing at least five. Zelenskyy called the attack on a passenger train 'an act of terrorism'. 28/01/2026
Ukraine Men jailed for Crimea bridge blast ask for prisoner swap release The Kerch bridge has been struck in two further major attacks in 2023 and 2025, both carried out by Ukrainian forces as they push back against Russia’s full-scale invasion on unilateral annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula. 27/01/2026
Ukraine At least three killed and 23 wounded in Russian strikes on Odesa A diplomatic push by the US to end the war has made some progress but has delivered no breakthrough on the key issue of what happens to Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory that Moscow is demanding. 27/01/2026
Ukraine Germany slams Russia's 'stubborn insistence' on Ukraine land claims Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticised Russia's inflexibility on territorial issues, warning that peace talks in Abu Dhabi may be prolonged. 26/01/2026
Ukraine Zelenskyy seeks more air defence amid harsh winter and Russian attacks The Ukrainian president said that Russia launched over 1,700 drones, 1,380 bombs, and 69 missiles over the past week, leaving hundreds of buildings in the capital without heating. 25/01/2026
Ukraine Ukraine facing emergency power cuts after multiple Russian strikes Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv hit residential buildings and energy infrastructure facilities overnight into Saturday. 24/01/2026
United Arab Emirates Further Ukraine, Russia and US talks expected next week in Abu Dhabi Discussions were "constructive", Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, and focused on "possible parameters" to end the war. 24/01/2026
Ukraine EU sends generators to Ukraine as Russian strikes cut power for heat President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that around 4,000 buildings in the capital Kyiv were still without heating and most of the city was cut off from electricity after Russian strikes. 23/01/2026
Russia US negotiators meet Putin in Moscow for overnight Ukraine peace talks Ukraine's president criticised his European allies at Davos for their slow response to Russia's all-out invasion, as US negotiators met with Putin in Moscow to seek a peace deal. 23/01/2026
France France stops sanctioned oil tanker from Russia in the Mediterranean French maritime authorities for the Mediterranean said the ship, the Grinch, is suspected of operating with a false flag. 22/01/2026
Switzerland Europe is 'lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day,' Zelenskyy tells Davos The Ukrainian president said in his speech at Davos that a year had passed since his last address at the same summit, when he warned Europe that it needed to learn self-defence, yet "nothing has changed". 22/01/2026
Switzerland 'We need help,' Ukraine energy provider CEO says during Kyiv blackout Russia has repeatedly hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been the toughest yet. 22/01/2026
Ukraine Witkoff hints peace deal for Ukraine is close ahead of Moscow visit The US has held talks with Russia as well as with Ukraine and European partners on various drafts of a plan to end the war in Ukraine but so far a deal has remained elusive. 22/01/2026
Ukraine Over half of Kyiv still lacks power after air strikes, Zelenskyy says Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of its invasion, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance. 21/01/2026
Ukraine Almost half of Kyiv without heat as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of the war, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance. 20/01/2026
Switzerland Putin's envoy to crash Davos amid Trump-Zelenskyy deal talks The Kremlin's top negotiator and Putin's confidant Kirill Dmitriev is to meet Trump team at Davos this week, casting doubt on the anticipated US-Ukraine agreement. 19/01/2026
Ukraine Zelenskyy says Russia taking aim at Ukraine's nuclear power stations Zelenskyy says the Kremlin is gearing up to carry out a major offensive targeting Ukraine’s nuclear power system, in what would deal a major blow to the country’s power grid and cause alarming levels of civilian suffering. 18/01/2026
Iran Russia mostly silent on Iran protests as arms cooperation continues It took the Kremlin nearly two weeks of protests in Iran to say "no third party" can change the fundamental nature of relations between Iran and Russia. In an Euronews interview, political analyst and Iran expert Nikita Smagin explains Moscow-Tehran ties. 15/01/2026