Ukraine holding out despite intense Russian battles in Soledar, Kyiv says
Moscow has so far held off proclaiming victory there. Ukraine has acknowledged Russian advances but said on Thursday its own garrison had not withdrawn.
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Russian oil price cap ‘too lenient,’ as Moscow still able to fund war effort: report
Oil markets, however, are now less focused on a potential loss of Russian oil than on weak demand from a slowing global economy, and prices have fallen.
U.S. says Iran possibly ‘contributing’ to war crimes in Ukraine with Russian drone sales
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan leveled the charge against Iran on Monday as he spoke to reporters accompanying President Joe Biden on a trip to Mexico.
Ukraine bolsters eastern defences as Russia sends waves of attacks
As Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine grinds towards the one-year mark, Russia’s military is under domestic pressure to deliver battlefield successes.
Ukraine war: Russia claims deadly attack, but Kyiv denies anyone killed
The latest developments come after Russian forces ended a partially observed cease-fire timed to coincide with Orthodox Christmas celebrations on Saturday.
New U.S. $2.85B military aid package for Ukraine to include Bradley fighting vehicles
The aid, previewed by U.S. officials before a Friday announcement, is the largest in a series of packages of military equipment sent to Ukraine since the war began.
Russia planning new mobilization to ‘turn tide of war,’ Ukraine says
Hundreds of thousands of men fled Russia when Putin ordered the first call-up of reservists since the Second World War in September after military setbacks.
Russia blames its soldiers’ phone use for Ukrainian missile strike it says killed 89
Moscow raised the reported death toll significantly on Tuesday after previously saying 63 Russian soldiers were killed in the weekend strike by Ukrainian missiles.
Trudeau speaks with Zelenskyy from Jamaica, appears to back Ukraine ‘peace formula’
Justin Trudeau and Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Canada’s continued commitment to providing military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion nears the one-year mark.
After deadly Ukrainian strike, Russia preparing to step up drone attacks: Zelenskyy
At least 63 Russian soldiers were killed in an attack in the eastern Donetsk region after Ukrainian forces fired rockets from a HIMARS launch system.