Russia, Putin and Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline as 2025 begins?
Russian forces are advancing in the east, slowly but surely, and they are shrinking Ukraine’s partial hold of the border region of Kursk
Putin’s Big Challenge to Ukraine, West: ‘Russia Won’t Stop’; Hails Russian Soldiers Fighting War
In his New Year's address, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a bold challenge to Ukraine and the West, declaring that Russia will not halt its military actions. He praised the Russian soldiers fighting on the frontlines,
ISW summarizes Russia's gains in Ukraine last year and provides forecast for 2025
Russian forces captured 4,168 square kilometers, primarily consisting of fields and small settlements in Ukraine and the Kursk region. At the same time, the Russian army lost 427,000 soldiers, according to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
‘May 2025 be our year’: Zelensky vows Ukraine will do everything to ‘stop Russia and end war’
Ukrainian President Zelensky pledged to fight for peace in 2025, emphasizing the need for a strong Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aggression. With potential changes in US support under Trump, Zelensky remains optimistic about achieving peace and regaining lost territories.
Why Is the UK So Invested in the Russia–Ukraine War?
Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election of November 2024 has shredded the liberal script about the Ukraine war. That script was to offer unco

Ukraine Faces Devastating Losses

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Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian army visits troops in Kursk direction
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, visited Ukrainian defenders in the Kursk direction. He ...
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Russia has lost over 38,000 troops in Kursk Oblast, Syrskyi says
The Russian army has lost over 38,000 troops and more than 1,000 pieces of equipment since the beginning of Ukraine's ...
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces recapture village in Russia's Kursk Oblast – video
Soldiers of the 6th Regiment of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have captured a village in ...
Five months on, Ukraine clings to Kursk amid doubts over operation
Outnumbered Ukrainian troops are clinging to a section of Russian territory in hopes of using it as a bargaining chip in any ...
Russian governor says Ukraine stages new attack on Kursk region town
Alexander Khinshtein, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said one person was injured in the latest attack in the region, ...
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Acting Kursk governor calls residents’ demands for increased compensation for losses from Ukraine’s offensive ‘not entirely fair’
Alexander Khinshtein, the acting governor of Russia’s Kursk region, called the demands of Sudzha residents for increased ...
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Bloodied Ukrainian troops risk losing more hard-won land in Kursk to Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all ...
Russia Suffers Huge Losses in a Year
Ukraine's New Year's Day tally of Russian losses, which includes those killed and wounded, showed that over the last 12 ...