Budanov: Russia recruited 403,000 soldiers in 2025, will aim higher next year
Contract soldiers remain main manpower source as Kremlin raises payments to fill ranks.
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Russia breaches Ukrainian border, abducts entire population from one Sumy Oblast village
Forced deportation continues.
Putin and Gerasimov inflate battlefield wins, but ISW data exposes the gap
ISW says Gerasimov claimed 50% of Kostyantynivka; verified data shows 1.6%.
Swedish Navy spots armed Russian military personnel aboard shadow fleet tankers in Baltic Sea
Moscow runs military operation to protect sanctions-dodging oil shipments.
Metal boxes, electrocution, icy water: Ukraine exposes Russian torturer of Lithuanian volunteer by name
First one handed over. Second one exposed.
The Netherlands cancels concert by pianist Leonova, who performed for Russian military families in Moscow
Muziekgebouw concert hall has pulled a December 4 performance by pianist Elizaveta Leonskaya after determining her November 21 Moscow concert violated venue policies prohibiting artists who support Russia's invasion, despite her Austrian citizenship complicating the decision.
Over 200 Kenyans lured into Russia’s war in Ukraine, Kenya says
Kenya's government warns that Moscow's recruitment efforts are still ongoing, targeting citizens with false promises and dangerous assignments.
Hacked documents show Russia’s stealth bomber delayed by Western sanctions
Secret leak shows sanctions work - if the West can maintain them.
Russia to deploy military reservists to guard critical infrastructure amid escalating Ukrainian drone strikes
Ukraine's long-range strikes have been increasingly targeting Russia’s oil refineries and power facilities, forcing Moscow to acknowledge vulnerability hundreds of kilometers from the front.
Russia’s “unique” Burevestnik missile “doesn’t really have any use”
Russia “successfully” tested a new missile that analysts say serves more as a political showpiece than a strategic addition to Russia's arsenal.
Ukraine strikes munitions plant and naval fuel hub deep inside Russia
Long-range drones cripple key munitions and naval fuel infrastructure
Estonia forces crypto investor to donate €1,638 to Ukraine after €54 donation to Russian arm
Estonia's state prosecutor employed an unconventional enforcement mechanism to punish a cryptocurrency investor who financially supported Russian military operations.
Russia’s “Española” military brigade of football ultras and far-right militants announces dissolution
“Española” was repeatedly thrown into major offensives in Ukraine’s Donbas, from Avdiivka to Chasiv Yar, where it took heavy casualties.
Ukraine hits aircraft in occupied Crimea and oil refining facilities in Russia
Ukrainian forces struck the pipeline complex supplying Russian military operations and hit two aircraft at a Crimean airfield during overnight raids that extended deep into Russian territory
Trump claims Russia has lost nearly 14 times more soldiers than Ukraine in 2025
Russia has lost over 112,500 soldiers since the start of 2025.
BBC: At least 245 18-year-old Russians killed in war against Ukraine since April 2023
Vladimir Putin's assurance that no 18-year-olds would fight in Ukraine has been contradicted by a BBC investigation documenting 245 deaths of teenage contract soldiers since Russia eased enlistment rules in April 2023.
Russia reportedly hides its own war dead in Ukraine’s body swaps
Kyiv says Moscow is slipping its own soldiers into exchanges meant for fallen Ukrainians, complete with uniforms, dog tags, and ID papers, possibly to dodge compensation to Russian families.
WP: Trump softens on Putin as Russian battlefield edge declines
The Kremlin faces military strain, yet Trump appears reluctant to escalate pressure.
Indonesia denies Russia’s request for military aircraft base amid regional concerns
Indonesia's refusal to host Russian military aircraft comes despite the country's recent entry into BRICS and President Subianto's August 2024 meeting with Russian President Putin.
Baltic nations concerned Ukraine ceasefire would increase Russian threat to them
Baltic defense ministers warn Moscow plans to rearm and redeploy forces northward after a Ukraine ceasefire, heightening security risks for NATO's northeastern border.