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January 20, 2025

Vacancy: defense reporter

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Vacancy: head of SMM

Forbes: Russia promises soldiers 10-day leave for capturing Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drones it can't build

Forbes: Russia promises soldiers 10-day leave for capturing Ukrainian “Baba Yaga” drones it can’t build

Forbes: Russian tank dies lonely death in broad daylight as five Ukrainian drones strike

Forbes: Russian tank dies lonely death in broad daylight as five Ukrainian drones strike

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ISW: All 12,000 North Korean troops in Kursk may be lost by April 2025

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Russian drone looms near Mariinskyi Palace during Starmer-Zelenskyy talks in Kyiv

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Ukrainian drones reportedly target Russian oil depot in Voronezh Oblast, gunpowder factory in Tambov Oblast

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Ukraine raids Air Force technical staff for infantry as mobilization crisis deepens

Zelenskyy talks about military losses

Zelenskyy outlines security priorities ahead of Trump meeting: NATO, EU membership, and allied forces support

25 Severely ill and wounded Ukrainian POWs return home from Russian captivity on 15 January.

Ukraine returns 25 severely ill, wounded prisoners of war amid Russian disregard of medical care

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev

“Ukraine might cease to exist next year,” top Russian officials renew threats to Kyiv

A fire erupted at Lukoil's oil refining facility in Russia’s Volgograd, accompanied by what local residents described as an explosion sound.

Fire erupts on Russia’s Lukoil oil refinery previously struck by Ukrainian drones

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Explosives factory targeted allegedly with ATACMS in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast

“Let’s meet at Ukraine border and discuss Russian gas,” Slovak PM says. “Come to Kyiv on Friday,” Zelenskyy replies

Bloomberg: Three tankers with 2M barrels of Russian oil stranded off China as US sanctions bite

Bloomberg: Three tankers with 2M barrels of Russian oil stranded off China as US sanctions bite

Forbes: Russians pray in Kursk as 33-ton Ukrainian Bradley meets them in church battle

Forbes: Russians pray in Kursk as 33-ton Ukrainian Bradley meets them in church battle

Leopard, Germany, Pistorious, Ukraine counteroffensive

German Defense Minister denies reports of Scholz blocking € 3 billion weapons package for Ukraine

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“Empire is over”: Boris Johnson tells Putin to accept end of Russian Empire in Baltics, Ukraine

Russia warheads nuclear missiles weapon

Russia’s secret $ 250B war fund threatens economic collapse, ex-Bank of America vice chairman says

Ukrainian rescuers are extinguishing fire after the Russian drone attack, when falling debris damaged a children's health center in Sumy, 13 January.

Ukraine intercepts 78 out of 110 Russian drones, falling debris damage children’s health center

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Russians destroy their own North Korean-made SAM system, claiming it was “Western-made radar”

I am confident Russia will lose this year. Here’s why

Forbes: Drones give Ukraine first tank advantage in war with Russia

The Kremlin’s conduct as part of the campaign aligns with its broader influence operations targeting other countries. Illustrative image. Credit: Depositphotos.

Newsweek: US corporations are Russia’s biggest foreign tax source, paying $ 1.2 billion in 2023