Ukrainian city smaller than Prague faces Russian forces larger than some NATO states’ entire troops
Drawn from Sumy front's fields, entire Russian brigades roll east, turning a Donetsk town into the focal point of the war in Ukraine
Putin’s team issues expectations ahead of Alaska meeting to help Trump to “keep the face” after sanctions failure
The Kremlin is pushing a bilateral Trump–Putin ceasefire plan that would redraw Ukraine’s borders, ban NATO entry, and sideline both Kyiv and Europe from the negotiating table.
Zelenskyy insists on clear security guarantees from West before any peace deal with Russia
The Ukrainian president lays out a straightforward roadmap for peace but warns the West must offer concrete guarantees to prevent repeated Russian aggression.
Russia’s troop deployment to Belarus, echoing 2022 buildup before all-out war, is planned for September 2025
As Russian and Belarusian forces flex their muscles in joint exercises, Kyiv and NATO prepare for the worst, watching closely for signs of a new offensive.
Despite pouring more billions in military aid for Ukraine than US, Europe’s leaders will not be present at Alaska talks
This leaves Kyiv diplomatically isolated and is raising fears that Ukraine may be pressured into concessions without its strongest allies at the negotiating table.
Kremlin’s propaganda threatens Azerbaijan with war after Baku sends millions in aid to Ukraine
Once tightly controlled by Moscow, Azerbaijan now defies Kremlin orders, prompting a fierce propaganda offensive that paints Baku as a "Western puppet".
Kyiv sends first wartime text via new Starlink’s tech — no Russian-made blackout can interrupt it
Starlink Direct to Cell lets Ukrainians text through darkness of Russia's aggression.
At Dobropillia’s edge, Ukrainian conscripts from Donetsk streets join 100,000 Russian troops in fight against their own country
Criminals, migrants, and abducted locals are waiting to be sent to the front.
Russian new tugboat sinks in Saint Petersburg — another blow to fleet crippled by Ukraine’s strikes
Launched less than three years ago, this vessel, designed for ice and open-water missions, now rests partially submerged.
Ukraine is not real estate deal: Ukrainians see Trump’s land concession proposal as betrayal
Kyiv warns the West’s secret talks risk chaining Ukraine’s fate to a handshake with Moscow that will be broken before the ink dries.
Locals watch Lithuanian coast guard chasing Russian marine drone launched from Kaliningrad
Coast guard chases the drone near Nida as Lithuania accelerates defense spending amid mounting Russian provocations.
Russia hunts 13-year-old Ukrainian boy with drone in Kherson, as fears grow Kremlin may try to recapture liberated city
Drone attacks, artillery, and infrastructure strikes hit hard as the Kremlin eyes recapturing the only regional capital it seized during the all-out war.
New Pentagon memo may put Ukraine aid on hold, as weapons may stay in US unless Trump says “go”
Despite public support for NATO arms deal, behind-the-scenes bureaucracy may stall lifeline supplies to Kyiv.
“Peace as trap”: Ukraine may face pressure from US and Russia to accept Kremlin’s demands, says diplomat
Former ambassador Chaly says Moscow’s demands haven’t changed.