Yevheniia Martyniuk

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the West froze about $300 billion in Russian state assets. 

Fierce fighting rages on in partially Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, as Moscow seeks to fully capture the eastern Ukrainian region.

The House of Representatives plans to vote next week on a standalone Israel aid bill, without any assistance for Ukraine, Speaker Mike Johnson said.

After nearly 7 years, the International Court of Justice issued a nuanced ruling on Ukraine's case over Russian violations in occupied Crimea and Donbas - one with symbolic meaning but limited tangible impact for now.

US Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland visited Kyiv on 31 January. 

Yet Switzerland still refuses sending arms to Ukraine, citing neutrality.

Seizing African gold mines and building smuggling networks, the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group has generated over $2.5 billion to fund Russia's war in Ukraine. But there is a way to close the tap on Wagner's Africa blood gold pipelines.

Russia's Wagner Group follows a systematic four-part playbook to gain authoritarian control in African nations. In CAR, Sudan, and Mali, the Kremlin-backed mercenaries secure resource access for Russia in exchange for propping up Putin-like regimes.

Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down its military transport plane IL-76. It says there were 65 Ukrainian POWs on board.

As the current UN Security Council President, France declined Russia's request to schedule it for 24 January.

Relatives have confirmed the deaths of at least three crew members.

Moscow expects the meeting on 24 January.

Russian missiles slammed a residential area in Hirnyk.

Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down its military transport plane IL-76. It says there were 65 Ukrainian POWs on board.