Putin tells Russian businessmen he wants all of Donbas but may swap other captured territories
Russia may be willing to trade some captured Ukrainian territory but not Donbas, President Vladimir Putin told business leaders this week
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“Three brigades are not enough for its defense”: Ukrainian expert reveals Russia’s next big target in 2026
Ukraine must learn 2025's lessons or repeat its mistakes.
Ukrainians forced to kill Ukrainians: Russia makes occupied Ukrainians choose between debt and killing their own people
Moscow's Donbas strategy: turn Ukrainians into soldiers, send them to the front line.
“There are many Putins”: Zelenskyy’s cryptic remark hints at what many have long suspected about Kremlin leader
"One talks to Americans, another delivers speeches."
Zelenskyy outlines Ukraine’s red lines and pushes back on Trump’s claim that everyone but him loves US peace plan
The Ukrainian leader offered a measured response to the US president's recent assertion, saying no plan will please everyone and insisting his priority is preventing Russia from launching a third aggression against Ukraine.
Belgian marine fighting in Ukraine: Russia’s is war is war against Europe, but it keeps Russian billions frozen instead of helping Kyiv
Belgian woman with one leg fights Russia in Ukraine. Her message: "Wake up."
Zelenskyy under US pressure to accept Trump “peace” plan fast, Axios says
Unnamed Ukrainian officials believe Trump’s advisers recently echoed Moscow’s demand that Kyiv surrender all of Donetsk Oblast.
From proxies to puppets: Russia strips collaborators of power in occupied territories
New “curator” positions shift all major decisions to Moscow as local proxies lose influence in “Effective Region” project.
Sweden: Ukraine could receive billions to continue defense and reconstruction if Europe agrees
Swedish defense minister claims frozen Russian assets must be used for Ukraine.
Putin: Russia ready to fight until last Ukrainian, offers no concessions, demands Kyiv surrender Donbas
Putin offers no compromise while inviting US negotiators to Moscow.
South Africa investigates how 17 citizens were deceived into joining Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Presidency says the men are trapped in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas after being misled by fake job recruiters — a Russian tactic previously reported in many countries including India and Nepal.
Pokrovsk turns gray: city becomes zone of chaos and shifting control
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) units are in the fight, conducting a complex counter-operation personally overseen by HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov.
Putin sets deadline for Pokrovsk conquest, throws 17,000 more soldiers thrown into burning city
“Putin’s goal is to demonstrate that he can dictate terms,” Malomuzh said.
Ukraine is fighting for every block in Pokrovsk as 170,000-strong grouping continues to infiltrate
DeepState analysts report an expanding Russian presence on the city’s eastern outskirts near Rivne, signaling that Pokrovsk’s defenses are under severe strain.
Ukrainian paratroopers execute daring parachute-free airdrop under fire near Pokrovsk, breaking through Russian lines
The 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces confirmed the operation, saying synchronized work by air defense, EW, reconnaissance, and drone units allowed troops to reinforce key positions inside the embattled city.
From restaurant to trench: Iraqi “contract soldier” describes hell of Russian forces
Khalaf said he was detained in Russia for lacking a work permit and offered a brutal choice.
Putin’s order on “foreign journalist corridors” in three Ukrainian cities, could end with war crimes
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry warns journalists against accepting Russia's offer, citing the 2014 Ilovaisk massacre where Moscow promised safe passage through a "humanitarian corridor" before opening fire, killing 366 Ukrainian soldiers who trusted similar Russian guarantees.
“Fortress in dark”: Moscow’s assault on Sloviansk power plant masks deeper goal
Russia fights against the light. On 30 October, Russian aviation dropped guided bombs on the Sloviansk Thermal Power…
“Life there looks like death”: Pokrovsk, Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka — Ukrainian soldiers hold burning triangle of Donbas
As Moscow pushes to capture all of Donetsk Oblast, these three cities form the heart of resistance. Ukrainian experts warn that without Pokrovsk, Russia cannot advance toward Kramatorsk — the symbolic prize of the Donbas.
Stop fighting now, talk borders later: RFE/RL uncovers EU’s hush-hush plan to lock the Russia-Ukraine war in place
The first phase would freeze the frontline and bar Ukrainian offensives, with negotiations on territorial governance deferred to the next phase