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(VIDEO) Ukrainian Drone Strike Damages Russian Project 23550 Arctic Patrol Ship Purga at Vyborg Shipyard

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Project 23550 icebreaking patrol ship named Purga while it was under construction at the Vyborg Shipyard in Russia's Leningrad region on the night of March 24-25, 2026, causing the vessel to list heavily to port and collide with a nearby ship, according to Ukrainian military…

International Business Times

Zelensky open to withdrawing troops for demilitarised zone in Ukraine in new peace plan

President stresses most sensitive issues of 20-point peace plan require meeting with leaders despite progress in talks

The Independent UK

Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant as Trump says Kyiv may have to trade land for peace

Ukrainian drones have struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, causing a fire

The Independent UK

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Russian troop losses in Ukraine surpass the 1 million mark, Kyiv says

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Thursday that Russia has lost over 1 million troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion. Kyiv says the 1 million mark is not just a statistic, but "a symbol of resistance and resilience".

Euronews

Two killed and several injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine, local media report

Ukraine's General Staff said Russia launched two missiles and used more than 2,000 drones in its wave of strikes.

Euronews

Russia suffers ‘heavy losses’ in east Ukraine amid shaky limited ceasefire

The rival sides trade accusations of ceasefire violations while top Russian officials strive to discredit Zelenskyy.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine says its long-range drones hit a Russian airfield as France delivers Mirage fighter jets

Ukraine’s General Staff claims the country's forces struck an airfield in southern Russia that was being used to launch Iran-designed Shahed drones and maintain attack aircraft used in the almost three-year war

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As Trump vows to end war, Ukraine’s deep strikes weaken Russia

Ukraine attacks Russian oil refineries and war production with increasing success.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 822

As the war enters its 822nd day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump's son-in-law Kushner

Opposition groups in Serbia are planning protests against a real estate development project that will be financed by the firm of Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the site of the former Serbian army headquarters destroyed in a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign in 1999

The Independent UK

Russia Pounds 30 Towns And Villages In Ukraine's Kharkiv Region

Russia pounded over 30 villages and towns in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region after launching a ground offensive in the border region, forcing almost 6,000 to evacuate, the governor said on Monday.

International Business Times

Zelensky says Ukraine could mobilise another 500,000 soldiers against Putin’s war

Zelensky says he told army’s General Staff that he needed more arguments to support the move

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy denies US and Europe pushing for peace talks – as it happened

Ukraine’s president denies US media report saying Kyiv approached about conditions for peace

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine says Russian forces leave southern town; Russia denies it

Russian forces have left the town of Nova Kakhovka in southern Kherson region, the Ukrainian military's General Staff said on Thursday, but a Russian-installed official in the region denied the troops had left.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Battle for Bakhmut Rages 'Round the Clock'; US Readies $400 Mln New Arms Aid for Ukraine

Ukrainian forces clinging to the eastern city of Bakhmut dug new trenches in an attempt to hold back Russian attackers, as the United States said new military aid for Ukraine would be discussed at a meeting with Germany's leader on Friday. Russian forces have been attacking Bakhmut in Donetsk province…

The Independent UK

Russian forces struggle to make headway in eastern Ukraine

The Ukrainian General Staff says Russian forces are still trying to punch through Ukraine’s defenses in eastern areas of the country, as Moscow’s invasion struggles to gain momentum almost a year after it began

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco Prepares for ‘African Lion 2023’ Military Drill

Morocco announced Monday that the African Lion 2023 military exercise would be held between May 22 and June 16. The announcement came during the planning meeting of the African Lion 2023 at the level of the South Zone Headquarters in Agadir, held between January 9 and 20, according to the…

Al Jazeera

What does Russia’s military shake-up mean for the war in Ukraine?

The appointment of Valery Gerasimov signals Moscow’s failing war effort and fraught domestic politics, analysts say.

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The Independent UK

Rifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting

As Russian troops wage a ferocious fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow

France 24

Putin’s army chief handed ‘poisoned chalice’ amid Russian power tussle

President Vladimir Putin has put his top military officer Valery Gerasimov in charge of Russia’s stalled invasion of Ukraine, in the latest reshuffle since the start of the war. The chief of the general staff will be expected to bolster the army’s sagging war effort while contending with the Wagner…

Reuters

Factbox-Who is Russia's new war commander Gerasimov and why was he appointed?

President Vladimir Putin's defence minister has appointed Russia's most senior general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, 67, to lead its war in Ukraine, the most dramatic in a series of senior command changes since Russia invaded in February.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin-Ordered Truce Is Uncertain amid Mutual Mistrust

An uneasy calm in Kyiv on Friday was broken by air-raid sirens that also blared across the rest of Ukraine despite a Russian ceasefire declaration for the Orthodox Christmas, a truce scorned by Ukrainian officials as a ploy. No explosions were heard in the capital, however. And reports of sporadic…

Reuters

Ukrainian soldier reunites with family over Christmas call from east

Leonid Onyshchenko, a gruff-voiced 63-year-old Ukrainian soldier with a thick moustache, has spent many a Christmas away from his family, but hearing his little grandson Petro's voice over the phone from far away is as hard as ever.

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy says Russia reduced Bakhmut city to a ‘burned ruin’

Ukrainian military’s General Staff reported some 20 air raids, more than 60 rocket attacks between Friday and Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine: Russian Forces Target Energy Infrastructure with Iranian-made Drone

Ukraine’s southern operational command said Russian forces struck energy infrastructure with Iranian-made drones in the Odesa region, which left thousands of people without power, Bloomberg reported. Ukrainian forces on Friday repelled Russian attacks near 13 settlements. This came in a statement on the Facebook page of the General Staff of…

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