The European Commission has formally unveiled a 90-billion-euro ($105 million) loan for Ukraine, intended to cover a large part of Kyiv’s financing needs for the next two years.
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Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, striking key energy facilities amid freezing temperatures. The attacks left hundreds of thousands without power and caused widespread damage, killing at least four people.
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Three years. 10 months. 18 days.As of January 12, that’s the amount of time that’s elapsed since Russia launched its all-out assault on Ukraine: Europe’s largest, bloodiest conflict war since World War II.
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With the sides far apart on key issues as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the four-year mark, analysts say the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II is unlikely to end in 2026. They also caution that a halt in hostilities would not necessarily lead to sustainable peace.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine amount to “conscious, cynical Russian terror," as the country continues to face deadly strikes and heavy damage to its energy system amid freezing winter temperatures.
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The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has been plunged into a widespread blackout, with electricity, water, and heating supplies cut across large parts of the city of some 3 million people following another night of Russian drone strikes.
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An Italian citizen was denied entry into Ukraine after a bus passenger posted about his pro-Russian statements on Threads. She said the man praised Russian leader Vladimir Putin while criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government.
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Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Hudson Institute and a former aide to US Senator Ted Cruz, tells RFE/RL about what China is learning from the US strike and what it means for Beijing as it looks to compete with the United States around the globe.
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Amid corruption scandals and relentless Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is conducting major personnel changes at high levels in Ukraine. Here’s a look at who’s in, who’s out, who’s up, and who’s down – and why.
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Russia used its new Oreshnik missile to strike Lviv, while Kyiv was targeted in a combined attack involving drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles. Officials say infrastructure and residential areas were hit. At least four people were killed and more than 20 wounded.
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Russia fired a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile with multiple warheads at western Ukraine as part of a barrage of missiles and drones that pounded Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv where at least 4 were killed and dozens wounded.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure triggered emergency blackouts in several regions, leaving around 1 million people without power as temperatures drop below freezing. Officials say parts of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya regions were among the hardest hit.
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