Category: World

The Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), a far-right paramilitary group that fights alongside Ukraine’s military, announced on Saturday that its founder and leader has been killed in action on the frontline in Ukraine. Denis Kapustin, who was 41 years old, died overnight on Saturday while engaged in a combat operation in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region of […]

A theater that was devastated during one of the most infamous assaults of Russia’s siege on Mariupol in early 2022 has recently reopened after undergoing renovations, Russian officials announced on Sunday. This event is part of the Kremlin’s ongoing efforts to highlight reconstruction in the regions of Ukraine it occupies. State media aired a ceremony […]

On Monday, Russia announced that it had taken control of the village of Hrabovske in Ukraine’s Sumy region, where Kyiv previously accused Moscow of forcibly relocating numerous residents during what was described as a “medieval raid” last month. This seizure represents a significant development in the northeastern area, which had largely avoided combat following Ukraine’s […]

Latvia has finalized the construction of a 280-kilometer (174-mile) fence along its border with Russia, as reported on Tuesday by the news outlet Delfi, referencing the state real estate agency responsible for the initiative. This project, which amounts to 17.9 million euros ($19.6 million), is part of a larger strategy in the Baltic nations aimed […]

According to an analysis by AFP, Russia achieved its most significant territorial expansion in Ukraine last year since the initial phase of the full-scale invasion in 2022. In 2025, the Russian military took control of over 5,600 square kilometers (approximately 2,160 square miles) of Ukrainian land, which represents about 0.94% of the entire country, as […]

Between January and November 2025, Russian judges imposed life sentences on 100 individuals, representing the highest yearly total in at least 20 years, according to a report by the state-owned news agency TASS, which referenced data from Russia’s Supreme Court. This number, gathered from an incomplete year, is almost double that of the entire year […]

Since the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s regions and ethnic republics have disproportionately shouldered the burden of supplying troops to the front lines. With no peace agreement on the horizon, regional leaders are preparing for yet another year of striving to meet the military recruitment quotas imposed by the Kremlin—an increasingly challenging […]

On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed skepticism regarding claims from the Kremlin that Ukrainian drones attacked the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I don’t think that strike actually took place,” Trump commented while aboard Air Force One, emphasizing that “nobody was aware at that moment” if the report was accurate. Last week, Russia’s […]

According to Finnish police on Sunday, the anchor of a cargo ship responsible for damage to an underwater cable that connects Helsinki and Tallinn was dragged along the seafloor for “at least several tens of kilometers” before striking the line. On December 31, 2025, authorities apprehended the Fitburg, a 132-meter-long cargo vessel traveling from St. […]

A Ukrainian drone strike on a town in occupied southern Ukraine has reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 28 individuals, with many more injured, according to authorities installed by the Kremlin. They accused Kyiv of intentionally attacking civilians during New Year’s Eve festivities. Vladimir Saldo, the governor of the Kherson region appointed by […]