A state of emergency has been declared in the city of Engels in Russia’s Saratov Oblast, where Ukraine’s defence forces earlier hit an oil depot that supplies fuel to Russian warplanes.
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax
Quote from Sa…
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, mine clearance experts have demined 35,000 sq km of Ukrainian territory, with 17,000 sq km cleared in 2024.
Source: Yuliia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Eco…
Russian forces are preparing to storm Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast. They have been approaching the town since the autumn of 2024, intending to encircle it.
Source: an Ukrainska Pravda source among Ukrainian commanders in the area
Details: In rece…
Austria has experienced two major political upheavals in less than 100 days.
In late September, for the first time in the country’s history, the openly pro-Putin Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) won parliamentary elections. Initially, it seemed that the w…
Russian forces have attacked an industrial facility in the city of Zaporizhzhia. According to updated information, one person was killed and at least six others injured.
Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Tele…
The European Commission stated that it expected to continue working with the US administration on topics of strategic importance to both sides, as well as emphasised the necessity of respecting sovereignty of states.
Source: European Commissioner Anitt…
Warsaw officially closed the Consulate General of Poland in Russia’s St Petersburg on Wednesday, 8 January, with the ceremony attended by Polish and foreign diplomats, along with members of the Polish diaspora.
Source: European Pravda, citing Poland’s …
Ukraine’s Armed Forces have carried out a high-precision strike on a command post of Russia’s 8th Guards Combined Arms Army, located in the city of Khartsyzk in Donetsk Oblast.
Source: Ukraine’s General Staff
Quote: “Russian occupation forces had been …
Ukrainian border guards are constantly monitoring military exercises taking place deep in the territory of Belarus, noting that no assault formations have been detected heading towards the border with Ukraine.
Source: Colonel Andrii Demchenko, spokesma…
On 1 January, Transnistria, a Russia-controlled breakaway region of Moldova, entered an energy crisis of unprecedented scale.
Following Ukraine’s refusal to extend an agreement allowing Russian gas to transit Ukraine, the region’s population of 300,00…