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Published on 08:35 GMT

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,209,880 troops in Ukraine since 2022

Russia has lost around 1,209,880 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Jan. 2. The number includes 910 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, the …

Source: The Kyiv Independent - Neutral
Published on Jan 1, 2026

Why Is Russia Arming a Regime That Is Falling Apart?

Cargo planes don’t lie. Belarusian Il-76 aircraft continue to land in Tehran, quietly unloading Russian and Chinese weapons, crowd-control systems, surveillance tools, and security equipment for the Islamic Republic’s internal forces. These flights are not …

Source: The Times of Israel - Neutral
Published on Jan 1, 2026

Russia captured over 4,300 square kilometers of Ukraine in 2025, DeepState reports

Russian forces occupied 4,336 square kilometers (1,674 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in 2025, accounting for less than 1% of the country, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project DeepState reported in an year-end assessment published on Jan. 1. …

Source: The Kyiv Independent - Neutral
Published on Jan 1, 2026

For Russia’s Wartime Diaspora, New Year’s Traditions Become a Tether to Home

Ahead of New Year’s Eve, the biggest holiday in Russia, Sergei, 30, a Russian IT specialist based in Romania, said he would try to watch “The Irony of Fate,” the 1975 romantic comedy that is a New Year’s staple in Russia, in its entirety for the first time …

Source: The Moscow Times - Center-left
Published on 04:28 GMT

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky was not targeting Putin residence in drone attack, CIA tells Trump

Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks Russian officials say that a Ukrainian attack killed 24 people in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations …

Source: The Independent - Center-left
Published on Jan 1, 2026

Russia asks US to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker, claims authority - NYT

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 08:50 GMT

NYT: Russia Has Asked The US To Stop Pursuing An Oil Tanker

The Trump administration continues to deem the tanker "state-less." The Russian government has formally sent a diplomatic request to the United States to stop pursuing a tanker that was headed to Venezuela. According to The New York Times. …

Source: Charter 97 - Center-left
Published on 08:40 GMT

Russia Gives U.S. Officials Proof of Ukrainian Attempted Strike on Putin’s Residence

January 1, 2026 Hour: 5:01 pm Russia has presented U.S. officials a proof of an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s private residence last week. Russia presented proof of an attempted drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s …

Source: teleSUR - Gov't Propaganda
Published on 03:54 GMT

World News | Russia Shares Evidence with US After Alleged Drone Attack on Putin's Novgorod Residence

Moscow [Russia], January 2 (ANI): Days after Russia alleged that Ukraine targeted President Vladimir Putin's official residence in a drone attack, Russian authorities on Thursday said they had shared what they described as evidence related to the …

Source: Latestly - Indeterminate
Published on 04:04 GMT

Russia shares evidence with US after alleged drone attack on Putin's Novgorod residence

Days after Russia alleged that Ukraine targeted President Vladimir Putin's official residence in a drone attack, Russian authorities on Thursday said they had shared what they described as evidence related to the incident with the United States, …

Source: The Economic Times - Center-right