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Russia has lost over 38,000 troops in Kursk Oblast -- Hungary loses out on about $1 billion in EU aid -- Putin orders Russian government, top bank to cooperate with China on AI tech -- Prominent scientists among victims of New Year's Day drone attack in Kyiv -- and more

Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian helicopter with anti-air missile in first strike of its kind -- Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Smolensk Oblast -- Russian attacks damage homes and infrastructure in Kyiv and Sumy oblasts ahead of New Year -- US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election disinformation campaigns -- and more

Ukraine struck hundreds of targets deep inside Russia in 2024. What did they achieve? -- Oil depot on fire in Russia's Smolensk region following drone attack -- ‘I survived a Russian torture camp. So I had to see Assad's Sednaya prison’ -- Germany indicts 3 in alleged Russian espionage plot -- and more

Russia may escalate hybrid warfare near NATO borders -- [vBlog] Ukraine This Year: the top moments that shaped 2024 -- Russia could inflict substantial casualties by unconventional (hybird) attack against NATO -- Russia must admit guilt over downing Azerbaijani airliner, pay compensation, Azerbaijan's president says -- and more

Russia suffered 421,000 casualties in 2024, highest price since start of invasion -- Ukraine receives 1st shipment of US LNG -- Azerbaijan Airlines crash highlights Russia's failure to close airspace amid war -- Greece to deliver 24 Sea Sparrow missiles to Ukraine -- and more

3 senior Russian officers killed in HIMARS, drone attack -- Ukrainian troops thwarted Russian attempt to gain a foothold on an island in Dnipro River delta -- Drone strike damages railway line in Russia's Voronezh Oblast -- 2024: Ukraine’s most memorable moments, in photos -- and more

Russia has executed at least 124 Ukrainian POWs on battlefield -- Ukraine's potential reasons for seeking nuclear deterrence -- Europe must take responsibility for its security, Polish FM says after Trump's win -- Russian drone attack on Kyiv damages residential areas & buildings, causes fires in 5 districts -- and more

How Russia is losing superiority in the Black Sea -- Ukraine receives US-made assault breacher -- Germany's military support for Ukraine will continue at least until 2032 -- Russian courts in Crimea have issued 472 verdicts for 'discrediting' Russian army since start of full-scale invasion -- Moldova's security chief says Russia spent $55 million on destabilization campaign -- and more

Ukraine needs ATACMS missiles to stop Russian terror -- Russia continues conducting offensives in 3 areas -- Russia keeps 3 Kalibr cruise missile carriers in Black Sea -- Russia concentrating forces along southern front -- Large explosion reported at military plant in Iran -- and more

Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles on Jan. 26 -- Russia planning new offensives, Ukraine needs more weapons -- Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine within 3 months -- Russian forces intensify assault in direction of Bakhmut, Vuhledar -- UNESCO places Odesa on endangered World Heritage sites list -- and more

Russia continues missile production despite Western sanctions -- Electricity deficit in Ukraine at 19% after latest Russian attack -- Defense secretary says US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities --Ukraine's air defense downs all 8 Russian drones in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast -- and more