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Ukraine Conflict

Journalists Name 155,368 Russian War Dead in New BBC–Mediazona Tally

Open-source verification by BBC Russian Service with Mediazona establishes a conservative, source-attributable baseline for Russia’s war dead.

Kyiv Orders Pullbacks in Pokrovsk as Russia Unleashes New Mass Drone Strikes

Massive Russian Barrage Batters Kyiv, Killing 3 and Cutting Power to Over 500,000

Pokrovsk Battles Intensify as Ukraine Confirms Russian Incursions and Pullbacks in Zaporizhzhia

Zelenskyy Seeks Large Patriot Purchase, Calls on Europe to Lend Systems as Winter Blackouts Bite

Ukraine Deploys New Patriot Batteries as Russia Escalates Strikes and Pokrovsk Battle Peaks

Russia Claims Encirclement Near Pokrovsk as Kyiv Reports Heavy Fighting in Myrnohrad

UN Inquiry Finds Russia’s Drone Campaign in Southern Ukraine Is a Crime Against Humanity

Russia Claims Decisive Test of Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik, Moves Toward Deployment

Orbán and Magyar Draw Rival Mass Rallies in Budapest as Hungary’s 2026 Campaign Begins

U.S. Hits Rosneft and Lukoil as EU Advances LNG Ban, Oil Prices Climb

U.S. and Australia Seal Critical Minerals Pact With $8.5 Billion Project Pipeline

Ukraine Hits Crimea Oil Depot as Russia Bombards Cities With Drones and Guided Bombs

Trump and Putin Plan Budapest Meeting After Call as U.S. Weighs Tomahawks for Ukraine

Russia Hits Kharkiv Hospital and UN Convoy as Ukraine Seeks Air Defenses and Long-Range Weapons

Trump Threatens Tomahawks for Ukraine if Putin Won’t Settle War

UN Security Council Weighs Estonia Airspace Claim as NATO Issues Tough Warnings

Romania Says Russian Drone Violated Its Airspace as NATO Boosts Eastern Defenses

NATO Bolsters Eastern Flank After Drone Breaches in Poland and Romania

Trump Conditions U.S. Sanctions on NATO Oil Halt and China Tariffs as Alliance Boosts Eastern Defenses