Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his New Year address to the nation, said late Wednesday that Kyiv wanted the war to end, but not at any cost, adding he would not sign a "weak" peace agreement that would only prolong the war.

Defense experts questioned Russia's drone attack claims against President Vladimir Putin's residence after Moscow provides conflicting accounts of intercepted Ukrainian drones.

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 continue to spike despite diplomats hailin

Behind Moscow’s unproven claims that Kyiv tried to attack one of Vladimir Putin’s vacation residences this week lie far steeper hurdles to ending Russia’s war, none more fundamental than Ukraine’s unflinching desire to pursue an independent,

A steep rise in soldiers' obituaries is documented by the BBC as part of its work in counting Russian war losses.

After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.

Zelensky said Russia targeted Ukraine overnight, while a Russian official said drones targeted a New Year party in a Russian-occupied region.

Russia launched about 52,000 drones in overnight attacks on Ukraine in 2025, according to data aggregated by Kyle Glen of the U.K.-based Centre for Information Resilience, compared with around 14,000 launched between 2022 and 2024. Odesa is becoming a major target.