Putin, Pezeshkian sign strategic Russia-Iran partnership agreement in Moscow ・Ukraine strikes Russian S-400 radar equipment in Belgorod Oblast, military claims ・Biden administration secretly funded Ukraine's drone industry,

Russia said on Friday that any placement of British military assets in Ukraine under a new 100-year partnership agreement between Kyiv and London would be of concern to Moscow.

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine's army now has roughly 880,000 soldiers, while approximately 600,000 Russian troops are fighting against Kyiv's forces.

Ukraine and Russia have been exchanging major drone and missile strikes, with each seeking to gain an advantage as US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration nears

Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six British Storm Shadow cruise missiles and at least 146 drones into Russia in a mass attack, says Moscow. It threatened retaliation against the air strikes.

Russia claimed it had damaged ground facilities at one of Ukraine's largest natural gas storage sites in Lviv Oblast during a series of missile and drone attacks on Jan. 15.

North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region against Ukraine have begun resorting to drastic measures to avoid capture, including "finishing off" fellow soldiers and suicide by grenade.

The U.K., France and other allies have discussed the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as the war escalates.