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Ukraine: Attack on Russian aircraft manufacturer

Russian forces close to capturing key coal mine

Ukraine's last functioning coke oven mine is on the verge of falling into the hands of the Russian invasion forces.

Claims Russian control over key mine

Russia claims to have taken control of a mine in eastern Ukraine, right on the outskirts of the disputed small town of Pokrovsk.

Zelensky: Ukraine Interrogates North Korean Soldiers

Ukraine is said to have captured two North Korean soldiers who are fighting for Russia in the Russian border region of Kursk, announces Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj on X. They are now being interrogated by the Ukrainian security service.

Russia claims control over key small town

Russia claims to have taken control of a heavily contested small town in eastern Ukraine - which would constitute a milestone in the ongoing advance of the invasion forces.

Will there be peace in Ukraine this year?

Will the Ukraine war end in 2025? Yes, according to some assessors. But the uncertainty is great – not least considering the upcoming shift in power at the White House. The question is also what conditions a peace can become a reality.

They follow the trauma of war: "Don't let go"

They report from the war's front line and try to describe what its horrors do to a person. The Kyiv Independents Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko don't have time to think about what it does to themselves. There's more work to be done, says Farrell.

Ukrainian source: We killed a general in Moscow

Two people have been killed in an explosion in Moscow. One of the dead is reported to be Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the highest chief of the country's radiological, chemical and biological defense. Ukraine is taking responsibility for the act, according to a person within the security service.