Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 3,800 North Korean soldiers had been killed or injured in Kursk in an interview in early January.

The independent U.S.-based think tank said that the Kremlin is in "the endgame" of its plans to take over its neighbor.

The aggressor country of russia intends to annex Belarus within the next ten years in order to further use the economic resources and geographical position to

Russian forces captured the village of Vremivka and made additional gains along the front in their efforts to encircle Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Jan.

( MENAFN - UkrinForm) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and his Moldovan counterpart Mihai Popsoi discussed energy security, EU accession, and efforts to counter threats posed by Russia. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy reported this on X , Ukrinform saw.

High-ranking sources told independent Russian outlet Meduza that Russia's elites are disappointed the Ukraine war didn't end in 2024 and feel fatigue.

Recent data from the ISW indicates that North Korean forces in Kursk are at risk of total elimination by April 2025 if casualty rates continue.

“Kremlin officials are attempting to exploit the energy crisis in Moldova to set conditions to justify future Russian aggression against Moldova,” the ISW analysts believe.

The analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) point out that Russia's attempts to de facto annex Belarus pose strategic risks to the United States, NATO and Ukraine. Source: ISW Quote from ISW: "Moscow’s effort to de facto annex Belarus ...

Patrushev reaffirmed that Russia’s objectives in Ukraine remain unchanged and that the Kremlin is committed to achieving all the goals Russian leader Vladimir Putin cited to justify the full-scale invasion. Quote from the ISW: "Putin identified the ...

Russia launched 39 Shahed drones, other simulator drones and four ballistic missiles according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down two missiles and 24 drones. A further 14 drone simulators were lost in location, the statement said.