A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's western city of Engels, according to the region's governor. It comes after Ukraine said it was behind a drone strike on a Russian oil base in the region.

Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of carrying out a missile strike on a supermarket in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Denis Pushilin, who heads the parts of Donetsk region controlled by Russia,

Ukraine's move will deprive Russia of about $6.5 billion in annual revenue from gas sales to Europe, according to U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.

Ukraine sees tactical advances in Russia’s Kursk, while Moscow claims to have secured front line town in Donbas.

Russia has endured over 700,000 casualties since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022—more than in all of Moscow’s conflicts since World War II combined, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Jan.

Russia has been battling Ukraine in Kursk since August 2024, when Kyiv launched a surprise cross-border incursion into Russian soil. Ukraine still controls roughly half of the territory it seized in the late summer, although Moscow has been battling to peel back Kyiv's grip across the border.

According to Flight Global 2024 World Air Forces Directory, only 14 Su-57s remain in active service today.

Rather than blustering about using military force, Donald Trump should commence behind-the-scenes talks with the Danish and Greenland governments about basing rights and other agreements limiting Chinese investment.

Some Russian state media figures reportedly said the U.S. president-elect's actions could legitimize Russia's own imperialist goals.