Russia, Ukraine and Christmas

Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure on Christmas Day
Air-raid alarms and explosions sounded on Christmas Day in Ukraine as Russian missiles and drones targeted the nation’s energy infrastructure. “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack,
Christmas blackouts in Ukraine after 'massive' Russian strike
Ukrainians faced fresh Russian drone and missile strikes on energy infrastructure nationwide on Tuesday night into Christmas Day morning.
Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success, as Zelensky calls strikes 'inhumane'
Ukraine's air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones, causing damage to energy infrastructure across the country.
Biden reaffirms support for weapons surge to Ukraine after Russia's Christmas attack
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had asked the Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system and some of its cities.
Russia launches 'inhuman' Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says
Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Biden condemns Russia’s ‘outrageous’ Christmas attack on Ukraine
President Biden on Wednesday denounced Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, declaring the wave of missiles and drones “outrageous.” “The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukrainian people’s access to heat and electricity during winter and to jeopardize the safety of its grid,

Russia Snubs Trump's Call For Ukraine Ceasefire

Russia arrests four on suspicion of plotting to kill officials on Ukraine’s orders
Russia has arrested four people on suspicion of plotting to assassinate senior defence officials and their families on ...
As Ukraine marks Christmas, exhausted soldiers wonder if Trump can end the war
This holiday season marks Ukraine’s third straight since Russia’s invasion, and President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of ...
Biden stands by ‘surge of weapons’ to Ukraine as Trump handover looms
Biden's statement comes as his administration works to send as much aid to Ukraine as possible before Trump, who has vowed to ...
Finland Says Vessel Suspected of Cutting Cable May Be Part of Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’
The country’s prime minister said the incident, the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure, underscored ...
Putin says there is no time to sign new Ukraine gas transit deal this year
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was no time left this year to sign a new Ukrainian gas transit deal, and laid ...
Russian personnel losses exceed 780,000 – Ukraine's General Staff
Russia has lost 1,540 soldiers killed and wounded, as well as 24 artillery systems and 10 armoured combat vehicles, over the ...
Did France use confidential channels to talk to Moscow on Russia-Ukraine war without involving Kyiv?
Western nations, including France, have consistently maintained that no decisions on Ukraine’s future can be made without its ...
Putin 'deliberately chose Christmas' for major Ukraine missile attack, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainians faced fresh Russian drone and missile strikes on energy infrastructure nationwide on Tuesday night into Christmas ...