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Donbas Withdrawal Emerges as Reported Condition in US–Ukraine Talks on Guarantee
Washington has signalled that any US security guarantees for Ukraine may depend on Kyiv accepting a peace deal that would involve relinquishing control of the Donbas, according to a Financial Times report. The report said US officials had also raised…
P1-SUN interceptor filmed destroying Shahed in coordinated Ukrainian drone engagement
Video released on 22 January shows a Ukrainian-made interceptor drone striking a Russian Shahed-type loitering munition during an overnight attack, with a second Ukrainian drone filming the engagement from close range. The footage appears to show two interceptors from adjacent…
What Ukraine’s “AI-driven air defence” is, and what it is not
Ukraine is developing an air-defence enhancement that relies on artificial intelligence, but recent coverage has blurred the distinction between a data-and-software foundation and a fully autonomous national missile shield. The latest wave of attention followed a Washington Post opinion column…
Kyiv left without heat in 5,635 apartment blocks after Russian overnight strike
Russia’s overnight missile and drone strike on Ukraine left 5,635 multi-storey residential buildings in Kyiv without heating and cut water supplies on the city’s left bank, as Ukraine’s air force reported a massed attack involving 372 aerial targets and confirmed…
Ukraine’s ground combat drone holds frontline position for 45 days, unit says
A Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicle armed with a 12.7mm machine gun held a frontline position for 45 days, in what Ukrainian commanders describe as an illustration of how rapidly battlefield robotics is being integrated into combat operations. The system, known…
France claims the lead in Ukraine intelligence as leak fears cloud the US role
PARIS — France is now providing “two-thirds” of the intelligence support Ukraine receives from foreign partners, President Emmanuel Macron said on 15 January, a claim that points to a significant rebalancing of Western support and to growing unease about the…
Brussels proposes €90bn EU loan scheme for Ukraine covering 2026–27
The European Commission has proposed a €90 billion EU-backed loan for Ukraine for 2026 and 2027, splitting the package between budget support and military procurement and linking disbursements to reform and oversight conditions. The Commission says it wants the first…
Turkmenistan rescues 14 from Iranian cargo ship linked to arms shipments bound for Russia
Turkmenistan’s coast guard has rescued 14 crew members from an Iranian dry cargo ship after it sent an SOS from the Caspian Sea, an incident that has drawn attention because the vessel operated on a maritime corridor repeatedly identified in…
Russia has fired 13,300 missiles and 142,300 drones at Ukraine, Kyiv says
Russia has launched more than 13,300 missiles and more than 142,300 strike drones at Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief. The figures were released on Tuesday, 13 January 2026, after Syrskyi…
Ukraine says domestically made missiles hit Russian drone plant in Taganrog
Ukraine’s General Staff and Security Service (SBU) said Ukrainian forces struck a Russian defence-industrial facility in the port city of Taganrog overnight, reporting explosions and a fire at the Atlant Aero plant, which Kyiv says is involved in producing attack…