Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin suffers record losses in 2024 as Kyiv warns Trump against early peace talks

Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine suffered a record 434,000 casualties in 2024, including 150,000 deaths, according to the Ukrainian military chief. The toll is higher than that of the previous…

Ukraine-Russia war latest: German military says Putin is rapidly rearming for possible attack on Nato

Russia is rearming faster than previously thought and could be making preparations to attack a Nato country, a top German official has warned. “The Russian armed forces are not just…

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow claims capture of towns in east as six dead in overnight attacks

Russian forces have claimed a breakthrough in capturing two settlements in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region as an onslaught of overnight bombardment across Ukraine killed six people. The Russian defence ministry…

Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin’s forces locked onto French plane as North Korea troops may ‘be dead by April’

I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. France has accused Russia of “intimidation” after its air defenses locked onto a French patrol plane…

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin welcomes meeting with Trump as ‘supermarket hit with US missile’ in Donetsk

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed new oil sanctions on Russia by the UK and US, thanking the two allies for their “unwavering support” against Russia’s war machine. Washington announced a…

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow launched 300 attack drones in first 3 days of 2025, Zelensky says

Ukraine, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) said, according to the Kyiv Independent. A Russian government decree abolishing the one-time payment of £2,842 to prisoners for signing a contract with the…

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says ‘decisive’ Trump can help stop Putin as Kyiv hits Kursk command post

I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Volodymyr Zelensky has lauded incoming US president Donald Trump saying he could be…

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Two dead after Putin launches New Year’s Day drone attack on Kyiv

Russia has launched a major drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on New Year’s Day that has killed two people and injured at least six others. More than 100 drones…

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin open to peace talks in Slovakia as reports claim North Korean soldier captured

Ukraine has claimed to have struck a Russian industrial facility producing fuel for missiles, as Moscow says it has foiled several assassination plots on senior officers. Kyiv said on Thursday…

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv targets missile fuel factory as Moscow claims assassination attempts foiled

I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine has claimed to have struck a Russian industrial facility producing fuel for…