Three and a half years in, Russia has failed militarily, even if Ukraine is bleeding, too. Mr Putin has not even managed to overrun Kharkiv, just 35km from the border, let alone Kyiv. The flow of goods through Ukraine’s deep-sea ports surpasses pre-war volumes.

Almost 900 miles from Ukraine’s borders, a fire erupted at a Russian oil refinery on Saturday. The blaze – a result of a strike by Ukrainian long-range drones, according to sources in the country’s security services – was the third at the facility in the last month alone.

Military aid to Ukraine saw a sharp decline in July and August 2025, despite the introduction of NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. — Ukrinform.

A Ukrainian politician has hailed a council's agreement with the region he heads as "extremely important". Suffolk County Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Poltava Regional Military Administration.

Russia battered Ukraine's energy facilities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in its latest heavy bombardment of the country's power grid, authorities said Thursday.

The Kremlin on Wednesday pushed back at U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that the Russian economy was going to collapse, saying that Russia had considerable reserves and was strong enough to allow President Vladimir Putin to achieve his goals.

The Ministry of Economy forecasts Ukraine’s GDP growth at 2.5% next year, despite the World Bank lowering its projection to 2%. — Ukrinform.

Russia is intensifying drone strikes on Ukraine’s rail network, a critical lifeline for commercial freight, passenger traffic and military logistics