Ukrainian forces never intended to seize the Kursk nuclear power plant in Russia's Kursk Oblast following Ukraine's incursion into the region in early August, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during an interview with Nordic media on Oct. 30. Moscow has repeatedly accused Kyiv of attacking or planning to attack the plant since the start of the […]

Russian troops are likely seeking to seize a bridgehead on the western bank of the Dnipro River or one of its islands in order to transfer firepower there, Vladyslav Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on Dec. 24. Voloshyn's statement comes amid an anticipated large-scale Russian […]

Key developments on Dec. 24: Russia trying to seize bridgehead on west bank of Dnipro, but no talk of storming Kherson, military says Russia strikes apartment building in Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve, at least 1 killed, 13 injured Ukrainian volunteers developing more powerful model of Trembita missile capable of reaching Moscow, The Economist reports […]