(LONDON) – Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is increasingly isolated from reality and surrounded by officials who are afraid to deliver bad news, according to Christopher Steele, the former head of the United Kingdom’s MI6 Russia desk. Steele says Putin lives inside a self reinforcing bubble of disinformation that hasContinue Reading
(ILSKY, KRASNODAR REGION, RUSSIA) – Ukraine carried out its first reported oil infrastructure strikes of 2026, targeting the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region and a separate oil depot in the Kaluga region, according to open source video footage and local reports shared online. Videos and photographs circulating onContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s Security Service said 2025 marked a year of extensive intelligence and security operations against Russian military and infrastructure targets, according to a New Year address by the head of the agency, Vasyl Malyuk, as reported by UNN. Malyuk described the past year as one defined byContinue Reading
https://unn.ua/video/2025/12/31/1767176373-1917.mp4 (TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA) – Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said that its forces carried out a coordinated strike overnight on December 31 against major oil infrastructure in southern Russia, targeting the Tuapse marine oil terminal and the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. According to information released byContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Russia has announced plans to expand what it calls a buffer zone inside northeastern Ukraine in 2026, following instructions from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to senior military officials in Moscow. The statement was made by Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces,Continue Reading
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Russian officials have publicly claimed that the country now ranks as the leading economy in Europe, despite extensive international sanctions imposed since the invasion of Ukraine. The statement, made by State Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, comes as available data points to a deep and widening decline inContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine is showing signs of serious strain as new assessments indicate that Moscow is struggling to maintain momentum due to heavy losses and limited reserves. Analysts say Russian forces are increasingly exposed as they shift resources from one front to another, creating vulnerabilitiesContinue Reading
(PALM BEACH, FLORIDA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United States for talks with Donald Trump and his representatives as Russia continued heavy missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, highlighting the sharp contrast between battlefield realities and diplomatic engagement. Zelenskyy travelled to Florida to meet Trump atContinue Reading
(NOVGOROD REGION, RUSSIA) – Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to attack the residence of the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in what Kyiv has described as a fabrication lacking any supporting evidence. The allegation was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a phone briefing that Moscow later circulatedContinue Reading
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) –Large parts of the Moscow region were left without electricity after reports of drone activity, highlighting the growing reach of Ukrainian strikes and the pressure facing Russia’s energy and security systems. Russian officials said more than 600,000 residents experienced power cuts during winter conditions, prompting emergency measures toContinue Reading
