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Russia launches daytime missile and drone strikes on Ukraine: Air defense response

Russia launched new strikes on Ukraine's territory during the afternoon of Friday, January 3, using missiles and drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. The attacks occurred between 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.

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Russia is conserving its missiles to launch larger but less frequent strikes against Ukraine, intel says

Russia has launched several large-scale attacks on Ukraine this month, firing hundreds of missiles and drones at its neighbor.

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Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine hits multiple targets, including Kyiv

Russia launched an aerial attack on Ukraine, striking the capital and other regions with multiple missiles and drones

Russia Loses Over 1,000 Troops on 1st Day of 2025

Newsweek · 1d

Russia Loses Over 1,000 Troops on First Day of 2025

Russia has not updated its tally since September 2022, when it said just under 6,000 troops had died. In a rare admission, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in December that 43,000 troops fighting for Kyiv had been killed and 370,000 injuries were reported, though this included those injured more than once.

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Russia seized 1,600 square miles of Ukraine's territory in 2024 while losing 427,000 troops, ISW says

Russia's losses in its invasion of Ukraine are thought to have soared in recent months while its forces have slowly advanced.

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Vladimir Putin suffers another blow as Russia loses nearly 1,400 soldiers in one day

Ukraine announced that Russia lost 1,370 soldiers on January 1, 2025 - the first day of the new year - as the war in Ukraine continues to take a heavy toll on both sides.

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Record losses for Russia and preparation of circular defense in Balakliia, Izium - Thursday brief

Russia lost a record number of soldiers in 2024. Meanwhile, the authorities of the Kharkiv region announced the preparation ...

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Putin tells Russia 'everything will be fine' amid the nation's military and economic struggles

Putin called 2025 the "year of the Defender of the Motherland" in his New Year's Eve address on Tuesday.

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Russia's Black Sea Problems Are Getting Worse

Russia continues to suffer military defeats in the strategically vital Black Sea, one of Moscow's most crucial avenues for political and economic influence into the Mediterranean and beyond. Newsweek ...

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U.S. will lead the Biden administration's final Ukraine defense group meeting Jan. 9

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will convene the final meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group next Thursday before ...

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Aviation experts say Russia’s air defense fire likely caused Azerbaijan plane crash as nation mourns

Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Baku to the Russian city of Grozny when it was diverted for reasons yet ...

Russia says 4 arrested in alleged bomb plots to kill senior Defense officials

The arrest announcement follows the death of Russia's Lt. Gen Igor Kirillov, who was killed on Dec. 17 by a bomb hidden on an ...

Russia detains 4 suspects allegedly planning to assassinate top defense officials

According to the Federal Security Service (FSB), four Russians were involved in an alleged Ukrainian plot to assassinate ...

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Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that released hundreds of captives and was ...

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Russia News

Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces. By Anton Troianovski and Constant Méheut Sending troops to fight against Ukraine has gotten North ...

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Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated 430,790 Russian troops in 2024, equal to 36 motorized rifle divisions

The ministry noted that Russian forces suffered higher losses in 2024 than in 2022 and 2023 combined. December 2024 recorded ...

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