Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

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Trump’s compromise peace in Ukraine is a strategic opportunity for Europe​

In failing grasp what lies behind America’s push to reset relations with Russia, the EU risks its chance for global relevance.
Opinion
January 19, 2026 4:00 am CET
By Zachary Paikin

Zachary Paikin is a research fellow in the Grand Strategy program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

This opinion sounds as if it was written in the Kremlin. Zachary Paikin must be another Russian asset.

 

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A large Russian aerial strike on Ukraine has left the Ukrainian parliament and half of Kyiv's residential buildings without heating or power as temperatures across the country continue to hover around -10C.

Ukraine's parliament and half of Kyiv with no heating after Russian strikes

President Zelensky says Russia has started using "far more" ballistic missiles in its attacks on Ukraine.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ukrainians must be desperate for spring to arrive. I think it does, every year.

 

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Footage of the Russian Yolka interceptor drone in combat. Filmed in Russia's Belgorod region, the video shows the Yolka interceptor drone being used to destroy Ukrainian FPV drones of an unknown model.

 

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Footage of two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles striking a Ukrainian army missile and artillery battalion located in a forested area. The video was filmed near the village of Sazono-Balanivka in the Kharkiv region.
According to media reports, the strike by a Russian Iskander-M missile with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead destroyed or damaged two dozen Ukrainian army vehicles and, presumably, one M270 MLRS.

 

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All is explained by Donald J. Trump...

US President Donald Trump explained why he cannot end the war in Ukraine. According to him, when one side is ready to end the war, the other, on the contrary, is not, according to a White House broadcast.

Speaking at the White House, Trump once again said that he had already ended eight wars, adding that no president had settled even a single one.

MSN

This guy missed his calling. He should have been a stand up comedian!

 

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British newspaper youtube footage of Russian losses, presumably recent

There seems to be a lot of damage to air defence systems recorded.

 

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Russia's losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever as US pushes for peace deal

A steep rise in soldiers' obituaries is documented by the BBC as part of its work in counting Russian war losses.

www.bbc.co.uk

Zelensky declares state of emergency in Ukraine's energy sector

The move comes as US President Donald Trump said Ukraine is "less ready" than the Russian president to make a peace deal.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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A scene from the repelling of an attempted counteroffensive by Ukrainian units near Kupyansk. Ukrainian army assault groups in armored vehicles attempted to approach Russian positions but were attacked by FPV drones. The video shows Russian FPV drone strikes on Ukrainian Kazak armored vehicles, Novator armored vehicles, and vehicles. A Ukrainian M1117 armored personnel carrier, an HMMWV armored vehicle, and other vehicles were also hit by drone strikes.

 

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A Russian Lancet-51 kamikaze drone strikes a Ukrainian Gepard air defense system. The video was filmed in the Kharkiv region. The Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was adopted by Germany in 1973; all air defense systems have since been decommissioned. As a result of the Russian Lancet-51 drone strike, Ukraine's Gepard air defense system was destroyed.

 

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Over 100 videos of Russian interceptor drones operating in Ukraine and the Donbas. The video shows the destruction of heavy Ukrainian hexacopters by Russian FPV interceptor drones. Hexacopters are expensive, heavy agricultural drones of various models, modified for military use. Hexacopters are most often used as FPV drone carriers, communication relays, or bombers. Military hexacopters in Ukraine and Russia are called "Baba Yaga" drones, after a character from Russian fairy tales.

 

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Ukraine has agreed to purchase 65 Commando Select Armored Fighting Vehicles off of American company Textron in a deal valued at $163.4 million usd. The deal includes 1 year worth of maintenance and spare parts.

Textron Systems Awarded $163.4m Security Assistance Contract To Deliver 65 COMMANDO™ Select Vehicles To Ukraine

The Vehicle Offers a Combination of Lethality, Survivability, Mobility, and Sustainability

investor.textron.com

 

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Norway has delivered a significant quantity (the exact number has not been released) of AIM-9 Air Defense Missiles to Ukraine for use in Ukraine's NASAMS Air Defense Systems. These valuable missiles will be used to help protect high value Ukrainian infrastructure and military sites.

Norway delivers major batch of NASAMS air defense missiles to Ukraine

Read more

newsukraine.rbc.ua

 

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Russian FPV drones engage Ukrainian UAVs in the second part of the January footage. Russian FPV drones VT-40, Prince Vandal Novgorodsky, and other models are used in the battles. The exact location of the battle is not disclosed. The video features Ukrainian reconnaissance and conventional drones, both Ukrainian and foreign-made. The video features Ukrainian Leleka-100 drones, Shark drones, Leleka-100M2 drones, Shark-M drones, Raybird drones, Shark-M drones, LF-240 drones, Darts drones, Chaklun drones, Furia drones, Vector drones, Martianin drones, Baton drones, Gor drones, Domakha drones, Gorlitsa drones, RAM-X2 drones, Shchedryk drones, Bliskavka drones, and Backfire-70 drones.

 

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From Washington Post

The analysts say the Kremlin has already spent most of the foreign currency reserves and borrowings that underpinned the sharp increase in military expenditure over the past three years. The situation is being exacerbated by new tough US sanctions against the oil sector, introduced in October 2025.

Janis Kluge, an economist at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, says that the factors which had been supporting Russia's economy have disappeared. His assessment is that "Russia is right now in the worst situation since the war started."

Sanctions against the state-owned companies Rosneft and Lukoil are forcing Moscow to sell oil at a huge discount. The price of Urals crude has fallen to US$35 per barrel, well below the US$69 included in the initial draft budget for 2025.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-economy-may-collapse-2026-020400488.html

Putin continues ruining Russia with no real prospect of defeating Ukraine. I hear that Russia is selling gold. If Putin can find buyers, he should be able to continue on his present economy-wrecking course for some time.

 

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Putin continues ruining Russia with no real prospect of defeating Ukraine. I hear that Russia is selling gold. If Putin can find buyers, he should be able to continue on his present economy-wrecking course for some time.

The longer he manages to prolong the war, the harder the collapse of the Russian economy will be. Let’s hope he will also sell the gold reserves, so that when the collapse finally comes, they will be with their pants down.

 

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Footage of Russian Geran-2 kamikaze drone strikes on Ukrainian Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters. The video was filmed at an airfield in the Kirovohrad region of Ukraine, using Geran-2 drones under direct control.
The first Geran-2 strike targeted a Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter, causing it to catch fire. The Geran-2 drones then attacked a nearby Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter.

 

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Footage of a Russian precision-guided Krasnopol missile striking a Ukrainian army drone control center located in a bunker. Observers reported that the Ukrainian control center launched drones in the direction of Kupyansk and Slovyansk. The bunker was fired upon by artillerymen from the Russian Zapad group using a 152mm 2A65 Msta-B towed howitzer. The missile strike destroyed the Ukrainian bunker housing the drone operators, as shown at the end of the video.

 

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Footage of a Russian Iskander missile striking a concealed Ukrainian drone launch site located in a forested area. The video was filmed near the village of Fayivka in Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast. The video shows the arrival of a Ukrainian supply vehicle and UAV launchers.

 

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Footage of a Russian 300mm Tornado-S MLRS strike on a temporary deployment site for Ukrainian units located in an abandoned building. The location of the shooting is not disclosed. The Tornado-S missile strike partially destroyed the Ukrainian building.