Donald Trump said he has asked Russian president Vladimir Putin to not attack Ukrainian cities at a time the war-hit nation is experiencing a harsh winter.
Speaking at a cabinet meeting in the White House, Trump told reporters: "I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week during this... extraordinary cold,” adding that Putin has "agreed to that”.
"A lot of people said, 'Don't waste the call. You're not going to get that.’ And he did it. And we're very happy that they did it,” Trump said.
Kyiv, which has grappled with severe power shortages this winter, is forecast to enter a brutally cold stretch starting Friday that is expected to last into next week. Temperatures in some areas will drop to -30C, the State Emergency Service warned.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was asked whether a mutual halt on strikes on energy facilities was being discussed between Russia and Ukraine, and he refused to comment on the issue.
This comes hours after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Moscow’s plans of another large-scale barrage despite plans for further US-brokered peace talks at the weekend.
Key Points
- Zelensky and Merz welcome Trump’s limited ceasefire
- Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold - watch
- Zelensky says he expects implementation of agreement not to fire on Kyiv
- Ukraine working with SpaceX to stop Russian drones using Starlink, says Kyiv
- Temperatures in Ukraine to hit -30C as crops risk damage
- Putin's troops moving at slowest pace seen for any army in more than 100 years of warfare
Zelensky says Abu Dhabi peace talks included halting attacks on power infrastructure
06:19 , Arpan RaiVolodymyr Zelensky said the peace talks in Abu Dhabi over the weekend included discussion on halting attacks on energy facilities, thanking the US president Donald Trump for executing it.
"An important statement by President Trump about the possibility of providing security for Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities during this extreme winter period. Power supply is the foundation of life,” he said.
“We value the efforts of our partners to help us protect lives. Thank you, President Trump! Our teams discussed this in the United Arab Emirates,” the Ukrainian president said.
Russia has been pounding Ukraine's critical infrastructure, hoping to wear down public resistance to the war while leaving many around the country having to endure the dead of winter without heat.
Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks and could not say when war began’
05:57 , Arpan RaiOne of Donald Trump’s senior envoys for Ukraine has sparked alarm after making a series of blunders during crucial peace talks, according to a report.
The unnamed official is said to have made several comments that exposed a basic lack of knowledge about the war between Ukraine and Russia during trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi last week.
Among the incorrect statements allegedly made during the meetings are errors about how long the war has been going on, when it started and whether or not the country has a vice-president.
“General [Kyrylo] Budanov is now their vice-president,” the official is reported to have said during a meeting with reporters, according to the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine does not have a vice-president, and Mr Budanov has recently been appointed as head of the president’s office.
Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks
Russia not aware of US guarantees agreed with Ukraine, says Lavrov
05:48 , Arpan RaiRussian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said that he does not know what security guarantees have been agreed between the US and Ukraine, according to the country’s state media.
President Volodymyr Zelensky previously said that a security guarantee agreement was “100 per cent ready” while secretary of state Marco Rubio said that it was dependent on the surrender of the Donbas region
Ukraine is seeking guarantees that would ensure that Russia could not continue to expand into its territory or invade again.
Watch: Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold
05:37 , Arpan RaiEU sanctions Russian TV hosts and other figures involved in war propaganda
05:28 , Arpan RaiThe European Union council has sanctioned six individuals for their misinformation campaign against the EU’s member states and partners in the Ukraine war.
“The Council decided to adopt sanctions against an additional six individuals, in light of Russia's continued hybrid activities, in particular Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) against the EU and its member states and partners,” the EU said in a statement yesterday.
It added: “The new sanctions targeting Russian television presenters and cultural figures who promote pro-Russian propaganda and spread disinformation on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.”
EU prepares to sanction Russia on 4th anniversary of Ukraine war
05:21 , Arpan RaiThe European Union is likely to impose its 20th sanctions package on Russia on 24 February, four years after Moscow’s full-scale invasion, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
"We aim to come out with this (sanctions package) on the 24th of February" Kallas said, speaking to reporters at a press briefing.
She added that an agreement on the sanctions package is not finalised yet and a discussion is continuing between EU nations.
"Countries are proposing different things... the work is ongoing," she said.
Russia returns 1,000 bodies to Ukraine in new soldier swap
04:50 , Arpan RaiRussia and Ukraine yesterday said they had carried out the latest exchange of their war dead, a regular practice designed to allow relatives of those killed on the battlefield to bury their loved ones.
Russia handed Ukraine 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, the two countries said in statements. Kyiv had handed Moscow the bodies of 38 Russian soldiers, Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said.
Medinsky posted an image on Telegram of the exchange showing white refrigerated trucks parked on a snow-covered area next to a wood with people clad in white biohazard suits standing around.
Ukraine's coordination centre for prisoner exchanges confirmed an exchange of bodies had taken place, saying on Telegram that Russia had handed Kyiv 1,000 bodies which Moscow claimed belonged to Ukrainian soldiers.
Zelensky and Merz welcome Trump’s limited ceasefire
04:36 , Arpan RaiUkraine president Volodymyr Zelensky and German chancellor Friedrich Merz have welcomed Donal Trump’s limited ceasefire on Kyiv and other cities, calling it “efforts in favour of a truce”.
Zelensky has said he expected the implementation of an agreement by Russia to not fire on Kyiv and other cities for a week because of the “extremely cold” winter weather, as announced by the US president Donald Trump.
"Our teams discussed this in the United Arab Emirates. We expect the agreements to be implemented," Zelensky said. "De-escalation steps contribute to real progress toward ending the war,” he said.
“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the systematic destruction of Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure by Russian attacks. I spoke about this with @ZelenskyyUa on the phone. We welcome the efforts to achieve a ceasefire. Ukraine needs a just and lasting peace,” he said on X.
The German leader said “the systematic and brutal destruction of Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure by Russian attacks” was “still ongoing”.
Putin's troops moving at slowest pace seen for any army in more than 100 years of warfare
04:17 , Arpan RaiRussian forces are advancing at the slowest pace for any army in more than 100 years of warfare, a new assessment has shown.
“In all of its offensives over the last two years, Russia has failed to generate rapid breakthroughs to collapse the Ukrainian front line and allow for sweeping territorial gains,” said the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The US-based think tank compared the average rates of advance for major offensives in Ukraine since 2022 alongside historical benchmarks from the First World War and the Second World War and other wars.
“Russia’s Pokrovsk offensive has advanced slower than Allied forces in the Battle of the Somme in World War I, one of the most grinding offensives of the war. Russia’s offensives around Kupiansk and Chasiv Yar have been even less efficient, moving at mere fractions of the pace of historical campaigns,” the CSIS said.
In stark contrast, French forces advanced around 80 metres a day during the infamously attritional Battle of the Somme in the First World War.
"Despite claims of battlefield momentum in Ukraine, the data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains and is increasingly a declining power," CSIS said in its annual assessment.
Temperatures in Ukraine to hit -30C as crops risk damage
03:58 , Arpan RaiUkraine will be hit by extremely low temperatures at the beginning of next week, posing a threat to winter crops, according to emergency services and agricultural analysts.
All regions except southern Ukraine will be affected by the freezing conditions between 1 February to 4 February.
“We consider the current cold spell to be extremely dangerous for winter crops across a significant part of Ukraine,” analyst Barva Invest said on Telegram.
Temperatures will plummet to -30C after they dropped to -20Cin early January, easing to above-zero figures this week.
Watch: Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold
03:15 , Arpan RaiZelensky says he expects implementation of agreement not to fire on Kyiv
02:55 , Arpan RaiUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said he expected the implementation of an agreement by Russia to not fire on Kyiv and other cities for a week because of the “extremely cold” winter weather, as announced by the US president Donald Trump.
"Our teams discussed this in the United Arab Emirates. We expect the agreements to be implemented," Zelensky said.
"De-escalation steps contribute to real progress toward ending the war,” he said.
Trump announced last night that Russian president Vladimir Putin has agreed not to target the Ukrainian capital and other towns for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures.
Ukraine working with SpaceX to stop Russian drones using Starlink, says Kyiv
02:47 , Arpan RaiUkraine is working with satellite firm SpaceX to stop Russian drones using Starlink to operate, the country’s defence minister said on Thursday.
Reports suggested that Starlinks had been found on Russian long-range UAVs in Ukraine, which are resistant to traditional signal jamming, allowing the military to manually fly drones into Ukrainian targets.
“We are grateful to SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and personally to Elon Musk for the quick response and the start of work on resolving the situation,” Ukraine's defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote on Telegram.
Full story: Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks and could not say when war began’
02:03 , Alex CroftOne of Donald Trump’s senior envoys for Ukraine has sparked alarm after making a series of blunders during crucial peace talks, according to a report.
The unnamed official is said to have made several comments that exposed a basic lack of knowledge about the war between Ukraine and Russia during trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi last week.
The talks, set to continue this weekend, are the first between the three countries since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022 - but the comments have led to fears that inexperience and misunderstanding by US officials could pose a risk to Kyiv.
Among the incorrect statements allegedly made during the meetings are errors about how long the war has been going on, when it started and whether or not the country has a vice president.
"General [Kyrylo] Budanov is now their vice president," the official is reported to have said during a meeting with reporters, according to the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine does not have a vice president and Budanov has recently been appointed as head of the President’s office.
Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks
Temperatures in Ukraine to hit -30C as crops risk damage
01:00 , Alex CroftUkraine will be hit by extremely low temperatures at the beginning of next week, posing a threat to winter crops, according to emergency services and agricultural analysts.
All regions except southern Ukraine will be affected by the freezing conditions between 1 February to 4 February.
“We consider the current cold spell to be extremely dangerous for winter crops across a significant part of Ukraine,” analyst Barva Invest said on Telegram.
Temperatures will plummet to -30C after they dropped to -20Cin early January, easing to above-zero figures this week.
Russia not aware of US guarantees agreed with Ukraine, says Lavrov
00:01 , Alex CroftRussian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said that he does not know what security guarantees have been agreed between the US and Ukraine, according to the country’s state media.
President Volodymyr Zelensky previously said that a security guarantee agreement was “100 per cent ready” while secretary of state Marco Rubio said that it was dependent on the surrender of the Donbas region
Ukraine is seeking guarantees that would ensure that Russia could not continue to expand into its territory or invade again.
NATO warns Ukraine faces 'harshest winter' as Russia targets energy grid - ICYMI
Thursday 29 January 2026 23:00 , Alex CroftWatch: Zelensky warns Russia is planning ‘massive’ strike ahead of peace talks
Thursday 29 January 2026 22:25 , Harriette BoucherWhat do we know about the next round of peace talks?
Thursday 29 January 2026 21:59 , Harriette BoucherTrilateral peace talks are set to resume in Abu Dhabi this Sunday, following the first round of "constructive" negotiations last weekend.
On Thursday, the Kremlin said it had reiterated its invitation for Volodymyr Zelensky to come to Moscow for peace talks.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio said there might be a US presence at the follow-up talks, but special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who had taken part in the previous round of talks, would not be participating.
It follows the first round of three-way talks on Saturday and Sunday, which was the first trilateral meeting since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Russia and Ukraine carry out new exchange of war dead
Thursday 29 January 2026 21:59 , Alex CroftRussia and Ukraine have carried out a new exchange of their war dead, allowing relatives of those killed to bury their loved ones.
Russia handed over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers and Kyiv handed back the bodies of 38 Russian soldiers in return, according to Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky.
Ukraine’s coordination centre for prisoner exchanges confirmed the exchange had taken place. The last exchange took place in October 2025 with both sides accusing each other of stalling new exchanges.
Ukraine will not miss out on opportunities for peace, says Zelensky
Thursday 29 January 2026 21:41 , Harriette BoucherVolodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will not miss out on any opportunity for peace or security guarantees, adding that the country is ready to make decisions.
He said: “We are communicating with our partners – with the American side – about truly effective formats and truly necessary results.
“Ukraine is ready for meetings, Ukraine is ready for decisions, and we expect our partners to be able to act as effectively as possible – in Europe, in the United States, everywhere. Exactly as required for a lasting peace.”
Trilateral peace talks are set to resume in Abu Dhabi this Sunday, following the first round of "constructive" talks over the weekend.
How Putin lures foreign nationals to the frontlines with the promise of work
Thursday 29 January 2026 20:57 , Alex CroftFor average wage earners in Russia, it's a big payday. For criminals seeking to escape the harsh conditions and abuse in prison, it's a chance at freedom. For immigrants hoping for a better life, it's a simplified path to citizenship.
All they have to do is sign a contract to fight in Ukraine.
This desperate recruitment drive is part of Moscow's strategy to replenish its forces in the nearly four-year conflict, while simultaneously avoiding an unpopular nationwide mobilisation. The bloody war of attrition has also seen foreign combatants join the fray. Following a mutual defence treaty in 2024, North Korea reportedly sent thousands of soldiers to help Russia defend its Kursk region against a Ukrainian incursion.
How Putin lures foreign nationals to the frontlines with the promise of work
Zelensky expects ceasefire to start - and thanks Trump for contacting Putin
Thursday 29 January 2026 20:51 , Alex RossVolodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he expected the implementation of an agreement by Russia not to fire on Kyiv and other cities for a week because of winter weather, as announced Donald Trump.
Zelensky said the days to come would show whether Moscow would abide by such an agreement.
"Our teams discussed this in the United Arab Emirates. We expect the agreements to be implemented," Mr Zelensky wrote in English on X. "De-escalation steps contribute to real progress toward ending the war."
Speaking immediately afterwards in his nightly video address, Mr Zelensky expressed his thanks to Washington for the initiative, which he described as halting Russian strikes on energy targets.
"Thanks to the American side for their efforts in ensuring a stop to strikes on energy (targets) at this time and let's hope that America succeeds in ensuring this," he said.
"We shall see what the real situation is with our energy facilities and cities in the days and nights to come.”
Trump says Putin has agreed to Kyiv ceasefire because of the cold temperatures
Thursday 29 January 2026 17:56 , Shaheena UddinUS president, Donald Trump has said that he asked Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacking Kyiv for a week because of the cold temperatures.
Mr Trump speaking in a cabinet meeting on Thursday cited how it’s “extraordinarily cold” with “record setting” temperatures and added that “it's a big pile of bad weather, the worst. They said they've never experienced cold like that” in Ukraine.
Trump said: “I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week and he agreed to do that and I have to tell you it was very nice.
“A lot of people said don't waste the call, you're not going to get that, and he did it and we're very happy that they did it.”
Zelensky warns Russia 'preparing a new massive strike'
Thursday 29 January 2026 17:51 , Alex CroftPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is preparing a “new massive strike” as he said the attacks discredited peace talks.
“The Russians are preparing a new massive strike – our intelligence indicates this,” he said in a video to his social media account on Wednesday.
“The United States, Europe, and all our partners have to understand how this discredits diplomatic talks. Every single Russian strike does.”
EU blacklists Russia for risk of money laundering
Thursday 29 January 2026 16:50 , Maira ButtRussia has been blacklisted by the European Union on Thursday due to a risk of money laundering, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
“This will slow down and increase the costs of transactions with Russian banks,” Kallas told reporters.
Donetsk ownership is final issue preventing peace deal says Rubio
Thursday 29 January 2026 16:20 , Maira ButtDonetsk remains the final contentious issue preventing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, according to US secretary of state Marco Rubio.
“The one remaining item … is the territorial claim on Donetsk. There is active work going to try to see if both sides’ views on this can be reconciled,” he told a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting.
“It’s still a bridge we haven’t crossed. It’s still a gap, but at least we’ve been able to narrow down the issue set to one central one, and it will probably be a very difficult one.”
Russia repeats invitation for Zelensky to visit Moscow for peace talks
Thursday 29 January 2026 15:50 , Maira ButtThe Kremlin reiterated its invitation for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Moscow for peace talks on Thursday.
It follows the countries latest exchange of their war dead and rumours that an agreement has been reached to stop striking each other’s energy infrastructure.
A US official told Axios on Saturday that Zelensky and Putin were “very close” to setting up a meeting after US-brokered talks, which are to continue this weekend.
Russian drone attack kills 3 in southern Ukraine as further US-led peace talks approach
Thursday 29 January 2026 15:20 , Maira ButtA Russian drone attack killed three people in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region overnight, authorities said Thursday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow is planning another large-scale barrage despite plans for further U.S.-brokered peace talks at the weekend.
The Zaporizhzhia strike caused a major blaze in an apartment building, according to emergency services.
Firefighters also worked through the night to put out fires in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where two people were injured, officials said.
Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence reports indicate Russia is assembling forces for a major aerial attack. Previous large attacks, sometimes involving more than 800 drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles, have targeted the Ukrainian power grid.
Russian drone attack kills 3 in southern Ukraine as further US-led peace talks approach
Zelensky says Ukraine has 'significantly diversified' gas supplies following Russian strikes
Thursday 29 January 2026 14:50 , Maira ButtUkraine has diversified its gas supplies following continuous Russian bombardment, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday.
“We are ensuring a reliable gas supply for Ukrainians despite all challenges,” he wrote on X/Twitter on Thursday.
“We continue to import sufficient volumes. Supply routes have been significantly diversified.”
Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have left hundreds and thousands in the country without power during one of the country’s coldest winters.
Zelensky was forced to declare a state of emergency earlier this month.
Ukraine working with SpaceX to stop Russian drones using Starlink, says Kyiv
Thursday 29 January 2026 14:20 , Maira ButtUkraine is working with satellite firm SpaceX to stop Russian drones using Starlink to operate, the country’s defence minister said on Thursday.
Reports suggested that Starlinks had been found on Russian long-range UAVs in Ukraine, which are resistant to traditional signal jamming, allowing the military to manually fly drones into Ukrainian targets.
“We are grateful to SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and personally to Elon Musk for the quick response and the start of work on resolving the situation,” Ukraine's defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote on Telegram.
Chechen leader says Russia should fight war to the end
Thursday 29 January 2026 13:50 , Maira ButtThe leader of Russia’s Chechnya region says he is “against negotiations” and believes that the country should continue the war “to its conclusion”.
“I believe the war must be taken to its conclusion... I am against negotiations,” Ramzan Kadyrov told reporters at the Kremlin, where President Vladimir Putin was meeting the president of the United Arab Emirates.
Watch: Zelensky warns Russia is planning ‘massive’ strike ahead of peace talks
Thursday 29 January 2026 13:20 , Maira ButtTemperatures in Ukraine to hit -30C as crops risk damage
Thursday 29 January 2026 12:50 , Maira ButtUkraine will be hit by extremely low temperatures at the beginning of next week, posing a threat to winter crops, according to emergency services and agricultural analysts.
All regions except southern Ukraine will be affected by the freezing conditions between 1 February to 4 February.
“We consider the current cold spell to be extremely dangerous for winter crops across a significant part of Ukraine,” analyst Barva Invest said on Telegram.
Temperatures will plummet to -30C after they dropped to -20Cin early January, easing to above-zero figures this week.
Full story: Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks and could not say when war began’
Thursday 29 January 2026 12:20 , Maira ButtOne of Donald Trump’s senior envoys for Ukraine has sparked alarm after making a series of blunders during crucial peace talks, according to a report.
The unnamed official is said to have made several comments that exposed a basic lack of knowledge about the war between Ukraine and Russia during trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi last week.
The talks, set to continue this weekend, are the first between the three countries since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022 - but the comments have led to fears that inexperience and misunderstanding by US officials could pose a risk to Kyiv.
Among the incorrect statements allegedly made during the meetings are errors about how long the war has been going on, when it started and whether or not the country has a vice president.
"General [Kyrylo] Budanov is now their vice president," the official is reported to have said during a meeting with reporters, according to the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine does not have a vice president and Budanov has recently been appointed as head of the President’s office.
Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks
Russia not aware of US guarantees agreed with Ukraine, says Lavrov
Thursday 29 January 2026 11:49 , Maira ButtRussian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said that he does not know what security guarantees have been agreed between the US and Ukraine, according to the country’s state media.
President Volodymyr Zelensky previously said that a security guarantee agreement was “100 per cent ready” while secretary of state Marco Rubio said that it was dependent on the surrender of the Donbas region
Ukraine is seeking guarantees that would ensure that Russia could not continue to expand into its territory or invade again.
Russia and Ukraine carry out new exchange of war dead
Thursday 29 January 2026 11:18 , Maira ButtRussia and Ukraine have carried out a new exchange of their war dead, allowing relatives of those killed to bury their loved ones.
Russia handed over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers and Kyiv handed back the bodies of 38 Russian soldiers in return, according to Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky.
Ukraine’s coordination centre for prisoner exchanges confirmed the exchange had taken place. The last exchange took place in October 2025 with both sides accusing each other of stalling new exchanges.
US officials ‘do not know the basics’ and have made ‘several big mistakes’ during Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Thursday 29 January 2026 10:45 , Maira ButtA top US official has made a series of blunders exposing a lack of basic understanding about the Ukraine and Russia conflict amid high-stakes peace talks, according to reports.
The trilateral discussions between the US, Russia and Ukraine are set to continue this weekend but inexperience and misunderstandings by the Americans are said to pose serious risks to Ukraine.
Among the incorrect statements made during the meetings are errors about how long the war has been going on, when it started and whether or not the country has a vice president.
The discussions have so far been led by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, army secretary Dan Driscoll and other senior members of the administration.
“This is a serious problem,” Oleksandr Merezhko, head of Ukraine's parliament foreign affairs committee, told the publication explaining that the developments were deeply troubling. “(The envoy) has already made several big mistakes — both technical and, in essence, serious diplomatic ones.”
How Putin lures foreign nationals to the frontlines with the promise of work
Thursday 29 January 2026 10:15 , Maira ButtFor average wage earners in Russia, it's a big payday. For criminals seeking to escape the harsh conditions and abuse in prison, it's a chance at freedom. For immigrants hoping for a better life, it's a simplified path to citizenship.
All they have to do is sign a contract to fight in Ukraine.
This desperate recruitment drive is part of Moscow's strategy to replenish its forces in the nearly four-year conflict, while simultaneously avoiding an unpopular nationwide mobilisation. The bloody war of attrition has also seen foreign combatants join the fray. Following a mutual defence treaty in 2024, North Korea reportedly sent thousands of soldiers to help Russia defend its Kursk region against a Ukrainian incursion.
How Putin lures foreign nationals to the frontlines with the promise of work
In pictures: The aftermath of a Russian drone strike in Odesa
Thursday 29 January 2026 09:44 , Maira ButtFirefighters work at a facility of an industrial enterprise hit during an overnight Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa on Thursday.
