The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

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Russia’s defence ministry said that its forces had captured the settlement of Novodmytrivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region

While Putin conducts his missile diplomacy, restrictions around the use of long-range weapons may help Kyiv

Ukraine faces Russian ballistic missile attacks using North Korean weapons with Western circuitry, obtained despite sanctions.

These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin says about 10,000 of the soldiers believed to be based in Kursk border region and being ‘integrated into Russian formations’. What we know on day 1,004

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the West to deliver a serious response to Vladimir Putin’s threats of further aggression.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +0.55% and posted a 2-year high. Friday’s weaker-than-expected Eurozone economic news signals a struggling European economy that is weighing on the euro to the dollar’s benefit. The dollar extended its gains Friday after the US Nov S&P manufacturing and service PMIs increased....

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Friday closed up +1.14 (+1.63%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed up +0.0132 (+0.66%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled moderately higher on Friday, with crude climbing to a 2-week high. The escalation of global geopolitical tensions is supportive of crude oil. Russia...

Ukrainian president calls testing of nuclear-capable weapon on his country’s territory an ‘international crime’

Donald Tusk says war is entering ‘decisive phase’ and ‘the unknown is approaching’