Ukraine has tried to evacuate areas of Sumy region near the Russian border, but many civilians have refused to leave.

In the Kursk direction, border guards of the Stalevyi kordon (Steel Border) brigade carried out precise strikes against the enemy. This halted the opponent’s offensive actions and strengthened the region’s defense,

Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least three Ukrainians including a child on Tuesday, triggering widespread emergency power cuts and prompting neighbouring Poland to scramble jets.

Think tank says Russia is targeting previously quiet areas of the front to give false impression that Ukrainian lines are collapsing

Russia attacked the southern Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, as it ramped up strikes on the Odesa region along the Black Sea including energy facilities and a critical route to the Moldova border.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that residents of a border village taken into Russia by Moscow's troops had interacted with their neighbours for years without incident.

Finnish prime minister calls for more money for frontline states ahead of first summit of countries bordering Russia

It follows reports that Russia forcibly moved 50 people from a border village there. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He has reached out to the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, asking about their whereabouts, the conditions of their detention and urging for their immediate safe return to Ukraine.

Fnnish prime minister calls for more money for frontline states ahead of first summit of countries bordering Russia

Across Ukraine, displaced families are marking the holiday far from home, clinging to traditions that evoke family warmth. At the shelter in Zaporizhzhia city, claimed by Russia, World Central Kitchen volunteers served Kutia on Wednesday (December 24),