A solitary Russian tank rolling toward Ukrainian lines in what one Ukrainian drone group called “a very unfortunate suicide” belies the perilous state of the Russian army as Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year.

The Ukrainian military group Chortytsia stated that the Russians have not captured Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, which is an important logistical hub for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and has been targeted by enemy forces for months.

The situation on the front in Donetsk Oblast On Jan. 1, DeepState reported chaotic conditions in Novovasylivka near Pokrovsk, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces present in nearly every part of the village.

Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers and taken them prisoner, transporting them to Kyiv for questioning in what the country’s security services say is “ irrefutable evidence ” of Pyongyang ’s involvement in Russia’s war. Both soldiers were captured on 9 January in the Russian border region of Kursk, Kyiv said.

Ukraine's military now totals 880,000 soldiers, facing 600,000 Russian troops, Zelensky says Russia launches mass missile attack against Ukraine Ukraine, Russia have to make concessions to end war, Rubio says Ukraine brings back 25 people from Russian captivity,

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine's army now has roughly 880,000 soldiers, while approximately 600,000 Russian troops are fighting against Kyiv's forces.

Russia has been steadily gaining in Ukraine but has focused its efforts on advancing in the country's eastern Donetsk region.

With just a week before Donald Trump re-enters the White House, Ukraine is bracing for some tough choices in the coming months.

Donetsk region. Russian shelling killed one resident and wounded seven others in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk oblast, or region, on Jan. 11. Kherson region. A 56-year-old woman died at the hospital on Jan. 11, succumbing to injuries sustained in last week's Russian drone strike on a bus station in the southern city of Kherson.

Russian troops pressing their slow advance through eastern Ukraine took control of two settlements in Donetsk region, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

Russia has seized control of some of Ukraine’s prized lithium reserves since it launched its all-out invasion in 2022, potentially depriving Kyiv of a key economic resource.