Russia’s economic problems, driven by its war against Ukraine and Western sanctions, continue to deepen — with logistics among the hardest-hit sectors. — Ukrinform.

Vladimir Putin has given his clearest indication yet that he is willing to go to war with the West after interpreting a hostile act by Donald Trump as an attack on Russia’s sovereignty, writes Dr. Alexey Muraviev. Developments in the US-Russia relationship over the past two weeks don’t just make global news headlines.

Russia fired one of its largest drone and missile assaults against Ukraine overnight, killing three people, including a 7-year-old girl, and cutting power to thousands as winter approaches,

In rural Ukraine, attack drones are assembled in secret to strike deep into Russia. These drones target oil refineries, fuel depots, and military hubs, stretching Moscow's air defenses.

Every child stolen, every family torn apart, every life extinguished: These are not mere statistics. They are a challenge to the entire civilized world.

As many as 1,500 “ideological immigrants,” including 127 Americans, have applied for temporary residence in Russia in the last year.

Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced into Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub that they have been trying to capture for over a year. Zelensky said Pokrovsk remained under severe pressure, though Russian troops had made no gains in the past day. He said up to 300 Russian servicemen had infiltrated the city.

The two civilians carried with them a white flag indicating that they were not combatants – meaning that killing them could be considered a war crime.