The fight to control more than 500 sq km of land in western Russia became even more brutal in recent days as the Kremlin, ahead of possible negotiations with the incoming Trump administration to end the war,

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv, would soon fall and the rest of the country wouldn’t last long against a much larger enemy.

Russia launched one of its "largest air attacks" on Ukraine overnight and "peaceful cities, sleeping civilians" and "critical infrastructure" were targeted, the Ukrainian foreign minister has said.

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Nov. 17. Explosions were reported in the capital Kyiv between 6:30 and 7:15 a.m. local time, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground.

Russian troops disguised themselves as Ukrainian soldiers as they launched new attacks in the outskirts of the northeastern city of Kupiansk, Kyiv said while confirming a frontline breach. The Russians attacked in four waves and used troops disguised as Ukrainian soldiers but were repelled from the city,