From an app on his phone, the Speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament can monitor the plunging temperatures in his Kyiv apartment — the direct result of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy

This is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,444 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukraine launched three offensive operations in 2025, including one in

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff calls Ukraine and Russia's exchange of 314 prisoners "tangible progress," but acknowledges a lot of work left to end the war.

Kyiv is trying to hammer out concessions from Moscow and iron-clad security guarantees from its allies to end the war as Russia appears to dig in on territorial claims.

Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka has mobilized his troops for a month-long combat inspection, putting Ukrainian authorities on high alert.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of trying to "disrupt the negotiation process" searching for an end to the war.

American negotiators trumpeted plans for a prisoner swap, but that was small recompense for months of diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration.

Ukraine, Russia and the US concluded the second round of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with Moscow agreeing to restart prisoner of war exchanges, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.