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French researcher sentenced to three years in Russian penal colony

A Russian court on Monday sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years in a penal colony after finding him guilty of breaching a "foreign agent" law. He was arrested in June for allegedly gathering information on the Russian army.

Radio France Internationale

Elderly US citizen pleads guilty in Russia of fighting for Ukraine

Stephen James Hubbard, 72, was allegedly fighting in Izyum before he was captured by Russian forces in April 2022.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine ‘drone attack hits major Russian arms depot’ sparking huge fire and evacuations in Tver region

‘Powerful’ explosion picked up by earthquake monitoring systems causes fires to burn across four miles in Russian region close to Belarus border, source says

The Independent UK

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Ukraine hits third bridge in Russia’s Kursk, says buffer zone is final goal

Stating the incursion’s aims for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs border ‘buffer zone’.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine links Kursk incursion to ‘fair talks’ as Russia closes in on key city

Comments by Zelenskiy aide come as officials in strategic Pokrovsk say Moscow’s forces are ‘advancing at a fast pace’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: White House queries objectives of Kursk incursion

Patriot missile seeker production ramps up at Boeing; Harris running mate Tim Walz seen as strong Ukraine supporter. What we know on day 897

The Guardian - AU

Evan Gershkovich embraces his family as he lands at US airbase

The Wall Street Journal reporter has been released as part of the US and Russia’s biggest prisoner swap

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Russia and West ‘prepare for prisoner swap’

A series of mysterious movements of Western prisoners inside Russia on Wednesday prompted hopes of a prisoner swap

The Independent UK

Russia, Ukraine trade air attacks as Moscow blames US for beach strike

Russia says six killed in attacks by Kyiv, while Russian strikes on Ukraine kill one person in Kharkiv.

Al Jazeera

US soldier goes on trial in Russia for threatening to kill girlfriend

The Pentagon said Gordon Black had broken rules by travelling to Russia without authorisation, passing through China

The Independent UK

US Soldier Held In Russia Pleads Guilty

US soldier pleads guilty in Russia amidst tensions, highlighting complexities of international relations and diplomatic challenges.

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Ukraine war briefing: Focus swings to Kharkiv as Russia mounts assaults

Villages come under heavy fire, prompting evacuations; Ukrainians hit more Russian-controlled oil refineries. What we know on day 808

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv sends reinforcements to Kharkiv and evacuates civilians as Russian forces advance – as it happened

Head of the town of Vovchansk’s military administration said transport was being organised for those without cars

The Guardian - UK

Russia downs dozens of drones as Kremlin warns NATO over Ukraine

Russia says relations with NATO have slipped to the level of ‘direct confrontation’ over the war in Ukraine.

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Evening Standard

Ukraine drone attacks 'hit big Russian oil refinery and drone factory' 800 miles from frontline

They attacked targets in Tatarstan, a highly industrialised region south-east of Moscow, in the early hours

The Guardian - AU

Some victims of Moscow shooting in critical condition, authorities say – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow here

France 24

Russia says it has captured frontline village of Orlivka in eastern Ukraine

Russia said on Tuesday that its forces had taken control of the eastern Ukrainian village of Orlivka, situated about four kilometres (2.5 miles) west of the town of Avdiivka, which Moscow's forces captured last month after one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Earlier, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said…

The Guardian - US

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin says Crimea ‘returned home’ when it was annexed and declares Donbas part of ‘New Russia’ – as it happened

Russian president’s speech marking 10 years since Crimea focuses on ‘Russia’s pride’ and ‘glory’ in front of crowd in central Moscow

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine disrupts production at Russian refinery in cross-border strikes on oil facilities

Drone and rocket attacks on energy infrastructure come as pro-Ukraine battalions claim raid across border

Al Jazeera

Should Russia pay Ukraine to rebuild – or even to defeat its own invasion?

The EU finds itself in uncharted legal territory as it ponders using Russia’s frozen assets against it.

Evening Standard

Russian military plane 'carrying 65 Ukrainian PoWs' crashes near border in Belgorod

Russian defence ministry said the plane was carrying prisoners of war who were to be exchanged in a swap, a claim an official in Kyiv has disputed

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kharkiv under wave of drone attacks on New Year’s Eve – as it happened

Kremlin complains after Ukraine hits back with attacks on Belgorod; more Russians troops die as military’s quality degrades, says British MoD

The Independent UK

Russia will be held responsible for every strike on Ukraine, says Zelensky

‘On the eve of the New Year, the Russians want to intimidate our city,’ Kharkiv mayor says

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine hit by one of the worst cyber attacks of the war, says UK – as it happened

The attack, which took place this week, lasted 48 hours and caused huge disruption, UK intelligence said

The Independent UK

Ukraine puts head of Russia’s Orthodox church on ‘wanted’ list

Patriarch Kirill is now ‘an individual in hiding from the bodies of pre-trial investigation’

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