We’ve verified images showing the aftermath of an apparent Russian attack on the town of Balakliya in Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv region. The head of the town’s military administration posted on the Telegram messaging app that at least three people were killed.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defense company, Fire Point.

Elsewhere, the president of Finland warned that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and urged European allies to keep up support.

The European Union has proposed funding Ukraine with either a €90 billion ($104 billion) grant or an EU debt-backed loan if countries can’t approve a preferred plan to use frozen Russian assets.

Ukraine scored two late goals to qualify for the World Cup play-offs at the expense of Iceland. The two sides met in a winner-takes-all Group D clash in the Polish capital Warsaw - with a point enough for Iceland. And for 83 minutes it looked as if Iceland were going to get it.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a letter to European Union governments on Monday that there are three options for meeting Ukraine's financing needs, including a loan using frozen Russian assets,

Life support facilities and critical infrastructure in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa were forced onto backup power by overnight Russian strikes on energy targets.

A Ukrainian commander says the Russian army has overrun three settlements in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region

Ukraine struck Russia's port of Novorossiysk last week, forcing it to suspend oil exports. The Neptune missile it used is one of several long-range weapons Ukraine has developed since the 2022 invasion.

Moscow’s attacks on gas supplies, the main source of warmth for most Ukrainian households, could plunge millions into the cold.

The total combat losses of Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine — from February 24, 2022 to November 15, 2025 — amount to approximately 1,157,400 personnel, including 1,