The Ukrainian security service claimed a new strike on the Belbek Airfield in Crimea had destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Russian military equipment, including a MiG-31 fighter jet loaded with weapons,

Putin said at an annual meeting with top military officers that Moscow will move to expand a “buffer security zone” along the border.

EU countries have agreed to provide Ukraine with 90 billion euros ($105.5 billion) of support for 2026 and 2027, EU Council President Antonio Costa said early on Friday.

But part is because Ukraine is keeping secret the methods it hopes will help it regain a winning edge elsewhere. Participants refuse to say how they circumvented the all-seeing eyes and kill-zones of the modern battlefield.

We’ve examined satellite imagery of Novorossiysk, where Ukraine says it carried out an undersea drone attack on a Russian submarine on Monday. Imagery from 11 December, days before the attack, shows three submarines docked inside a quay, surrounded by several warships.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Poland's President Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw on Friday, as the Ukrainian leader tries to shore up relations with a key ally at a crucial moment for Kyiv's war effort.