Casualties Reported in Kherson Following Strike on New Year Gathering
KHORLY — A strike involving at least three unmanned aerial vehicles (hereinafter: UAVs) resulted in 24 fatalities in the village of Khorly during New Year celebrations on 1 January 2026. The incident, reported by the Governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, occurred shortly after midnight at a coastal cafe and hotel where approximately 100 individuals had gathered....
Russia Designates Deutsche Welle as Undesirable Organisation
The Justice Ministry of the Russian Federation officially designated the German state-owned broadcaster Deutsche Welle (hereinafter: DW) as an “undesirable organisation” on 16 December 2025. This administrative decision, reported by Deutsche Welle and Reuters, effectively bans the broadcaster’s operations within the territory of the Russian Federation and criminalises any association with the outlet for Russian...
Russia and India Commit to Expanded Economic and Defence Cooperation
The Russian Federation is prepared to continue uninterrupted oil shipments of fuel to India, according to an assurance made by President Vladimir Putin to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 December 2025. The statement followed the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi, where the leaders affirmed their intent to strengthen the long-standing bilateral relationship across key...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Territorial Concessions Remain Kyiv’s Biggest Challenge
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on 1 December 2025, that the issue of territorial concessions remains the ‘biggest challenge’ for Ukraine. The President made the comments as senior officials from the United States of America (hereinafter: USA) were due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow following weekend talks with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida. The diplomatic effort...
Russia Offers Written Guarantee of Non-Aggression Against Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally rejected allegations that Moscow is preparing to attack members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (hereinafter: NATO), describing the idea as “ridiculous” and offering to formalise his assurances in writing (Al Jazeera). Speaking on 28 November 2025, Putin stated that while the concept of attacking Europe sounds absurd to...
Deterrence on Trial: Russia’s Drone Incursion into Poland and the Low-End Stress Test for NATO
Since late summer, Russia’s long-range strike campaign against Ukraine, built around cruise missiles and Shahed-type drones, has pushed the risks of cross-border spillover to the front of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (hereinafter: NATO) politics. That abstraction turned concrete on the night of 9-10 September 2025, when 19 suspected Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace during...
