Ukrainian troops are facing down a ferocious Russian counteroffensive in Kursk as Putin seeks to take back Russian land before any talks.

Russia is open to negotiations on an end to the Ukraine war if initiated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, but any talks need to be based on the realities of Russian advances, Moscow's ambassador to the U.

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his administration would focus on Russia's war against Ukraine. Source: CNN, citing Trump Quote: "We're going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine.

A research paper reportedly prepared for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence claimed that the country would have the means to build an essential nuclear device.

Ukraine is seriously considering developing its own nuclear bomb if the United States reduces its support in the future. According to the British newspaper The Times, a memo has already been drafted at the Ministry of Defense suggesting that Ukraine could quickly embark on a project to build a plutonium-based bomb,

A Russian air attack struck a residential building and energy installations on Thursday evening in and near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, killing one person, injuring eight and knocking out a boiler plant used for heating,

Russian drones have once again attacked the city of Kyiv. Ukraine's air defence has downed up to 10 Russian drones over and around the capital on the night of 15-16 November,. Source: Kyiv City Military Administration Quote: "An air-raid warning in the capital was in effect for almost three hours.