Ukraine's commander in chief said December was the first month that its drones "neutralized" roughly as many Russians as were called up.

Russia's FSB said Laurent Vinatier was freed in exchange for Daniil Kasatkin, a Russian who was wanted in the United States for alleged involvement in ransomware attacks.

Russia said on Wednesday that the U.S. seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic was a violation of maritime law, and a senior lawmaker described it as "outright piracy".

Lloyd's List is tracking an "acceleration" of Russian-flag tankers involved in the movement of Venezuelan-sanctioned oil. New data on the shadow fleet shows an increasing number of tankers are seeking the protection of Moscow by changing their flag of registration to Russia.

Russia has lost 1,040 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 1,214,500. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 7 January 2026 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses

Russia has deployed a submarine and other naval vessels to escort an empty, ageing oil tanker that has been trying to evade the U.S. blockade near Venezuela, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday,

After showing strong resilience until second half of 2024, Russia’s sanction-hit economy entered an overheating phase last year, followed by a period of cooling - Anadolu Ajansı