Ukraine January 2025

Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK announces Project Nightfall to provide Kyiv with new missiles (LINK) 11 January 2026

— Later on Monday the UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting to discuss Russia's use of its Oreshnik hypersonic missile just 60 miles from the border of Nato member Poland. Russia has claimed the Oreshnik strike was retaliation for an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on one of Putin's residences, an allegation Kyiv denies.

Kyiv shivers without heat: Russian strikes on the capital Friday killed at least four people and left half the city's residential buildings without heat, at a time when temperatures are around -10C and expected to drop further (LINK) 11 January 2026

Zelensky's new inner circle: The power shift behind Ukraine's latest reset (LINK) 8 January 2026

UK and France sign declaration of intent to send forces into Ukraine after a peace deal (LINK) 6 January 2026