Europe Ukraine The Pope described the current conflict in the country as "a third world war 'in pieces', a serious conflict due to violations of law and the risk of nuclear escalation", during a meeting with papal representatives
Europe Ukraine Fighting in southern Russia inflicted heavy losses on troops sent by North Korea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as battles intensified along the front line
Europe Ukraine As for 2025, I am very optimistic; there are objective factors for that, it will definitely be better than that," said Kiev's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov
Europe Ukraine Energy infrastructure has been attacked with missiles and drones, with Russia saying it considers them military targets; millions of civilians, who are left without electricity or heating, are however consequently affected
Europe Ukraine 43.000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the Russian invasion began according to Zelensky, a number lower than that calculated by independent estimates