Ukraine is leaning into its efforts to hold onto the Russian territory of Kursk amid intense pressure from Russian and North Korean forces to take it back, apparently gambling that the region

Ukraine’s continued focus on Kursk shows how important Kyiv believes it is to hold on to Russian land, especially if Trump pushes both sides to the negotiating table.

Massed Russian aerial attacks using long-range drones have been a near-daily occurrence over Ukraine in the past several months, as Moscow looks to exhaust Kyiv's air defences alm

The Russians launched an attack using 74 UAVs on the night of 10-11 January. Ukraine's air defence forces have downed 47 drones, while 27 disappeared from radar. Source: Ukraine's Air Force; Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Details: The Air Force reported that the attack drones were launched from the Russian cities of Millerovo,