The DeepState project analysts updated their map on the night of 7-8 January, reporting on the Russian advance in Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts and in the areas of the special operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

The Kremlin has approved another condition under which residents of the temporarily occupied Mariupol can receive compensation for homes destroyed by Russia. However, in reality, the introduced mechanism is not functioning,

The claim, which drew no response from Ukrainian authorities, came a day after the Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces had launched a new thrust in Russia’s Kursk border region.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Monday that Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the city of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle. Kurakhove is a key stronghold for the Ukrainian army on the eastern front line, and includes an industrial zone, a thermal power plant and a reservoir.

The "situation in Toretsk is very tense and chaotic," popular Ukrainian war-tracking blog, Deep State, said on Saturday.

Russia is demanding the United Nations condemn Kyiv following an alleged drone attack that it claims killed a journalist working for a Russian outlet and injured several others.

Russia's Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle.

According to British intelligence, the army of the aggressor state russia has only been able to advance slightly into the territory controlled by Ukraine in

Ukraine's so-called "fortress belt" is reportedly under threat as Russia seeks to advance. Vladimir Putin's forces are looking to make gains on the battlefield in an effort to threaten the southern tip of four eastern Ukrainian cities fiercly defended by Volodymyr Zelensky's troops.

Four people were killed on Thursday in instances of shelling in Ukraine, one blamed on Russia's military, the other on Ukrainian forces, regional officials said.