The Ukrainian energy network has been so battered by Russian attacks that officials are seeking out new options to prevent a crisis, like renting floating power plants and scavenging scrapped ones from the region.

"The most important thing is not to panic. We have instructed the government to inform the population about evacuation sites in a timely manner." MORE: North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk adapting after 'serious losses,' Ukraine says

The funds will help upgrade Ukraine's air defenses, while also equipping the country with additional CV90 armored combat vehicles.

Hungary is in talks with Russia and Ukraine on keeping open gas shipments via Ukraine even though its Russian gas imports now come via the Turkstream pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday,

Drone force commander Sukharevskyi did not offer any further details about the laser. However, experts told CNN the existence of the Tryzub was “feasible.”

Six people were killed and ten more were hospitalized in the Friday strike, Kursk acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein said.

Russia's president says he should've prepared more before launching his country's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

For the world, 2024 was riven by conflict on two fronts. As the year ends, Gaza is in shambles and tens of thousands are dead.

European Union leaders reaffirmed on Thursday that no decisions regarding Ukraine's future can be made without its direct involvement. The declaration came during a summit in Brussels with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasizing solidarity with the war-torn nation.

European Union leaders insist that no decisions can be taken about the future of Ukraine without its consent or behind their backs.

At least one person has been killed and 11 injured in a fresh Russian missile barrage on Ukraine’s capital on Friday morning.