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Month: January 2026

Ukraine Marked Record Year for Prisoner Exchanges Amid War With Russia

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

Ukraine returned a record 2,310 of its people from Russian captivity in 2025 through multiple prisoner exchanges, including major swaps under the Istanbul agreements.

Ukrainian drones strike energy storage facility in Russia’s Tatarstan, local governor says

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

Ukrainian drones ‍on Thursday struck an energy ‍storage facility in the Russian city of Almetyevsk,

It’s a new day. It’s a new year. Hello from Ukraine! 📷: 114th TDF Brigade

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

It’s a new day.
It’s a new year.
Hello from Ukraine!

📷: 114th TDF Brigade

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) Jan 1, 2026

Russia downs 4,300 Ukrainian drones in December, setting new record, Moscow claims

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

December saw a new record number of Ukrainian long-range drones shot down by Russian forces, according to statistics published by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Russia’s Top General Orders Troops to Expand Buffer Zones in Ukraine’s Sumy and Kharkiv Regions | Central News South Africa

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

Moscow, Russia – Russia’s Chief of the General Staff, General Valery Gerasimov, has instructed troops to keep pushing forward in creating buffer zones within

Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs charged with strangulation, assault https://trib.al/04dLKYb

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs charged with strangulation, assault trib.al/04dLKYb

— The Hill (@thehill) Jan 1, 2026

Впервые за 32 года в Кельбаджаре состоялось новогоднее торжество

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

Топливо РФ с РЕКОРДНЫМ ДИСКОНТОМ! ВСУ ЗАДАЛИ ПРОБЛЕМ Путину

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

Украинские дальнобойные удары по российским НПЗ и объектам ВПК усиливают экономическое давление на Москву. Зафиксированы сбои в работе 40% нефтеперерабатываю…

CIA: Ukraine did not target Putin’s residence in recent drone strike

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

Crypto soared in 2025 — and then crashed. Now what?

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date January 1, 2026

For most of 2025, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin surged as President Trump vowed to make the U.S. a crypto leader. But now, a severe sell-off has shaken the sector.