Moscow said a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a residence of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Ukraine denied, accusing the Kremlin of fabricating an excuse not to make peace.

Ukrainian forces have destroyed a rare piece of Russian army artillery, which is believed to be of North Korean origin, states a serviceman from the 413th Raid Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems,

Russia has vowed to retaliate after it claimed that Ukraine fired 91 drones at Vladimir Putin’s residence between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Kyiv, however, has rejected these claims, calling them a ‘complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks’.

Ukraine emphatically denied a Russian allegation Monday that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences.

Putin told Trump in Monday's phone call that Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022, was reviewing its stance following the reported drone attack, an aide said. Zelensky dismissed Russia's allegation as "a complete fabrication" and the Kremlin's own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war.

The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to December 28, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,204,510 people, including 1,200 people over the past day. — Ukrinform.

MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday told his army to press on with a campaign to take full control of the Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine after a Russian commander said Moscow's forces were 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) from its biggest city.

LONDON -- At least seven people were killed and 39 injured in Ukraine after Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of long-range drone strikes Wednesday night into Thursday morning, according to Ukrainian officials.

Ukraine has used its pioneering naval drones to hit Russian targets like expensive warships. Now it has a growing fleet designed to fight on rivers.