This is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,444 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Ukraine launched three offensive operations in 2025, including one in the

Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage protests at the Milan Cortina Games over the decision to allow neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in Italy.

As losses mount, the pace of Russia's advance has at times been slower than the Battle of the Somme during World War I, a report says.

The number of deaths, injuries and missing is approaching a grim milestone after nearly four years of fighting.

Russian missiles and drones have pounded Ukraine’s energy grid in recent weeks. That has plunged people into frozen darkness in one of the country’s coldest winters on record.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of trying to "disrupt the negotiation process" searching for an end to the war.

The drone and missile bombardments were the latest attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure during a winter freeze, as peace talks have made little progress.

Russia has launched a further massive attack on Ukraine's energy system, targeting the power grid, power plants and substations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. "Last night's