Ukraine and Russia have been exchanging major drone and missile strikes, with each seeking to gain an advantage as US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration nears

Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging factories in at least three cities, officials and media said. The Shot Telegram channel said that Russia had downed more than 200 Ukrainian drones and five U.

Ukraine carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory of the nearly three-year war overnight, Kyiv said on Tuesday, hitting factories and energy hubs hundreds of miles from the frontline.

A massive Russian attack on Ukraine is underway. The Operational Command of the Armed Forces announced that standby pairs of fighter jets have been scrambled, and ground air defence and radar systems have reached the highest state of readiness.

An air-raid warning has been issued across Ukraine on the morning of 15 January due to the threat of missile strikes. Source: map of air-raid warnings; Ukraine's Air Force; monitoring Telegram channels Details: An air-raid warning was issued in all Ukrainian oblasts due to the threat of a missile strike.

The Indian government has reported the death of one of its citizens who was recruited by Russia to fight in the war in Ukraine, Sky News reports. According to the media, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the death and noted that another Indian citizen is undergoing treatment for injuries at a hospital in Moscow.

Nikolai Patrushev, an advisor to the Russian president, stated in an interview with "Komsomolskaya Pravda" that the Russian Federation is not indifferent to what is happening in Ukraine. However, he did not rule out the possibility that Ukraine may cease to exist altogether next year.