As Ukraine expressed willingness to withdraw troops from some occupied regions, Russia gave no indication it was ready to pull back from territory it has seized.

Widespread aerial attacks marked Christmas 2025 in the Russia-Ukraine war, as Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged drone and missile strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure in border regions. The escalation followed renewed international peace talks, with negotiators struggling to overcome divides between Moscow and Kyiv.

Kyiv bombarded with drones and missiles ahead of Trump-Zelensky peace talks - Poland temporarily closes two airports due to Russian strikes on Ukraine

This comes a day after Zelensky showed a willingness to remove troops from an area in Donetsk, as long as Russia would as well, and create a "free economic zone."

Kyiv has come under attack and Polish fighter jets have been scrambled near its border with Ukraine - despite key peace talks taking place this weekend. Kyiv was targeted by missiles and drones early on Saturday, along with regions in the northeast and south, according to the Ukrainian air force.

President Vladimir Putin told some of Russia's top businessmen that he wanted the whole of Donbas, the Kommersant newspaper reported.

Ukrainian forces say they have hit an oil terminal, a pipeline, two parked jet fighters, and two ships in a series of strikes on Russian soil

Ukraine claimed it carried out an underwater drone strike on Dec. 15, the first such attack in maritime warfare, that critically damaged a Russian Kilo-class attack submarine at the Russian port of Novorossiysk,

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says several key issues remain unresolved in negotiations with the United States over a framework to end Russia’s war.