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Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Military and Energy Infrastructure, Including With Kinzhal Missiles
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 5:46am ESTRussian military launched mass precision strikes at Ukrainian defense industry and related energy industry targets overnight using Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles, as well as ground- and sea-launched weapons and long-range drones, in response to Kiev’s terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia.
2Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Military and Energy Infrastructure, Including With Kinzhal Missiles
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 5:46am ESTRussian military launched mass precision strikes at Ukrainian defense industry and related energy industry targets overnight using Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles, as well as ground- and sea-launched weapons and long-range drones, in response to Kiev’s terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia.
First Footage of Liberated Pokrovsk
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 5:23am ESTOn December 1, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the complete liberation of the city of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk).
IAEA Recognizes Russia’s Efforts to Ensure Safety of Experts on Way to Zaporozhye Plant – Grossi
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 4:18am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recognizes Russia’s efforts to ensure the safety of the agency’s experts on their way to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told Sputnik.
IAEA Recognizes Russia’s Efforts to Ensure Safety of Experts on Way to Zaporozhye Plant – Grossi
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 4:18am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recognizes Russia’s efforts to ensure the safety of the agency’s experts on their way to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told Sputnik.
Kim Jong-un Says Western Armed Forces ‘Cannot Match’ North Korea’s Army
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 3:01am ESTSEOUL (Sputnik) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said at a welcoming ceremony held this week for the Korean engineering units returning from a mission abroad that the armed forces of Western countries were no match for the Korean People’s Army.
US to Purchase $40,000 Subscription to Data Analysis Service for Ukraine’s NABU
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 2:15am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Embassy in Kiev plans to purchase a $40,000 annual subscription to a cloud-based data monitoring and analysis system for the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Sputnik has learned from a US government document.
US to Purchase $40,000 Subscription to Data Analysis Service for Ukraine’s NABU
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 2:15am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Embassy in Kiev plans to purchase a $40,000 annual subscription to a cloud-based data monitoring and analysis system for the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Sputnik has learned from a US government document.
Witkoff Will Meet With European Leaders, Zelensky in Berlin This Weekend – Reports
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 2:13am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Berlin this weekend to discuss the Ukraine settlement, media reported, citing sources.
Witkoff Will Meet With European Leaders, Zelensky in Berlin This Weekend – Reports
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 2:13am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Berlin this weekend to discuss the Ukraine settlement, media reported, citing sources.
Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Prepares to Switch Its Power Units to Electricity Generation Mode
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 2:11am ESTSIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – The repair campaign in 2025 at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was necessary, among other things, to prepare for the switch of the nuclear power plant’s power units to electricity generation mode, nuclear power plant spokeswoman Yevgenia Yashina told Sputnik.
Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Prepares to Switch Its Power Units to Electricity Generation Mode
Sputnik - Dec 13th 2025 2:11am ESTSIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – The repair campaign in 2025 at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was necessary, among other things, to prepare for the switch of the nuclear power plant’s power units to electricity generation mode, nuclear power plant spokeswoman Yevgenia Yashina told Sputnik.
Lebanon Warned of Imminent Israeli Attack — Foreign Minister
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 10:58pm ESTLebanese authorities have received warnings, via closed diplomatic channels, of Israel’s preparation for large-scale military operation, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said on Friday.
Lebanon Warned of Imminent Israeli Attack — Foreign Minister
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 10:58pm ESTLebanese authorities have received warnings, via closed diplomatic channels, of Israel’s preparation for large-scale military operation, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said on Friday.
EU Asset Freeze Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent’ for Global Financial System — Expert
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 10:41pm ESTThe EU’s decision to permanently freeze Russian assets is “an attack on the sovereignty of UN member states” and a form of “plundering,” Cuban international relations expert Yosmany Fernández Pacheco told Sputnik.
EU Asset Freeze Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent’ for Global Financial System — Expert
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 10:41pm ESTThe EU’s decision to permanently freeze Russian assets is “an attack on the sovereignty of UN member states” and a form of “plundering,” Cuban international relations expert Yosmany Fernández Pacheco told Sputnik.
Prospects for Resolving Ukrainian Conflict Will Soon Become Clear — Trump
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 10:15pm ESTUS President Donald Trump said the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian conflict will soon become clear.
Prospects for Resolving Ukrainian Conflict Will Soon Become Clear — Trump
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 10:15pm ESTUS President Donald Trump said the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian conflict will soon become clear.
EU Indefinitely Freezes Russian Central Bank’s Assets – Reports
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 1:59pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – EU countries have agreed to freeze the Russian Central Bank’s assets held in Europe for an indefinite period, Reuters reported on Friday.
EU Indefinitely Freezes Russian Central Bank’s Assets – Reports
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 1:59pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – EU countries have agreed to freeze the Russian Central Bank’s assets held in Europe for an indefinite period, Reuters reported on Friday.
Hegseth Blocks Driscoll From Ukraine Peace Talks Amid Rising Tensions
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 1:54pm ESTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has blocked US Army Chief Dan Driscoll from participating in Ukraine peace talks amid strained relations between the two officials, The Telegraph reported Friday, citing sources in the know.
Zelensky’s Impossible Demands a Roadblock to Peace
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 10:59am ESTVolodymyr Zelensky is deliberately setting conditions Russia can’t accept to portray it as blocking peace talks, Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Council for Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian Federation, tells Sputnik.
Europe Lacking Own Plan on Ukraine, Discussing 3 Documents With US – Finnish President
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 9:55am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Europe does not have its own solution to the conflict in Ukraine, while three documents are currently being discussed with the United States, including a 20-point plan, security guarantees and Ukraine’s reconstruction, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Friday.
Hungary’s Szijjarto Accuses NATO Chief of Undermining Ukraine Peace Talks
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 9:52am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is inflaming tensions and undermining peace talks on Ukraine, and Hungary, as a NATO member, rejects his statements about the need to prepare for a war with Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday.
Zelensky-Trump Conflict Part of US-EU Rift – Chairman of Other Ukraine Movement
Sputnik - Dec 12th 2025 9:51am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The conflict between Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump is just a small part of the larger conflict between the United States and Europe, the chairman of the Other Ukraine movement, Viktor Medvedchuk, said on Friday.
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