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What did 6 January 2026 reveal about Ukraine's pressures?

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A look back at the early-January 2026 reports of Russian strikes, a sanctions licence for Serbia and a new economic adviser in Kyiv.

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Two reports from 31 December 2025

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A look back at a sanctions licence for a Serbian refinery and a deadly drone strike in occupied Kherson Oblast, both reported on the final day of the year.

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What did 31 December 2025 show about the war's reach?

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Two reports from 31 December 2025 point to a conflict that extends from occupied Kherson Oblast to a refinery in Serbia.

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What did 27 December 2025 reveal about Kyiv's winter?

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A look back at a Russian strike on Kyiv's heating and a reported death that was later shown to be staged.

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What did 25 December 2025 show about the war's edges?

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A look back at a day when the Baltic, Crimea and the Donetsk front each carried a piece of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

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What the 22 December 2025 strikes and bombing showed

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A look back at a day of a car bombing in Moscow and Ukrainian airstrikes on targets across Russia.

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What Belarus's prisoner release meant on 13 December 2025

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A look back at the release of 123 political prisoners in Belarus, and at the war reporting that ran alongside it.

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Balloons and pipelines: two regional signals

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A look back at two developments in Ukraine's neighbourhood reported between 8 and 10 December 2025, one over Lithuanian airspace and one over Russian gas transit.

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What did 27 November 2025 show about the war?

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A Russian court's life sentences, a new IMF deal and drones over Moldova marked a week in which the war's military, legal and economic fronts converged.

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What did 20 November 2025 follow in Ukraine?

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A look back at the 20 November 2025 news cycle, shaped by a deadly strike in Ternopil and a purge of ministers over the Energoatom scandal.

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Ternopil, Midas and a week of strain

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A look back at 20 November 2025, when Ukraine absorbed a deadly strike and a political shake-up while neighbours dealt with their own security pressures.

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What did 26–27 October 2025 reveal about the war?

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A look back at three deadly incidents reported in the days before 28 October 2025, on both sides of the front line.

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Two incidents on 20 October 2025, two kinds of threat

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A shooting in Donetsk Oblast and a shutdown at Vilnius airport showed how war and hybrid pressure shaped life across the region.

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Two reports from 20 October 2025

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A shooting in Donetsk Oblast and a shutdown in Lithuania marked the reports that preceded 21 October 2025.

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What did 11 October 2025 show about the war's reach?

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A strike on a church in Donetsk Oblast and US sanctions on a Serbian oil company point to pressure on both civilians and Russian-linked energy interests.

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What did 10 October 2025 show about the war?

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A look back at reports from the days around 10 October 2025, covering strikes on both sides of the border and new US sanctions on a Serbian oil company.

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What did 8 October 2025 show about civilian risk?

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A look back at two strikes on 8 October 2025, in Belgorod Oblast and in Sumy, and the harm each caused to civilians.

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What did the first week of October 2025 show?

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A look back at the reports from 1 to 5 October 2025 that framed the situation on 7 October, from missile salvos on Lviv to a power cut at Chernobyl.

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What the weekend of 3–5 October 2025 showed

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A retrospective on a run of Russian strikes on cities and trains, and a reported Ukrainian-linked attack inside Russia.

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What did the Lviv attack of 5 October 2025 show?

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A retrospective on a night of heavy Russian strikes on western Ukraine, and the attacks on civilians in the days before it.

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