In a plot worthy of a thriller, Ukraine's alleged staged assassination of a Russian fighter has left the world buzzing with intrigue and unanswered questions.

Defense experts questioned Russia's drone attack claims against President Vladimir Putin's residence after Moscow provides conflicting accounts of intercepted Ukrainian drones.

Between January and November, more than 2,300 Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than 11,000 were injured, the United Nations said earlier in December. That was 26% higher than in the same period in 2024 and 70% higher than in 2023,

Ukraine said a resistance agent was able to sneak into a Russian hangar and destroy two Russian fighter jets.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls alleged drone attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence a "complete fabrication" as tensions escalate between Ukraine and Russia.

Ukrainian drone strikes inflicted significant damage on Russian oil and weapons facilities in attacks carried out overnight on Dec. 31, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed. Targets included Russia's Tuapse Oil Refinery,

Information about the alleged death of Russian Volunteer Corps commander Denis Kapustin was part of a special operation by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), and Kapustin is alive. [The Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) is a military-political organisation established in 2022 and consisting of Russian volunteers who have been involved in the war

Two Ukrainian units said that drone pilots saw a messages written on cardboard by a Russian in a building who was seeking to surrender.