Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone strikes on each other’s energy grids as the New Year began, according to local officials. Ukrainian drones on Thursday struck an energy storage facility in the Russian city of Almetyevsk, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, Russian media cited the press service of the local governor as saying.

Follow live updates from NBC News as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual year-end news conference on Ukraine, peace, war and Trump.

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met troops near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, where the frontline battle between Kyiv and Moscow has intensified in recent days. President Zelensky on Tuesday shared photos showing him meeting personnel at a command post ...

Eight European countries have warned of the growing threat from Russia at a defence meeting. Meanwhile, Moscow has reacted to talks in Berlin that left Western leaders optimistic on the prospect for peace.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office on Monday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) President Trump said he has begun arranging a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and ...

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met troops near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, where the frontline battle between Kyiv and Moscow has intensified in recent days. President Zelensky on Tuesday shared photos showing him meeting personnel at a command post ...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who greeted the Americans upon their arrival, said allies and diplomacy played a crucial role in bringing them home. This live blog is now closed. For the latest on this story, please click here.

Odesa, a major Black Sea port, has ​been ⁠repeatedly targeted by Russian missiles and drones during nearly four years of war, with strikes frequently hitting energy, transport and port infrastructure as well as residential ‌areas.