Ongoing Russian strikes have taken their toll on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing rolling power outages and crippling transport in several parts of the country. “Naturally, shortages persist,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Dec. 26 video address. “Blackouts are continuing.” He went on to assert that roughly 9 million people throughout Ukraine currently lack…

The United States will provide Slovakia with one Patriot air defense system after it transferred its S-300 air defense system to Ukraine. “I want to thank the Slovakian government for providing an S-300 air defense system to Ukraine,” President Joe Biden said on Friday in a statement. “To enable this transfer and ensure the continued…

Russia has reiterated its threat to target arms shipments to Ukraine, with foreign minister Sergey Lavrov saying Friday that any cargo believed to be carrying weapons are “fair game” while vowing to block the transfer of Soviet-era S-300 air defense systems to Kyiv. “Any cargo moving into Ukrainian territory which we would believe is carrying…