There will likely be further strikes into ... hundreds of them. Russia fired 84 drones at Ukraine in the first two days of 2023, all of which were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses. The U.S. announced it would supply a Patriot missile defense system ...

In Ukraine, Russia's strike on high school and dorms kills students. Chinese president leaves Moscow, and Japanese prime minister leaves Kyiv.

NATO on Sunday criticised Russia for its "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, escalating a standoff with the West.