President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s goal is to create discord between him and US President-elect Donald Trump and to complete the occupation of Ukrainian territory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost his country's air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes over later this month with a vow to end the almost three-year war quickly.

Kyiv: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defences at this week’s meeting in Germany, as US President-elect Donald Trump takes over later this month with a vow to end the almost three-year war quickly.

Russia continues to shell Ukrainian cities and take Ukrainian lives. This, in turn, indicates the constant task of strengthening Ukraine's air defense, which will become the subject of Ramstein (Ukraine Defense Contact Groop meeting),

Russia has lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers over the past two days in its western Kursk border region in the ongoing war against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

"In battles yesterday and today near just one village, Makhnovka, in Kursk region, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops," Zelenskyy stated.