Russia’s top security agency says that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged Ukrainian plot to assassinate senior military officers.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had asked the Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system and some of its cities.

Ukraine's air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones, causing damage to energy infrastructure across the country.

Moscow again struck Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, part of an effort to wear down the country. “In the trenches, there are no holidays,” one man said.

SEOUL - South Korea’s spy agency said on Dec 27 it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia’s war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russian troops, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August.

SEOUL: South Korea's spy agency said Friday (Dec 27) it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia's war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces.