(NEW YORK) More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose forces began an offensive in August, has vowed to take back all Russian-occupied territory. But
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia launches new wave of missile strikes on Ukraine gowatertown.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gowatertown.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose forces began an offensive in August, has vowed to take back all Russian-occupied territory. But Putin in September announced a mobilization of reservists, which is expected to call up as many as 300,000 additional troops. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Dec 15, 12:48 PM EST Putin purportedly planning major new year offensive: Report Ukraine's defense minister is claiming in a news interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a major new offensive to launch in the new year. Oleksii Reznikov told the British newspaper The Guardian that emerging evidence indicates the Kremlin is preparing a broad new offensive possibly in February.