Intense fighting is also taking place between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the key city of Kurakhove, in eastern Ukraine. The cold and winter do not stop the Ukraine war. The fight for every inch of land continues in various areas of Ukraine and Russia.

Ukraine confirmed responsibility for a strike against a Russian oil base in the city of Engels. Meanwhile, Donald Trump said he hoped to end the war in Ukraine before he reached six months in office.

The attack was the latest effort to inflict pain on Russia even as Kyiv is losing ground on the battlefield at home.

The Ukrainian military says it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia. The strike caused a huge blaze at the facility that supplies an important Russian air base.

Ukraine on Wednesday said that its forces had hit a Russian oil depot that services Moscow's air force hundreds of kilometers from the warring countries' shared border. The apparent attack is the latest in a series of escalating cross-border strikes by Moscow and Kyiv targeting energy and military facilities,

Ukraine's defence forces have struck the Kombinat Kristal oil storage facility in the city of Engels in Russia's Saratov Oblast. Source: Ukraine's General Staff Details: Numerous explosions were recorded in the target area and a large-scale fire broke out.

Russia has intensified its offensive against Ukraine by launching a series of missile and drone attacks targeting critical energy infrastructure across the country. These strikes have led to widespread power outages,