These are the key developments from day 1,400 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Thursday, December 25: An explosion in Moscow killed three people, including two police officers, just days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking Russian general in the same area of the capital.

A Russian court has sentenced pro-war activist Sergei Udaltsov to six years in prison for justifying terrorism.

Russia's ghost fleet of sanctions-busting oil tankers are using the Turkish-controlled Bosphorus to reach the Black Sea, causing headaches for Turkey.

Follow live updates from NBC News as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual year-end news conference on Ukraine, peace, war and Trump.

Russian authorities have named German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle as an “undesirable organization,” effectively outlawing its operation in the country.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin shrugged off the potential effects of US sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, saying that they will not have much of an impact on the Russian economy. • Oil prices rose sharply as traders are anxious ...

Ukraine’s military hit the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region and an oil depot in the Russian Volgograd region, the Ukrainian General Staff said yesterday.

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