Since Trump’s election victory, his team has not outlined a peace proposal to Ukraine’s leadership, according to two sources close to Ukraine’s government and a former U.S. diplomat.

Those fighting for Ukraine and those who have lost loved ones hope to end the war with Russia on their own terms.

Russia’s war on Ukraine has been dictated as much by events in the air as by territorial gains on the front line.

Russia unleashed a massive missile attack on Ukraine's electrical grid in the early hours of January 15, firing 43 missiles and more than 70 drones. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 30 missiles and 47 drones,

Since the beginning of the day, more than 150 attacks have been reported along the front lines, with Russian forces concentrating their heaviest pressure in the Pokrovsk direction, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.