Ukraine
Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine
Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early Saturday, killing five people in a major attack that the mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, described as unprecedented. Russian forces have accelerated attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, with the Kremlin vowing to retaliate over a brazen attack on its air […]
JUST IN: Zelensky not ready for peace if US is involved, says Trump
United States President Donald Trump says his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, is not ready for peace. Trump spoke in a social media post after a meeting between him and Zelensky ended in a shouting match on Friday. The two leaders were discussing efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but Trump said Zelensky disrespected the “United […]
I’m willing to join NATO, step aside as Ukraine’s President — Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his willingness to relinquish his position if it would secure peace for Ukraine, suggesting this could be in exchange for the country’s accession to NATO. Speaking on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s large-scale invasion, he acknowledged growing pressure from Washington to engage in peace negotiations. “If […]
Ukraine’s President Confirms Fresh US Supply Of Drones, Ammunition, Others Worth $275Million To Fight Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday confirmed US’s fresh supply of drones, ammunition for HIMARS and artillery and other support packages worth $275 million to sustain the war against Russia. President Zelenskyy, who made this known on his verified social media handle, said the new support package is the 70th defence package Ukraine got from […]
Russian missiles kill five in Ukraine’s Dnipro, Kyiv
Russian missile strikes killed three people including a child in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro while a teenager and another person died in attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, officials said Saturday. Overnight strikes on Dnipro wounded 19 others and damaged multiple buildings, said Sergiy Lysak, the governor of the central Dnipropetrovsk region. A […]
Invasion of Ukraine violates international law, UN chief tells Putin
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine breached the United Nations Charter and international law, according to a readout of their meeting. The UN secretary-general met with Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, following a speech in which Guterres called […]
Russia captures another village in eastern Ukraine
Russia on Saturday said it has taken the village of Zoryane in eastern Ukraine, enabling its troops to approach the industrial hub of Kurakhove. Kurakhove lies west of Donetsk city, which is already under Russian control. Russia’s defence ministry said, “The locality of Zoryane… has been liberated”. Russia has been concentrating its offensive on Kurakhove […]
Russian Military Unit Deputy Commander Assassinated Days After Returning From Ukraine Frontline
A GRU (Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravlenie) agent, named locally as Nikita Klenkov, 44, was shot dead on Wednesday in what appeared to be an organised hit in the Moscow region, TASS state news agency reported. According to reports by local media, law enforcement sources say the killer had waited for the serviceman’s car before pulling the […]
Russian Court Sentences Woman To 12 Years Imprisonment for Donating to Ukraine Charity Organization
A Russian court has sentenced amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in prison for treason after she donated $51 (£39) to a charity supporting Ukraine. Karelina, who holds dual American and Russian citizenship, pleaded guilty last week following a trial conducted behind closed doors. Karelina had been living in Los Angeles and became a […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy displays newly arrived F-16 fighter jets to combat Russia in the air
Ukraine’s newly arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display Sunday by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the planes will boost the country’s war effort against Russia. “These jets are in our sky and today you see them,” said Zelenskyy, standing in front of two of the fighter jets as two others flew overhead in […]