Three Russian missiles on Wednesday slammed into the centre of Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine near the Russian border, killing at least 16 people, wounding dozens more and damaging civilian buildings, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Kyiv’s allies to rush in air defence support after the city, which had a pre-war population … Read more
KGermany will send an additional Patriot air defence system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian aerial attacks, Berlin said Saturday. “Russian terror against Ukrainian cities and the country’s infrastructure is causing immeasurable suffering,” said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, announcing the move. “It is jeopardising people’s energy … Read more
The foreign ministers of India and Ukraine said on Friday they had agreed to restore trade and cooperation to levels before Russia’s invasion, as Kyiv seeks to build support for its peace plan with an old friend of Moscow. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba was in India on the first visit by a top official … Read more
His controversial comment about boots on the ground earned an instant and very public recrimination from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and angered US officials who privately say such a move might even risk fomenting a clash with Moscow, according to a senior official familiar with the discussions among allies. Macron’s hints were issued to keep … Read more
More than two years after launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a top Kremlin official has said that it is now a “war”, which he blamed on the West. The Kremlin has until now insisted that the attack on Ukraine ordered on February 24, 2022, was described only as a “special military operation” to ensure … Read more
A decade ago, President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, a bold land grab that set the stage for Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022. The quick and bloodless seizure of the diamond-shaped peninsula, home to Russia’s Black Sea fleet and a popular vacation site, touched off a wave of patriotism and sent Putin’s … Read more
Ukraine pounded targets in Russia on Tuesday with dozens of drones and rockets in a sweeping attack that inflicted serious damage on a major oil refinery and sought to pierce the land borders of the world’s biggest nuclear power with armed proxies. Russia and Ukraine have both used drones to strike critical infrastructure, military installations … Read more
Ukraine on Monday summoned the Vatican’s envoy to Kyiv after Pope Francis suggested the country should consider raising “the white flag” against Russia, causing fury in Kyiv. “Due to the statements of Pope Francis, the Apostolic Nuncio was invited to the ministry of foreign affairs of Ukraine,” the ministry said on social media, using the … Read more
Sumy Oblast is located in northeast Ukraine where a couple was killed when they were hit by Russia’s guided aerial bombs. (L) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) — (R) Russian President Vladimir Putin gets off a Tu-160M strategic bomber … Read more
Zelenskyy said that the number was far lower than estimates given by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action … Read more
