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
By Illia Novikov | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it used high-tech naval drones to sink a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea, a report that has not been confirmed by Russian authorities. The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) off Alupka, a city on the southern … Read more
By Illia Novikov | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced his top army general Thursday to shake-up its war with Russia that is grinding into a third year as Ukraine grapples with shortages of ammunition and personnel and struggles to maintain support from the West. After days of speculation that change … Read more
The Russian military has set its sights on the industrial city of Dnipro in the southeast of the country as one of the war’s “main targets”, Zelensky said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, centre, with servicemen during his visit to Zaporizhzhia on Sunday. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP / Handout To protect the region’s … Read more
Home News Russia and Ukraine Swap Hundreds of Prisoners of War A Week After Deadly Plane Crash The Russian Defence Ministry reported that Russia and Ukraine have successfully exchanged 195 prisoners of war amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Representative Image Kyiv: The Russian Defence Ministry informed that Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday have successfully exchanged … Read more
Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Wednesday, just a week after Moscow said Kyiv had shot down a plane carrying dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 207 people – both soldiers and civilians – had returned to Ukraine. “Our people are back. 207 of them. We return … Read more
At least 25 people were killed on Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported. A further 20 people were injured in the strike on the suburb of Tekstilshchik, including two children, said Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk. He … Read more
