Ukraine has stepped up attacks inside Russian territory in recent months, targeting military sites and energy facilities, aiming to upend Russian military logistics. Kyiv’s military intelligence agency said it had destroyed the Tu-134 transport aircraft overnight between Saturday and Sunday at a military airfield in the Orenburg region, which lies around 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) […]
He was speaking days after visiting several European capitals to press his case for more military and financial help in the war against invading Russian forces. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like in North Korea,” Zelensky said in his address. It is no longer just about transferring weapons. It is actually […]
A ministry report said the villages of Zolota Nyva and Zoryane Pershe had been brought under Russian control. The communities have an estimated population of a few hundred residents each. The two villages lie to the north and south of Kurakhove, one of the focal points of military activity on the eastern front. Official Ukrainian […]
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X that the two ships were damaged in the Black Sea grain export hub without giving details on the ships’ conditions. He condemned Russia’s actions. “We must join forces of all responsible states and organizations to…ensure freedom of navigation in the Black Sea and global food security.” Russia’s […]
The coal mining town’s fall raised new questions about Ukraine’s defensive positions along its southeastern front line as Russian forces advance winter. Around 14,000 people lived in Vugledar before Russia invaded, making it one of Moscow’s more important gains in months of grinding advances across the East. “The High Command permitted a manoeuvre to withdraw […]
At around 10.30 a.m. in most of Russia’s 11 time zones, sirens will sound for a minute, with loudspeakers broadcasting an “Attention everyone!” call, the emergency ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. The exercise aims to check the warning systems, and the readiness of those responsible for launching them and to raise public awareness, […]
“125 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs were destroyed and intercepted by air defence systems on duty,” the ministry said on Telegram. Sixty-seven were destroyed over the Volgograd region in southern Russia, where governor Andrey Bocharov said falling debris from the drones sparked grass fires but no casualties or damage. Another 17 were downed over the Belgorod region […]
According to Ukrainian sources, the depot housed critical military assets, including Iskander and Tochka-U tactical missile systems, guided aerial bombs, and artillery ammunition. The destruction of this facility represents a major blow to Russia’s missile capabilities, particularly in light of its strategic importance. The drone strike triggered a massive explosion, causing widespread fires and extensive […]
The city for days has found itself at the center of a social media maelstrom after right-wing agitators latched onto false claims that Haitian arrivals were eating household pets. “We will do large deportations in Springfield, Ohio,” Trump said at a press conference at his golf resort near Los Angeles. The majority of the 15,000 […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been pleading with Kyiv’s allies for months to let Ukraine fire Western missiles including long-range US ATACMS and British Storm Shadows deep into Russian territory to limit Moscow’s ability to launch attacks. In some of his most hawkish comments on the subject yet, Vladimir Putin said such a move would […]