Russian bombardments left three people dead overnight in the eastern Ukrainian region of Sumy where Moscow has stepped up aerial attacks in recent months, officials said Tuesday. Sumy lies across the border from Kursk in Russia, where Ukrainian troops launched a major offensive in August and have been holding swathes of territory. “Three people, including…
Vladyslav walks past his belongings as he, together with his wife Oksana (not pictured), pack to flee their house in a village that is often under shelling, near Vugledar, Donetsk region, on October 9, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Ukraine’s army announced on October 2, 2024 that it had withdrawn from the eastern town of Vugledar, handing Russia one of its most significant territorial advances in weeks. The coal mining town’s fall raised new questions about Ukraine’s defensive positions along its southeastern front line as Russian forces advance ahead of 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. M
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, on September 20, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. – The EU plans to lend Ukraine 35 billion euros ($39 billion), backed up by the revenues of Russian assets frozen in the bloc,…
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says dozens of his citizens were killed on Tuesday in a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, describing it as one of the deadliest strikes of the two-and-a-half-year war. Zelensky vowed to hold “Russian scum” accountable for the attack on a military education facility and nearby…
Russia on Monday unleashed a powerful wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, targeting Kiev, Sumy and Kharkiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Monday morning confirmed that two people were injured in the capital Kiev, and the attacks caused damage in several neighbourhoods, Several fires broke out in western Kiev, damaging houses and vehicles. The…
Russia has warned the United States of America that permitting Ukraine to launch Western missile strikes into Russian territory could significantly escalate conflict. President Vladimir Putin said there would be a worthy response from Russia to the attack. The comments come as Ukraine is urging Western arms donors to greenlight the use of their weapons…
Russia has attacked Ukraine for the second consecutive night with heavy airstrikes involving various weapon types, initial reports from Ukrainian authorities said on Monday morning At least five people were killed: two from a rocket strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih and three from drone attacks in Zaporizhzhya. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that…
A Russian ferry loaded with fuel has been sunk by a Ukrainian attack, the Telegraph reports. According to the report, the vessel was carrying 30 fuel tanks in the Russian port of Kavkaz in southern Krasnodar when the fire broke out. Also damaged were jetty and port structures in the area, while any potential casualties…
The Russian Defence Ministry on Monday said its air defences repelled dozens of Ukrainian drone attacks across a number of regions. The Ministry said on the messaging service, Telegram, that a total of 80 drones were intercepted and destroyed in six regions. Several explosions were heard in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse. According…
