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War Escalates Between Ukraine and Russia on the First Day of 2024

On the first day of 2024, led by President Zelensky, Ukraine vowed retaliation against Russian forces as both countries experienced an escalation in strikes. Meanwhile, Ukraine struggled in its counteroffensive, urging Western allies for continued military support. President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to unleash “wrath” against Russian forces in ...

Zelensky Condemns 'Russian Terror' as Missiles Hit Kyiv

Russian missile attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday killed four people, including one in Kyiv, and wounded 27 others in the capital, officials reported. Ukrainian President Zelensky strongly condemned the 'Russian terror' campaign following this new round of missile strikes. Russia targeted Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv with a barrage of ...

Plane Carrying Ukrainian Prisoners of War Crashes

Russia announced on Wednesday the crash of a military plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Belgorod region, resulting in the fatalities of all individuals on board. Russia said on Wednesday that an IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed in the western Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine. ...

Questions Arise Over Russia's Plane Crash Narrative

Uncertainties persisted on Thursday surrounding the military plane crash that Russia claimed resulted in the deaths of numerous captured Ukrainian soldiers ahead of a planned prisoner exchange, with Moscow and Kyiv trading accusations at the UN Security Council. Russia blamed Ukrainian forces for downing the IL-76 transport plane over the ...

Deadly Strike in Occupied Eastern Ukraine Kills 28 People

A strike on a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukrainian has killed 28 people, including a child, Russian rescuers said Sunday. Moscow's occupation forces on Saturday said Kyiv had targeted a bakery that is popular on weekends. Lysychansk is a city in the occupied Lugansk region that fell to Russian forces after some ...

Russia's Defeat Is 'Impossible'

With Vladimir Putin claiming that Russia's defeat is"impossible," and the West being aware of this, the politically paralyzed US Congress finally agreed to consider legislation that would release billions of dollars for Ukraine. For his part, Volodymyr Zelensky appointed a new military chief and tasked him with producing a "realistic" battle plan ...

NATO Chief: US Aid Blockage Hurts Ukraine

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that a delay in passing new US aid for Ukraine was already hurting Kyiv's forces on the battlefield against Russia. "We see the impact already of the fact that the US has not been able to make a decision, but I expect the US to be able to make a decision, that the Congress and the House of ...

Ukraine Reinforces Embattled Avdiivka Amid ‘Fierce’ Fighting

Ukraine said on Friday that it was sending more reinforcements to the frontline city of Avdiivka, a main target for Moscow, ahead of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. Facing a shortage of ammunition and being outnumbered on the battlefield, Ukraine may be forced to withdraw from the eastern town, which has become a symbol of ...

Alexei Navalny's Death: Accusing Finger Pointed at Russian Regime

Russia said the Kremlin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny died on Friday in an Arctic prison, drawing intense criticism from opposition and Western officials. Here are some of the key reactions: 'Murder' "Alexei's death is a murder. Organised by (Vladimir) Putin," Exiled Russian opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov said. "Even if Alexei died ...

Three Killed in Shelling in Russian-Held East Ukraine

Three people, including a girl, were killed and four others injured after Ukraine shelled the Russian-occupied region of Donetsk on Saturday, a Moscow-installed local official said. Both Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of a sharp escalation in attacks targeting civilian areas over the past three months, amid intense fighting on the ...

Navalny's Relatives Accuse Kremlin of Concealing the Truth

Relatives of Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin's foremost opponent, have still not been able to recover the body of the fierce Kremlin critic who died in an Arctic prison on Friday, February 16. They accuse Putin of concealing the truth about Navalny's cause of death. Alexei Navalny's supporters accused Russian authorities on Saturday of being ...

Alexei Navalny: The Symptomatic Assassination of an Icon

The assassination of dissident leader Alexei Navalny is no fait divers. It brings us back to picture the nightmares of the deaths of the Gulag convicts, the “banality of evil” (Banalität des Bösen) and the steadfastness of the internal opposition to Vladimir Putin. It highlights the deep-seated fears of the cynical and bloody autocrat and ...