Ukraine

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 ...

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 ...

Russia Arrests US-Russia Woman for 'Treason'

Russia's FSB security services said on Tuesday it had arrested a US-Russian woman suspected of treason for raising funds for the Ukrainian army. The FSB in the central Urals city of Yekaterinburg said it had "suppressed the illegal activities" of a 33-year-old woman, a resident of Los Angeles with dual citizenship, and taken her into custody. It ...

Lavrov in Turkey as Erdogan Seeks Ukraine Peace Breakthrough

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday visited Turkey which has sought to revive Russia-Ukraine peace talks and ways to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea. Lavrov attended part of the annual diplomatic forum in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya where he met Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. The Russia-Ukraine war was a key ...

Ukraine: Scholz Says Germany Investigating 'Very Serious' Army Leak

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday promised a full investigation after what appeared to be a recording of confidential army talks on the Ukraine war was posted on Russian social media, in a potentially huge embarrassment for Berlin. The head of Russia's state-backed RT channel, Margarita Simonyan, on Friday posted the 38-minute audio ...

Ukraine: Death Toll in Odesa Strike Hits Ten

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called for the world to help Kyiv defeat "Russian evil" as the death toll from a Russian drone strike on Odesa rose to 10, including three young children. A Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern port city early on Saturday morning, partially destroying several floors and leaving more ...

Germany Accuses Putin of Seeking to "Destabilize" With Wiretap

Germany accused on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to sow disunity with the wiretap leak of a confidential German Army discussion on the Ukraine war, at a time when Berlin is under pressure to supply the Taurus missile to Kyiv. A 38-minute recording of the talks was posted online late Friday on Russian social media, with the ...

Ukraine Destroy Another Russian Warship in the Black Sea

Ukraine claims to have destroyed “one of the most modern” warships in Russia's Black Sea Fleet, in the latest naval drone attack, which has seen Ukraine disable 25 Russian ships since Moscow invaded in February 2022. Ukraine said on Tuesday that it destroyed another Russian military vessel in the Black Sea, in the latest naval attack on ...

EU Proposes Increased Military Aid for Ukraine

European Union officials revealed on Tuesday an ambitious plan to significantly increase weapons manufacturing and acquisition within the bloc. This initiative aims to reduce dependence on US arms and comes in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. EU officials unveiled on Tuesday an ambitious proposal to massively boost weapons production and ...

UK to Provide Ukraine With 10,000 Drones

Britain will supply Ukraine with more than 10,000 drones to aid its fight against Russia's invasion, the government said Thursday as Defense Secretary Grant Shapps visited Kyiv. The defense ministry said it was spending a further £125 million ($160 million) on "cutting-edge drones", bringing its overall drone package to Ukraine to £325 ...

Deadly Attacks in Eastern Ukraine Amidst Russian Strikes

Escalating violence between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in deadly attacks in eastern Ukraine, including shelling of towns and residential areas on Sunday. Both sides have reported casualties, with civilian casualties mounting as the conflict continues unabated. Russian shelling of towns in eastern Ukraine killed three people Sunday while a ...

Sweden's Banner Raised on NATO's Headquarters

As Sweden's flag is raised above NATO HQ, it shows that Putin has “failed” in his attempt at weakening the mutual defense organization, claims NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Sweden's accession to the alliance shows Russian President Vladimir Putin "failed" in his Ukrainian war strategy of ...