Marc Saikali, 2024-09-05 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
This war is going to end badly. It stands as the worst bloodbath in Europe since World War II—a senseless, pointless conflict. Here, two similar peoples, Slavic and mostly Orthodox, are engaged in mutual destruction with chilling indifference. Both Ukraine and Russia were already facing demographic crises before the conflict began. Since ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-02 10:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine downed 22 missiles early Monday that Russia fired toward Kyiv and two other regions during an attack that wounded three people, authorities said. The missiles were among the 30 launched at Ukraine a few hours before Ukrainian children began a third school year under the Russian invasion. "Overnight, Russia fired a total of 35 missiles, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-31 17:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona said Saturday that according to its estimates, more than 66,000 Russian military personnel have died during the war in Ukraine. Mediazona has been drawing up a list of known soldier deaths in conjunction with the BBC Russian Service using open-source data. Previously, in April, they announced they had ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-30 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday dismissed the country's air force chief, a day after Kyiv said a US-made F-16 fighter jet had crashed in combat, killing the pilot. In a video message, Zelensky said he had "decided to replace the commander of the air force" to strengthen Ukraine's military leadership. His office earlier published ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-29 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia said Thursday that it took two more east Ukrainian villages -- in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions -- as its forces continue their advance deeper into the country. The defense ministry said Russian forces captured the village of Mykolaivka, around 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, as well as the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-27 17:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his military had recently carried out the first successful test of a domestically-produced ballistic missile. His announcement in Kyiv came in the wake of two consecutive nights of large-scale Russian bombardments across Ukraine that killed several people and battered energy ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-26 18:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Poland's army stated on Monday that the NATO country's airspace was violated, probably by a drone, after deadly Russian strikes battered Ukraine. A Russian barrage hit Ukraine with more than 100 missiles and around 100 drones, including in its western regions, killing at least four people and targeting its energy infrastructure. During the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-24 14:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia wanted to "destroy" Ukraine but that war has "returned to its home," in a Ukrainian Independence Day video address he said was recorded from where Kyiv launched its surprise incursion into Russia. Kyiv celebrates independence from the Soviet Union as the long war with Russia has reached a ...
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-08-23 22:03 - Reading : less than a minute
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kyiv was hailed as "historic" by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, coming just over a month after Modi's controversial hug with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During his visit, Modi reaffirmed support for a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict and witnessed the signing of four new ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-23 14:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his first visit to Kyiv on Friday to again call for a diplomatic solution to more than two years of war with Russia, saying he stood "firmly for peace" in talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Modi was in Kyiv just over a month after angering Ukraine by hugging President Vladimir Putin during a meeting ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-22 11:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia said Thursday that it had repelled several Ukrainian drone and missile attacks in the west of the country, including in Volgograd where a fire broke out at a Defense Ministry site. Volgograd region Governor Andrey Bocharov said Russian air defenses repelled a drone attack in the area of Marinovka and that "most of the drones were ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-20 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine's parliament voted Tuesday to ban the Russian-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a move Kyiv says strengthens its independence as the country cuts ties with institutions it considers aligned with Moscow. Kyiv has been trying to curb spiritual links with Russia for years—a process accelerated by Moscow's 2022 invasion, which the powerful ...