Firefighters work at the site of an industrial facility hit by a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Ternopil, Ukraine June 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Kyiv on Friday (June 6, 2025) called on allies abroad to ramp up pressure on Moscow to force it to halt its invasion, … Read more
A serviceman from the mobile air defence unit of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a Browning machine gun towards a Russian drone during an overnight shift, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine carried out its largest drone attack … Read more
Artem Shmyrev had everyone fooled. The Russian intelligence officer seemed to have built the perfect cover identity. He ran a successful 3D printing business and shared an upscale apartment in Rio de Janeiro with his Brazilian girlfriend and a cat. But most important, he had an authentic birth certificate and passport that cemented his alias … Read more
Firefighters pass water to each other after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday (May 24, 2025) with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city, forcing many Kyiv residents to take shelter … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to travel to Istanbul for peace talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Thursday, but the Russian delegation is there and ready to meet the Ukrainian team. It was Putin’s initiative to hold what would be the first direct peace talks in more than three years in … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s order for a three-day truce with Ukraine took effect Thursday, a move the Kremlin said would test Kyiv’s readiness for peace but that Ukraine has slammed as a farce.It was not clear whether either side was observing the ceasefire, even with world leaders — including China’s Xi Jinping, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio … Read more
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian forces still planned to cease fire in Ukraine from May 8-10 as per President Vladimir Putin‘s orders, but would respond if Ukrainian forces tried to strike Russian positions. Putin on April 28 declared a three-day ceasefire to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union … Read more
Ukraine has agreed that the past U.S. aid provided to Kyiv will not be part of a minerals deal it aims to sign with Washington, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Sunday. “Agreements have been reached that the document does not count assistance provided before its signing,” Shmyhal said in a Telegram post. Shmyhal, … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday Ukraine’s army was still fighting in Russia’s Kursk despite Moscow claiming the “liberation” of its western region, as Washington signalled a “critical week” ahead for negotiations. Kyiv had hoped it could use land in the Kursk region as a bargaining chip in future peace talks with Russia, which has … Read more
Employees are seen at the site of a garment production factory hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Beijing on Friday (April 18, 2025) denied giving any party in the Ukraine war lethal weapons, after President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed he … Read more