Russia takes control of village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, defence ministry says

Russia takes control of village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, defence ministry says

Smoke rises after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Russian forces have captured the village of Starytsia in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday. It added that Russian troops are continuing to advance in the area. (Reporting by … Read more

Ukraine says Russia launches cross-border offensive in northeast

Ukraine says Russia launches cross-border offensive in northeast

Ukraine pushed back Russian forces from most of Kharkiv region in late 2022, but Moscow is now back on the offensive there as Kyiv’s troops struggle with ammunition and manpower shortages. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia launched a cross-border ground offensive into Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region and civilians were being evacuated amid the fighting, … Read more

Russia says it advances in Ukraine, has struck energy, military industry

Russia says it advances in Ukraine, has struck energy, military industry

A damaged refrigerator containing remnants of products is seen at the site of a private house destroyed by a missile attack in the village of Krasylivka, Kyiv region, on May 08, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Russia said on May 8 that its forces had advanced in eastern Ukraine, taking villages in two regions, and … Read more

Russia says forces seized village in eastern Ukraine

Russia says forces seized village in eastern Ukraine

This drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows the village of Ocheretyne, a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP Russia said on Sunday its armed forces had seized the village of Ocheretyne in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the latest in a string of small territorial … Read more

Russian drone attack injures nine in Ukraine’s Odesa, officials say

Russian drone attack injures nine in Ukraine’s Odesa, officials say

A view shows damaged buildings at the site of a Russian drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine on April 23, 2024. Photo: Mayor of Odesa Hennadii Trukhanov via Telegram, via Reuters Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine that injured nine people in the Black Sea port of Odesa, four of … Read more

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armoured vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. With the war in Ukraine now in its third year and a vital … Read more

China boosting Russia’s war machine in Ukraine: U.S.

China boosting Russia’s war machine in Ukraine: U.S.

U.S. officials have said that China is providing Russia with material and technology to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China is backing Russia’s war effort in Ukraine by helping Moscow in its biggest military buildup since the Soviet era, providing drone and missile technology, satellite imagery and machine tools, senior U.S. … Read more

Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, U.N. commission says

Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, U.N. commission says

The UN body has previously documented a few cases of ill-treatment by Ukrainian forces of Russian detainees . File. | Photo Credit: AP A United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said on March 15 that it had gathered more evidence that Russia has systematically tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war, documenting rape threats and the use … Read more

Why is NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercise significant? | Explained

Why is NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercise significant? | Explained

A truck transports a military vehicle towards Warsaw in Poland, on February 20, 2024. There has been a significant increase in the movement of military equipment on almost all roads in Poland due to NATO’s largest military exercise in decades, Steadfast Defender-24. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: The North Atlantic Treaty Council … Read more