Zelensky appoints Oleksandr Syrsky head of Ukraine's armed forces

Zelensky appoints Oleksandr Syrsky head of Ukraine's armed forces

This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian presidential press service on February 8, 2024, shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (lleft) shaking hands with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi during their meeting in Kyiv. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 8 appointed commander of the ground forces … Read more

Russia says downed four Ukrainian missiles over Crimea overnight

Russia says downed four Ukrainian missiles over Crimea overnight

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, Russian soldiers fire from aboard a Ka-27 helicopter of the Russian Black Sea Fleet during a patrol the Black Sea. | Photo Credit: AP Russia on Saturday announced its forces shot down four Ukrainian missiles over Moscow-annexed … Read more

Russia says it thwarted Kyiv drone attack following aerial assault against Ukraine

Russia says it thwarted Kyiv drone attack following aerial assault against Ukraine

A view shows a damaged house following what was said to be Ukrainian forces’ shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the settlement of Urazovo in the Belgorod Region, Russia, on December 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thirty-two Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia on December 30, Moscow officials reported, a day … Read more

Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces: Russian Defense Ministry

Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces: Russian Defense Ministry

A Ukraine Special Operations Forces officer talks on the radio while navigating the Dnipro River during a night mission in Kherson region, in Kherson, Ukraine, on June 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The landing ship … Read more

Ukraine's air defence destroys 28 out of 31 Russia-launched drones, Kyiv says

Ukraine's air defence destroys 28 out of 31 Russia-launched drones, Kyiv says

A view shows an apartment building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia launched 31 drones and 2 missiles at Ukraine overnight, mostly targeting the south of the country, with air defences destroying 28 drones and both missiles, the … Read more

Russia intends to keep rate of weapons production high: Minister

Russia intends to keep rate of weapons production high: Minister

Russia has the upper hand in weapons production over the West and intends to keep the rate of growth high, a top Russian minister said on Monday after both the West and Russia ramped up arms production for the Ukraine war. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World … Read more

Is Russia winning the Ukraine war? | Explained

Is Russia winning the Ukraine war? | Explained

Ukrainian soldiers drive a tank in a position near to the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on December 13, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: It has been six months since Ukraine launched its much-anticipated counteroffensive with advanced weapons and training provided by the West. The Eastern … Read more

Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite threat from Russia

Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite threat from Russia

Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies turned to as they struggled to export their food to people facing hunger around the world. Now, more of the grain is getting unloaded from overcrammed silos and heading to ports on the … Read more

Russia attacking Avdiivka ‘from all directions,’ says Kyiv

Russia attacking Avdiivka ‘from all directions,’ says Kyiv

File picture of residential buildings heavily damaged by Russian military strikes in the front line town of Avdiivka, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on November 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A third wave of Russian forces is attacking the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka and systematically shelling the centre of the industrial hub, its Ukrainian … Read more

Ukraine says killed 3 Russian officers in blast in occupied Melitopol

Ukraine says killed 3 Russian officers in blast in occupied Melitopol

Relatives of Ukrainian servicemen attend a protest calling for legislation regulating the length of active military duty and the frequency of frontline rotation in Kyiv, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, November 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine said Sunday a blast triggered by “local resistance movements” in the Moscow-controlled Ukrainian city of Melitopol the … Read more