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A US fighter named Russell Bentley who fought with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine has been killed in occupied Donetsk, Al Jazeera can confirm. Earlier this month, Russian authorities reported that the 64-year-old citizen of the United States and Russia had gone missing. Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Russia Today news channel and a close confidante

As the war enters its 795th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Monday, April 29, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s top commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskii said Kyiv’s troops fell back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front, as the situation on the front line worsened. Syrskii said the

Ukraine’s top commander has said Kyiv’s outnumbered troops fell back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front, where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations. Sunday’s statement by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskii reflected Ukraine’s deteriorating position in the east, which Kyiv hopes it can stabilise once it takes delivery of

Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin deny ‘extremism’ charges related to group founded by late anti-Putin dissident.Two Russian journalists have been arrested by their government on “extremism” charges and ordered by courts to remain in custody pending investigation and trial on accusations of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny.

Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.Russia and Ukraine renewed attacks on energy infrastructure overnight, damaging plants and causing fires, officials from the warring countries said. The Ukrainian army said in its regular situational update on Saturday that Russia has hit Ukraine with a “massive missile attack”.

New weapons seen as crucial as Kyiv faces dire battlefield conditions and ammunition shortage amid Russian military gains.The United States says it will supply Patriot air defence missile systems to Ukraine as part of a $6bn additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday, calling it the largest security assistance package to Kyiv

Funds aim to provide support for children, others affected by armed conflict in Ukraine, Qatari foreign ministry says.Qatar has announced that it will provide $3m to the office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, as part of a push to support “welfare and safety” in the war-torn country. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ukraine has pledged to bolster its anticorruption efforts as part of its bid for European Union membership.Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky has been detained on suspicion of being involved in a multimillion-dollar landgrab scheme involving state property, according to prosecutors. An anticorruption court ordered Solsky to be held in custody until June 24, with bail

As the war enters its 792nd day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Friday, April 26, 2024. Fighting Politics and diplomacy NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said China must stop supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine if it wants to enjoy better relations with the West. Beijing says it is neutral in the war.

President also said there could be an ‘apocalypse’ if Russia used nuclear weapons in retaliation for Western actions.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that the risk of military incidents along his country’s border with Ukraine was quite high, according to Russia’s state-run RIA news agency. Belarus had moved several combat-ready battalions from Vitebsk region, situated