Browsing: Russia-Ukraine

Ukraine continues to call for more weapons as Russia seeks to batter industry and resistance.Russia has launched more than 70 missiles and drones overnight in one of its largest barrages against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The attack on Tuesday night was directed at facilities in Kyiv and six other cities, authorities said. Moscow continues to target

As the war enters its 804th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Fighting One person was killed and four injured by Russian artillery fire in the eastern border region of Sumy, which has come under increasing aerial bombardment in recent weeks. Ukrainian police said Moscow’s forces had

Vladimir Putin is firmly in power at home while facing a West hostile over Russia’s war on Ukraine.Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has been installed for a fifth term with his hold on power in Russia firmer than ever. But the war in Ukraine has led to the country having its worst relations with the West

State security service says two colonels arrested after it thwarted alleged plan to kill Zelenskyy, other top officials.Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators claim to have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said. On Tuesday, the SBU said in a statement it had exposed a network of agents run

Chernihiv, Ukraine – In combat, the speed of loading your assault gun’s magazine is a matter of life and death. Sometimes, a soldier has to load the rounds in sub-zero temperatures, with wet or wounded hands. An improperly loaded magazine could jam the rifle and get its owner killed. A simple and inexpensive accessory –

The United States and most European Union countries boycotted the inauguration ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace.Vladimir Putin swore the oath of allegiance to the Russian Constitution at his inauguration for a record fifth term as president, and as he further tightened his grip on power said the country would emerge victorious and stronger from

As the war enters its 803rd day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Fighting Russia claimed to have taken control of two more Ukrainian settlements – Soloviove in the eastern Donetsk region and Kotliarivka further north in the Kharkiv region. Ukraine’s military made no mention of either area

Tbilisi, Georgia – Crowds of protesters have been braving tear gas and water canons after more than two weeks of protest against the Georgian government’s draft law targeting civil society. The new law would require non-profit entities (NGOs and media outlets) receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as “organisations

Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his first trip to Europe in five years, which is likely to be dominated by Russia’s war in Ukraine as well as economic strains between Beijing and Brussels. The first stop will be France, with Xi due to hold talks in Paris on May 6 with French President Emmanuel

As the war enters its 801th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Sunday, May 5, 2024: Fighting At least two people died after Russia launched attacks several attacks on Kharkiv, including a 49-year-old civilian in Slobozhanske, a village just northeast of the city. Four others were wounded in the Kharkiv attack