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Kyiv, Ukraine – Appointing an economist to helm a defence ministry during a war may sound like a recipe for disaster. Andrei Belousov, who is set to become Russia’s new defence minister after President Vladimir Putin “suggested” his candidacy to his rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, does not have any military experience under his belt. The

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv after travelling overnight by train from Poland.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Kyiv in a surprise diplomatic visit designed to underline the United States’s support for Ukraine as it battles to push back Russian troops who have opened a new front line in

As the war enters its 810th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Fighting Russia has widened its ground assault on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, attacking new areas to try and expand the front and “stretch” Ukraine’s forces, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. He said about 5,700

Troops take control of villages and attack energy facilities in Kharkiv region.The Ukrainian military says Russian troops are making gains along its northeastern border. Their advance deeper into the Kharkiv region has prompted fears among Western allies of a major assault on Ukraine’s second largest city, which lies close to the Russian border. Russia’s latest

Kyiv says Russian forces having ‘tactical success’ in assault on northeastern region on shared border.Russia has widened its ground assault in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, attacking new areas to try to expand the front and stretch Ukraine’s forces, the region’s governor says. “The enemy is trying to deliberately stretch it [the front line], attacking in small

In a major reshuffle of his cabinet, President Vladimir Putin is set to relieve Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defence minister of 12 years, of his post and appoint him as secretary of the Security Council, a position previously held by Nikolai Patrushev since 2008. The move has prompted speculation among Kremlin watchers, intrigued by what could

As the war enters its 809th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Monday, May 13, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s military chief Oleksandr Syrskii said his forces were facing a “difficult situation” in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where thousands more people have fled their homes amid an advance by Russian forces. Ukraine’s General

President proposes Andrey Belousov as defence minister with Sergei Shoigu to become secretary of Security Council.Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to remove Sergei Shoigu as defence minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle, making him secretary of the Security Council instead. Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, will become the

General Syrskii says situation in northeastern oblast ‘significantly worsened’ this week as Russian forces continue to advance.Ukraine’s military chief has admitted his forces are facing a “difficult situation” in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, where thousands more people have fled their homes as Russian forces continue to advance. “This week, the situation in the Kharkiv