Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence. Russian officials said several power and energy facilities were targeted in the overnight strikes. The fire at the nuclear facility was quickly extinguished […]
AP file photo (July 31) Russia and Ukraine exchanged fire overnight from Monday night into Tuesday, coinciding with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s talks in Washington with US President Donald Trump and other European leaders.Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia carried out its largest overnight strike in weeks, where it launched 270 drones and 10 missiles, […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be joined by European leaders and Nato in his crucial meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed on Sunday that she, along with other top leaders, will stand alongside Zelenskyy in the White House. “At the request of President Zelenskyy, I will […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP image) KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.“ The Trump-Putin meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, is seen as a potential breakthrough. Trump had previously […]
Russia strikes Ukrainian prison (Representative image) Russia struck a prison in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region late Monday(local time), killing at least 17 inmates and injuring more than 80 others.Russia used four guided aerial bombs to target Bilenkivska Correctional colony, according to the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine, reported AP.At least 42 inmates were hospitalized […]
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP images) US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Ukraine will receive Patriot missile systems as part of a new American military aid package, a move warmly welcomed in Kyiv as it faces relentless Russian drone and missile attacks.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly requested more Patriot systems in […]
Ukrainian drones targeted St. Petersburg on Sunday, Russia said, forcing the airport to close for five hours as Vladimir Putin marked Russia’s Navy Day in the city, despite the earlier cancellation of its naval parade due to security concerns. Russian defence ministry said air defence units downed 291 Ukrainian drones Sunday. Source link
Russia launched strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Monday, killing a person and leaving a shop and a kindergarten school on fire, AFP reported, citing officials. A video, going viral on social media, showed the school on fire after Russia hit a building. There are also a few videos showing that the entrance of one […]
Russia on Tuesday said that it needed time to respond to US President Donald Trump’s ‘serious’ ultimatum regarding the Ukraine war, while expressing willingness to speak with the Ukrainian side over the timing of the third round of direct negotiations. Trump issued a 50-day deadline to Russia on Monday for reaching a peace agreement with […]
KYIV: Foreign minister Johann Wadephul made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, in a show of continuing support for Ukraine’s fight to repel Russia’s invasion as US-led international peace efforts fail to make progress.Wadephul was due to meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.Wadephul said in a statement that […]
