KYIV: Russian drones and missiles struck several Ukrainian cities in a large-scale overnight assault on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring around 100 others, according to Ukrainian officials. Read More: Russia unleashes massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine The attacks targeted major urban centres, including Kyiv and Dnipro, following warnings from Ukrainian authorities that Russia could launch a […]
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How Trump’s Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian ‘war crimes’
Roksolana Makar braved icy roads and the threat of drone strikes to interview a woman in the Ukrainian town of Izium who said Russian forces tortured her. Surrounded by woods and farmland, Izium still bears scars from a 2022 Russian occupation that left bridges smashed and buildings flattened. The woman told Makar, a war-crimes investigator […]
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Attack on School Hostel, Claims 6 Killed
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an attack on a school hostel, claiming that six people were killed in the incident. According to Russian authorities, the strike took place in the Luhansk region. International media reports, citing Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that Ukraine allegedly targeted a school children’s hostel during the night. Putin […]
Planning endgames in Iran, Ukraine and Taiwan must start now
All wars, even those lasting decades, eventually end. Although few wars end as decisively as World War II, the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers to the Allies was. The Korean War has not technically ended with a peace agreement or treaty. By mid-1943, the U.S. began planning for the occupation of the enemy powers […]
Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned a US decision to extend the period during which Russia is allowed to sell oil despite Western sanctions. The move means countries can purchase Russian oil and petroleum products already loaded on vessels at sea until 16 May. The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the […]
Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of Easter truce violations
Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, reporting more than a thousand drone and shelling attacks just hours after the truce began on Saturday to mark Orthodox Easter. The Russian defence ministry said it recorded 1,971 ceasefire violations overnight into Sunday, while Ukraine’s general staff […]
Russia and Ukraine exchange 175 prisoners each ahead of Easter ceasefire
Ukraine and Russia have carried out a major prisoner exchange, with both sides releasing 175 prisoners of war each, according to official statements from Kyiv and Moscow. Read More: Russia returns 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies in prisoner exchange Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian detainees had been returned home, noting that many of them had been held in […]
Paralympic opening ceremony faces boycott over Russia flag decision
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: Seven countries have decided to boycott the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Paralympic Games in protest after Russian athletes were allowed to compete under their national flag for the first time in more than a decade. Read More: Curtain closes on Beijing Paralympics as China and Ukraine star The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recently […]
Ukraine, Russia resume Geneva talks amid ongoing strikes
Ukraine and Russia negotiators resumed a second round of peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Washington’s top envoy expressed cautious optimism about efforts to end the nearly four-year conflict that has devastated Ukraine. Read More: Geneva hosts new round of Russia–Ukraine talks The fighting, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has killed hundreds of […]
Power outages hit Ukraine, Moldova as Kyiv struggles against winter cold
Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to US President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the outages had been caused […]