Ukraine and Russia clash over prisoners of war
Ukraine on Sunday rejected claims by the Russian Foreign Ministry that it did not want to take back hundreds of prisoners of war proposed for an exchange. "We are ready to carry out an…
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Polish foreign minister rejects Kiev's call for more fighter jets
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has rejected complaints from Ukraine over failing to deliver promised fighter jets for the country's defence against the Russian invasion. "We…
Ukraine fooled Russia with the same deceptions Germany used at WWII's Battle of the Bulge
Some observers have argued surprise attacks are nearly impossible due to wide surveillance. Ukraine's Kursk invasion caught Russia by surprise and followed time-honored tactics. The…
Russia's struggle to kick the Ukrainians out is likely only going to get tougher
Russia has taken back some of the territory that Ukraine seized in Kursk. Warfare experts said it was territory that's easiest to take back and it will get harder for Russia. Ukraine can…
UN-backed experts: Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war is a crime against humanity, U.N.-backed human rights experts said Thursday. Erik Møse, chair of the…
Russia can't sustain its attack on Ukraine without North Korean troops, NATO chief says
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said North Korea has sent troops to fight with Russia. He presented the alliance as a sign of weakness, saying Putin could not keep up the invasion alone.…
Ukraine demands Western response to possible North Korean deployment
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called for an international response in the face of new civilian casualties and the possible deployment of North Korean soldiers on the…
Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teenagers and injure dozens
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike killed a teenager in Kyiv during a nighttime barrage on the Ukrainian capital that lasted for hours, local officials said, while three people…
Zelensky says North Korean troops will be in Ukraine within days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Russia to deploy North Korean soldiers from Sunday or Monday. "This is a clear escalation," Zelensky said on Friday on X. He cited…
Ukraine's Zelensky thanks G7 states for latest military aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Western allies for the latest military aid worth billions of dollars. The $50 billion loan from Group of Seven (G7) leading Western…
Russians accused of crimes offered choice - go to war instead of court
At about 06:45 on 28 March, police arrived at Andrey Perlov’s house near Novosibirsk in Siberia. They accused him of stealing about three million roubles ($32,000; £24,000) from a…
PM says Russia risks global food security in Ukraine
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned that Russia is stepping up attacks on Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea – delaying the export of agricultural produce, including aid intended for…
European Parliament votes in favour of €35 billion loan for Ukraine
The European Parliament voted in favour of €35 billion ($38 billion) in loans for Ukraine secured by windfall profits from frozen Russian assets on Tuesday. The EU legislative chamber…
Really putting Ukraine's Abrams and F-16s to work fighting Russia means most probably won't survive, but that's the kind of war this is
Many of Ukraine's Western weapons won't make it to the end of the war if it really uses them, experts told BI. Weapons like Abrams and F-16s have been given in small numbers, so Ukraine…
Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia as a missile strike on Ukraine injures 17
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said, while 17 people were injured in the…
Putin says Zelenskyy's nuclear comments were a 'dangerous act of provocation' at meeting with BRICS group journalists
Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's nuclear comments. The Ukrainian president had suggested that Kyiv would seek nuclear weapons if it could not join…
Ukraine and Russia Swap 95 Prisoners on Each Side, Moscow Says
(Bloomberg) -- Russia said it exchanged 95 Ukrainian soldiers for an equal number of its force in the first major prisoner of war return in more than a month. Most Read from Bloomberg…
Ukraine calls for international support in demining effort
Ukraine is doing everything it can to clear its territory of landmines and other explosive remnants of war but needs the support of its partners, Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko…
Are North Korean troops joining Russia’s war in Ukraine?
Russia’s army is forming a unit of some 3,000 North Koreans, a Ukrainian military intelligence source has told the BBC, in the latest report suggesting that Pyongyang is forming a close…
Engine donated to help firefighters in Ukraine
A former Isle of Man fire engine is being donated to a fire station in a the war-torn city in Ukraine. Manx Support for Ukraine (MSfU) is set to transport the vehicle, which is heading to…
Ukraine denies supplying drones to Mali rebels
Ukraine has denied allegations that it had supplied drones to rebels fighting against the Malian army and Russia-backed mercenaries. It comes after Paris-based Le Monde newspaper reported…
Russia says more than 30K evacuated from areas bordering war torn Ukraine
Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into the Kursk region in August, taking control of dozens of settlements and holding most positions since Photo: Bloomberg 2 min read Last Updated :…
Ukraine denounces Russia's reported execution of captured troops
Ukraine's human rights ombudsman has denounced the alleged execution of nine Ukrainian troops by Russian forces in the Kursk border region. Dmytro Lubinets said he had written to the…
Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk…