Russian-installed authorities in the four regions extended voting over multiple days Russian-installed authorities began holding regional elections on Thursday in parts of Ukraine Russia claimed as its own last year, seeking to cement Moscow’s authority in what it calls its “new territories” despite the ongoing conflict. Russia does not fully control any of the four […]
Pokrovsk: Rescue workers combed through the rubble of damaged buildings in the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, the day after Russian strikes killed at least seven people.Pokrovsk sits just 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the eastern frontline, where Moscow says it is gaining ground and repelling Ukrainian attacks. Two missiles — launched […]
Sossinsky says he now wants to die in France, the country of his birth. A century after his father and mother fled Russia to escape the Bolsheviks, renowned mathematician Alexey Sossinsky found history repeating itself when President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Brought up in France and the United States, Sossinsky moved to the land of […]
“People in NATO countries should realise that their governments are sponsoring nuclear terrorism.” Moscow: Russia accused the West on Friday of sponsoring “nuclear terrorism” after authorities said a Ukrainian drone had struck the western Russian town of Kurchatov, where a nuclear power station similar to the ill-fated Chernobyl plant is located. Roman Starovoit, the governor […]
Budanov began his military career as a special forces operative and was wounded three times. Kyiv: He wears a pistol to interviews with foreign journalists and discusses wartime intelligence. Weapons and military gear are strewn on the floor of his Kyiv office. He says he has “sources” close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. For an […]
Ukrainian forces had “partial success” near the village of Klishchiivka, just southwest of Bakhmut. Kyiv: Ukrainian troops have advanced by more than a kilometre in the last day against Russian forces near the eastern city of Bakhmut, a military spokesperson said on Friday. His comments were the latest by Kyiv signalling that the counteroffensive it […]
Future relationship between Ukraine and NATO is expected to be a key in future NATO summit. (File) Kyiv: Kyiv said Thursday the time had come for NATO to clarify its stance on war-torn Ukraine’s membership, ahead of a key alliance summit next month. “Ukraine continues to work actively with all NATO allies to convince them […]
The Ukrainian emergency service said that 47 people were injured in the strike Kyiv: The death count from a Russian missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine rose to eight on Wednesday, as Kyiv played down the effect of a brief mutiny by the head of the Wagner mercenary group on the conflict. The […]
Ukraine launched a counteroffensive earlier this month to retake territory from Russian forces. Paris: The European Union is speeding up arms deliveries to Ukraine in support of the country’s counter-offensive against Russian forces, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Sunday in an interview with the French daily Le Parisien. “We are going to step […]
Last week, a drone hit a residential building in Russia’s southern city of Voronezh. (Representational) Moscow: Russia on Saturday said it had destroyed three drones targeting an oil refinery in the southern border region of Bryansk, as Ukraine pursues its counteroffensive against Russian forces. “Russian air defence systems repelled an overnight attack by the Ukrainian […]
