Ukraine to halt key Russian gas transit to Europe, use alternative
Ukraine said on Tuesday it would suspend the flow of gas through a transit point which it said delivers almost a third of the fuel piped from Russia to Europe Continue Reading
U.S. Spy Chief Sees Putin Preparing for Long Fight in Ukraine, as Russia Strikes Odessa
The U.S. spy chief said Russian President Vladimir Putin still seeks to control swaths of Ukraine beyond the eastern region known as the Donbas, after local authorities said Russian missiles Continue Reading
Putin’s Victory Day speech passionate but empty
Vladimir Putin had no victories in Ukraine to proclaim on Victory Day. Nor did his speech at the Red Square military parade offer any clear pictures of when a victory Continue Reading
Access to LNG terminals important for Ukraine to meet gas needs, transit operator says
Access to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals is important for Ukraine to help meet its energy needs, the head of Ukraine’s gas transit operator said on Monday. Sergiy Makogon, Director Continue Reading
Ukraine’s Economy to Shrink 30% This Year Due to War, EBRD Says
Ukraine ’s economy will plunge by almost a third in 2022, more than previously expected, in a scenario in which the war ends this year, the European Bank for Reconstruction Continue Reading
Russia-Ukraine: Putin Defends His War
President Vladimir V. Putin used his Victory Day speech on Monday to try to channel Russian pride in defeating Nazi Germany into support for this year’s invasion of Ukraine. But Continue Reading
Ukrainians report fierce fighting as Russia marks Soviet WW2 victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his armed forces they were fighting for their country at a parade of Russian firepower in Moscow while his troops stepped up their 10-week-old assault Continue Reading
Russian attacks on rail system fail to paralyse ‘lifeline of Ukraine’
A salvo of missiles brought the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine to Fastiv, a quiet town abounding with flowering cherry trees and set in sweeping farmland hundreds of kilometres from the Continue Reading
Putin Victory Day speech claims Russian troops fighting on ‘own land’
Vladimir Putin has claimed Russia was forced to “strike back pre-emptively” against Ukraine, adding that the Kremlin’s troops were fighting “on their own land” in the conflict, just as Soviet Continue Reading
Russia-Ukraine war news:
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking from Moscow’s Red Square on Victory Day, did not use his speech to announce plans to intensify the war against Ukraine or order the mobilization Continue Reading
Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine
Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of ordinary consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over Continue Reading
Unexplained Attacks Inside Russian Territory Raise Prospect of Wider Conflict
A series of attacks inside Russian territory and unexplained explosions at Russian targets near the border with Ukraine have expanded the scope of the conflict in recent weeks, underscoring Russian Continue Reading
U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Officials Say
The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action in the Ukraine Continue Reading
More Ukrainian evacuees leave ruined Mariupol as EU targets Russian oil, banks
A convoy of buses attempted to evacuate more civilians from the devastated port city of Mariupol on Wednesday as Russian forces pounded targets across eastern Ukraine and tried to advance Continue Reading
Russia strikes U.S. weapons at airfield near Odesa, defence ministry says
Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday it had struck at weapons supplied to Ukraine by the United States and European countries and destroyed a runway at a military airfield near Continue Reading
Ukrainian civilians evacuated from Mariupol
Humanitarian organisations worked to evacuate more civilians from the devastated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Monday but hundreds of people remained trapped in the Azovstal steel works, the last Continue Reading
Ukrainian Official Outlines Intentional Ambiguity on Strikes Inside Russia
A fuel depot in Russia burst into flames, moments after surveillance video captured the bright streaks of rockets fired from low-flying helicopters. A fire broke out at a military research Continue Reading
Western artillery surging into Ukraine will reshape war with Russia
The Western artillery flooding into Ukraine will alter the war with Russia, setting off a bloody battle of wits backed by long-range weapons and forcing both sides to grow more Continue Reading
Russia’s Eastern Offensive Appears to Falter
Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine appears to be faltering , as its troops suffer battlefield losses and logistical and morale problems similar to those they faced in the war’s first Continue Reading
NATO says it’s ready to back Kyiv for years in war against Russia
NATO is ready to maintain its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia for years, including help for Kyiv to shift from Soviet-era weapons to modern Western arms and Continue Reading
Occupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ever since Russian forces took the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in early March, residents sensed the occupiers had a special plan for their town. Now, Continue Reading
Blasts heard overnight in three Russian provinces along Ukraine border
Series of blasts were heard in the early hours of Wednesday in three Russian provinces bordering Ukraine, authorities said, and an ammunition depot in the Belgorod province caught fire around Continue Reading
How is Trans-Dniester related to war in Ukraine?
Among the sites of the former Soviet Union’s “frozen conflicts,” a long and narrow strip of land in Moldova has been the most stable for three decades. Trans-Dniester hasn’t seen Continue Reading
Does the exit ramp look more attractive to Putin now?
Russian President Vladimir Putin protested to Kremlin visitors Monday that his adversaries were trying to “win on the battlefield” and “destroy Russia from within.” For once, he wasn’t just being Continue Reading
A third of gas exports to Europe via Ukraine in danger due to Russian forces, Naftogaz says
One third of gas exports from Russia to the European Union via Ukraine could be lost if Russian forces continue disrupting operations in newly occupied areas, the head of Ukraine’s Continue Reading
Ukraine wants large amount of equipment for its nuclear power plants, IAEA says
Ukraine has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency for “a comprehensive list of equipment” it needs to operate nuclear power plants during the war with Russia, IAEA Director General Rafael Continue Reading
Britain says Ukraine repelled numerous Russian assaults along the line of contact in Donbas
Ukraine has repelled numerous Russian assaults along the line of contact in Donbas this week, a British military update said on Sunday. Despite Russia making some territorial gains, Ukrainian resistance Continue Reading
Russia says it plans full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine; Moldova protests
Russia plans to take full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine during the second phase of what it calls its special military operation, the deputy commander of Russia’s central military Continue Reading
Ukrainian counterattacks slowing Russian offensive in east
Russian troops are pressing their offensive in the eastern Donbas region in an attempt to fully seize Ukraine’s industrial heartland but have made little headway as fierce Ukrainian counterattacks have Continue Reading
Russia seeks control of southern Ukraine, says top Russian commander
A senior Russian military commander said Russia aimed to seize the whole of Ukraine’s Donbas region and capture territory linking it to the annexed Crimean peninsula. Russian troops began a Continue Reading
World Bank estimates Ukraine physical damage at roughly $60 billion so far
Physical damage to Ukraine’s buildings and infrastructure from Russia’s invasion has reached roughly $60 billion and will rise further as the war continues, World Bank President David Malpass said on Continue Reading
Next Phase of War Will Be Pivotal for Russia and Ukraine, U.S. Says
Senior Biden administration officials say they believe that the next four weeks will shape the eventual outcome of Russia’s war in Ukraine, with long-lasting ramifications that will influence the drawing Continue Reading
Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Ukrainian officials worry they were, in effect, digging their own graves. Thousands of tanks Continue Reading
U.S. Has Provided Most Financial Support to Ukraine
The U.S. has provided the equivalent of 7.6 billion euros ($8.2 billion) to Ukraine since the outbreak of war, making it the country’s biggest supporter, according to the Kiel Institute Continue Reading
What Happened on Day 50 of the War in Ukraine
Russia’s faltering war against Ukraine suffered a pair of setbacks Thursday when the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet sank after a catastrophic explosion and fire, as the European Union Continue Reading
Ukraine says missiles struck Russian flagship crippled by blast
The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated on Thursday, following an explosion on board that Ukraine said was caused by a missile strike. Continue Reading
U.S. gives Ukraine $800 million more in military aid, adds heavy weapons
U.S. President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, expanding the scope of the systems provided to include heavy artillery ahead of a Continue Reading
Exclusive: U.S. to announce $750 million more in weapons for Ukraine, officials say
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday another $750 million in military assistance for Ukraine for its fight against Russian forces, two U.S. officials Continue Reading
Russia has yet to slow a Western arms express into Ukraine
Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia’s initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching, potentially decisive, battle for Ukraine’s contested Donbas region . Continue Reading
Russian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted’
As the staging ground for an assault on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, one of the most toxic places on earth, was probably not the best Continue Reading
Half of Harvests in Crop Giant Ukraine Could Be Wiped Out by War
How War in Ukraine Complicates the Global Grain Trade Sign up here to get the latest updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can also follow us on Telegram Continue Reading
Nato states agree to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine
Nato member states have agreed to supply new types of advanced weaponry to Ukraine, alliance representatives said, as Kyiv prepares for an offensive by Russia in the country’s east. The Continue Reading
War damage costs Ukraine’s gas transit operator hundreds of millions of euros
Ukraine’s gas transit operator has suffered damages totaling hundreds of millions of euros since Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, its head said on Wednesday. Sergiy Makogon, CEO of Continue Reading
Ukraine says 410 bodies found near Kyiv, witnesses traumatised
Ukraine has found 410 bodies in towns near Kyiv as part of an investigation into possible war crimes by Russia but some witnesses are so traumatized by their ordeal that Continue Reading
Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies
As foreign outrage mounts over evidence of possible executions and other atrocities by Russian forces in Ukraine, Germany’s defense minister says Europe must consider stepping up penalties for Moscow by Continue Reading
Ukraine says Russian troops executed civilians before retreat from Kyiv suburbs
Ukraine accused Russian soldiers of killing unarmed civilians after large numbers of dead bodies were reported to have been found in areas near Kyiv which have been retaken by Ukrainian Continue Reading
Ukraine: Russians leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure
Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power company said Thursday as Continue Reading
Ukraine Sunflower Oil Crisis Hits Food From Chips to Cookies
Sunflower oil is transported at a railway station in Cologne, Germany. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of almost half of the world’s sunflower oil exports, forcing companies Continue Reading
War in Ukraine fuels fears among draft-age Russian youths
As Moscow’s forces bog down in Ukraine, many young Russians of draft age are increasingly jittery about the prospect of being sent into combat. Making those fears particularly acute is Continue Reading
Russia’s War Lacks a Battlefield Commander, U.S. Officials Say
Russia is running its military campaign against Ukraine out of Moscow, with no central war commander on the ground to call the shots, according to American officials who have studied Continue Reading