KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, killing two people died and injuring at least 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday. A drone slammed into a residential tower block in the city, causing damage to three floors and trapping residents, emergency services said. The two killed in…
“Is this what’s happening in Western countries? They keep burying us. They themselves will soon die out there, while they keep burying us nonstop,” the Kremlin chief said in response to a question about forecasts of the Russian economy’s collapse. He added that Russia’s economic growth in 2024 supposedly amounted to 4.3%, and in 2023…
Russia is a close ally of Iran: Tehran supplied Moscow with military drones to strike Ukraine and, in return, has received help with its civilian nuclear program. The Kremlin has also maintained warm relations with Israel, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu frequently visited Moscow before 2022, which could put Putin in position to play…
North Korea fired around 10 rounds from multiple-launcher rocket systems, Seoul’s military said Thursday, one day after South Korea held joint air drills with the United States and Japan. File Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE SEOUL, June 19 (UPI) — North Korea fired around 10 rounds from multiple-launcher rocket systems, Seoul’s military said Thursday, one day after…
The U.K. earlier gave details of new support worth £450 million for Ukraine, about £350 million of which will be provided by Britain, with extra funding from Norway via the U.K.-led International Fund for Ukraine. It includes £160 million to provide repairs and maintenance to vehicles and equipment the U.K. has already provided Kyiv. Funding…
The U.K. prime minister and his top security adviser worked intensively to rescue the broken relationship between Kyiv and Washington, drafting a truce plan that might one day pave the way for peace. Mar 12 9 mins read Source link
Wrecked Russian vehicles in Kursk. Via Kriegsforscher “AT THIS VERY MOMENT, THOUSANDS OF UKRAINIAN TROOPS ARE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE RUSSIAN MILITARY, AND IN A VERY BAD AND VULNERABLE POSITION,” U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in all caps on social media on Friday. Trump’s rant is a clear reference to the Monday or Tuesday evacuation…
Ukrainian command is denying that its forces are in danger of being surrounded by Russian troops and their North Korean allies. Ukrainian troops have been on the back foot ever since Trump first ended weapons shipments and then stopped intelligence sharing in an effort to pressure Ukraine to agree to peace talks. U.S. aid has…
Donald’s Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night in Moscow as the White House pushes the Kremlin to accept a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine. “The meeting between Witkoff and President Vladimir Putin will take place in a closed format this evening,” Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said in…
But the Ukrainians have struggled to hold onto it amid a Russian counterattack that has seen villages and settlements slowly come back under the control of Moscow. Russia this week claimed to have recaptured the majority of the seized territory, including the town of Sudzha, Kyiv’s biggest prize, along with hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers. Putin —…