Ukraine

Ukraine says Russia building up forces near Kharkiv region’s north

Russia is building up forces near the northern part of Ukraine's Kharkiv region where it launched an offensive this month, but it still lacks the troop numbers to stage a…

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France could soon announce the sending of military trainers to Ukraine

France could soon send military trainers to Ukraine despite the concerns of some allies and criticism by Russia, and may announce its decision next week during a visit by the…

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Sweden gives radar surveillance planes to Ukraine air force

Sweden will donate two radar surveillance and command aircraft to Ukraine to boost its defences in the war with Russia, the Swedish government said on Wednesday, its largest aid package…

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EU debates training troops in Ukraine, no common view yet

European Union defence ministers on Tuesday debated the idea of training Ukrainian forces inside the country but did not reach a common position on the sensitive issue, EU foreign policy…

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EU’s Borrell asserts Ukraine’s right to strike Russia

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday urged countries to balance fear of escalation against Ukraine's need to defend itself, saying Kyiv had the right to use Western arms…

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Belgium to send 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by 2028, Swedish plan for Gripen jets to Ukraine put on hold

Belgium has pledged to send 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by 2028, with the first deliveries scheduled to arrive later this year, as the two countries signed a ten-year…

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Polish foreign minister says Poland should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine

Poland should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in comments published on Tuesday, as Kyiv struggles to repel Russian advances, but Sikorski did not…

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NATO chief reiterates that West should rethink restrictions on weapons for Ukraine

"By having too many restrictions we are tying one hand of the Ukrainian armed forces on their back," said NATO's Secretary-General. Jens Stoltenberg has urged NATO states to reconsider limits…

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French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres soon

Ukraine's top commander said he had signed paperwork allowing French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres soon. "I am pleased to welcome France's initiative to send instructors to Ukraine…

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Russia’s losses in Ukraine over 500,000 as Kyiv’s strike on nuclear radar causes alarm

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the death or injury of over half a million Russian soldiers, according to the latest figures from the Ukrainian military. The toll…

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UPDATED: Spain to send Patriot missiles, Leopard tanks to Ukraine in $1.23 billion package

Spain plans to send Patriot missiles and Leopard tanks to Ukraine as part of a 1.13 billion euro ($1.23 billion) weapon package announced last month, El Pais newspaper reported on…

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: President Zelenskiy’s Plea for Global Peace Summit

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has issued a heartfelt video plea inviting world leaders to attend a “peace summit” in Switzerland next month, following a tragic Russian attack on a DIY…

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Kharkiv Crisis: Escalating Tensions and International Reactions

Scores of individuals lost their lives or sustained injuries following an aerial bomb strike on a large store in the city of Kharkiv on Saturday afternoon, as confirmed by local…

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Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy pushes allies to step up involvement in war

Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday. He also…

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New rules for draft-age Ukrainians abroad come into effect Saturday

As of this Saturday, draft-age Ukrainians living abroad will have to update their data in a special register before they can use consular service. Kyiv is increasing efforts to mobilise…

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Long air raid alert lifted in Kharkiv after drone strikes, missile warning

A protracted air raid alert in most of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region was lifted early on Friday after officials reported Russian drone strikes and a missile warning in the city…

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Zelenskiy cancels Spain and Portugal trip

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has cancelled a trip to Spain and Portugal, with some media outlets reporting it is because of renewed fighting in Ukraine. King Felipe of Spain was due…

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Ukraine pulls back in two areas of Kharkiv region, warns of buildup near Sumy region

Ukraine's military said its forces pulled back to new positions in two areas of the northeastern Kharkiv region where Moscow is pressing an offensive, and warned of a Russian force…

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Blinken arrives in Ukraine in demonstration of US solidarity in the face of Russian attacks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in the first visit to Ukraine by a senior U.S. official since Congress passed a long-delayed $61 billion military…

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Kyiv was 9 May terror target, says SBU

Ukraine’s security service (SBU) prevented a terrorist attack that Russia had planned to carry out in Kyiv on 9 May, according to Ukrainian media reports. “The Security Service of Ukraine was…

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Kyiv expects delivery of first F-16 jets in June or July – military source

A senior Ukrainian military source has told Reuters Kyiv expects the first F-16 jets to be delivered in June or July. Ukraine has sought the US-made F-16 fighter jets to…

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Ukraine send reinforcements to border areas of the Kharkiv

Ukraine defence ministry said on Friday that it has sent military reinforcements to help repel Russian attacks in border areas of the Kharkiv region in the northeast. It added that…

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Lithuania minister says Western military trainers could go to Ukraine

Lithuania’s foreign minister has raised the prospect of an ad hoc coalition of western countries sending military training personnel into Ukraine backed by ground-based air defence, days after Russia took…

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Ukraine lawmakers back bill allowing some convicts to enlist in army

Ukraine's parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow some convicts to enlist in the army in return for a chance at parole, part of a push to generate…

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Russia’s biggest airstrike in weeks piles pressure on Ukraine power grid

Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities in a major airstrike early on Wednesday, causing serious damage at three Soviet-era thermal power plants, Kyiv officials…

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Ukraine catches Russian agents plotting Zelenskiy assassination, SBU says

Ukraine's SBU State Security Service said it had caught Russian agents within the Ukrainian state guard service plotting the assassination of the president and other senior governmental officials. "Counterintelligence and…

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Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘nuclear blackmail’ over weapons drills

Ukraine’s military spy agency spokesperson has expressed anger at Russia’s recent announcement of tactical nuclear drills as part of its ongoing nuclear coercion tactics. Andriy Yusov stated on Monday that…

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Italy calls for Ukraine truce, peace talks with Putin

Italy's Defence Minister said on Monday economic sanctions against Russia had failed and called on the West to try harder to negotiate a diplomatic solution with President Vladimir Putin to…

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Italy won’t send soldiers to Ukraine – Tajani

The Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that his country will not send soldiers to Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron said NATO should send ground troops if the Russian…

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Zelenskyy added to Russia’s wanted list

Russian news agencies on Saturday reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been added to a Kremlin wanted list. Though the Russian Interior Ministry provided no details about the charges leveled against Zelenskyy, it said that…

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Village of Ocheretyne decimated in clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has decimated the village of Ocheretyne in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Drone footage obtained by AP shows most houses and apartment buildings in Ocheretyne damaged…

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Russian defence minister says Russian troops captured 547 sq km of Ukrainian territory this year

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that Russian troops had captured 547 sq km of territory in Ukraine this year. Shoigu said Ukrainian forces were retreating all along…

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Cameron: Ukraine has ‘right’ to strike Russia using British-supplied weapons

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron was in Kyiv Thursday, where he promised £3bn of annual military aid for Ukraine for "as long as it takes". He added Ukraine had a right…

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Ukraine may have talks eventually with Russia, intelligence officer says

Ukraine will at some point have to enter into talks with Russia to bring an end to their more than two-year-old war, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official said in an…

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UN experts say North Korea missile landed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told…

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Ukraine moves to limit human rights of citizens under martial law

Kyiv notified the European Council that the rights and freedoms of Ukrainians may be restricted under martial law as it moves to expand military conscription. Ukraine's Ministry of Justice has…

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Ukraine reports intense assaults in the eastern regions amidst a Russian military advance

Ukraine says resisting heavy attacks in east amid Russian advance Ukraine said on Monday it had foiled 55 Russian attacks in the eastern Donetsk region, a day after it admitted…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy issues fresh plea for Patriots, EU accession, NATO entry

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a fresh plea to the international community to hurry up and deliver more air defences, start formal talks for his country to enter the European…

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Zelensky warns about nuclear risks

Ukriane's President Zelenskyy warned y that the safety of Europe's largest nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhia is threatened by Russia's war against Ukraine, as the country marked the 38th anniversary of…

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Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine but Greece says no

Spain will send a small number of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais newspaper reported on Friday, quoting unidentified sources. Spain ruled out delivering anti-aircraft launchers, but will give Kiev…

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Kyiv issues restrictions on passports for military-age men

The Ukrainian government, further tightening regulations as it seeks to address a shortage of troops, approved rules temporarily barring military-age men from applying for passports abroad. The provisions, and a…

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The US quietly shipped long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders, and Ukraine has now used them twice, a…

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Russian forces make significant gains in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces have made significant advances in a narrow corridor in eastern Ukraine as an offensive by Moscow to take territory before western military aid arrives appears to be gathering…

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US preparing $1 billion weapons package for Ukraine

The United States is preparing a $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the first to be sourced from the yet to be signed Ukraine-Israel bill, two U.S. officials told…

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Kyiv says Russia has up to 25,000 troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar area

Russia has a force of 20,000-25,000 troops trying to storm the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar and surrounding villages, Ukraine's military said on Monday, describing the situation in the…

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Russia says US facing humiliation in Ukraine like in Vietnam

Russia said on Sunday U.S. lawmakers' support for $60.84 billion more in aid for Ukraine showed that Washington was wading much deeper into a hybrid war against Moscow that would…

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Ukraine and Russia claim that civilians were killed in separate strikes

Russia claims to have shot down 50 Ukrainian drones after Ukraine appeared to target its energy infrastructure overnight, Euronews reported. According to France 24, the Russian strike killed two in Ukraine's…

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Major Russian in Ukraine kills eight, damages infrastracture

A major Russian missile attack on the central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least eight people, injured over 25 more and damaged critical infrastructure facilities, local officials reported on Friday morning.…

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Ukrainian prime minister cautions of third world war if Ukraine loses war

Speaking to the BBC, the Ukrainian prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, warned of the possibility of a third world war. Addressing the issue of US security assistance, he said: “We need…

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Germany sending more anti-air missiles to Ukraine helps, but EU must do more, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday said Germany's recent push to send more Patriot air defence missiles - a key need in the country's war against Russia - were helpful,…

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Dutch deliver three more F-16s for training Ukrainian pilots in Romania

The Netherlands on Wednesday will hand over another three F-16 fighter jets to a training facility in Romania, where Ukrainian pilots and ground staff are being taught how to fly…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy signs new army draft law to reinforce exhausted troops

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules, according to the parliamentary website, as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its fight against…

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Ukraine says says it ‘ran out of missiles’ to stop Russian strike on power plant

A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital Kyiv, President…

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Russia’s FSB says British special forces operating in Ukraine

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that Britain's Special Boat Service had been operating in Ukraine and helping Ukrainian forces carry out attempted operations against Russian forces. The Ukraine war…

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Ukraine’s parliament passed crucial military bill amid manpower shortage and conflict

Ukraine’s parliament passed a controversial bill on Thursday that will change the rules on civilian military mobilisation in an effort to address fledgling manpower among its forces. The legislation, which…

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UPDATED: Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit on June 15-16

The Swiss government will host a two-day high-level conference in June aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine, it said on, although Russia has made clear it will not take part…

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