Ukraine

UPDATED: Pro-Kyiv group reports second day of fighting in Russia’s Belgorod

June 2 (Reuters) - A group of pro-Ukrainian forces said on Friday they were fighting Russian troops on the outskirts of a village just inside Russia's western border, a day…

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Ukraine lifts air raid alerts, says downed more than 30 missiles and drones

June 2 (Reuters) - Ukrainian authorities on Friday lifted air raid alerts across most of the nation, and officials in the capital Kyiv said defences appeared to have shot down…

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Naked man jumps on altar of St. Peter’s to protest Ukraine war

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A man visiting St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a…

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U.S. seeking explosives in Japan for Ukraine artillery shells

By Tim Kelly, Nobuhiro Kubo, Yukiko Toyoda and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to secure supplies of TNT in Japan for 155mm artillery…

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UPDATED: Kyiv raid kills three shut from shelter, Russian town shelled

Ukraine's capital attacked for 18th time in a month Girl and two women die trying to reach air raid shelter Russia says western town shelled by Ukrainian army Zelenskiy rallies…

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Nato’s Stoltenberg: Russia cannot veto Ukraine’s NATO accession

OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - All NATO allies agree that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. "All allies agree that…

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UPDATED: Visiting Moldova, Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready for NATO membership

CHISINAU, June 1 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Moldova on Thursday that Ukraine was ready to be in the NATO military alliance, and that Kyiv…

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Russia claims to have sunk Ukraine’s last warship

MOSCOW, May 31 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had destroyed what it described as Ukraine's "last warship" two days ago in the port of…

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Russia has given passports to 1.5 million people in annexed Ukraine

(Reuters) - Russia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minister…

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UPDATED: Drones attack Russian oil refineries near major oil port, officials say

MOSCOW, May 31 (Reuters) - Drones attacked two oil refineries just 40-50 miles (65-80 km) east of Russia's biggest oil export terminals on Wednesday, sparking a fire at one and…

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Russia launches third attack on Kyiv in 24 hours

At least one person died and four were injured as a result of Russia's third attack on Kyiv in 24 hours, official said early on Tuesday, with Ukraine's air defence…

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UPDATED: Russia hits Ukrainian military facility and Odesa port in air strikes

Russia carries out new wave of air strikes Ukraine says a military target and Odesa port hit Kyiv comes under heavy attack for second successive night By Valentyn Ogirenko and…

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Who are the Freedom of Russia Legion and other armed fighters in Belgorod?

KYIV (Reuters) - Fighting spilled into Russia's western Belgorod region this week following a military incursion from Ukraine. Russia has blamed Ukrainian armed groups and launched a terrorism investigation. Kyiv…

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Russia unleashes largest drone attack on Ukrainian capital ahead of Kyiv Day

KYIV, May 28 (Reuters) - Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said appeared to be the largest drone attack on the city since the start of…

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Defeat would leave Russia brutal and vindictive even if Putin ‘disappeared’, says RAF chief

Defeat in its war against Ukraine would leave Russia “vindictive” and “brutal” and posing a threat to Nato countries, the outgoing head of the RAF said. Air Chief Marshal Sir…

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Putin orders stronger Russian border security

May 28 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered stronger border security to ensure "fast" Russian military and civilian movement into Ukrainian regions now under Moscow control. Speaking in…

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Russia unleashes air strikes on Kyiv as the Ukrainian capital marks its birthday

By Valentyn Ogirenko and Gleb Garanich KYIV, May 28 (Reuters) - Russia unleashed a major two-wave overnight air attack on Kyiv that killed at least one person, officials said, as…

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Russia: U.S. equipment used in border raid shows growing Western role in Ukraine

U.S. plays down use of its equipment inside Russia Russian minister pledges harsh response to future raids By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) - The Kremlin said the use of U.S.-made military…

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Ukraine strikes southern Russia with rocket and drone

MOSCOW, May 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine struck two regions in southern Russia with a rocket and a drone, though the missile was shot down by air defences, according to Russian…

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EU extends Ukraine tariff suspension, Zelenskiy pledges to make it permanent

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed to suspend restrictions on imports from Ukraine for a further year after warding off an import ban imposed by some EU nations amid…

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Photo Story: Presentation of new EUROPA program postage stamp in Kyiv

The new postage stamp 'Peace is the highest value of humanity' during it presentation near the central post office in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, on Wednesday, amid the Russian invasion. The…

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Older people account for a third of Ukraine’s war victims – UN

By Emma Farge GENEVA, May 24 (Reuters) - Older people have suffered and died at a disproportionately high rate since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday,…

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Russia’s Medvedev warns Western arms for Ukraine make ‘nuclear apocalypse’ more likely

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - A member of Russian President Vladimir Putin's powerful Security Council warned that the more destructive the weapons that the West supplied to Ukraine, the higher the risk…

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Moscow says G7 nuclear rhetoric intended to pressure Russia, China

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Group of Seven nuclear "rhetoric" has the sole aim of exerting psychological, military and political pressure on Moscow and Beijing. In the first…

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Russia battles cross-border raids; nothing to do with us, says Ukraine

Russia said on Monday it was battling a cross-border incursion by saboteurs who burst through the frontier from Ukraine, in what appeared to be one of the biggest attacks of its…

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Call for 6-day work week in Russia to cope with sanctions

A Russian business association has called on the labor ministry to consider moving to a six-day work week so they can better deal with fallout from Western sanctions, Kremlin-controlled media…

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The significance of Bakhmut

(Reuters) – There are conflicting reports on who actually controls the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of intense fighting. Here is a look at the significance for both sides…

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Wagner founder Prigozhin says his forces will leave Bakhmut from May 25 to June 1

MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The founder of Russia's Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that Wagner forces will leave Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city that it successfully took on…

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Bakhmut remains ‘epicentre’ of combat; Russian air attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro

Fighting is continuing in Bakhmut, Ukraine’s armed forces have said in their morning update after Russia claimed to have completed the “liberation” of the eastern city over the weekend. Confusion…

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UPDATED: Russia says F-16 transfer to Ukraine would raise questions of NATO’s involvement

May 22 (Reuters) - The transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine would raise the question of NATO's role in the conflict, a senior Russian diplomat said on Monday, while accusing…

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G7, Zelenskiy says Bakhmut destruction has echoes of Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday drew a parallel between the destruction of Bakhmut and the horror of Hiroshima, evoking the symbolism of mass destruction as he…

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Biden: Zelenskiy has promised Ukraine won’t use F-16 planes to go into Russia

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he had received a "flat assurance" from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he…

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Ukraine claims foothold in part of Bakhmut, aims to encircle city

KYIV, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine gave conflicting accounts of the situation in Bakhmut on Sunday, with Kyiv saying it still controlled a small part of the besieged eastern city…

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Russia says Ukrainian city of Bakhmut captured

May 20 (Reuters) - Russia claimed on Saturday to have fully captured the smashed eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the…

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F-16 pilot training a message to Russia not bet on winning lengthy Ukraine conflict – Scholz

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21 (Reuters) - Potential joint allied training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s was a message to Russia that it should not expect to succeed in its invasion of…

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Ukraine says coveted F-16 is ‘four to five times better’ than Soviet jet

KYIV, April 6 (Reuters) - A top Ukrainian air commander said Ukraine was in dire need of F-16 fighter jets, which he described on Thursday as "four or five times"…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy courts ‘Global South’ at G7 summit

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks with India's Narendra Modi on Saturday and was due to meet other "Global South" leaders at a Group of Seven (G7)…

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Pope asks Italian cardinal to carry out Ukraine peace mission

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, head of the Italian bishops' conference, to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in…

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Why Ukraine is bidding for F-16 jets?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he is making progress in persuading the West to supply Ukraine with fighter jets - with U.S.-built F-16s flown by several NATO nations in particular…

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Biden endorses plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

By Mike Stone and Humeyra Pamuk May 19 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told G7 leaders on Friday that Washington supports joint allied training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16…

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UPDATED: G7 pledges support for Ukraine as summit awaits Zelenskiy

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 19 (Reuters) - Leaders of the world richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia and pledged financial support for Ukraine as its president, Volodymyr…

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UPDATED: Russia’s Prigozhin says Bakhmut will not fall in next two days

MOSCOW, May 19 (Reuters) - Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Friday that the city of Bakhmut was unlikely to fall to his mercenary forces in the next two days…

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UPDATED: Russia strikes Zelenskiy’s hometown, woman badly wounded – Ukraine

KYIV, May 19 (Reuters) - Russia launched a new wave of overnight air strikes on Ukraine early on Friday, setting ablaze several buildings in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown and seriously…

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Russian mercenary boss accuses regular army of leaving Bakhmut’s flanks exposed

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, on Thursday accused regular Russian army units of pulling back 570 metres north of the eastern…

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EBRD pledges more support for Ukraine, eyes capital boost

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, May 18 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged further support for war-torn Ukraine as shareholders consider a proposal to boost EBRD capital by 3…

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G7 leaders to discuss idea of international peace summit over Ukraine – EU official

By John Irish HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 18 (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations will discuss how to trace Russian diamond trade at a summit this week…

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EU’s Borrell asks for 3.5 bln euro boost to fund used for Ukraine military aid

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has proposed adding 3.5 billion euros ($3.85 billion) to a fund used to finance military aid for Ukraine, EU sources…

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One killed in Ukraine’s Odesa, missiles downed over Kyiv

May 18 (Reuters) - One person was killed by a Russian missile strike on an industrial facility in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, while falling debris during an air…

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What are the deals on Ukraine, Russia grain exports?

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (Reuters) - The extension of a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain and fertilizers beyond May 18 hangs in…

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EU gets more cautious on hitting third countries over Russia sanctions

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's latest draft of new sanctions against Russia would make it more difficult than originally proposed to cut trade with third countries over…

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What do we know about Kinzhal, Russia’s hypersonic missile?

(Reuters) - Russia fired hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday, with Ukraine saying it had shot down all six, and Russia claiming one got through air defences to destroy…

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Can Ukraine use Patriot defense systems to knock out Russian hypersonic missiles?

May 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Tuesday that it downed six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, in what would be a major setback for Moscow's efforts…

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UK, Netherlands agree to help Ukraine get F-16 fighter jets

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has welcomed a pledge by the UK and the Netherlands to build an “international coalition” to provide fighter jet support for Ukraine, and France’s support for the coalition,…

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In first, Kyiv says shot down volley of Russian ‘hypersonic’ missiles

Russia dismisses Ukraine's claim it shot down missiles Russia says Kinzhal missile destroyed U.S.-made Patriot system U.S. officials say Patriot system damaged, not destroyed Ukraine girding for big counteroffensive against…

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Russia launches air raid on Kyiv ‘exceptional’ in intensity

Russia launched an exceptionally intense air attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, using drones, cruise and probably ballistic missiles, city officials said, as the Ukrainian capital suffered…

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Ukraine hails gains in Bakhmut as Zelenskiy wins more arms in Europe

Ukraine on Monday hailed its first substantial battlefield advances for six months as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won pledges of new long-range drones in Britain to add to a haul of Western…

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UN efforts to save Black Sea grain deal to continue in coming days

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.N. aid chief said on Monday efforts will continue in coming days to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export…

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