Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian aircraft had struck two industrial sites in the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine with Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles supplied by Britain. Reuters could not verify the battlefield reports. Britain on Thursday became the first country to say it had …
Read More »Ukraine’s priority to hold the line as global security leaders gather
Russian forces intensified attacks along front lines in eastern Ukraine on Friday as senior politicians and military leaders from around the world were due to meet in Germany with Ukrainian officials expected to address the security conference. Bolstered by tens of thousands of reservists, Russia has intensified ground assaults across …
Read More »Russian troops withdraw from Ukrainian town of Lyman: Moscow
Russia says its forces have left a key town in eastern Ukraine to avoid being surrounded by the Ukrainian army, and moved to “more advantageous frontiers.” Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday the withdrawal from the strategic city of Lyman was “due to the risk to be encircled.” “In connection …
Read More »US to announce $3 billion in new military aid for Ukraine, official says
The United States is expected to announce as early as Wednesday a new security assistance package for Ukraine of about $3 billion, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. The $3 billion weapons assistance package would be the largest that Washington has generated for Ukraine in the six months since Russian …
Read More »Battles rage in Ukraine’s Luhansk as Russia targets main city
Heavy fighting is underway for Severodonetsk, formerly an industrial city of 100,000 people, and Russian troops are attempting to cut it off.
Read More »Russia renews assault on Mariupol, intensifies Luhansk bombardment, Ukraine says
Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steelworks in Mariupol, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern port city and said its forces did not need to take the factory. Russian forces were hitting the Azovstal …
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