Russia is following up initial attacks with repeat strikes targeting rescuers treating the wounded.
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At least seven Russian officers have been killed in a missile strike near occupied Mariupol, a Ukrainian official has claimed.]]>
Germany has decided to supply Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system in order to strengthen the country's defenses against Russia, the German Federal Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday, April 13. The anti-aircraft missile system, taken from Bundeswehr reserves, is to be delivered to the Ukrainian side without delay. The decision comes in response to escalated missile and bomb strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory, the ministry said in a statement. "We are doing as much...
This past weekend, April 20, 2024 the US House of Representatives passed a bill to provide Ukraine with another $61 billion in aid. Then the meassure quickly passed the Senate and was signed into law by Biden within days. The funds, however, will make little difference to the outcome of the war on the ground More
The local military says that digital TV has been cut off in the surrounding area.
Russia now frequently targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure in an attempt to cripple the country.
Regional armed forces admit ‘difficult situation’ as Kyiv awaits western military aidRussian 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 pace.Footage posted by Kremlin military bloggers shows a Russian tricolour flying above the shattered village of Ocheretyne. Russian troops reportedly entered the territory on Sunday, north-west of the town of Avdiivka, after...
KYIV, Ukraine >> Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv today, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 17 people, authorities said.
Ukrainian forces hit a Russian military group's control centre in the temporarily occupied region of Luhansk Oblast, said the Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk, in a Telegram post. Explosions were heard on April 13 in the city, now held by Russian forces, followed by thick black smoke rising over Luhansk. Local Telegram channels reported an incident near a machine-building plant. The Russian-installed governate of Luhansk, Leonid Pasechnik, confirmed that this facility was indeed...
The proliferation of Russian drones on the Ukrainian battlefield means "there isn't open ground that you can just drive across without fear of detection," a senior defense official told reporters Thursday.
The US Secretary of State was speaking to the BBC at the end of a three-day trip to China.