Much-vaunted US-supplied glide bombs given to Ukraine “didn’t work” due to a combination of mud and Russian signal jamming, the Pentagon has admitted. ]]>
Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the US to speed up weapons deliveries, warning that advancing Russian forces are trying to take advantage of Ukraine’s shortfall.]]>
A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism, and sentenced him to six years in prison in a swift trial in absentia, Russia’s independent news site Mediazona reported. According to the outlet, the charges against Meta communications director Andy Stone stem from his remarks in 2022 following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 that year. Stone, who is based in the United...
Even though Russia invaded Ukraine over two years ago, the ongoing war between the two countries still has many people confused. Who’s the good guy in this situation? Surely, it’s not Putin. But Zelenskyy? What about the U.S. and the other countries offering aid to Ukraine? According to founder and CEO of “Truth in Media” Ben Swann, "none of the above" is the answer. Despite the various narratives surrounding the war, Swann claims that Ukraine is actually a pawn in a much bigger game. ...
Ukraine’s second-largest city has suffered ‘extensive damage’ to civilian infrastructure and a sharp increase in casualties; woman, 98, walks out of besieged city on her own. What we know on day 798See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading
Russell Bentley, 64, reported killed in Moscow-occupied Donetsk by Russian state media and confirmed by his battalionA US citizen known to have fought with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine between 2014 and 2017 has been killed in Moscow-occupied Donetsk, according to Russian media reports.Russia-installed authorities in eastern Ukraine had earlier this month reported the American – 64-year-old Russell Bentley – as missing. Continue reading
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the United States House of Representatives last Saturday finally put aside partisan gamesmanship and did what they needed to do — vote and approve funding for Ukraine
A huge $61bn support package that could help reshape Kyiv's war effort will go to a vote in coming days.
Donald Trump has warned Nato members they will be on their “own” unless they increase their defence spending if he wins a second term.]]>
At least seven Russian officers have been killed in a missile strike near occupied Mariupol, a Ukrainian official has claimed.]]>
US House of Representatives moves closer to passing Ukraine aid; bureaucracy delays £500m in foreign assistance channelled through UK Ministry of Defence. What we know on day 787See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine said it shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber from a distance of 308km (180 miles) after it took part in a long-range airstrike that killed eight people including two children in Dnipro. “I can only say the plane was hit at a distance of 308km, quite far away,” said Kyrylo...
Jens Stoltenberg says lack of ammunition has allowed Russia to push forward; Odesa missile strike kills at least four people. What we know on day 797See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageNato countries have not delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, which has benefited Russia on the frontline, Jens Stoltenberg has said. “Serious delays in support have meant serious consequences on the battlefield” for Ukraine, the Nato secretary general said in Kyiv while meeting the Ukrainian...