A German army captain says that he became a spy for Russia over concerns that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war could escalate to involve nuclear weapons.The man accused of espionage, a 54-year-old army captain identified only as "Thomas H." due to Germany's strict privacy laws concerning criminal suspects, said that "it was wrong" of him to share German state secrets with Moscow, as the trial commenced in Düsseldorf on Monday, according to The Kyiv Independent.The captain was arrested in August...
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...
Pentagon says it will help Ukrainians to adopt tactics that use M1A1 tanks more effectively. What we know on day 793 Continue reading
Nato nuclear weapons would become a primary target for Russia if they were deployed to Poland, Kremlin officials have warned.]]>
Olaf Scholz says Chinese president agreed to back June peace talks that Russia is not attending while Xi says efforts for a resolution must involve both sidesGermany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, says he has urged Xi Jinping to press Russia to end its “senseless” war in Ukraine and that the Chinese president has agreed to back a peace conference in Switzerland.Scholz said after a meeting with Xi in Beijing on Tuesday that “China’s word carries weight in Russia”. Continue reading
Former president’s comments are being described as a shift in tone days before Republicans vote on a multibillion-dollar aid package. What we know on day 786See all our Ukraine war coverageDonald Trump has said the survival of Ukraine is important to the US, in what Reuters describes as a shift in tone days before Republicans are due to vote on a $61bn aid package in the US House of Representatives. “As everyone agrees, Ukrainian Survival and Strength should be much more important to Europe than...
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.]]>
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that the air defense forces destroyed 17 drones over Russian territory during the night. There was no information about possible casualties and damage. Nin
KYIV, Ukraine >> As Russian missiles streaked through the skies above Ukraine before dawn today, once again targeting the nation’s battered energy grid in a broad and complex bombardment, Ukrainian drones were flying in the other direction, taking aim at vital oil and gas refineries and other targets inside Russia.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a daily update on Sunday that Russia carried out 32 missile and 64 air strikes on Ukrainian territory within the last day. The attacks included
Moscow, April 27 (Prensa Latina) The Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia´s Krasnodar region has been forced to suspend some operation after being ravaged in a Ukrainian drone attack, the security director of Slavyansk companies, Eduard Trúdnev, announced on Saturday. The post Russian oil refinery suspends operations after Ukraine drone attack first appeared on Prensa Latina.