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
Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of air defences despite a breakthrough in U.S. military aid. The air strike, carried out with long-range missiles, including cruise missiles fired by Russian strategic
Volodymyr Zelenskiy repeats pleas for more defensive missiles after fourth large-scale aerial assault on energy system in five weeks. What we know on day 795See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussian missiles have hammered power facilities in central and western Ukraine, increasing pressure on the country’s ailing energy system. Saturday’s airstrikes, carried out with long-range missiles including cruise missiles, was the fourth large-scale aerial assault targeting the power system since 22...
Member states warned at meeting not to be complacent but ministers stop short of pledging Patriot missilesEU ministers have been warned against “relaxing” support for Ukraine but stopped short of new pledges to supply air defence systems that Kyiv is urgently seeking to defend itself against relentless Russian bombardment.The Ukrainian government has said it is running out of US-made Patriot air defence missiles as Russia intensifies attacks on infrastructure and cities. Continue reading
The Defence Secretary said the UK is in the early stages of working with its European allies about what a 'Sky Shield may look like'.
Ukraine halted peace negotiations with Russia in 2022 after the latter introduced new demands. These included recognizing Russian as a second official language in Ukraine, lifting mutual sanctions, and ending litigation in international courts, Welt reports, citing sources. Until then, the parties had nearly reached an agreement on most of the treaty's provisions. The German newspaper Welt claims to have a complete copy of the peace agreement proposed in Istanbul and has published one page...
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.]]>
Russia, Russia, Russia!: Watch As Democrats Go Full Russia-Tard During Hearing Over China's "Political Warfare" While China has spent decades conducting deep espionage throughout US institutions - mostly in the form of plucky PhD candidates handling sensitive projects at American universities, and places like Los Alamos National Laboratory, Congressional Democrats simply can't shake their fixation with Russia. Point in case, during a Wednesday House Oversight hearing on defending...
A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that a renewed effort in Congress to send more military aid to Ukraine is about "putting guaranteed money" back in U.S. pockets.Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced this week that he would be putting forward a series of standalone bills on foreign aid and border security, finally allowing a House vote on President Joe Biden's requested $61 billion Ukraine aid package after months of partisan gridlock.Dmitry Peskov, Putin's...
Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and April 28, 2024 amounted to about 466,150 troops, including 1,096 killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.