Ukraine’s army chief says situation in industrial east has ‘significantly worsened’ as Russia steps up attacks
Russian forces intensify attacks along the eastern front
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
Ukrainian forces struck a factory in eastern Russia charged with producing bomber aircraft for Moscow's military, according to Kyiv officials.The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (HUR) told Ukrainian news outlets that its drones hit the Gorbunov Aviation Plant in Russia's Tatarstan region Wednesday morning. The plant, in the region's capital of Kazan, manufactures missile carriers and special-purpose aircraft, including Tu-22M3 and Tu-160M bombers.The facility is 435 miles east of Moscow...
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
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...
Pentagon says it will help Ukrainians to adopt tactics that use M1A1 tanks more effectively. What we know on day 793 Continue reading
The US Senate has passed £49bn in military aid for Ukraine which can be delivered ‘within days’
You don't have to be a Putin stooge to see that dumping endless U.S. funds into Kyiv without proper oversight is a terrible idea.
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
Missiles were supplied to Ukraine under a secret deal agreed in March ahead of the £76bn US security package