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Ukraine says six Russian Kinzhal missiles shot down, just after Zelenskyy ends Europe trip on a high note

Ukraine said that it had shot down half-a-dozen Russian Kinzhal missiles in one night, in its biggest display of firepower yet. This was...

During UK visit, Zelenskyy discusses military aid, counteroffensive with PM Sunak

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed creating a "jets coalition" after face-to-face talks with Rishi Sunak, as the United...

Zelenskyy says Ukraine 'can make aggressor’s defeat irreversible' with Western help

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during an official state visit to Western Europe, said yesterday that Kyiv and its Western supporters...

Russia launches wave of strikes across Ukraine

Ahead of its Victory Day anniversary, Russia has launched a large-scale wave of missile strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine, according to...

Russia-Ukraine war: Fistfight between country representatives at international event in Türkiye

The Russia-Ukraine conflict spilled over into the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Community, with a fistfight between the...

Ukraine denies it tried to assassinate Putin; 2 drones shot down over Kremlin

Russia Ukraine war: Russia today accused Ukraine of an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin and claimed it shot down two drones...

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian foreign minister apologises to India for ‘distorted’ Ma Kali artwork

Russia Ukraine War: An artwork depicting the Hindu deity Ma Kali, posted on Twitter by the Ministry of Defence, Ukraine, received such a...

Russia-Ukraine war: Missile attack was absolute evil, says Zelenskyy; Ukraine ministry calls Putin a cannibal

“Only absolute evil can unleash such terror,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, on Twitter this morning, after Russia...

Ukraine crisis: Japanese man, aged 75, opens free café in Kharkiv to feed hungry civilians

In a silver lining that has appeared in the dark cloud of the Russia-Ukraine war, a 75-year-old Japanese man, Fuminori Tsuchiko, has opened...

Russia-Ukraine war: China to send first peace talks team; Russia frees 44 Ukraine PoWs

As the endless Russia-Ukraine war continues, China is set to send the first peace talks delegation in its capacity as the main mediator in...

Russia-Ukraine war: EU ministers decry Chinese envoy’s remark on sovereignty of former Soviet states

Ministers from EU nations have expressed their objection to a remark questioning the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet states...

Russia-Ukraine war: West prepares for nuclear threat, cyber-attack from Putin

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine nears the 14-month mark, leaders in the West are preparing themselves for nuclear threats and...

Ukraine minister delivers letter from President Zelenskyy for PM Modi

During the latter half of her visit to India, Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova delivered a letter from Ukraine...

Ukraine minister on India visit extends invite to PM Modi

Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Emine Dzhaparova, on a four-day official visit to New Delhi, invited Indian Prime Minister...

Russia holding Belarus as nuclear hostage, claims Ukraine

Officials in Kyiv yesterday said Russia was holding Minsk as a "nuclear hostage" after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the...

International Crime Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over human rights violations

The International Criminal Court issued warrants of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Putin and official Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova...

Russia hits Kyiv’s largest oil refinery in fresh attack

Russia bombarded Ukraine with missiles and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said.

US to help Ukraine with seized Russian capital

United States' Attorney General Merrick Garland said that he had authorised the United States to begin using seized Russian money to aid...

One killed as Russia launches fresh attack in Kharkiv

Russian missile hit an apartment building on Sunday in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing one person, injuring at least three and...

Russia warns it will destroy tanks supplied to Ukraine

Russia said that if Western countries supply Ukraine with heavy tanks they will be destroyed on the battlefield, as Kyiv awaits a decision...

Ukraine calls for faster artillery supplies as Russia steps up attack

Ukraine insisted on the need for faster supplies of weapons from the West with the central city of Dnipro reeling from a Russian missile...

Putin presses for temporary ceasefire in Ukraine after spiritual leader’s plea

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on the eve of Orthodox Christmas following a request from Russia's...

Kyiv on alert after air attack, one injured

An alert was in effect for Kyiv yesterday after an "air attack", the city's military administration announced, with the mayor citing an...

Zelenskyy’s visit a ‘historic one’ in US-Ukraine ties

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was given a hero’s welcome in US as he stepped out of his war-ravaged country for the first time...