Zelensky is expected to make a speech at the General Assembly on Tuesday. Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday arrived in New York ahead of addressing the UN General Assembly and meeting US President Joe Biden for talks. It is Zelensky’s second visit to the United States — which has supplied Kyiv with weaponry … Read more
Russia said that it intercepted a Ukrainian attack on Crimea on Sunday, with Ukrainian drones also attacking Moscow. Ukraine has launched a series of attacks targeting Crimea in recent days in its much anticipated counteroffensive against Russia. Russia’s defense ministry said Sunday that its air defense systems took down at least six drones that were targeting Crimea, Reuters … Read more
Good evening. Sir Keir Starmer will meet Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée next week, giving him the chance to “test” French reactions to his policies. Meanwhile, three members of Sara Sharif’s family, who are wanted following her death, are returning to the UK from Pakistan. Macron breaks protocol to host Starmer at Elysée Emmanuel Macron … Read more
A Ukrainian drone targeted a military airfield in Russia’s Novgorod region, causing a fire and damaging one warplane, Russia’s Defence Ministry has said. The ministry said nobody was hurt and the fire was quickly extinguished. The Novgorod region lies northwest of Moscow, hundreds of miles from Russia’s border with Ukraine. ”As a result of the … Read more
Washington has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands, it has been reported. The White House has given the two European nations official assurances that it will expedite approval of transfer requests for the F-16s as soon as Ukrainian pilots have completed training programmes for the aircraft, an unnamed US official told Reuters. … Read more
A Russian warship opened fire on a cargo vessel travelling to the Ukrainian port of Izmail, the Kremlin has said. The Vasily Bykov, part of the Black Sea Fleet, detected a ship flying under the flag of Palau at around 6:40am Moscow time. Warning shots were fired on the Sukra Okan when it did not … Read more
Controversial cluster bombs supplied by the US are allowing Ukrainian forces to push forward on their counteroffensive, soldiers have said. One soldier said his platoon had been pinned down east of Robotyne, a key village on the southern front, before the munitions allowed them to capture the Russian position. He told the Wall Street Journal: … Read more
Russia expended half a million rounds of ammunition in eastern Ukraine last week as Moscow’s forces launched 9,000 attacks in the region, Kyiv said on Monday. Despite the pressure, Ukraine’s forces continued to claw back territory from Russian control around the city of Bakhmut, the country’s deputy defence minister said. “Almost half a million rounds … Read more
Wagner Group Commander Yevgeny Prigozhin is alive and well and making big plans for the mercenary group, according to a video posted on Wagner-linked Telegram video channels on Wednesday. In the video, his first public appearance since last month’s failed mutiny against Russian military leaders, Prigozhin addresses a twilight crowd of men who appear to … Read more
