The Ukrainian president says more missiles and air defences are needed after a Russian strike kills seven.
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The Ukrainian president says more missiles and air defences are needed after a Russian strike kills seven.
The U.S. and its allies are concerned about the growing military cooperation between the two states.
The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia will join many Western heads of state and government and other leaders at a conference this weekend aimed to plot out first steps toward peace in Ukraine – with cnotably absent.
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukraine responded by calling Putin's proposal “manipulative” and “absurd.”
Kyiv is battling to keep the lights on as Moscow’s attacks on its energy infrastructure, including power plants, seek to sap Ukrainians’ will to resist.
Russia on Monday claimed the capture of another village in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the latest in a string of gains ahead of a major Ukraine summit in Switzerland.
Ukraine received permission to use donated weapons outside of its claimed territory from several Western nations last week
After an attack over the weekend, the state electricity company, Ukrenergo, said electricity rationing would be needed throughout the country.
The French president also reiterated that Kiev can carry out long-range missile strikes on Russian soil
Washington finally allowed Kyiv to strike limited targets inside Russia with limited weapons. It might be too little, too late.
Both countries are trying to dissuade others from attending the upcoming event, Ukraine's president says.
Moscow knows who would be behind long-range “Ukrainian” strikes, the president has said
With his term in office having reached its expiry date and the conflict going badly for Kiev, the Ukrainian leader is in a very difficult situation
The BBC's Jonathan Beale joins Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv as they try to shore up a weakened frontline.
Russian forces recently captured several settlements near the city, gaining an upper hand in the region
Over the past three days, Russia has seized control of several localities north of Kharkiv in a fierce new offensive that could bring Moscow to the gates of Ukraine’s second-largest city. FRANCE 24 spoke to several military analysts who believe that it is still too early to speak of a turning point in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Kremlin’s appointment of an economist to run the defense ministry is a sign of grandiose intent