Boris Johnson warns of potential for “Ukraine fatigue” if conflict continues. Russia is “grinding forward inch by inch,” Boris Johnson tells reporters upon his return from Kyiv. Some people in his Conservative Party didn’t like that he went to Kyiv instead of northern England. It is crucial that Britain continue to demonstrate its long-term commitment … Read more
Boris Johnson visits Ukraine for second time. UK offers Volodymyr Zelensky military training programme. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says Russia is failing. On Friday, Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson paid his second visit to Kyiv in less than two months, giving the Ukrainian capital a military training programme as President Volodymyr Zelensky praised Britain’s “resolute” … Read more
Brussels backs Kyiv’s bid for EU candidate status. Ukraine could join list of countries vying for EU membership by next week. Russia accuses West of “manipulating” Ukraine. Even as Russia shelled frontline Ukrainian cities and cut off gas supplies to the West, Europe offered a powerful message of unity to Ukraine on Friday, when Brussels … Read more
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis asked the European Union to award Ukraine candidacy status. He emphasized that “there is no time for hesitating.” Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi all spoke beside him. While speaking alongside his Ukrainian, French, German, and Italian counterparts during a historic visit to Kyiv on … Read more
Mario Draghi reaffirmed his strong support for Ukraine’s hopes of joining the European Union. On a trip to Kyiv with the French and German leaders. Draghi called Irpin a “place of massacres committed by the Russian army”. Draghi said the EU leaders wanted peace, but said Ukraine must be able to defend itself — and … Read more
The French president called what he said were Russian atrocities in cities near Kyiv “war crimes. “The visit coincides with Ukraine’s efforts to obtain official candidate status for EU membership. Later on Thursday, Klaus Iohannis is expected to join his French, German, and Italian counterparts in Kyiv. KYIV: Presidents Macron of France, Scholz of Germany, … Read more
A spokeswoman for the State Department stated, “China claims to be neutral, but its behaviour makes clear that it is still investing in close ties to Russia. President Xi Jinping assured Vladimir Putin of China’s support for Russian “sovereignty and security” on Wednesday, prompting Washington “It was the second reported phone call between the two … Read more
The leaders of France, Germany and Italy boarded a train destined for Kyiv on Thursday. They will meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is seeking EU membership. The US has committed $1 billion in fresh arms for Ukraine’s beleaguered soldiers. The leaders of France, Germany, and Italy boarded a train destined for Kyiv on … Read more
Ukraine has asked NATO for more heavy weaponry to defend itself against Russia’s incursion into its territory. The ratio of Russian to Ukrainian weaponry along the frontline was 10 to 1 in some regions, a presidential adviser said. Ukraine is scheduled to attend a NATO meeting in Brussels this week. Ukraine said it was outgunned … Read more
Grain exports have halted and more than 20 million tonnes are stranded in silos since the Russian invasion and blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports. Grain could be transferred from Ukrainian railroad carriages into the new silos, and then onto European freight cars. “According to Ukraine, shipping across the Black Sea are the most effective … Read more
Ukrainian vet Nataliya Mazur has set up a makeshift animal rescue shelter Kyiv. 132 animals from the region around the capital and the east. In the Kyiv shelter, volunteers shower the animals with affection. Nataliya Mazur, a Ukrainian vet, cradles Murzik, a large green-eyed tabby, in her arms at a makeshift animal rescue shelter … Read more
KYIV: Despite Russian soldiers coming down after weeks of violent combat, Ukraine authorities said Tuesday that a third bridge to Severodonetsk had been demolished but that the eastern city was not shut off. Oleksandr Stryuk, the city’s administrator, said “massive shelling has destroyed a third bridge” that connects the city to Ukrainian-controlled Lysychansk across the … Read more
Separatist leaders and Russian news outlets report artillery strikes in Ukraine, including one on a market. Separatist officials have reported five deaths, according to a Russian news agency. No independent confirmation of any of the attacks, and no immediate response from Kyiv. At least five people were killed in an uptick in Ukrainian shelling in … Read more
Several villages evacuated due to the fire risk following the attacks. The area has largely been spared the destruction. The Russian army retreated from the area in April. Russian strikes hit a town in northern Ukraine on Monday, with several villages evacuated due to the fire risk following the attacks, local authorities said. “The enemy … Read more
EU leaders are expected to approve Ukraine’s candidate status at a summit. Turkey and other countries to open a way to allow grain exports. Zelensky urged international pressure to end the blockade. The European Commission’s chief, Ursula von der Leyen, said Saturday that the European Commission will give a clear signal next week on Ukraine’s … Read more
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen visits Ukraine to assess country’s candidacy for EU membership. She meets with President Volodymyr Zelensky to take stock of reconstruction and progress made by Ukraine on its European path. Ukrainian officials have pushed for quick entry into EU, but EU warns it can take years or decades. EU … Read more
At least 287 children have perished since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mariupol was besieged for weeks until Russian forces stormed it in mid-May. The mayor said the city was experiencing a cholera outbreak because sanitation services had failed and bodies were decaying in the streets. The prosecutor general’s office in Ukraine announced on Saturday … Read more
Ukraine launched air strikes on Russian positions in the captured southern region. France offered to help ensure access to the port of Odessa. Many Russians rally behind the invasion in Volgograd. Ukraine attempted to push Russian troops back in the east and south, On Friday as France offered to help ensure access to the port … Read more
Ukraine says it has launched further air strikes on Russian positions in Kherson. President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv’s forces are “holding on” in the country’s east. The fiercest fighting remains around the eastern industrial city of Severodonetsk. Ukraine claimed Friday it has launched further air strikes on Russian positions in the occupied Kherson area in … Read more
A rebel court supported by Moscow sentenced two British men and a Moroccan citizen to death. Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, both British citizens, were captured fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. Saaudun Brahim, a Moroccan national, was condemned for attempting to overthrow the government. Ukraine is probe into the circumstances in which a rebel court supported … Read more
Ukraine says it has hit Russian military targets in the southern Kherson region. Kyiv’s army is struggling to recapture territory taken by Moscow’s troops. The region was one of the first areas to fall under Russian control after Russia’s invasion on February 24. KYIV: Ukraine announced on Friday that it had hit Russian military targets … Read more
NATO’s Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Joane has confirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to the alliance’s meeting in Madrid. The conference will be held on June 28 and 29, with Pacific partners Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea attending. KYIV: NATO’s Deputy Secretary-General, Mircea Joane, has confirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky … Read more
The Ukrainian city of Sevierodonetsk has been hit by heavy Russian artillery fire. The situation is “difficult but manageable,” as per the city’s mayor. About 10,000 residents remained in the city, which is now the main target of Russia’s attack. KYIV: Ukrainian forces continue to control the industrial zone and surrounding regions in Sevierodonetsk, and … Read more
The exchange took place near the central city of Zaporizhzhia. Ministry: 37 of those returned died fighting in Azovstal. The ministry says the process of returning the bodies is still underway. Ukraine announced on Wednesday that it had exchanged the remains of dozens of soldiers killed in the Russian invasion, including personnel who perished battling … Read more
Ukraine may have to evacuate strategic city of Severodonetsk. Russian troops shelling the city 24 hours a day, Sergiy Gaiday says. Ukraine says it will not demine waters around Black Sea port of Odessa to allow exports. As diplomatic attempts to unlock grain held in Ukraine’s ports escalated on Wednesday, a top Ukrainian official conceded … Read more
Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov seized by Russian forces were ready to resume grain shipments, but Kyiv still needed to demine the approaches to its ports before exports could begin. Russia has conquered large areas of Ukraine’s shore in over 15 weeks of combat, and its warships now dominate the Black and Azov … Read more
Russia begins handing over bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at Mariupol steelworks. Hundreds of bodies removed from bombed-out mill’s now-Russian-controlled ruins. DNA testing ongoing to identify the bodies, which have been moved to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Russia has begun handing over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters slain at the Azovstal steelworks, a fortress-like factory … Read more
Fighting rages on streets of Severodonetsk, Ukraine’s flashpoint city. Ukrainian president: “Fierce street fights continue in the city”. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of restricted grain supplies due to what Washington termed as a Russian “blackmail” approach. Fighting raged on the streets of Severodonetsk, Ukraine flashpoint city, on Tuesday, with the situation changing “every hour,” according … Read more
