Outgoing Biden administration eager to fast-track more packages before aid-skeptic Trump takes office early next year. The United States will give $500m in military aid to Ukraine as part of an 11th-hour push by outgoing President Joe Biden to bolster the country’s defenses before he leaves office early next year.Continue Reading
Here is the situation on Thursday, December 12: Military Ukrainian officials said that the death toll from a Russian missile strike on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday had climbed to nine. Ukraine’s military general staff says it hit an oil depot in western Russia that fuels a keyContinue Reading
Here is the situation on Wednesday, December 11: Military Ukraine’s National Police said four people were killed and 19 injured in a Russian missile attack on a private medical clinic in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said a kamikaze drone severely damaged one ofContinue Reading
These were the key developments on the 1,014th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Wednesday, December 4: fighting Russian drones struck critical infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Ternopil and Rivne regions overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said. The attack left part of the city of Ternopil withoutContinue Reading
These were the key developments on the 1,002nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Friday, November 22: Ballistic missile attack President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in response to the United States and UnitedContinue Reading
Tehran says the European sanctions undermine Iranians’ fundamental rights by targeting airlines and shipping. Tehran, Iran – Iran has condemned European sanctions on its state-run shipping company and other entities, saying they were based on “fake claims” that it sent ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.Continue Reading
Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory on November 5 has cast a sharp spotlight on what military and financial assistance Ukraine could expect from the European Union. Trump last year pressed United States legislation to delay a $61.4bn military aid package to Ukraine, and claimed he would end the UkraineContinue Reading
The treaty comes amid reports of about 11,000 North Korean soldiers being deployed to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine. North Korea has ratified a landmark mutual defense treaty with Russia, state media has announced, as international concern grows over increasing military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un,Continue Reading
Russia and Ukraine have both launched record drone attacks on each other overnight, with Ukrainian attacks on Moscow temporarily shutting down three of the Russian capital’s airports. Russia fired 145 drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday – more than in any single nighttime attack soContinue Reading
As the war enters its 987th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, November 8: fighting Russian forces have captured the village of Kreminna Balka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. A Russian-guided bomb attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia hasContinue Reading
