Ukraine will get long-awaited F-16 jets ‘this summer’ to counter Russian air attacks
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian pilots will take to the skies in U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets in the coming weeks to thwart Russian airstrikes, the leaders of the United States, Denmark and the Netherlands said Wednesday. Kyiv is set to receive 78 F-16s from a coalition of NATO nations that received permission from President Biden last year […]
Biden announces NATO effort to supply Ukraine with air defense systems
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the United States would surge air defense systems to Ukraine along with a handful of NATO allies. Ukraine has frequently and desperately stressed its need for both additional air defense systems and interceptors given Russia’s aerial attacks often targeting Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. Biden announced this joint venture during remarks at […]
Russian missiles hit children’s hospital, kill at least 20 across Ukraine
A Russian missile struck a children’s hospital in Kiev on Monday, killing at least seven people, while a separate attack in Krivoy Rof killed at least 10 people. The Russian barrage hit five Ukrainian cities with more than 40 missiles, destroying apartment buildings and civil infrastructure. At least 20 people were killed and around 50 […]
Russian missile attack hits Ukraine children's hospital
Russia launched a series of missile attacks on Ukrainian targets on Monday, killing at least 28 people in a barrage that hit an apartment building and a children’s hospital. More than 100 people were injured in the attack, according to a Telegram post by Ukrainian Interior Ministry Director General Igor Klimenko. Klimenko said Russia had […]
Ukrainian air defence repels rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kyiv, say officials – Ukraine war live | Ukraine
Ukrainian air defenses repel rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kiev, officials say Ukrainian air defenses worked to repel a rare daytime Russian missile attack on Monday. KyivLocal authorities said: Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko They reported an explosion in the Ukrainian capital and urged residents to remain in shelters. According to local reporters from […]
NATO chief says alliance will set up new command, establish financial pledges to support Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that the bloc is expected to agree to a five-point plan to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, including transitioning international support to a unified command and a pledge from countries to continue military support for Kiev for at least another year. Stoltenberg told reporters at a roundtable […]
Ukraine war briefing: Chinese troops hold military exercises with Belarus on Polish border | Ukraine
Chinese military personnel are due to begin joint “anti-terrorism training” on Monday with their Belarusian counterparts, near the border with Poland.The “Eagle Assault” drills by Russia and its allies amid the Ukraine war will take place over 11 days in the Belarusian border city of Brest and will include missions such as hostage rescue and […]
Complications of the Ukraine War
Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes The following is adapted from a talk delivered at Hillsdale College on October 4, 2022, during a Center for Constructive Alternatives conference on the topic of Russia. According to what we hear from the White House and from the television networks, the issues at stake in the Ukraine War are […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russian shelling kills three in Kherson region as road crash in west leaves 14 dead | Ukraine
Russian artillery fire killed three civilians in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Saturday. Prosecutors said two bodies were found in the rubble of a house after morning shelling in a village near Berislav, north of the city of Kherson. Kherson region governor Oleksandr Prokudin said one person was killed in an evening shelling in a […]
Ukraine To Join NATO By 2034 After War Is Over
A man holds a Ukrainian flag on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, DC on February 25, 2022. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Daniel Lund of OANSaturday, July 6, 2024 at 11:15 AM PST The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is preparing to help Ukraine join a military alliance and has called […]