10 Dead in Reported Ukraine Shelling of Russian-Occupied Zaporizhzhia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 10 people, including children, were killed in late Friday shelling of a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhya region, local Kremlin officials said, attributing the attack to Ukraine. It was blamed on Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported at least three civilian deaths in other parts of the country, which they […]
Ukraine air defences overwhelmed as Russia pounds power stations | Ukraine
Following the destruction of the entire power plant on Thursday, a senior presidential adviser acknowledged that Ukraine’s air defenses were being overwhelmed by a barrage of Russian bombing targeting the plant. Mykhailo Podlyak said the Russian government is adopting new tactics to bypass Patriot and other missile shields already in place and attack power plants […]
Ukraine war briefing: Moscow declares BBC Russian correspondent ‘foreign agent’ | Ukraine
Russia’s Ministry of Justice has labeled two prominent journalists, BBC correspondent Ilya Balabanov and Russian science reporter Asya Kazantseva, as “foreign spies.”a British broadcaster, report. Balabanov has written extensively about Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Wagner mercenary group, and Kazantseva signed an open letter from Russian scientists and science journalists calling for the withdrawal […]
Biden surrogate: ‘Cowardly’ Trump won’t go to Ukraine because ‘Putin doesn’t want him to’
President Biden’s re-election campaign representative, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D.J.), on Friday criticized former President Trump for implying that a trip to Ukraine was “not appropriate” and that Russian President Vladimir Putin “simply ” insisted otherwise. I want him to do that. In a statement first obtained by The Hill, Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot […]
Rescuers in Ukraine pull 5 puppies from the rubble of a building destroyed by fire
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian emergency workers pulled five puppies out from under the rubble of a destroyed building, a video released by the country’s emergency services showed on Friday. Situation in Ukraine is ‘dire’ as US and European ‘starvation diets’ cut off ammunition supplies Officials said the puppies were rescued from a fire in […]
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv electricity plant destroyed by Russian missiles and drones | Ukraine
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday passed a controversial bill that changes rules on civilian military mobilization to address the military’s talent shortage. This bill requires the president’s signature, but Volodymyr Zelenskyis considered important for Ukraine to better arm itself and address what military analysts say is a major manpower issue as it fights a larger adversary. […]
Zelensky Invited Trump to Visit Ukraine in Push For Military Aid
Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls presidential front-runner Donald Trump on the need for more US military aid as he hypes the possibility of further counterattacks despite failing to move the front last year He said the government contacted Donald Trump and invited him to visit Ukraine in order to impress. Against Russia. “Yes, we have a plan […]
Ex-Trump intel chief makes case for more Ukraine aid: ‘Not the time for political games’
Dan Coats, the Trump administration’s former director of national intelligence, said now is “not the time for political games” and urged the U.S. to approve additional aid to Ukraine. Lawmakers who oppose additional aid to Ukraine without first addressing U.S. needs are making “the wrong choice,” Coates wrote in a guest essay. new york timespublished […]
Switzerland to Host Ukraine Peace Conference… But No Russia
GENEVA (AP) – The Swiss government said Wednesday it will hold a high-level international conference in June to chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, with the hope that Russia may one day join the peace process. I’m looking forward to it. The lakeside Bürgenstock resort is scheduled […]
Trump would decline visit to Ukraine if invited by Zelensky: ‘Wouldn’t be appropriate’
Trump campaign officials denied on Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had privately invited the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee to visit the war-torn country. “No assistance has been provided. [from Zelensky]” the official told the Post, noting that the 77-year-old former president did not feel it was appropriate for him to go to Ukraine right […]