Ukraine’s drone startups create affordable air, land and sea robots in secret to fight Russia
Facing a better-resourced enemy, the Ukrainian military is now considering using dozens of drones built by start-ups operating from clandestine labs scattered across the country. Ukraine added a fourth branch of its military, the Forces of Unmanned Systems, in May. Employees at entrepreneur Andriy Denisenko’s startup can assemble an unmanned ground vehicle, called Odyssey, in […]
NATO summit ends with no resolution of Ukraine’s main complaint: ‘crazy’ restrictions on American long-range missiles
ZELENSKY: ‘A CRAZY QUESTION’: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has to wonder if the U.S. truly wants it to decisively win the war with Russia because President Joe Biden steadfastly refuses to allow Ukraine to use American long-range missiles to prevent the kind of attack that killed a doctor and killed and wounded children at a […]
Biden Introduces Ukraine’s Zelensky As ‘President Putin’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks alongside US President Joe Biden about the Ukraine Compact initiative on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, July 11, 2024. (Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP) By OAN Staff Member Sofia FloresThursday, July 11, 2024 3:58 PM President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to […]
Putin stresses peace only after Ukraine’s surrender as Hungary’s Orban makes surprise visit to Moscow
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been pushing for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, said Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that peace talks are only possible after Ukraine effectively surrenders. “We can’t get closer to peace if we stay in Brussels. We have to take action,” Orban […]
Ukraine’s hopes of NATO entry dashed over its persistent corruption
Ukraine tactics Russia has been seeking NATO membership since gaining independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991, and there is every reason to believe it has a chance: after all, NATO member states agreed at the 2008 Bucharest summit that Russia could one day become a member of the NATO military alliance. Despite initial […]
Ukraine’s navy chief says Russian warships are leaving Crimean hub in Black Sea
The Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet has been forced to relocate almost all of its combat-ready warships from occupied Crimea to other locations. Although Russia has the advantage on land, Ukraine has dealt a heavy blow to Russian forces in the Black Sea. Ukrainian Navy commander, Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, said the upcoming delivery of […]
Ukraine’s army retreats from positions in strategic town as Russia closes in
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the area of Khashiv Yar, a strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region. Chasif Yar is located near Bakhmut, which Russia captured last year, and its fall could put nearby cities at risk. Relentless Russian shelling left Chasiv Yar in ruins, the town deserted, and homes and offices burned. […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits troops on front lines under pressure from Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Shirsky visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region. Russian forces have stepped up efforts to drive battered Ukrainian forces out of the east and northeast. Ahead of President Zelenskyy’s visit, Russian forces bombed the city of Seridove in Donetsk Oblast, causing extensive damage to several buildings. Ukrainian […]
Biden Lets Ukraine’s ‘Pro-Nazi’ Azov Brigade Use American Weapons
The State Department announced Monday that it will allow Ukraine’s Azov Brigade, which has a long history of ties to National Socialism, to receive U.S.-made weapons and training. Russia immediately accused the US of supporting Ukrainian “ultranationalists” and “neo-Nazis.” “After a thorough review, Ukraine’s 12th Special Forces Azov Brigade has passed the Leahy screening conducted […]
Western War Hawks Only Want to Exploit Ukraine’s Resources
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban argued that Ukraine’s Western supporters were simply trying to exploit the country’s natural resources, but said the war could end in a day if Europe was united in its stance of peace. In an interview with Hill TV, Orban said the main goal of Western countries backing Russia’s proxy war […]