Grenade thrown at Ukrainian military draft office, no injuries, police say
Unidentified individuals hurled a grenade at a military conscription office in Busk, Ukraine. Police said Monday that the grenade exploded but no one was injured. The incident comes as Ukraine steps up conscription of civilians into its army, while some are fleeing military service. Police said on Monday that unidentified people threw a grenade at […]
World’s largest Ukrainian flag to be unveiled outside RNC convention
The world’s largest Ukrainian flag will be raised outside the Republican National Convention on Monday to call for continued Republican support for Donald Trump as he seeks the presidential nomination. The flag will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m. in Clarence and Cleopatra Johnson Park near Milwaukee. The event is organized by Ukraine Milwaukee and Razom […]
Ukrainian rescuers continue search at Kyiv children’s hospital hit by Russian missile
Rescue operations continued for a second day at Okhmadit pediatric hospital in Kiev, where a Russian missile attack killed 42 people and wounded about 200. It was Russia’s first heavy bombing raid on Kiev in nearly four months and one of the deadliest of the war, hitting seven of the city’s 10 districts. Kiev city […]
Explosions from downed Ukrainian drone force evacuation of Russian village
Residents of a village in the Voronezh region of western Russia were evacuated after a Ukrainian drone was shot down, causing an explosion when debris ignited a nearby warehouse. Governor Alexander Gusev confirmed that debris from a falling drone had triggered the explosion. Ukrainian forces targeted an ammunition warehouse in Serhiivka, Voronezh Oblast. Residents of […]
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 […]
Russian Village Evacuated After Downed Ukrainian Drone Sparks Fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A village in Russia’s western border region was evacuated Sunday after debris from a Ukrainian drone crash set a nearby warehouse on fire and triggered a series of explosions, local authorities said. Footage on social media showed plumes of black smoke rising from the Voronezh region and a series of loud […]
Russian drone, hypersonic missile strikes escalate on Ukrainian air base ahead of arrival of F-16s
The small western Ukrainian city of Starokostyantynykh is facing increased Russian military attacks due to the expected arrival of F-16 fighter jets. The latest attack took place on June 27, according to authorities. Frequent attacks, including those using drones and hypersonic missiles, are a harsh reality for Starokostiantiniv’s 30,000 residents. Explosions rang out into the […]
Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of Ukrainian convicts join fight against Russian forces | Ukraine
As Russia continues to build up its forces in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine is turning to its own prisoners of war to make up for manpower shortages on the battlefield. Ukraine’s Deputy Justice Minister Olena Vysotska told The Associated Press that more than 3,000 prisoners have been paroled and deployed to military units after parliament approved […]
Ukrainian men caught between Russia and war of attrition
Overnight train, Kyiv to Odesa — “Kick the door.” The soldier drinking tea on a makeshift seat in the anteroom of a Ukrainian Railways train car could only watch so many unsuccessful attempts to latch the door between carriages, whatever the language barrier. Instructions and clarifications ensued; the obstinate door yielded to the prescribed “arm-kick,” […]
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Stop The Ukrainian Meat Grinder?
Nearly eleven months ago, in August 2023, The New York Times reported that U.S. officials had estimated that some 500,000 Russians and Ukrainians had been killed, wounded or missing in the then 18-month Ukrainian War. Both Russia and Ukraine underreport their losses. Hundreds of thousands of additional casualties have followed in the 28 months of […]