Kiev
- 21h ago
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal and naval base as Putin's economic forum opens
Long-range Ukrainian drones struck an oil export terminal and a naval base in St Petersburg on Wednesday, sending thick smoke over the city just as delegates arrived for President Vladimir Putin's flagship investment forum.
- 2d ago
Poland threatens to strip Zelensky of top honour after Ukraine names unit after UPA partisans
President Karol Nawrocki has asked the Chapter of the Order of the White Eagle to consider revoking the honour from Volodymyr Zelensky, after the Ukrainian leader named a special forces unit after the UPA, whose wartime record includes the massacre of Poles.
- 2d ago
Russia strikes Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv overnight with over 700 missiles and drones, killing at least 22
A coordinated wave of Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv early Tuesday, setting residential towers ablaze and trapping residents under rubble. President Zelensky warned that depleted air defences could not intercept a significant portion of the incoming fire.
- 5d ago
Poland erupts over Zelenskyy's UPA unit honour as President Nawrocki demands stripping of top award
A decision by Ukraine's president to name an elite military unit after 'Heroes of the UPA' has triggered a diplomatic firestorm in Poland, with President Karol Nawrocki calling for Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be stripped of the nation's highest honour.
- May 26
Russia warns diplomats to leave Kyiv, threatens 'systematic strikes' on decision-making centres in major escalation
Moscow has urged foreign citizens and diplomatic staff to evacuate Kyiv, warning of an imminent campaign of 'systematic strikes' targeting decision-making centres and military-industrial facilities in the Ukrainian capital.
- May 26
Russia Threatens Systematic Strikes on Kyiv and Mass Destruction as Germany and EU Summon Envoys
Russia demanded foreign citizens and diplomats leave Kyiv ahead of planned systematic strikes, prompting Germany and the EU to summon Russian diplomats on Tuesday.
- May 25
Lavrov Tells Rubio to Evacuate US Diplomats, Citizens from Kyiv as Russia Vows Systematic Strikes on 'Decision-Making Centers'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday that Moscow is launching systematic strikes on military and decision-making sites in Kyiv, urging Washington to evacuate its citizens and diplomatic personnel.
