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- 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.
- 3d ago
Russian overnight barrage kills at least 18 across Ukraine, with Dnipro and Kyiv hardest hit
Russia launched 73 missiles and 656 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding over 100. Dnipro and Kyiv bore the brunt, with rescue workers still searching for survivors under collapsed apartment blocks.
- 4d ago
Poland threatens to strip Zelenskyy of highest honour after Ukraine names unit after WWII nationalist group
President Karol Nawrocki has called for the Order of the White Eagle to be taken from Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader named a military unit after the UPA, a group Poland holds responsible for the WWII massacre of Poles.
- 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.
- 6d ago
Poland's president moves to strip Zelensky of top honour after Ukraine names unit after UPA heroes
President Karol Nawrocki has asked the chapter of the Order of the White Eagle to consider revoking Volodymyr Zelensky's highest Polish state decoration, after the Ukrainian leader named a military unit after the controversial UPA.
- May 28
EU foreign ministers reject special envoy for Ukraine talks as Kallas warns of Russian 'trap'
At an informal meeting in Limassol, Cyprus, EU foreign ministers decided against appointing a chief negotiator for Ukraine peace talks, with foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas cautioning that Moscow is trying to dictate who speaks for Europe.
- May 28
Sweden to donate 16 Gripen jets to Ukraine and sell 20 more in historic defence deal
Sweden will donate 16 Saab Gripen C/D fighter jets to Ukraine and sell 20 newer Gripen E/F models, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to Uppsala on Thursday.
- May 26
Putin signs debt relief decree for new Ukraine war recruits as Russia struggles to replace battlefield losses
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree cancelling debts of up to 10 million rubles for new military recruits and their spouses, the latest incentive as Moscow seeks to replenish forces in the more than four-year-long war in Ukraine without resorting to another politically risky mobilization.
- 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.
