Category: 2. RussianAggression

After two and a half years of fighting a war on their own soil, Ukrainian forces are continuing to advance within Russia, as their surprise invasion of the Kursk region enters its third week. Beginning early on Aug. 6, Ukraine quickly broke through thinly manned border defenses and has… Continue Reading

moscow —  Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power station overnight in what it called an act of “nuclear terrorism,” days before the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog is due to visit the site. The Ukrainian defense ministry did not immediately respond to… Continue Reading

KYIV, Ukraine —  India’s Narendra Modi arrived in wartime Kyiv on Friday to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the first trip by an Indian prime minister to Ukraine since Kyiv gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The visit comes at a volatile juncture in the war in… Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – In a historic speech at the Democratic National Convention, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris promised to continue military support for Ukraine and strengthen NATO as she accepted the party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential race. The 59-year-old Harris, the first woman of… Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – In a historic speech at the Democratic National Convention, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris promised to continue military support for Ukraine and strengthen NATO as she accepted the party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential race. The 59-year-old Harris, the first woman of… Continue Reading

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to visit Ukraine on August 23 in a trip seen as a diplomatic balancing act following Modi’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last month, which raised eyebrows in Kyiv and in the West. Modi’s visit is the first trip by an Indian… Continue Reading

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Construction work began this week for a new German army barracks in Lithuania, close to the border with Belarus, which will house some 4,000 Bundeswehr troops by 2027. It is… Continue Reading

Ukrainian forces sank a Russian ferry carrying fuel tanks in a missile strike on a port in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on August 22, Russian officials said. “As a result of the damage, the ferry sank in the waters of the Kavkaz port,” the Krasnodar region’s operational headquarters said… Continue Reading

Ukrainian forces sank a Russian ferry carrying fuel tanks in a missile strike on a port in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on August 22, Russian officials said. “As a result of the damage, the ferry sank in the waters of the Kavkaz port,” the Krasnodar region’s operational headquarters said… Continue Reading