Category: 2. RussianAggression

Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Russia has made fresh gains in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to the US to discuss plans to end the war. Moscow’s… Continue Reading

Ukraine said it shot down 28 out of 32 drones and four of eight missiles launched during an overnight Russian attack. The regional governor of Odessa, Oleh Kiper, said on the Telegram messaging app that one missile hit an area and started a fire, and debris damaged two trucks. In Kyiv,… Continue Reading

Ukraine said it shot down 28 out of 32 drones and four of eight missiles launched during an overnight Russian attack. The regional governor of Odessa, Oleh Kiper, said on the Telegram messaging app that one missile hit an area and started a fire, and debris damaged two trucks. In Kyiv,… Continue Reading

Rescuers in Kharkiv were confronted by an apartment wall covered almost entirely in blood after a deadly Russian strike on September 24. Continue Reading

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The progress of the war in Ukraine will not be “about a sole issue like long-range missiles”, Sir Keir Starmer has insisted, as he is expected to launch a new round of… Continue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday, as he seeks both support for Ukraine in its fight against a Russian invasion and international pressure on Russia to stop the war. Zelenskyy’s address before the annual meeting in New York comes a… Continue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council on September 24 that Russia can only be “forced” into peace, and denounced Iran and North Korea as “accomplices” who have helped Moscow by providing weapons it has used in attacks on Ukraine. Russian President… Continue Reading

There are currently some 16,000 people living in the strategic city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region; 177 of them are children. The evacuation of the city continues, as Russian forces advance. A line of defense is being prepared around Pokrovsk itself. The Russian Army is… Continue Reading

Animals at a zoo near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine get nervous when they hear explosions in the distance, as Russian forces advance on the town. Many people have fled the area but there’s nowhere for the animals to go. Continue Reading

More soldiers from the central Russian regions of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan have died than any other region in the country, according to a confirmed tally of war deaths compiled by RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service, with a further sharp increase recorded in recent weeks. The tally, corroborated… Continue Reading