Category: 2. RussianAggression

Officials in southeastern Ukraine said Monday that Russian airstrikes injured at least 16 people in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Ivan Fedorov, governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, said on Telegram the attacks also damaged 13 apartment buildings, educational institutions, cars, garages and private… Continue Reading

KYIV — Kyiv’s allies have increased military support for Ukraine this month, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said, after the European Union pledged a new $39 billion loan for the country’s recovery. “[Aid] accelerated in September…and we can feel the difference,” Zelenskiy said late on… Continue Reading

More weapons to Ukraine, or getting a peace deal? Where do U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stand on Russia’s war on Ukraine. Continue Reading

When Dragan and a group of fellow Serbs arrived at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport in June 2023, it was with documents testifying to months abroad working for a Russian construction company. The truth, however, was very different: All were returning to their homeland from the battlefields of… Continue Reading

This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday and Saturday morning. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. Germany’s Social Democrats Continue Reading

On a recent sweltering afternoon, the screens of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 15th Brigade command centre lit up with alarming footage from the eastern front: the radar was showing a dozen highly-destructive Russian glide bombs barrelling towards Ukrainian positions. Another screen displayed… Continue Reading

KYIV — Kyiv’s allies have increased military support for Ukraine this month, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said, after the European Union pledged a new $39 billion loan for the country’s recovery. “[Aid] accelerated in September…and we can feel the difference,” Zelenskiy said late on… Continue Reading

Scranton, Pennsylvania —  Under extraordinarily tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. His visit to… Continue Reading

A business owner in Baltimore, Maryland, who was born in Kyiv has started a charity to help Ukrainian children affected by war.  Andriy Borys has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. VOA footage by Viacheslav Filiushkin. Continue Reading