Category: 2. RussianAggression

Russian forces continue to push toward the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. RFE/RL correspondent Maryan Kushnir reports from the front line in the village of Novohrodivka, which he says was on fire and has been entered by Russian forces. Continue Reading

Ukraine is meeting with allies today at the Ramstein air base in Germany to discuss further military aid. The meeting is with Western allies, NATO and EU members, and others. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is attending personally, planning to ask for U.S. cruise missiles (JASSMs). Continue Reading

Russia was planning to attack Ukraine from the Kursk region before Ukraine launched its cross-border incursion last month, Ukraine’s top military commander, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said in an interview broadcast on September 5, after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that… Continue Reading

Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Washington to permit his forces to use US weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory as he looks to increase… Continue Reading

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Friday with top United States military leaders and more than 50 partner nations in Germany to press for more weapons support as Washington announced it would provide another $250 million in security assistance to… Continue Reading

At least five people have been wounded in latest Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine, Kyiv said on September 6, adding that the air defenses shot down 27 out of 44 Russian drones launched overnight. Continue Reading

KYIV, Ukraine —  Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight caused fires and injured at least five people across the country, local authorities said on Friday. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 27 out of 44 Russia-launched drones with eight more “likely downed by the electronic warfare tools”… Continue Reading

A controversial Iranian track star-turned-Turkish-para-athlete has been stripped of a gold medal he won at the Paralympic Games in Paris and denied the right to compete in another event at the Games. Sajjad Hashemi was one of Iran’s fastest men and represented the country in the London Olympics… Continue Reading

A controversial Iranian track star-turned-Turkish-para-athlete has been stripped of a gold medal he won at the Paralympic Games in Paris and denied the right to compete in another event at the Games. Sajjad Hashemi was one of Iran’s fastest men and represented the country in the London Olympics… Continue Reading