Russia’s air defences have shot down 10 US-made ATACMS missiles over the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea overnight, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday morning. It was not possible to independently verify the claim. The Defence Ministry also reported that 17 Ukrainian drones and other projectiles were shot down over the Russian […]
The Ukrainian military conceded on Monday that Russian forces are making progress in their offensive in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. Moscow’s troops have been engaged in a concerted push into the region, raising alarm among Ukrainians and their Western allies that a large-scale assault on the major city of Kharkiv is coming. Kharkiv city, the […]
Two Ukrainian men who were stabbed to death in the southern German state of Bavaria, allegedly by a Russian citizen, were members of the armed forces, according to information from Kiev. The two men had been in Germany for medical rehabilitation after sustaining injuries during the war, Ukrainian media reported. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba instructed […]
Two Ukrainian men who were stabbed to death in the southern German state of Bavaria, allegedly by a Russian citizen, were members of the armed forces, according to information from Kiev. The two men had been in Germany for medical rehabilitation after sustaining injuries during the war, Ukrainian media reported. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had […]
Former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to agree to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, as he continues to resist this step despite repeated pleas from Kiev. “I think the reason is you can’t incrementally help Ukraine, you know, a bit of this and a bit of that. […]
Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher visited Kiev on Monday in a show of support for the Ukrainian capital. The German politician arrived in Kiev by train from Poland early on Monday, following an invitation from Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The trip had not been previously announced due to security reasons. In April 2022, two months after the […]
Germany’s Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck began Friday in a bomb shelter in Kiev because of the threat of incoming Russian missiles and drones. An air raid alarm was triggered at 4:40 am (0140 GMT) in Kiev, forcing Habeck and his entourage to spend about an hour and a half seeking shelter in the underground parking […]
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck arrived in Kiev on Thursday for a visit focused on Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, emergency aid, and strengthening the country’s economy. Habeck, who also serves as economy minister, is accompanied by a business delegation. The trip comes as Germany prepares to put on the next Ukraine Recovery Conference […]
German armaments maker Rheinmetall is to deliver an additional 20 Marder (Marten) infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine by the end of the year, the company announced in Dusseldorf on Tuesday. The consignment to the value of tens of millions of euros, funded by the German government, brings to 120 the number of Marders supplied […]
Ukraine’s military intelligence has sharply rejected comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the country’s alleged involvement in Friday’s terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall. Putin’s claim that four perpetrators were arrested on their way to an escape route into Ukraine is an “absolutely false and absurd statement,” the spokesman of the HUR intelligence […]
Thirteen people were injured in a wave of Russian bombardments on Kiev during the night, according to city authorities on Thursday, hours before EU leaders gathered in Brussels to discuss their further response to the conflict. Four people were hospitalized following the overnight shellings, Kiev’s military administration said on Telegram. Russia is said to have […]
Thirteen people were injured in a wave of Russian bombardments on Kiev during the night, according to city authorities on Thursday, hours before EU leaders gathered in Brussels to discuss their further response to the conflict. Four people were hospitalized following the overnight shellings, Kiev’s military administration said on Telegram. Russia is said to have […]