The United States’ top military leaders said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened “another front” in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, home to the country’s second-largest city. “Putin’s forces have opened another front to seize sovereign Ukrainian territory, and the Kremlin’s invaders are obliterating Ukrainian villages, killing innocent civilians and bombarding civilian infrastructure […]
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is not planning to send military trainers into Ukraine and would likely do so only when the war there with Russia is over, the top U.S. general said on Monday, after France opened the door to sending troops to train Kyiv’s forces. More than […]
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that decisions on military aid from Western allies are late “by around a year” as his nation’s troops fight off an assault by Russian forces in the northeast region of Kharkiv. Mr Zelensky was speaking as fresh US support is starting to arrive after a $61bn (£48bn) package was […]
By Mike Collett-White and Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday. Clearly frustrated, he described the delivery of the aid, in particular of air defences like the Patriot systems which […]
Ukraine says it struck an air base used to launch Russia’s much-feared glide bombs Ukraine launched a drone strike on a key Russian air base on Saturday, sources say. Ukraine says many of Russia’s devastating glide bombs are launched from planes at Kushchyovskaya air base. The bombs have become a central feature of Russian attacks, […]
More than 100 vehicles have been donated to Ukraine under London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (Ulez) scrappage scheme, City Hall has said. Under the scheme, vehicles that do not meet emission standards can be sent to the war-torn country instead of being scrapped. A convoy of 20 vehicles were delivered to Ukraine over the weekend, […]
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has committed to keeping US weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. Mr Austin and as many as 50 defence leaders from Europe and around the world are meeting on Monday to coordinate more military aid to Ukraine, as […]
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Three months after kickstarting a bulk ammunition purchase for Ukraine, Czech officials share divergent assessments of how it’s going. “The Czech-led initiative to fund and procure urgently artillery ammo for Ukraine is progressing steadily – the first 180,000 shells have been contracted and should arrive by June,” František Šulc, the first Deputy […]
May 20 (UPI) — At least 11 civilians, including a pregnant woman, were killed and 28 injured after Russian forces shelled Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv province. Six of the victims were killed in attacks on an outdoor leisure center on the outskirts of Kharkiv on Sunday that also injured 16 people, including an 8-year-old girl. A […]
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has committed to keeping US weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. Mr Austin and as many as 50 defence leaders from Europe and around the world are meeting on Monday to coordinate more military aid to Ukraine, as […]
Some European NATO members are talking about putting their troops in Ukraine. Estonia’s PM said allies shouldn’t fear that troops doing training there would escalate the war. Some want their allies to consider similar action, saying Russia is a threat to Europe. Some NATO countries are encouraging their allies to be bolder when it comes […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin committed Monday to keeping U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. Austin and as many as 50 defense leaders from Europe and around the world were meeting Monday to coordinate more military aid to Ukraine, as […]