(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukrainian forces had secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops staged an incursion this month in northern parts of Kharkiv region. “Our soldiers have now managed to take combat control of the border area where the Russian occupiers entered,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. […]
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 […]
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from some areas of the country’s east and battled Russian troops in others on Wednesday, as president Volodymyr Zelenskiy postponed all his upcoming foreign trips. Against the grim backdrop, US secretary of state Antony Blinken sought to reassure the ally of continuing American support, announcing a two billion dollars arms deal […]
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office has said that he has postponed all his upcoming foreign visits amid a new Russian offensive. Mr Zelenskiy cancelled all foreign visits “that were planned for the coming days”, his office said on Wednesday on Telegram. The head of state instructed his team to reschedule the visits. “We are grateful […]
KYIV (Reuters) – A new U.S. weapons package is going to have an impact on the battlefield in Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, visiting Kyiv at a time when Ukrainian forces have faced setbacks at the front after a long delay in U.S. aid. Washington finally passed a bill in late […]
Ukrainian troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border areas, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said. It comes as the death toll from a Russian apartment building collapse blamed on Ukrainian shelling rose to 15. Mr Zelenskiy said “fierce battles” are taking place near the border in eastern and north-eastern […]
(Bloomberg) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia started a new offensive around his country’s second-biggest city as Kremlin forces moved to breach the border in the northeast. Most Read from Bloomberg Artillery has so far been able to repel the assault in the Kharkiv region, Zelenskiy said during a meeting with Slovak President Zuzana […]
(Bloomberg) — Ukrainian lawmakers voted to dismiss the nation’s powerful infrastructure minister as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy seeks to reassert control over key areas of government. Most Read from Bloomberg The removal of Oleksandr Kubrakov, who had also served as deputy premier in charge of wartime reconstruction, was backed by legislators on Thursday. The ruling parliamentary […]
As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east where the situation on the front line is worsening. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an “ally” in the war with Russia. Ukraine’s air force said […]
By Bogdan Kochubey KYIV (Reuters) -Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the Black Sea port city of Odesa killed at least two civilians, set a food factory ablaze and damaged other infrastructure, homes and commercial buildings on Saturday, regional officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had used eight missiles of various […]
By Dan Peleschuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s top commander said on Sunday Kyiv’s outnumbered troops had fallen back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations. The statement by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi reflected Ukraine’s deteriorating position in the east that […]
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed his gratitude on Thursday for the U.S. aid bill for Ukraine during calls with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Zelenskiy said on X that he had thanked Johnson, a Republican, who had been blocking a vote on the bill, “for his […]