Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine —  Bound for the battlefield, sounding harried and anxious, the Russian soldier placed a hasty phone call — to a Ukrainian military hotline. “They say you can help me surrender voluntarily, is that right?” asked the serviceman, explaining that he was soon to be deployed near the southern Ukrainian…

The fight for Bakhmut has been raging for months but, according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a Russian victory over the Donetsk city would not prove all that strategically advantageous for Moscow.  "I think it is more of a symbolic value than it is strategic and operational value," Austin…

Air defenses blocked 13 Iranian-produced drones from bombarding Kyiv Sunday night as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, according to Ukrainian defense officials. The attempted strikes against the Ukrainian capital come more than one year after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Ukraine "special military operation" on February 24, 2022. Kremlin…

KYIV: Ukraine said on Monday its troops were still fighting against the attempted encirclement of Bakhmut , while Washington said that even if the eastern city should fall to Russia's offensive, it would not necessarily give Moscow momentum in the war. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy 's office said he discussed the…

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TALLINN, Estonia -- Voters in Estonia elected a new parliament Sunday with initial results suggesting the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, had won overwhelmingly with nearly all votes counted. Kallas faced a challenge from the far-right populist EKRE party,…

The Russian Navy’s participation in the Ukraine War has been limited. Moscow continues its long-term naval doctrine without making too many amendments. The only clear vision the Russian military leadership has developed is that it needs more cruise missiles on each of the new and modernized ships The Russian Navy’s…

India did not want to take a hostile stand against Russia in the Ukraine war as it involved "practical politics" but New Delhi could have told the Russians where it stood, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said Saturday, noting that finally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a "clear message" with his…

WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Joe Biden hosted on Friday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House for closed-door talks as the NATO allies seek to maintain unity on a host of global challenges, particularly Ukraine. In brief remarks before reporters, Biden thanked Scholz for “historic changes at home,“…

The European Space Agency said Friday that an investigation into the failure of a rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites last year indicated the cause was a faulty part procured from Ukraine. The Vega C rocket ditched in the sea less than three minutes after liftoff from a spaceport in…