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A Ukrainian military unit has claimed it has routed a Russian infantry brigade from frontline territory near Bakhmut, which would confirm an account by the head of Russia's Wagner private army that the Russian forces had fled. Later in the day, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, who heads Ukraine's ground forces,…

Author of the article: Published May 10, 2023  •  Last updated 1 week ago  •  2 minute read The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Poland’s decision to rename the Russian city of Kaliningrad in its official documents was a “hostile act,” as ties continue to fray over the Ukraine war. Kaliningrad,…

The Soviet tank E-34 leads the column of Russian armored vehicles in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, marking the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Pelagia Tikhonova/Moscow News Agency via AP) — © AP Arpan Rai and…

Updated May 10, 2023 at 8:30 PM Published May 10, 2023 at 12:18 AM LONDON – A British-led group of European countries has asked for expressions of interest to supply Ukraine with missiles with a range of up to 300km in what would be another step up in military support…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia enacted a major security clampdown before Tuesday’s annual commemorations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, curbing the use of drones and ride-sharing services in its largest cities — even jet skis on the canals of St. Petersburg — amid its 14-month…

Russia does not have the ability to launch "another attempt for a serious offensive anywhere in Ukraine," according to Kyiv's intelligence chief. Speaking on April 24 in an interview with Yahoo News, published on Saturday, Major General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, said that "as…

Vladimir Putin's Russia is facing the 'worst labour shortage in decades' sparked by a mass exodus of citizens fleeing the country after the disastrous invasion of Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) the Russian Central Bank surveyed 14,000 employers and found that the number of available employees was…

Saturday 06 May 2023 1:06 pm Vladimir Putin Ukraine’s air force claims to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using Patriot defence systems recently acquired from allies. It is the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow’s most modern missiles. Air force…

Published: 11:22pm, 5 May, 2023 Updated: 3:38am, 6 May, 2023 Read More

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Holy See’s No. 2 official confirmed Wednesday the existence of a Vatican peace “mission” to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, days after Pope Francis raised eyebrows with an offhand revelation of a secret operation that was already underway. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican…