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Ukraine’s military said on Thursday it shot down 20 out of 31 drones attacked by Russian forces overnight. The Ukrainian Air Force said the interceptions took place in the Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Kiev regions. Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday it destroyed five Ukrainian aerial drones in the Volgograd, Voronezh and Belgorod regions. Belgorod…
Kyiv, Ukraine – At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev early Friday, officials said. Moscow claimed it was in response to a Ukrainian attack on Russian soil using American-made weapons. At least three loud explosions were heard in Kiev shortly…
Authorities in Russia’s Rostov region on Thursday reported a fire at an oil refinery following strikes by several dozen Ukrainian aerial drones. Rostov’s acting governor Yuri Slyusar said on Telegram that the fire broke out at the Novoshakhtinsk refinery and was later extinguished. Slyusar said one person was injured in the attack. Russia’s Defense Ministry…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet NATO chief Mark Rutte and European leaders in Brussels on Wednesday as Ukraine looks to strengthen its defenses against Russian forces. Zelensky on Tuesday cited an urgent need to boost military aid to Ukraine, especially air defense systems. Zelensky said, “We must make every effort to destroy…
Newly elected US President Donald Trump’s promise to quickly end the war in Ukraine is raising concerns among Russia’s neighbors. In Estonia, some fear that the agreement to end the war could embolden Moscow. Elizabeth Chernoff reports from Ricardo Marquina on Estonia’s border with Russia. Source link
Tallin,Estonia – Twelve Western countries have agreed on measures to “disrupt and disrupt” Russia’s so-called shadow fleet to prevent sanctions violations and raise the costs of the war in Ukraine to Moscow, the Estonian government said on Monday. Germany, Britain, Poland, the Netherlands, five Nordic countries and three Baltic states had agreed to the measures,…
Moscow — two russian tankers spilled oil The vessel, carrying 9,200 metric tons (62,000 barrels) of oil products, capsized in the Kerch Strait after suffering severe damage during a heavy storm on Sunday, the state TASS news agency reported. The amount of fuel leaked is being determined, TASS said. It said Volgoneft 212 was carrying…
Norway on Monday announced $242 million in new military aid to Ukraine, including help to secure access to the country’s vital Black Sea ports. “It is necessary to protect the Ukrainian population and Ukrainian infrastructure from attacks by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storey said in a statement. “It is also important…
The US has announced new sanctions on several companies and people in Europe and Asia for indirectly helping Russia in the war against Ukraine. This action has been taken against companies accused of providing products and services for Russian military activities. The US State Department has particularly expressed concern about items exported from China to…
