On Monday, Russia launched a massive missile attack across Ukraine, targeting five regions, including the capital, Kyiv, which faced its heaviest bombardment in about four months. According to Ukrainian authorities, 31 people were killed in the strikes. Ukrainian...
Russia Steps Up Strikes on Ukrainian Airfields Ahead of F-16 Delivery
Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian airfields as Kyiv is preparing to receive its first batch of long-awaited US-made F-16 fighter jets. Last week, Russia hit three airfields and said it destroyed a total of seven aircraft, including five Soviet-made Su-27...
Ukrainian Drone Injures Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Workers
Ukrainian drones injured eight workers from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant while they were at a nearby electrical substation, Russia's Rosatom nuclear power company said on Wednesday. The site of the substation is about 2.5 miles from the ZNPP, which has come...
Ukraine’s Zelensky Rejects Idea of Ceasefire With Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the idea of a ceasefire with Russia in an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday. The Ukrainian leader said he wouldn't accept a ceasefire that leaves Russian forces in areas of Ukraine they have captured and said Russian...
Russia Says It Will Respond to Finland Giving US Access to Bases
On Wednesday, Russia said it would respond to Finland's move to allow the US access to military bases inside the Nordic nation, which joined NATO last year and shares an over 800-mile border with Russia. Under a new Defense Cooperation Agreement that was ratified by...
World Bank Upgrades Russia to High-Income Economy Despite US Sanctions
The World Bank has upgraded Russia from an "upper-middle-income" to a "high-income country," demonstrating the failure of the US-led sanctions campaign against Moscow. The World Bank said in a report issued on Monday that "economic activity in Russia was influenced by...
US Military Raises Alert Level at Europe Bases Amid Russia Tensions
The US military has raised its alert level at bases in Europe amid soaring tensions with Russia that are the result of the US increasing its support for Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. US and Western officials told The New York Times that the alert levels were...
Finnish Parliament Approves New Military Deal With the US
On Monday, Finland's parliament unanimously approved a new Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the US that gives the US military access to 15 bases in the Nordic nation, which shares an over 800-mile border with Russia. One of the places where the US can now...
Putin Says Russia Should Follow US and Produce Previously Banned Missile Systems
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia should follow the US in developing missile systems that were previously banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019. The INF prohibited land-based missile...
Stoltenberg: Ukraine Using F-16s on Russian Territory Won’t Be an Escalation
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed on Thursday that Ukraine using NATO-provided F-16 fighter jets to strike inside Russian territory would not be an escalation. Several NATO members will send US-made F-16s to Ukraine once pilots have completed training,...