Russia on Saturday launched missile strikes across Ukraine that targeted energy infrastructure after a two-week lull in such attacks. The strikes hit energy facilities in the capital Kyiv and in the regions of Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Lviv, and Kharkiv. A Russian...
Ukraine Is Shedding Blood for ‘NATO Mission’: Ukrainian Defense Minister
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said last week that Ukraine is "shedding blood" for a "NATO mission" in candid remarks about the relationship between Kyiv and the Western military alliance. "At the NATO Summit in Madrid (in June 2022), it was clearly...
Russia’s Wagner Group Says It Now Controls Town of Soledar in Donetsk
The head of the private Russian military firm Wagner Group said Tuesday that the mercenaries have taken control of the town of Soledar in the eastern Ukrainian oblast of Donetsk. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said that fighting was still ongoing in the center of the...
Former High-Level US Officials Warn Time Is Not on Ukraine’s Side in the Conflict
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned in an op-ed published by The Washington Post on Saturday that "time is not on Ukraine's side" as its economy is in shambles and the country is entirely reliant on foreign...
Ukraine FM Says ‘No One Has Done Enough’ to Support Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday that none of Ukraine's Western backers has "done enough" to support Kyiv in a call for more military aid. "Ukraine is grateful to partners for their military aid, but we should remain honest with one another: no one...
Ukraine Sanctions Dozens of Russian Artists for Allegedly Supporting the War
Ukraine on Saturday placed over 100 Russian artists and public figures on a sanctions list for their alleged support for the Russian invasion. The list includes TV presenters, singers, and musicians who Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
Russia Claims 600 Ukrainian Troops Dead in Strikes, Kyiv Denies Anyone Was Killed
Russia on Sunday claimed its forces killed over 600 Ukrainian troops in missile strikes, while Kyiv denies that there were any casualties at all. The Russian Defense Ministry said that missile strikes hit two facilities in Kramatorsk, Donetsk, that were housing 1,300...
Putin’s Christmas Ceasefire Doesn’t Hold
The ceasefire ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin for Orthodox Christmas did not hold, as heavy shelling was reported in eastern Ukraine on Friday and Saturday. The ceasefire was to be held from noon on Friday through midnight on Saturday. The Russian military...
Zelensky Thanks US for Over $3 Billion Arms Package, Calls It an ‘Awesome Christmas Present’
The US on Friday pledged a new $3.075 billion weapons package for Ukraine that includes Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the first time, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called an "awesome Christmas present" as it was announced on the eve of Orthodox...
US Dismisses Putin’s Christmas Ceasefire as ‘Cynical Ploy’
The State Department on Thursday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's order for a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas, which is celebrated on January 7, as a "cynical ploy." Putin ordered the ceasefire to take effect at noon on Friday and...