Russia's Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has said his mercenary force captured all of Bakhmut and will hand over the city to regular Russian forces on May 25. "Wagner has made no advances. Wagner today captured no territory. We have captured all the territory we...
Biden Announces New Military Aid for Ukraine During Zelensky Meeting in Japan
President Biden on Sunday met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, and announced a new military aid package for Kyiv that's worth $375 million. "I’m announcing the next tranche of US security assistance to Ukraine — a...
Russia Says West Providing F-16s to Ukraine a ‘Colossal Risk’
A Russian official said Saturday that the Western plans to provide Ukraine with American-made F-16 fighter jets bring "colossal risks" after the US announced it would sign off on European countries delivering the aircraft. "We see that Western countries are still...
Britain Confirms Ukraine Has Used Storm Shadow Missiles
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed on Thursday that Ukraine's armed forces have used the Storm Shadow missiles provided by London, which have a range of more than 155 miles. "All I can confirm is it has been used successfully, that is the information I...
Ukraine Tells China It Won’t Cede Territory for Peace Deal
China’s special representative for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, was in Ukraine on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the prospect of peace talks and met with senior Ukrainian officials, including Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to...
Pentagon Error Overvalued Weapons Sent to Ukraine by $3 Billion
According to a report from Reuters, the Pentagon overestimated the value of military equipment it sent to Ukraine by $3 billion, meaning the US could ship even more weapons to the country. Two unnamed Pentagon officials said the error was assigning a higher value to...
Report: US Preparing for Ukraine War to Become a Frozen Conflict
The Biden administration is preparing for the war in Ukraine to turn into a frozen conflict for years or possibly even decades, similar to the situation on the Korean peninsula, POLITICO reported on Thursday. US officials have been discussing the possibility,...
Hungary Blocks Aid to Ukraine Over Blacklisting of Hungarian Bank
Hungary on Wednesday said it would continue to block EU aid to Ukraine due to Kyiv's "increasingly belligerent" attitude. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Ukraine won't receive a $543 million tranche of aid until it removes Hungary's OTP Bank from a...
Britain, Netherlands Agree to Build ‘Coalition’ to Give Ukraine F-16s
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte have agreed to work to form an "international coalition" to ship American-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. A spokesperson for Sunak said Tuesday that the two leaders would "work to build an...
Russia Hits US-Made Patriot Air Defense System in Kyiv
Russia's military said Tuesday that it hit a US-made Patriot air defense system in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with a hypersonic missile, which was later confirmed by a US official. "A high-precision strike by a Kinzhal hypersonic missile system hit a US-made...