German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made an unannounced visit to the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday as Berlin is under growing pressure to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. Berlin recently pledged to send Ukraine its Marder armored...
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...
US to Begin Training Ukrainians on Patriot Missiles in Oklahoma Next Week
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that the US will begin training 100 Ukrainian soldiers how to use Patriot missile defense systems as soon as next week on US soil at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Patriots are considered the most advanced US-made air defense system....
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...
US Might Send Ukraine Stryker Fighting Vehicles in Next Arms Package
The US is considering sending Stryker armored combat vehicles to Kyiv as part of a new weapons package that is expected to be announced next week, POLITICO reported on Monday. An unnamed Pentagon official said an arms package that may or may not include the Strykers...
Britain Considering Supplying Ukraine With Challenger 2 Tanks
The UK is considering sending Ukraine its main battle tank, the Challenger 2, which would mark a significant escalation of military aid and would be the first time Kyiv would receive a Western-made heavy tank. British sources told The Guardian that the UK has...
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...