Russia-Ukraine war
31 Dec
Kyiv said Tuesday that Russia had launched a barrage of drones and missiles across Ukraine, conceding that there were successful strikes
24 Dec
This will be the first Christmas that Lyubov spends without her son Taras Onyskiv, who died aged 32 in May while fighting off Russian troops
23 Dec
More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia's war with Ukraine, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday.
22 Dec
Russia said Sunday it had captured two more villages in east Ukraine, the latest territorial gains for Moscow's advancing army.
22 Nov
There is an awakening sweeping through many parts of our world and questions are arising in the minds of a great many. Many are perplexed that world leaders have not been able bring about an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. It is believed that with the emergence of hawkish Donald Trump, the war in the…
5 Sep
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks with Ukraine, after having previously rebuffed the idea of negotiations
30 Aug
Ukraine's cross-border incursion into Russia has disrupted Russian mercenaries' plans in junta-led Burkina Faso, with many now pulled out t
11 Jun 2024
Foreign students and thousands of migrants in Russia are being sent by the government to fight in the war against Ukraine for visa renewal.
4 Jun 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron will host Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday in Paris for talks on the war-battered nation's ne
25 May 2024
Russia said Saturday its army had captured another village in eastern Ukraine in the latest of a series of small territorial gains for
28 Apr 2024
The commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces said Sunday Kyiv's position on the frontline had deteriorated and that Russia had made a number of recent battlefield gains.
19 Apr 2024
Russian strikes on Ukraine in the early hours of Friday killed at least eight people, including two children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time.
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