Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine-Russia war escalates
Ukraine’s security services yesterday said they had struck a Russian ammunition factory in a border region, as Moscow’s forces claimed yet another advance on the battlefield.
Deadly strikes hit Russian, Ukrainian border cities
Aerial strikes on Russian and Ukrainian border cities killed at least a dozen people on Friday, bombardments that came as Kyiv dismissed its air force commander in a major military shake-up.
Russian strikes on Kharkiv kill 4
Russian strikes killed at least four people in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, including a 14-year-old girl, officials said yesterday.
Ukraine conducts drone attack on Russian airbase
Ukraine conducted a drone attack on Russia’s Marinovka military airfield in the southern Russian region of Volgograd, striking a storage site for fuel and glide bombs, a security source in Kyiv said yesterday.
Nearly 2,000 attacks on Ukrainian health services during war: WHO
A total of 1,940 attacks on healthcare services in Ukraine have been registered since the start of Russia’s offensive in February 2022, the European branch of the World Health Organization said yesterday.
Ukraine ‘strengthening’ positions in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday said his forces were “strengthening” their positions in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv has been mounting a major ground offensive for more than 11 days.
Kursk region / Russian forces destroy Ukraine unit
Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance and sabotage unit that was armed with weapons from Nato countries in Russia’s western Kursk region, the RIA state-run media agency reported yesterday, citing unidentified security sources.
CROSS-BORDER OFFENSIVE / Ukrainian drones strike Russian airbase
Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia yesterday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines.
Russian airfield fire, drone strike reported 300km from Ukraine
A fire broke out at a Russian military airfield hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border, state media reported early Friday, with authorities ordering evacuations in the area due to a "massive" drone attack
Russian drones attack Ukraine port for a second night
Russian drones attacked the southern Ukrainian port city of Izmail for a second straight night damaging infrastructure, Kyiv said yesterday, claiming several Russian attack drones entered Romanian airspace.
Russia launches air attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Russia launched an air attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, setting at least one building ablaze, officials said yesterday.
Russia downs 25 Ukrainian drones
Russia downed 25 Ukrainian drones overnight in the west of the country and over Crimea, Moscow’s defence ministry said yesterday.
Ukrainian drone strikes spark fire at Russian oil refinery
A barrage of Ukrainian drones sparked a blaze overnight at an oil refinery and separately killed one person in southern Russia, officials in Russia and Ukraine said yesterday.
Russia gives cautious reaction to Zelensky’s summit offer
The Kremlin has given a cautious reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s apparent invitation to a future peace summit, saying that Russia first needs to understand what Kyiv means before attending talks.
Ukraine attacked Russian base on Crimea: Kyiv source
Ukrainian aerial and maritime drones struck Russian military targets on the annexed Crimean peninsula, a defence source in Kyiv told AFP Thursday, after Moscow reported an overnight drone assault.
Russia hikes taxes to help fund Ukraine offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed off on a package of tax rises worth almost $30 billion, tapping workers and companies to contribute funds for his Ukraine offensive.
China a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine
Nato leaders on Wednesday said China’s deepening ties with Russia are a cause of “deep concern” and accused Beijing of playing a key role in helping Moscow’s assault on Ukraine.
Ukraine will stop Putin
US President Joe Biden pledged to forcefully defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasion at the Nato summit in Washington on Tuesday evening, using the global stage to try to show allies at home and abroad that he can still lead.
