Ukraine

Trump and Zelensky: Is the damage irreparable?

For Trump, it’s always, “What’s in it for me?”

What are Ukraine's critical minerals and why does Trump want them?

Ukraine's soils hold some five percent of the world's mineral resources

Zelenskiy says Ukraine has 'low chance' of survival without US backing

Ukraine demands Russia withdraw from captured territory

Ukraine to get Starlink's direct-to-cell satellite service

Ukraine’s leading mobile operator Kyivstar has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity, its parent company VEON announced on Monday, according to a recent report by Reuters.

IMF, Ukraine, reach agreement on $1.1 bn loan disbursement

The swift agreement, which comes just over two months after the last one, will provide Ukraine with a large injection of funds amid Russia's ongoing assault on the country, which entered its 1000th day on Tuesday.

Team Trump assails Biden decision on missiles for Ukraine

The new policy and Biden's pledge to speed up military aid to Ukraine come as the United States prepares for Trump to take over as president in January, having questioned US assistance throughout the war.

Russia and Ukraine launch massive drone attacks after Trump-Putin call

The Kremlin had earlier said it saw "positive signals" from Trump's willingness to strike a deal, and several people speaking to the US paper said Trump had expressed the desire for more conversations on "the resolution of Ukraine's war soon".

Ukraine attacks Moscow with 34 drones, biggest strike on the Russian capital

Russian air defences destroyed another 36 drones over other regions of Western Russia in three hours on Sunday, the defence ministry said.

IMF board approves $1.1 billion disbursal for Ukraine

The loan disbursal is the latest tranche of funding the International Monetary Fund has released to Ukraine as part of an ongoing 4-year, $15.5 billion program approved last March.

September 23, 2016
September 23, 2016

Heroes in Rio, Ukraine's disabled struggle at home

Dmytro Shchebetyuk, 26, an archer on the Paralympics reserve team and co-founder of "Dostupno UA", a project monitoring accessibility for people with disabilities, agrees that he finds it hard to come back to Ukraine after travelling abroad.

June 22, 2016
June 22, 2016

Poland book last-16 spot

A second half strike by substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski books Poland's ticket into the last 16 at Euro 2016 and sent Ukraine home without a point

June 17, 2016
June 17, 2016

Ireland blank Ukraine 2-0

Northern Ireland beat Ukraine 2-0 in a Group C at Euro 2016 on Thursday thanks to a powerful header just after half-time from Gareth McAulay and an injury-time goal from Niall McGinn.

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

Ukraine fire kills 17 in care home near Kiev

Seventeen people are killed in a fire at a building housing elderly people in a village near Ukraine's capital.

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

MH17 victim families sue Putin, Russia in European rights court

Families of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine in 2014, are suing President Vladimir Putin and Russia for Aus$10 million each in the European Court of Human Rights, The Sydney Morning Herald reports today.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

Baby joy for couple who lost three children in MH17

An Australian couple whose three children died when Flight MH17 was shot down, have a new daughter.

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

Ukraine begins the commemorations to mark the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl.

March 9, 2016
March 9, 2016

Cargo aircraft crashes in Bay, 3 dead

A privately-chartered cargo aircraft has crashed into the Bay of Bengal killing one person. Two others are missing while another has been rescued in critical condition. The crash site is about half a kilometre off Cox’s Bazar’s Nazirtek, at the estuary of the Bay and Bakkhali river.

January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016

Putin is 'picture of corruption': US Treasury official

A senior US Treasury official directly accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of corruption, in a BBC programme.

October 18, 2015
October 18, 2015

Ukraine boat capsize 'leaves 12 dead'

Twelve people are feared drowned after their boat capsizes in the Black Sea near the Ukrainian city of Odessa.