US plans to reopen embassy in Kyiv after threat of Russian attackUkraine reportedly launches first strike on Russia with British Storm Shadow cruise missilesWed Nov 20 2024 - 21:32
Ukraine launches first strike on Russia with US Atacms missile on 1,000th day of full-scale warMoscow loosens nuclear doctrine and says conflict now in ‘qualitatively new phase’Tue Nov 19 2024 - 17:46
Moscow’s Gulag museum closed as Russia silences criticism of Soviet crimesRussians encouraged to inform on each other as Putin regime fuels fear and paranoiaTue Nov 19 2024 - 12:14
Kremlin says US ‘reckless’ to allow Ukraine to hit Russia with long-range missilesDozens killed and injured in Russian missile strikes on apartment blocks in Sumy and OdesaMon Nov 18 2024 - 17:45
Ukraine fears US permission for long-range missile strikes on Russia will have limited effectDoubts over scope of US clearance, number of Atacms missiles available and impact of Trump presidency linger in KyivMon Nov 18 2024 - 11:23
Ukraine authorised to fire US missiles at targets inside Russia for first timeKyiv, US and Korean intelligence agencies say 10,000 North Korean troops sent to fight alongside Russian soldiers in Kursk regionSun Nov 17 2024 - 21:31
Ukraine: Russian missile and drone barrage kills seven and causes ‘severe damage’ to power gridKyiv fears US president-elect Donald Trump will press for quick and unfavourable peace deal with MoscowSun Nov 17 2024 - 19:40
Russian missiles target Ukraine’s energy infrastructureKyiv says air attack is a rebuke to western leaders who believe Kremlin is open to peace talksSun Nov 17 2024 - 18:49
Putin repeats Ukraine demands in first call with German leader since 2022Berlin urges Kremlin to negotiate ‘just and lasting peace’ with KyivFri Nov 15 2024 - 17:02
Donald Trump’s return adds urgency and uncertainty to third winter of full Russia-Ukraine warKyiv's forces tired, patched-up and outnumbered as Russia grinds forward in the eastFri Nov 15 2024 - 11:54
Ukraine says eastern town of Kupiansk still in its hands despite Russian attacksMoscow courts dole out long jail terms for anti-war actions and commentsThu Nov 14 2024 - 18:04
US pledges to send as much aid as possible to Ukraine before Trump becomes president Blinken claims security issues have become ‘indivisible’ as Russia deepens alliances with North Korea and IranWed Nov 13 2024 - 16:55
Ukraine facing ‘50,000 Russian troops’ in border area as North Korea ratifies defence pact with MoscowMoscow court jails elderly doctor for 5½ years for criticising invasion of Ukraine to patientTue Nov 12 2024 - 16:48
Kremlin denies that Trump spoke to Putin after winning US electionFrance and Britain pledge unwavering support for Kyiv as deadly Russian air strikes continueMon Nov 11 2024 - 12:06
Kyiv hits out at West’s refusal to supply unused air defence systems Volodymyr Zelenskiy says systems standing idle when thousands of lives could be savedSun Nov 10 2024 - 19:00
‘A charismatic and temperamental man’: Ukrainians hope ‘unpredictable’ Trump will prove an unlikely allyKyiv and Moscow have praised incoming US leader who claims he can end their war in one daySat Nov 09 2024 - 06:00
Zelenskiy talks to Trump as Biden tries to rush weapons to UkraineDeadly Russian air strikes continue as South Korea does not rule out arms supplies to KyivThu Nov 07 2024 - 17:48
Clashes with North Korean troops in Russia ‘open new page in world instability’, Ukraine saysKyiv’s top general says Kursk incursion thwarted Kremlin plan to seize swathe of northern UkraineWed Nov 06 2024 - 17:04
Ukraine rushes to congratulate Trump amid deep fears he could end US support in war with RussiaKremlin responds more cautiously to victory of populist who has pledged to end war in one dayWed Nov 06 2024 - 16:14
Ukrainian and North Korean troops have clashed in Russia’s Kursk region, Kyiv saysPyongyang fires ballistic missiles into sea as regional tension rises and US votesTue Nov 05 2024 - 17:34
Georgian demonstrators vow to oust Moscow-leaning government after contested electionRuling party Georgian Dream defends ballot as clean as opposition plans potentially long protest campaignMon Nov 04 2024 - 19:15
West hails Moldovan president’s re-election as victory over Russian dirty tricksMaia Sandu wins tense run-off despite ‘unprecedented’ Kremlin-backed bid to skew voteMon Nov 04 2024 - 13:44
Moscow launches more than 160 drones at Ukraine in one of strongest Russian offences to dateZelenskiy urges West to do more than ‘just watch’ as thousands of North Korean troops near border in support of Russia’s forcesSun Nov 03 2024 - 17:57
Georgia’s ‘fear zones’ – EU monitors and local volunteers keep watch near Russian-occupied areasRussian troops run border fences through people’s land and seize those who stray into South OssetiaFri Nov 01 2024 - 14:00
Georgia says partial recount confirms ruling party’s win in contested electionGovernment insists EU bid still on track despite scathing report from BrusselsThu Oct 31 2024 - 19:06
Georgian president defies prosecutors as crisis over ‘stolen’ election deepens EU warns Tbilisi of risks to membership path and US decries ‘democratic backsliding’Wed Oct 30 2024 - 17:18
Georgian opposition says partial recount not enough after ‘stolen’ electionRuling party rejects any re-run of ballot as EU warns of ‘very worrying’ time in Black Sea stateTue Oct 29 2024 - 16:48
Thousands protest in Georgia against election outcome as opposition groups refuse to accept defeatThousands protest in Tbilisi to accuse ruling party of ‘stealing’ parliamentary electionsMon Oct 28 2024 - 18:49
‘Blatant fraud’: Georgia’s opposition calls for protests over election resultRuling Georgian Dream party accused of rigging elections and turning state towards Russia and away from future EU membershipSun Oct 27 2024 - 20:20
‘For them, the Soviet past is something to protect’: History a political battleground in Stalin’s homelandGeorgia’s ruling party accused of slide towards Russia and autocracy before Saturday’s pivotal electionFri Oct 25 2024 - 13:26
Georgia’s high-stakes election clouded by fears of foul play and street protestsNeither ruling party nor opposition expects their rival to accept defeat at the ballot boxThu Oct 24 2024 - 13:43
War or peace? Russia or the West? Georgian rivals present stark choice to votersEU halts Georgia’s accession process amid fears of drift towards autocracy and MoscowWed Oct 23 2024 - 13:40
Moldova sees Russian meddling behind pro-EU camp’s struggles at ballot boxPresident Maia Sandu faces tricky run-off after EU referendum goes to the wireMon Oct 21 2024 - 18:29
Russia’s advance in eastern Ukraine dims evacuees’ hopes of return homeMore than 120,000 people have fled front-line Donetsk region since August, UNHCR saysMon Oct 21 2024 - 12:40
‘It’s total terror’: Russian drones hunt civilians in eastern UkraineKherson residents face 100 attacks a day as pedestrians, cyclists and evacuation teams targetedSat Oct 19 2024 - 05:53
Ukraine facing ‘difficult’ position without more western support, Zelenskiy saysUkrainian leader claims 10,000 troops from North Korea being prepared to fight for RussiaThu Oct 17 2024 - 17:58
‘Without a free Ukraine there will be no free Belarus’: Russian defeat key to region’s future, say Belarusian fightersAnti-Lukashenko Belarusians see war in Ukraine as prelude to liberation of their homelandThu Oct 17 2024 - 12:00
Ukraine pushes ‘victory plan’ and says North Korea now involved in war on Russia’s sideMoscow dismisses Zelenskiy’s plan and claims more gains in eastern UkraineWed Oct 16 2024 - 17:45
Zelenskiy to announce Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ as Russia advances in eastSmall strategic city of Toretsk being ‘wiped out’ by Russian attack, Ukrainian military spokeswoman says as Kyiv seeks weapons and permission to strike further into attacker’s territoryTue Oct 15 2024 - 16:54
Ukraine claims North Korea sending troops and weapons to assist RussiaRussia continues deadly missile strikes on cargo ships and port infrastructure in OdesaMon Oct 14 2024 - 17:45
Death of journalist Victoria Roshchyna while in detention in Russia condemned by EU and USKyiv calls for international action over Russia’s alleged execution of captured Ukrainian soldiersSun Oct 13 2024 - 19:00
How ‘unprecedented’ assistance from Ireland is helping Ukraine’s Red CrossKyiv region had five district branches of the Red Cross in 2021 but now has 30, providing everything from community events for children and the elderly to repairing housing and other infrastructureSun Oct 13 2024 - 00:00
Zelenskiy seeks arms and backing for Ukraine’s Nato bid on whistle-stop European tourEU says latest deadly Russian strike on Odesa is “Putin’s answer” to calls for talks with KremlinThu Oct 10 2024 - 18:46
Russians storm another city in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv awaits French jets in early 2025South Korea says “highly likely” that North Korean officers killed in Russian-occupied DonetskTue Oct 08 2024 - 17:57
Russian missiles target Ukrainian capital and airfield as Crimea oil terminal burnsMoscow fights cyberattack on state media and jails American (72) for fighting for UkraineMon Oct 07 2024 - 17:31
Ukraine’s weariness with the West grows as war enters new phase: ‘People are tired, but we have no choice’Ukraine is outnumbered, outgunned and sees the West’s commitment withering. As Ukrainian’s face another long winter, appetite for war is waningSun Oct 06 2024 - 06:00
‘He called Ukraine his home’: frontline fighters recall Irish soldier Robert Deegan killed by Russian shellingThe former Army Ranger from Newbridge in Co Kildare was killed days before Ukraine retook key industrial plant in ruined border townSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Ukraine urges Pokrovsk residents to flee as Russian forces near strategic eastern cityPentagon rejects Kyiv’s complaints over missile supplies and air-defence assistanceFri Oct 04 2024 - 17:56
Russian forces take control of Vuhledar, complicating Ukraine’s defence of DonetskUkraine opens investigation after drone footage allegedly showed Russian troops lining up and executing 16 captured soldiers near PokrovskWed Oct 02 2024 - 16:57
Russian strike on Kherson market kills six as new Nato chief makes support for Kyiv ‘priority’City officials urge people to stay indoors due to fear of further shelling from Russian-occupied eastern bank of Dnipro riverTue Oct 01 2024 - 17:00
