North Korea backs Kremlin’s war in Ukraine as Kyiv missiles hit Russian fleetKim expected to seek Russian satellite and rocket technology in exchange for ammunitionWed Sept 13 2023 - 20:02
Putin’s bid to show strength with Kim summit only highlights his isolation Cold war ghosts haunt talks between Russian and North Korean dictators shunned by the WestWed Sept 13 2023 - 17:37
Putin claims Russians eager to fight in Ukraine as North Korea’s Kim arrives for talksNorth Korean leader’s first foreign trip since Covid pandemic sparks concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in UkraineTue Sept 12 2023 - 19:43
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un expected to discuss arms sales on Russia tripUkraine says the ‘Boiko Towers’ were retaken from Russian control ‘in a unique operation’Mon Sept 11 2023 - 12:02
Ukraine: Two aid workers killed in shelling as Kyiv claims to retake ground in southeastUnnamed infrastructure facility along with apartment blocks, cars and power lines damaged in capital citySun Sept 10 2023 - 15:46
Kyiv lambasts Elon Musk over claims he blocked drone strike on Russian navyNew biography of tycoon says his SpaceX firm denied Ukraine access to Starlink internet service in Crimea to avoid ‘conflict escalation’Fri Sept 08 2023 - 21:13
Deadly strikes on eastern Ukraine as Kyiv blames Putin for death of Wagner mercenary bossVoting for Russian-installed legislatures in four regions only partly controlled by Russia began on FridayFri Sept 08 2023 - 20:07
Ukraine making ‘tangible progess’ with counteroffensive, says BlinkenWith Vladimir Putin preparing to host Kim Jong-un, White House says North Korea supplying arms to Russia would be ‘huge mistake’Thu Sept 07 2023 - 20:31
Russian strike on eastern Ukraine kills 17 as top US official visits KyivUS secretary of state Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv for surprise visitWed Sept 06 2023 - 16:30
Ukraine set for new defence chief as fears grow over North Korean arms sales to RussiaSoldiers’ feedback on course of the conflict to be taken seriously, Volodymyr Zelenskiy saysTue Sept 05 2023 - 06:40
Impasse in Black Sea grain talks as Romania denies being hit by Russian droneOdesa mayor says Russia launched 3½ -hour drone attack on Izmail overnightMon Sept 04 2023 - 17:40
Kyiv says forces ‘on the move’ after breaching Russian defence linePutin to host Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday for grain export talksSun Sept 03 2023 - 18:39
Russian and Turkish leaders to discuss Black Sea grain deal as more ships leave Ukraine Russia does not fully control any of the four regions where the votes are being held – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and KhersonFri Sept 01 2023 - 17:55
Ukraine hails use of new long-range weapon and cardboard drones against RussiaKyiv tells critics of slow battlefield gains to ‘shut up’ as heavy fighting grinds onThu Aug 31 2023 - 18:55
Ukrainian drone strikes target six Russian regions and hits military planesKremlin rejects international inquiry into plane crash that killed senior Wagner members and mercenary group leader Yevgeny PrigozhinWed Aug 30 2023 - 21:30
‘Closed’ funeral for Wagner mercenary boss Prigozhin after unexplained plane crashUkraine accuses Pope Francis of echoing Kremlin’s ‘imperialist propaganda’Tue Aug 29 2023 - 17:46
Shelling kills at least four people in Ukraine Ukraine reported its troops had entered strategically important village on August 22ndMon Aug 28 2023 - 13:23
Moscow under pressure to rejoin deal to safeguard Ukrainian grain shipmentRussia says that Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died in plane crashSun Aug 27 2023 - 19:00
Kremlin denies ordering Prigozhin’s murder in plane crashVladimir Putin has ‘busy schedule’ and may not attend Wagner mercenary chief’s funeralFri Aug 25 2023 - 15:52
Ukraine claims gains in southeast as Russia attacks Kharkiv regionZelenskiy discusses F-16 training and Black Sea grain exports with Balkan and EU leadersTue Aug 22 2023 - 10:49
Ukraine seeks 128 western fighter jets to ‘change course’ of warVolodymyr Zelenskiy thanks Denmark for pledging 19 F-16s as Russia claims gains in Kharkiv regionMon Aug 21 2023 - 17:35
Ukraine: Netherlands and Denmark pledge jets after Russian missile strike kills sevenZelenskiy presses allies to expand and accelerate delivery of air defence systems before winterSun Aug 20 2023 - 17:19
Russia thwarts drone attacks as US confirms Ukraine will get F-16s Ukraine flag hoisted in front of Federal Security Service in Russian city of Nizhny NogorodFri Aug 18 2023 - 17:44
Ukraine braces for another winter of war without western fighter jetsJens Stoltenberg’s comments come after a Nato colleague said Ukraine may give up territory to Russia as part of deal to end warThu Aug 17 2023 - 15:43
Ukrainian ports under attack as cargo ship leaves Odesa despite Russian blockade Kyiv confirms village of Urozhaine liberated in southeast, while Moscow claims gains in Kharkiv regionWed Aug 16 2023 - 20:33
Russia’s ‘brutal pattern’ denounced as more deadly missile strikes hit UkraineMoscow launches large-scale air attack on Ukrainian regions of Lviv and VolynTue Aug 15 2023 - 16:45
Odesa under fire as Kyiv condemns Russian ‘provocative actions’ in Black SeaAt least three people are wounded after two waves of drones and missiles hit city, officials sayMon Aug 14 2023 - 11:11
Black Sea tensions grow as Russia’s navy fires warning shots at cargo shipMoscow says it shot down three Ukrainian missiles aimed at the main Crimea-Russia bridgeSun Aug 13 2023 - 19:31
Air strikes continue as Ukraine sacks army recruitment chiefs in corruption crackdownUN official decries Russian missile attacks as another hotel used by aid staff is hitFri Aug 11 2023 - 17:13
Ukraine orders evacuation as Russia tries to retake eastern areaKyiv announces ‘temporary corridors’ for Black Sea shipping in test of Russian blockadeThu Aug 10 2023 - 17:16
Battles rage in Ukraine as deadly blast rocks Russian military factoryRussia to boost defences near western border as Poland reinforces Belarusian frontier zoneWed Aug 09 2023 - 17:31
Ukraine pledges to avenge Russian missile attacks on Odesa Attack smashed roof and several walls of Transfiguration Cathedral in city centre, causing a fire and hurling rubble through interior of Unesco world heritage siteMon Jul 24 2023 - 04:00
Pro-war Putin critic arrested as Russia continues bombing OdesaThe munitions – which are banned by more than 120 countries – arrived in Ukraine last weekFri Jul 21 2023 - 18:22
Ukraine warns ships using Russian-controlled ports as Black Sea crisis deepensEU decries Moscow’s ‘barbarian attitude’ after more deadly and destructive strikes on Ukrainian portsThu Jul 20 2023 - 16:48
Putin accuses West over expired grain dealRussian overnight missile and drone attack included 23 suicide drones and 14 cruise missiles aimed at OdesaWed Jul 19 2023 - 20:00
Ukraine grain shipments dangerous without Russian approval, Kremlin warnsCrimea bridge partially reopens to road traffic after it was targeted on MondayTue Jul 18 2023 - 10:53
Kremlin prepares ‘response’ against Ukraine after second blast hits Crimea bridgeMoscow says it has suspended its participation in the Black Sea grain export dealMon Jul 17 2023 - 19:36
Millions to ‘pay the price’ for Russian refusal to extend Ukrainian grain export deal, says UNKremlin withdrew from key pact hours after explosions, that it blamed on Ukraine, closed major bridge linking Russia to occupied CrimeaMon Jul 17 2023 - 19:20
As battles intensify in east Ukraine, Putin says Kyiv’s counteroffensive lacking successRussia threatens not to prolong a deal to allow Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea portsSun Jul 16 2023 - 18:23
Finbar Cafferkey: The life and death of an Irish fighter ‘who put his money where his mouth is’ in Ukraine‘He was quite pragmatic about it’: family and comrades tell the story of how an Achill islander (45) wound up first in Syria and later in UkraineSat Jul 15 2023 - 06:00
West pressures Kremlin to extend Ukrainian grain export dealWagner mercenaries are no longer participating in ‘any significant capacity’ in Ukraine fighting, says PentagonFri Jul 14 2023 - 10:35
Ukraine downs explosive drones and ‘traps’ Moscow’s forces in BakhmutZelenskiy says he expects ‘algorithm’ for Kyiv’s pathway to joining Nato to emerge from Vilnius summitTue Jul 11 2023 - 17:26
Turkey agrees to support Sweden’s bid to join Nato, alliance chief saysStoltenberg announces move by Erdogan to approve application on eve of Nato summit in LithuaniaMon Jul 10 2023 - 21:29
Irish former rugby star assisting in Ukraine aid effort in frontline citiesShane Leahy channelled his disgust at Russia’s invasion into an aid effort that has delivered more €36 million in medical supplies to UkraineMon Jul 10 2023 - 04:00
Ukraine claims gains near Bakhmut and presses for Nato membership pledgeAlliance chief Stoltenberg says members will agree on steps ‘to bring Ukraine closer’Fri Jul 07 2023 - 15:55
Ancient monastery at heart of centuries-old struggle between Ukraine and RussiaPrayers for Cossack Mazepa at Lavra monastery in Kiev 300 years after his excommunication under Peter the Great infuriate MoscowFri Jul 07 2023 - 05:00
Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is in Russia, says BelarusAt least five people killed and 40 injured in a Russian missile strike on Lviv in western UkraineThu Jul 06 2023 - 10:42
Nuclear experts seek full access to Ukraine atomic plant amid security fearsKyiv and Moscow accuse each other of risking radiation leak at Russian-occupied facilityWed Jul 05 2023 - 13:06
Ukraine says counteroffensive ‘fruitful’ but Western F-16 training delayedAt least three drones intercepted over Moscow region, says RussiaTue Jul 04 2023 - 16:14
Ukraine and allies open centre to prepare for trials over Russia’s invasionRussia says programme is to protect orphans and children abandoned, Ukraine says many illegally deportedMon Jul 03 2023 - 17:08
