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German defence minister makes surprise visit to Kyiv

The surprise visit comes a day after Pistorius met with his counterparts from France, the UK, Italy and Poland to discuss coordinating their defence plans and assistance for Ukraine.

14/01/2025

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Russian drones kill two and injure 19 in Ukraine, including infants

Ukraine claims to have shot down 58 of 80 Russian drones overnight, with attacks killing two in Donetsk. A Russian chemical plant was also hit by a drone strike.

14/01/2025

Ukraine

Switzerland and Serbia both offer to host Putin-Trump meeting

The offers from Bern and Belgrade come as US President-elect Donald Trump seeks to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his war in Ukraine.

13/01/2025

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Captured Pyongyang soldiers in Ukraine won't defect to South Korea

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested returning the soldiers to North Korea in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners held by Russia.

13/01/2025

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Zelenskyy ready to swap North Korean troops for Ukrainian POWs

The Security Service for Ukraine announced on Saturday that it had captured two soldiers from North Korea in Russia’s Kursk region and they are being questioned in Kyiv.

13/01/2025

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Ukrainian forces shoot down 60 Russian drones overnight

The attacks came in the aftermath of a large-scale attack on Donetsk a day earlier.

12/01/2025

Europe News

Soldiers' arrest 'evidence' of North Korean involvement in Ukraine war

Comments come after Ukrainian forces detained two North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia’s Kursk region who have since reportedly been sent to Kyiv for questioning.

12/01/2025

Ukraine

Ukraine says it captured two North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia

The two captured soldiers were fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia’s Kursk border region, Ukraine's president said on Saturday.

11/01/2025

Cinema

'Bucha' creators on documenting Ukraine's heroic civilians at war

Following a successful world tour with private screenings and a premiere at the Warsaw Film Festival last year, 'Bucha' is now set for wider distribution across Europe, with hopes of reaching a global audience.

10/01/2025

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Russian air strike kills many in Zaporizhia

At around 4pm on 8 January, the Russian army carried out two air strikes on Zaporizhia in Ukraine, killing 13 people and injuring 113, including a 13-year-old child.

09/01/2025

Ukraine

Trust in Zelenskyy declines slightly as Russia’s war continues

Belief in the Ukrainian president has seen a slight dip, with 52% of Ukrainians feeling confident, 39% expressing distrust and 9% undecided, according to a survey conducted in December by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

08/01/2025

Ukraine

Kyiv probes alleged desertions in French-trained Ukrainian brigade

'A few dozen' Ukrainian soldiers have deserted during their training in France, according to French military officials. Paris says the number of desertions is “very marginal” compared to the total number of soldiers trained.

07/01/2025

Ukraine

Russia claims it captured Kurakhove in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

Once home to 18,000 people, this bombed-out town has been turned into rubble over the past few months. The question now is: will it open the road to Pokrovsk, a major logistics hub for Ukraine in the eastern front?

07/01/2025

Europe News

Ukraine's new assault into Russia: What is happening in Kursk region?

Ukraine has launched a new assault into Russia's Kursk region, five months since Kyiv's surprise incursion into the same border area. Russia has been trying to force the Ukrainian troops out of its territory by sending in reinforcements, including the North Korean soldiers.

06/01/2025

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Zelenskyy says Russia and North Korea lost 'a battalion' of soldiers

Speaking during his nightly address on Saturday, Zelenskyy claimed "up to a battalion" of Russian paratroopers and North Korean soldiers were killed over a period of two days near a village in the Kursk region.

05/01/2025

Europe News

Crimea officials declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol

Oil was found on four beaches in the region and was 'promptly eliminated' by local authorities working together with volunteers, the regional governor said.

05/01/2025

Europe News

Zelenskyy says Trump's unpredictability can end Ukraine war

Trump, who takes office on 20 January, hasn't publicly fleshed out his policy on Ukraine, but his previous comments have put a question mark over whether the United States will continue to be Ukraine’s biggest military backer.

04/01/2025

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Ukraine innovates with scouting river drones

These one-metre-long drones can scout, transport goods and even attack enemy ships.

03/01/2025

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Ukraine to further support Syria with humanitarian aid, says Zelenskyy

Hundreds of tonnes of grain have been sent to Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad as part of the "Grain from Ukraine" humanitarian programme launched by the Ukrainian leader.

02/01/2025

Europe News

Russia's New Year's Day attack on Kyiv kills two prominent scientists

Prominent neurobiologist Ihor Zyma and doctor of biological sciences Olesia Sokur were a married couple working for the Taras Shevchenko National University.

02/01/2025

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Celebrating New Year at stabilisation point on the front line

On New Year’s Eve in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, a team of medics worked through the holiday, treating five soldiers wounded in recent attacks.

02/01/2025

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At least two dead after Russian attack hits Kyiv on New Year's Day

“Even on New Year’s Eve, Russia cared only about causing pain to Ukraine," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

01/01/2025

Culture news

UNESCO steps up protection for Ukrainian heritage sites

UNESCO has granted "provisional enhanced protection" to two Ukrainian cultural sites: the Odesa Literary Museum and the Babyn Yar Memorial in Kyiv.

31/12/2024

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Russia strikes Ukraine in latest missile and drone attack

The barrages further strain Ukraine’s already devastated energy infrastructure, which has suffered extensive damage during the war.

31/12/2024

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Exchange with Russia brings 189 Ukrainian prisoners of war home

Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates, with 189 Ukrainian prisoners, mostly soldiers but including two civilians, returning home on Monday evening.

31/12/2024

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Ukrainians sing carols, give performances, spread festive spirit in areas once occupied by Russia

In Ukraine, volunteers in handmade costumes performed traditional vertep, a form of Christmas theatre, in areas once occupied by Russian forces. In the Chernihiv region, Volodymyr Chapel led a group visiting homes and markets in Kyselivka.

30/12/2024