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The US greenlights F-16 fighter jets and pilot training for Ukraine

The US has once again buckled under pressure from European allies and Ukraine's leaders and agreed to provide more sophisticated weapons to the war effort. This time it's all about F-16 fighter jets.

20/05/2023

Ukraine

Rift between Wagner and Russian military deepens

The leader of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin has directly appealed to the Russian Ministry of Defence not to abandon positions around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

18/05/2023

Ukraine

Battle for Bakhmut rages on and other news from Ukraine

These are the latest developments from the Ukraine war this Wednesday.

17/05/2023

World News

Russia claims to have shot down a 'Storm Shadow' missile in Ukraine

The report follows UK Prime Minister RIshi Sunak promising more military support for Ukraine after a surprise visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

15/05/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine claims advance in Bakhmut as Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin

Ukraine claims its soldiers have retaken a further one square kilometre area around Bakhmut as fierce fighting continues in the city. On Sunday morning, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin for talks a day after Germany pledged billions of euros worth of new weapons to Ukraine.

14/05/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine special forces footage appears to show Bakhmut battle

Ukraine has released what it says is helmet-camera footage from its special forces clearing a Russian position in Bakhmut. Kyiv says it has stopped the enemy and pushed it back, with President Zelenskyy telling his people the Russians are mentally prepared for defeat.

13/05/2023

Ukraine

Russia could step up chemical attacks in Ukraine, warns expert

“I'm sure NATO and the West would act if they [Russia] used chemical weapons in Ukraine. But having said that they stood by when Assad used such weapons in Syria," one expert told Euronews.

10/05/2023

Ukraine

AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in rocket fire near Bakhmut

Soldin is one of at least 11 media employees who have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion began on 24 February 2022, according to a count by RSF and CPJ.

09/05/2023

Ukraine

All the latest from the Ukraine war this Monday

These are the latest developments from the Ukraine war today.

08/05/2023

Ukraine

Russia to supply Wagner group more weapons and ammunitions

The owner of the Wagner mercenary group said on Sunday that Moscow "promised" more ammunition and weapons to continue the fight for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

07/05/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russia's Wagner boss threatens Bakhmut troop pullout

Yevgeny Prigozhin said his forces haven't received enough artillery ammunition supplies from the Russian military since Monday.

05/05/2023

Ukraine

Russia lost 20,000 troops in five months, claims US

Both sides of the Ukraine war are tight-lipped about how many casualties they have suffered since the fighting began.

02/05/2023

Ukraine

Russia missile attack on Ukraine injures 34, damages homes

Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings, killing two people and wounding 40 in the eastern city of Pavlohrad but failing to hit Kyiv, officials said.

02/05/2023

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WATCH: Ukrainian soldiers get targeted by rockets near Bakhmut

Ukrainian soldiers were preparing to dig a trench near Bakhmut but the sound of a rocket ripping through the air less than 50 metres away stopped them in their tracks.

01/05/2023

Ukraine

“The main battles are coming soon," Ukraine's president says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday honoured the country’s Border Guard forces by awarding medals and wishing them success.

30/04/2023

Ukraine

Russian mercenary squabbles in Bakhmut as Ukraine prepares its advance

Analysts believe Russian mercenaries from Wagner and Potok are vying for power in the battle for Bakhmut as Ukraine prepares its counteroffensive. Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina has the latest.

27/04/2023

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Watch: Ukrainian soldiers defending Bakhmut's streets

In rare images filmed inside the eastern city, journalists were able to follow Ukraine's soldiers defending Bakhmut's streets.

24/04/2023

Ukraine

Fighting intensifies in Donetsk as Russia claims gains in Bakhmut

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed Saturday that Russian troops managed to take three-quarters in the western part of Bakhmut. The last part city is still held by the Ukrainian army.

23/04/2023

World News

Delays in weapons deliveries are costing lives, says Zelenskyy

Fighting continues in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, as Ukraine's President Zelenskyy urges world leaders to send military support as soon as possible.

18/04/2023

Ukraine

'Unprecedented bloody battles' in Bakhmut: reports

Russia's Defence Ministry on Sunday claimed that units from the Wagner mercenary group had captured two neighbourhoods in the embattled eastern city.

17/04/2023