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Russia

Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region enters third day

Kyiv's soldiers have advanced as much as 10 kilometres inside Russia, according to US-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

08/08/2024

Europe News

How is the latest Ukrainian raid into Russian territory different? 

Euronews takes a closer look into what we know so far about the ongoing cross-border Ukrainian assault in Russia's Kursk region that began on Tuesday.

08/08/2024

Europe News

Ukraine has 'legitimate right' to hit targets in Russia, EU says

Russia has branded a Ukrainian incursion in the border oblast of Kursk as a "large-scale provocation".

08/08/2024

Europe News

Ukrainian forces continue cross-border attack into Russia, Moscow says

Fighting in the Russian region of Kursk was still ongoing on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry confirmed.

07/08/2024

Ukraine

Dolphins in Ukraine also aware of war-torn surroundings

The NEMO dolphinarium in Odesa opens its doors every day despite the ongoing war with Russia.

07/08/2024

Iran

Iran and Russia to 'accelerate' strategic partnership, officials say

High-profile politicians from Iran and Russia met in Tehran this week to discuss strengthening ties, conflict in the Middle East and how to topple international power structures.

06/08/2024

Europe News

At least eight injured in rocket attack on Kharkiv clinic

Russian forces struck the Shevchenkivskyi district of Ukraine's second-largest city with an Iskander missile, damaging a clinic, cars and other buildings, the authorities said.

06/08/2024

World News

Ukrainians undergo military training in Kharkiv as war persists

Ukrainian residents are actively preparing for the ongoing conflict with Russia, with over 250 having completed military training and around 400 more currently enrolled in a course at the Kharkiv regional institution of national resistance.

06/08/2024

Europe News

Ukraine fires barrage of drones over Russia overnight

Meanwhile, the Russian army has intensified pressure on the key Ukrainian transport hub of Pokrovsk, with no casualties reported so far.

03/08/2024

Ukraine

Russia escalating operations in Kharkiv, says Ukrainian spokesperson

Russia launched a renewed offensive on Kharkiv in May, but local media reported that Kyiv's forces had halted their advance. They now reportedly show signs of escalating operations again.

03/08/2024

Germany

Prisoners freed from Russia give press conference in Germany

Russian opposition figures involved in the prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries addressed the press in Bonn on Friday. Sharing their hopes for a different Russia and pledging to continue their activism.

02/08/2024

Ukraine

Russia shells eastern Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks new European partners

One woman sustained shrapnel wounds and required surgery on Thursday as a result of Russia's bombardment of the Bilenke village in Zaporizhzhia. Houses and infrastructure facilities were also damaged.

02/08/2024

Europe News

Ukraine foils Russia's biggest drone attack in seven months

Authorities in Ukraine say the attack was Russia's biggest drone barrage against Ukraine in seven months.

31/07/2024

Ukraine

Zelenskyy visits military hospital and hands out awards to veterans

During a trip to the Rivne region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a military hospital where veterans with complex back injuries are treated and rehabilitated.

30/07/2024

Ukraine

11 injured after Russian shelling in Kherson

According to the Kherson regional police telegram channel, 11 people, including three children, were injured in the past 24 hours as a result of attacks by the Russian troops in the Kherson region.

29/07/2024

Europe News

Zelenskyy visits front line as Russian offensive makes gains

The visit comes as Russian forces captured two front-line villages in the east of Ukraine.

29/07/2024

Europe Decoded

Euroviews. Newly elected governments worldwide must act for children in conflict

Over 50 countries have or will go to the polls this year. As new governments are formed, they must live up to their legal obligations to protect children in Gaza and beyond, War Child CEO Rob Williams writes.

29/07/2024

Ukraine

Thousands of Ukrainians honour soldiers killed in prison blast

Several thousand soldiers and civilians gathered at Kyiv’s Independence Square on Sunday to commemorate the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50 Ukrainians held by Russia in the Olenivka prison barracks.

28/07/2024

Europe News

Ukrainian convicts freed from jail to fight on the front line

Around 3,000 former prisoners were given the option to trade jail time for a role in the Ukrainian army as the war continues.

28/07/2024

Ukraine

Russia claim capture of another village in eastern Ukraine

The country says it has taken another village in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region where there is heavy fighting, as Moscow's forces advance towards the city of Pokrovsk.

28/07/2024