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Ukraine

Russian missiles kill at least seven as Moscow pushes toward Kharkiv

Another sixteen people were injured in Russian missile attacks as Moscow forces captured villages around Kharkiv.

23/05/2024

Ukraine

At least 12 people injured after Russian missile strike on Kharkiv

Meanwhile in the Ukrainian village of Rig, two people have been killed and several more buried under rubble - including a ten-year-old boy.

23/05/2024

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Rolling blackouts as Russian attacks erode Ukraine's energy capacity

Rolling blackouts returned to Ukraine’s capital this month after successive Russian airstrikes since March whittled away the country’s energy capacity, one destroyed piece of infrastructure after another.

22/05/2024

Ukraine

Ukraine plunged into darkness as Russia attacks power grid

Rolling attacks by Moscow on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have forced Kyiv to implement nationwide blackouts.

22/05/2024

Europe News

Germany's FM visits Kyiv amid Russian offensive on Ukraine's east

Annalena Baerbock renewed calls for partners to send more air defence systems to Ukraine, although Germany's own deliveries have been slow.

21/05/2024

Ukraine

Missile strike outside Kharkiv kills six and injures 28 others

Ukrainian forces continue to face a Russian offensive near Kharkiv as the war intensifies.

20/05/2024

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Russian military advances in Ukraine's war-ravaged northeast

Russia launched an offensive in the Kharkiv region late last week, significantly adding to the pressure on Ukraine’s outnumbered and outgunned forces which are waiting for deliveries of weapons and ammunition from Western partners.

19/05/2024

Ukraine

Ukraine's divisive new mobilisation law takes effect

A mobilisation law took effect on Saturday as Kyiv struggles to recruit troops amid a new Russian offensive threatening Kharkiv, the second-largest city.

19/05/2024

Ukraine

Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power outages in Sevastopol

Kyiv says it has had some success pushing back against a renewed Russian offensive, but Ukraine's defences are in dire need of resupply.

17/05/2024

Ukraine

WATCH: Families fleeing Vovchansk conflict seek safety in Kharkiv

Around 5,000 evacuees from the northern Kharkiv region have been accommodated in dormitories after fleeing intensified fighting in Vovchansk.

17/05/2024

World News

Zelenskyy visits frontline amidst ongoing Russian offensive

The Ukrainian president said the situation in Kharkiv remains under control as Russia pushes into Vovchansk.

16/05/2024

China

Putin's visit to China: Here's what you should know

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China on Thursday could spell trouble for the West.

16/05/2024

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WATCH: Putin gets red-carpet welcome in Beijing

Russia's president met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday as the two pledged to deepen already close ties.

16/05/2024

Ukraine

Battles rage in Ukraine as Russian forces advance in Kharkiv region

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been forced to flee savage fighting in the country's northeast.

16/05/2024

Ukraine

Kharkiv pounded as Russia mounts most intense incursion to date

Over 7,500 residents have been evacuated as the crisis forces Zelenskyy to cancel his Spain and Portugal visit.

15/05/2024

Ukraine

Antony Blinken says US will bolster Ukraine on battlefield

As Russia scales-up attacks on Ukraine's north-eastern border, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reassures Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy that soon-to-arrive military aid will help on the front lines.

14/05/2024

Ukraine

Blinken visits Kyiv as thousands of Russian troops advance on Kharkiv

Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported intense clashes near the eastern and north-eastern borders of the country, where Ukrainian troops are facing more substantial firepower and are outnumbered as they continue to fight off Russia's ground offensive.

14/05/2024

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Renewed Russian offensive forces thousands of civilians to flee Northe

Thousands more civilians have fled Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire.

13/05/2024

Russia

Putin names new defence minister and moves Shoigu to security council

Nikolai Patrushev, a former spy chief who has led the country's security council since 2008, is yet to be appointed to another position, suggesting a potential shakeup of Putin's inner circle.

13/05/2024

Europe News

Russian governor reports civilian casualties from Ukrainian shelling

An apartment block partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod Sunday. Officials blamed Ukrainian shelling and said there were deaths, without specifying a number.

12/05/2024