Ukraine fires US-made missile into Russia: WW3 fears as Kremlin threatens ‘nuclear response’ if long-range Western weapons are used on its territory
Ukraine has carried out its first strike on Russian territory with US-supplied long-range missiles just days after the Biden administration gave Kyiv the green light despite fears it could escalate…
Ukraine slams ‘failed’ 1994 security guarantee, urges NATO membership
Ukraine has slammed a 30-year-old security agreement as it reiterated its call for NATO membership. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kyiv on Tuesday slammed 1994’s Budapest Memorandum, which saw…
Middle East, Ukraine wars in focus as G7 defence ministers meet in Italy
Italian defence minister warns global security framework is increasingly precarious due to competing world visions. Defence ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have backed Ukraine’s “irreversible” path to…
Ukraine rights envoy urges response to alleged execution of captured troops
Dmytro Lubinets says he sent letters to the United Nations and the International Red Cross regarding alleged killings. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman has urged international organisations to respond to an…
Ukraine blames Russian air force commander for children’s hospital attack
Russia’s Sergei Kobylash is named as a suspect in the July 8 attack on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv. A Russian air force commander is suspected of ordering a deadly…
Ukraine military chief says Kursk offensive working, Russia advance stalled
Oleksandr Syrskii admits Pokrovsk situation ‘most problematic’ but insists Kursk offensive having intended effect. Oleksandr Syrskii, Ukraine’s top military commander, has defended Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, saying the…
Ukraine launches ‘largest ever’ drone attack on Moscow after Russia ‘bombs Ukrainian children’s cafe’ as Putin desperately drums up support from Chechen warlord pal Ramzan Kadyrov
Ukraine has launched what is believed to be the largest ever drone strike against Moscow since Vladimir Putin’s invasion began in February 2022. Russian officials said they shot down 11…
Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine says it has a new long-range weapon to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies — a homegrown combination of missile and drone that…
Russia and Ukraine swap 115 prisoners each in UAE-mediated exchange
It is the first such exchange since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 115 prisoners of war from each…
Gaza, Ukraine conflicts increasing Geneva Conventions violations: Red Cross
International humanitarian law violations should not be normalised, ICRC warns, noting 120 global conflicts as it marks Geneva Conventions’ 75th anniversary. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has…