InformedInsights

Get Informed, Stay Inspired

Ukraine

Russia reports destroying 47 Ukrainian drones

Russia said Wednesday it destroyed 47 Ukrainian aerial drones that targeted multiple areas along the Russia-Ukraine border. The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down 24 of the drones over the Bryansk region, while downing other drones over Belgorod, Kursk,…

Ukrainian air defenses down 18 Russian drones

Ukraine’s military said Tuesday it shot down 18 of 19 drones that Russia used in overnight attacks targeting central and western Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense shot down the drones over the Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Ternopil and Vinnytsia regions. Russia also…

Ukrainian forces hit oil terminal in Crimea; Zelenskyy touts ‘victory plan’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he was discussing Ukraine’s “victory plan” this week in a series of meetings and negotiations with “every country that can really help bring peace closer.” “We invite our partners to define how they…

Russian court sentences 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine

MOSCOW —  A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard signed a contract with the Ukrainian military…

Ukrainian forces strike oil terminal in Crimea

Ukrainian forces carried out an attack Monday on an oil terminal in the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine’s military said the site it hit in Feodosia was used to supply Russian forces. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday it shot down 12…

Dutch defense minister pledges $440M for drone action plan with Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine —  Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday that his country will invest 400 million euros ($440 million) in advanced drone development with Ukraine and deliver more F-16s in the coming…

1 dead as Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missiles

KYIV, Ukraine —  One person has died after Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said Sunday. A 49-year-old man was killed in the Kharkiv region after his car was hit…

Russia prosecutes US citizen accused of fighting as mercenary in Ukraine

Russian prosecutors asked for a seven-year sentence in the trial of a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia, Russian news agencies reported Saturday. Prosecutors asked the court to take into account 72-year-old Stephen Hubbard’s…

Ukraine shoots down Russian bomber in Donetsk

kyiv, ukraine —  Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east. The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of…

Kyiv says Russia has executed 93 Ukrainian POWs since start of war

Ukraine has documented evidence related to the execution of 93 Ukrainian prisoners of war, according to a law enforcement official tasked with investigating war crimes related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yuriy Belousov, who heads the Prosecutor-General’s Office’s department in…