Russia’s full-scale invasion pushes Ukraine’s digitalization drive
From digital passports to apps that announce air alerts or enable conscripts to update their information in the draft register, Ukraine is now a world leader in the drive to digitalize government services. From Kyiv, Lesia Bakalets reports on how…
Russia reports it has taken control of Ukraine’s Donetsk villages
Russian state media reported Friday — citing the Russian Defense Ministry — their forces have taken control of five settlements in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, including the village of Novodmitrovsk. The report, from Russia’s state-run Ria Novosti news service, said…
North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia jeopardizes China’s balancing act
Washington — Several of Beijing’s leading trading partners are urging Chinese President Xi Jinping to do more to pressure North Korea to stop or reverse its deployment of troops to Russia, where more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have joined…
Russia’s use of advanced missile sends signal to West, analysts say
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russia’s use of a fast, powerful new missile to attack the city of Dnipro on Thursday, calling it a “nuclear adventure” and a stark escalation in the war. The attack has ignited fears of a…
US imposes new sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank
The U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday a new set of sanctions targeting Russia’s financial sector and its ability to fund its war with Ukraine, hitting Gazprombank as well as many other internationally connected financial institutions, entities and individuals. In a…
Ukrainian opinion survey tracks fluctuating opinion on quick end to war
Washington — A new survey of public opinion in Ukraine indicates that for the first time a slight majority of Ukrainians say they are ready to concede their lands for peace; however, other recent polls indicate opinions may be more…
Russia targets Ukraine with new intermediate-range missile
Tensions heightened over Moscow’s war on Ukraine Thursday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying it targeted the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a new intermediate-range missile in response to the United States and Britain sending Kyiv its longer-range missiles for…
Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, reports say
It’s reported that Ukraine has fired British-supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles into Russia for the first time. It follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s reported decision earlier this week to approve the use of American longer-range missiles on targets deep inside…
Some US weapons may be delivered to Ukraine after Biden’s term ends, Pentagon says
Some U.S. weapons deliveries to Ukraine may take place after President Joe Biden’s term ends in January, Pentagon officials tell VOA, noting it will take time for certain capabilities to arrive in Ukraine. “As you know, some equipment and some…
Too little too late? Ukrainians react to US permission to strike deep into Russia
Many Ukrainians welcome the U.S. decision to let Ukraine use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deep into Russian territory. But on the streets of Ukraine’s capital, many also say they feel the decision, coming 1,000 days into the war, is too…