Open-source intel offers glimpse of war casualty figures Russia is trying to hide
The number of Russian soldiers killed in combat since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine remains a secret that the Kremlin goes to great lengths to hide. However, open-source research has recently yielded figures that show Moscow’s losses…
Ukraine declares day of mourning in Odesa after deadly Russian attack
The governor of Ukraine’s southern region of Odesa declared a day of mourning Tuesday following a Russian missile attack that killed four people and injured more than 20 others. Governor Oleh Kiper said the Russian attack hit one of the…
German prosecutors: Stabbing deaths of Ukrainian soldiers may be political
German prosecutors said Monday that they are not ruling out a political motive in the stabbing deaths of two Ukrainian soldiers in southern Germany on Saturday. The two Ukrainians, who were 23 and 36 years old and undergoing medical rehabilitation…
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg tells Ukraine that help is on the way
During a visit in Kyiv, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that help is on the way to boost Ukraine’s war effort against Russia and that allies “are working hard to meet Ukraine’s urgent needs.” Stoltenberg said despite the Ukraine’s…
Australia boosts military aid to Ukraine
SYDNEY — Australia, one of Ukraine’s largest non-NATO donors, has announced a military aid package worth around $65 million to support Kyiv’s war effort following Russia’s invasion. The package includes funding for drones, short-range air defense systems, inflatable boats and…
Ukrainian troops retreat, Russian forces advance, as Kyiv awaits weapons infusion
Ukrainian troops, outnumbered by Russian ground forces, are retreating from positions in eastern Ukraine as Russian troops advance westward, Ukrainian Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also made fresh pleas to allies to send more Patriot…
Russian drones set hotel ablaze in Ukrainian Black Sea city
KYIV — Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while ammunition shortages continued to hobble Kyiv’s troops in the more than 2-year-old war….
Ukrainian ‘Grandpa’ leads over-60s unit fighting Russian forces free of charge
ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION — Oleksandr Taran’s mobile artillery unit isn’t officially part of Ukraine’s military, but that hasn’t stopped his men from destroying Russian targets on their own dime. “We … get by thanks to the pension fund,” the 68-year-old commander…
Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest
KYIV, Ukraine — Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more than ever. Ukraine’s entrants in the pan-continental music competition — the female duo of rapper alyona alyona and singer Jerry…
New suspect arrested in Russia concert hall attack that killed 144
MOSCOW — A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people in March, the Moscow City Courts Telegram channel said Saturday. Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a…