Russian drones target Kyiv region
Officials in Ukraine’s capital said Thursday that Russia attacked the region with about a dozen aerial drones overnight. Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said Ukraine’s air defenses shot down all of the drones and that there…
Ukrainians reflect on Zelenskyy’s victory plan
Kyiv’s victory plan, presented this month by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has already received assessments from the country’s Western partners. But what do Ukrainian civilians and experts think about it? Lesia Bakalets asked that question in Kyiv. Source: voanews.com
US says there is evidence of North Korean troops in Russia
The United States said there is evidence that North Korean troops are in Russia, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had learned that two North Korean military units were training in Russia for potential combat in Ukraine….
G7 allies move ahead with $50 billion loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian funds
Washington — The U.S. on Wednesday finalized its $20 billion portion of a long-awaited $50 billion loan to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets. The funds are to be available by year’s end for economic and military aid. U.S. Treasury…
US: North Korea has dispatched 3,000 troops to Russia for training
The United States said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops were dispatched to Russia earlier this month and are being trained there, possibly to fight alongside Moscow’s troops in their 32-month war against Ukraine. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told…
Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns following draft-dodging scandal
Ukraine’s prosecutor general announced his resignation Tuesday amid charges that his office provided exemptions to the military draft for government officials. “Many shameful facts of abuse have been established within the system of the prosecutor’s offices of Ukraine,” Andriy Kostin…
VOA interview: US Army General Costanza discusses Russia’s threat to West
The war in Ukraine is reshaping the strategic landscape of Europe. While Western and Eastern European nations within the NATO alliance recognize the Russian threat, each day, NATO nations bordering Belarus and Russia feel the immediacy of the threat. In…
Kremlin moves to silence Russia war critics in Central Asia
For Lev Skoryakin, a fugitive Russian political activist on the Kremlin’s wanted list for staging anti-government protests, luck ran out in June 2023. Having fled to Kyrgyzstan the previous summer, he managed to keep a low profile for more than…
Bilingual school in Hungary helps Ukrainian refugee children preserve identity
The United Nations says the war in Ukraine has displaced more than 6 million people and forced many of them to register as refugees across Europe. More than 60,000 of them — mostly women and children — are living in…
South Korea threatens to send arms, personnel to Ukraine
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea is renewing its threat to send weapons to Ukraine, days after releasing intelligence alleging that North Korea plans to deploy a large number of troops to support Russia’s invasion. South Korea will consider sending…