Tag: russia
Russia: ‘It’s dragged on’: Ukrainians confront slow war gains
KYIV: Rusted Russian tanks, which the Kremlin had hoped would parade victorious through Kyiv days after it invaded Ukraine, have instead been lined up as…
Russia says it repelled border incursion from Ukraine
MOSCOW: Moscow’s forces have repelled an attempt by Ukrainian “saboteurs” to break into the Russian border region of Bryansk, the region’s local governor said Tuesday….
Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea warships
MOSCOW: Russia thwarted a Ukrainian marine drone attack on its warships in the Black Sea, its defence ministry said Thursday, the latest in a string…
China’s defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus
TALLINN: Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia‘s neighbor and ally, where Moscow…
Russia opens a criminal investigation into a leader of a prominent election watchdog
MOSCOW: The Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group, his lawyer said Thursday….
Ukraine: Ukraine reports new attack on grain silos but cargo ship sets sail
KYIV: Ukraine said Russia had attacked its grain storage facilities overnight, but a container ship left the Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday despite…
Ukraine’s Unseen Army: The Mechanics Who Keep the Tanks Rolling
UKRAINE: A battered worker’s van whizzed back and forth along a village road near the front line in southern Ukraine, searching. It screeched to a…
Russia: Ukraine to plough $35 million into fortifying border with Russia, Belarus
KYIV: The Ukrainian government is to build new fortifications and military infrastructure in northeast regions that border Russia and Belarus at a cost of nearly…
Zelensky says met troops in Ukraine’s frontline Donetsk region
KYIV: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday visited troops in the frontline region of Donetsk, where Kyiv has been painstakingly clawing back territory from Russian…
Ukraine Fierce Fighting: Ukraine reports fierce fighting, ‘some success’ in counteroffensive
KYIV: Ukraine on Monday reported fierce fighting along its entire front line and “some success” in pushing back Moscow’s troops in one part of the…