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Artillery shells rained down on a city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear plant overnight and Russian missiles hit targets near Odesa, a Ukrainian Black Sea port and a grain export hub, as the war headed for its six-month milestone on Wednesday. Aug. 24 will also mark 31 years of Ukraine’s …

U.S. Mulls Sending American-Made Warplanes

European Union nations on Tuesday approved fresh aid for Ukraine as the country faces growing economic damage from the war with Russia. Finance ministers from the 27-nation EU gave the go-ahead on Tuesday to 1 billion euros ($1 billion) in loans to the Ukrainian government. The sum brings to 2.2 …

Ukraine’s defense minister says the country has no need for the occupying regime of Israel’s much-hyped Iron Dome missile system, describing it as an inadequate choice against Russian firepower. “We all know the name Iron Dome, but even it does not give 100% protection,” Oleksii Reznikov said. “In fact, I’ve …

 Russia said it had taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk on Sunday after capturing the final Ukrainian bastion of the city of Lysychansk, where Kyiv said it had withdrawn to save the lives of its troops. The region’s capture, a key Russian war aim, hands Moscow …

 The U.S. is in the process of finalizing the latest arms package to Ukraine, which will include “medium- and long-range air defense capabilities,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday. “As the President told his fellow G7 leaders – and as he told President Zelensky – we do …

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stressed the importance of ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness to help find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Speaking in a meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran on Wednesday, Raisi warned against …

Four months of brutal fighting in Ukraine appear to be straining the morale of troops on both sides, prompting desertions and rebellion against officers’ orders, British defense officials said Sunday. NATO’s chief warned the war could drag on for “years.” “Combat units from both sides are committed to intense combat …

Since Russia’s military operation Ukraine, the list of Europe’s woes keeps growing as it battles rising food and energy prices and continued disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. From political upheaval to battered industries and the threat of a migration crisis, European leaders face myriad threats to the stability and …

Nuclear Forces Holding Drills Near Moscow