Tag Archives: Ukraine

 Iran is watching closely events in Ukraine with a focus on missile technology and warfare – Russia has launched nearly 2,000 ballistic and cruise missiles during its ongoing war in Ukraine, a U.S. security website says. The scope and scale of its barrage are unprecedented in the realm of 21st-century …

 Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow’s forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland. Ukraine’s general staff said the Russians were pulling back from the northeastern city of Kharkiv …

 U.S. activists have reacted with surprise to first lady Jill Biden’s visit to Ukraine, questioning why such initiatives haven’t been undertaken for victims from other war-torn countries, including Yemen. Biden travelled under the cloak of secrecy to Ukraine on Sunday, becoming the latest high-profile American to enter the country during …

 Ukraine was to ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by the officials to Kyiv on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would overcome “dark times,” in an emotional address at Kyiv’s 1,000-year-old Saint Sophia …

KYIV, Ukraine  — Russian forces pressured a stubborn pocket of resistance in Mariupol amid renewed hopes Wednesday for an evacuation of thousands of civilians from the shattered port city that is a key battleground in Moscow’s new onslaught to take control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. In addition to pounding …

 President Biden’s administration is expected to approve an additional $750 million in military assistance to Ukraine that will include Howitzer artillery, U.S. media reports said Wednesday. It’s not clear precisely when Biden plans to announce the new assistance. The new assistance comes as Ukrainian leaders are pleading for more military …

Ukraine on Wednesday told residents of the country’s eastern regions to evacuate “now” or “risk death” due to a feared Russian attack. “The governors of the Kharkiv, Lugansk and Donetsk regions are calling on the population to leave these territories and are doing everything to ensure that the evacuations take …

 Russian attacks have destroyed an oil refinery in the central Poltava region and struck “critical infrastructure”, most likely oil facilities, near the port city of Odesa, local officials said on Sunday. Russian forces have attacked Odesa, the main base for Ukraine’s navy, alongside other Ukrainian Black Sea ports such as …

Almost a quarter of Ukraine’s population are displaced after one month of war, according to UNHCR’s Representative to Ukraine. In one month, over 10 million people have been forced to run for their lives, leaving their homes and belongings. Over 6.5 million are displaced inside Ukraine and 3.7 million people have been …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian underlined his country’s opposition to war and conflicts in region and Ukraine, and called for dialogue to resolve disputes. Amir Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday. He said Iran is satisfied with the fact that some …