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Explosions reported in Lviv as Russia launches hypersonic Kinzhal missiles
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (286+ words) Explosions were reported in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Feb. 11, amid reports of Russia launching hypersonic Kinzhal missiles. Ukraine's Air Force earlier reported that missiles were heading toward the city. Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovy said the resident could…...
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,249,380 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
2+ hour ago (259+ words) Russia has lost around 1,249,380 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Feb. 11. According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,661 tanks, 24,020 armored fighting vehicles, 77,734 vehicles and…...
Another Ukrainian athlete says IOC barred helmet honoring 'Ukrainian bravery' at Olympics
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (528+ words) Kateryna Kotsar, a Ukrainian freestyle skier, said on Feb. 10 that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred her from using a custom helmet with the inscription "Be Brave like Ukrainians" at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The prohibition, which was communicated to Kotsar…...
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russia's Volgograd oil refinery
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (449+ words) Russia's Defense Ministry earlier claimed that it had shot down 48 Ukrainian drones in several regions, not including over Volgograd Oblast itself. The refinery is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil and was struck by drones for the first time this…...
More arms purchases for Ukraine under NATO-led PURL initiative on the way, US ambassador says
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (512+ words) More vital military aid for Ukraine will soon be pledged under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a NATO initiative to purchase U.S. equipment and ammunition, Washington's ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said on Feb. 10. Signed by the U.S. and NATO in…...
'Everyone is waiting for spring' — How Kyiv's hardest hit district is coping with no heating
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (828+ words) The east bank of Kyiv has been hit hardest by Russia's latest attacks on the capital's energy infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands of residents facing much of the winter without central heating as nighttime temperatures drop to -19Celsius. "They destroyed our…...
'Multidimensional crisis' — Kyiv's civil society calls on Mayor Klitschko to give public press conference amid energy crisis
22+ hour, 22+ min ago (591+ words) Representatives of 17 civil society organizations in Kyiv have called upon mayor Vitalii Klitschko to give an open press conference over the city's response to Russia's winter strike campaign on Ukrainian infrastructure. Unscheduled power outages continue across the capital as a…...
Japan could join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine, media reports
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (507+ words) Japan is set to join the NATO-led program to fund the purchase of weapons from the U.S. to support Ukraine, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Feb. 10, citing unnamed NATO officials. Signed by the U.S. and NATO in July, the Prioritized Ukraine…...
Russia says 'long way to go' in Ukraine peace talks as Lavrov rejects US optimism
23+ hour, 31+ min ago (663+ words) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine remain far from finished, pushing back against recent U.S. claims of progress, in an interview with state-owned NTV aired on Feb. 10. Lavrov warned against what he described as…...
Senior Russian official says Moscow needs 'security guarantees"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (432+ words) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said a potential settlement to the war in Ukraine must include security guarantees for Moscow, arguing that any peace agreement would be impossible without them. "We recognize that a peaceful settlement in Ukraine must…...