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Ukraine's drone advantage over Russia grows as nearly 180, 000 military targets struck in May, Syrskyi says
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (347+ words) Ukrainian drone units struck nearly 180, 000 Russian military targets in May, marking a 12. 7% increase compared with April, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Facebook on June 11. The news comes as Ukrainian forces have intensified their strike campaign against Russian logistics, disrupting fuel…...
European Council president announces that Zelenskyy will speak at European Council meeting on 18-19 June
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (339+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take part in a European Council meeting on 18-19 June during discussions on Ukraine. Source: a letter of invitation sent to EU leaders by European Council President Ant'nio Costa, which has been seen by European Pravda…...
General Staff: Russia has lost 1, 378, 820 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (209+ words) Russia has lost around 1, 378, 820 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on June 11. The number includes 1, 310 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day....
'Victory' or 'peace': Russian Orthodox believers question Church's war stance
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (713+ words) Inside a majestic domed church at one of Russia's oldest monasteries, bearded priests in red-and-gold frocks recite prayers calling for "victory" in the four-year war against Ukraine. But on the cobbled streets of the Pskov-Pechersky grounds -- close to the border…...
Russia's conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine
14+ hour, 13+ min ago (757+ words) After Russian police started using facial-recognition cameras to identify men wanted by military authorities, a young bank worker spent weeks avoiding the Moscow metro. But on snowy Friday evening in late 2024, heavy traffic pushed him underground to visit his mother....
Ukraine war latest: Russian-occupied Mariupol port no longer operational after Ukrainian strikes
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (725+ words) Key developments on June 10: Ukrainian forces have disabled the Russian-occupied port of Mariupol, rendering the facility unusable for military logistics, the National Guard's 1st Azov Corps said on June 10. Mariupol remains one of Russia's most important logistics hubs in occupied southern…...
Ukraine has brought back more POWs from Russian captivity than still remain there
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (223+ words) Ukraine has managed to bring back more military personnel from Russian captivity than remain there. Source: Lubinets in an interview with Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Service Details: Lubinets said the Ukrainian negotiating team deliberately does not disclose the exact number of…...
Ukraine has a billion-dollar winter survival plan. It just can't pay for it yet.
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (283+ words) As Russian drones and missiles continue to pound Ukraine's war-damaged energy infrastructure, Kyiv is struggling to find funding for a 5. 4 billion euro ($6. 2 billion) "energy resilience plan" first announced in spring. The next few months are a race against time to…...
Ukrainian attacks hit deep into Russia
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (418+ words) Ukraine's army attacked hundreds of targets deep inside Russia overnight with drones and missiles, Russian authorities said on Wednesday. The Defence Ministry in Moscow said 326 enemy drones were intercepted. This figure cannot be independently verified but suggests a large-scale Ukrainian…...
Ukraine's race to winter: a 5. 4-billion-euro plan, and a problem paying for it
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (283+ words) As Russian drones and missiles continue to pound Ukraine's war-damaged energy infrastructure, Kyiv is struggling to find funding for a 5. 4 billion euro ($6. 2 billion) "energy resilience plan" first announced in spring. The next few months are a race against time to…...