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At least seven killed in Ukraine after Russia launches attacks using almost 1, 000 drones
3+ week, 5+ day ago (694+ words) Russia has launched a huge wave of nearly 1, 000 drones at Ukraine, killing at least seven people, as Moscow appears to be stepping up a spring offensive intended to break Ukrainian resistance along the front. Ukrainian officials said Moscow fired nearly…...
Russia and Ukraine trade accusations of Orthodox Easter ceasefire violations
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (309+ words) Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, reporting more than 1, 000 drone and shelling attacks just hours after the truce began on "Saturday to mark Orthodox Easter. The Russian defence ministry…...
Putin declares 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine war for Orthodox Easter
1+ week, 3+ day ago (416+ words) Russian president Vladimir Putin has declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend. Putin's decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting at 4pm on Saturday and lasting until the end of Sunday....
Ukraine "to be among priorities of Ireland's EU presidency'
2+ week, 5+ day ago (316+ words) Supporting Ukraine will be a central priority of Ireland's EU presidency this year, Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen Mc Entee is expected to emphasise during her visit to Kyiv on Wednesday. She is also to say that Ireland will continue…...
Helen Mc Entee to "reaffirm Ireland's support' for Ukraine during Kyiv visit
2+ week, 5+ day ago (300+ words) Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen Mc Entee will begin a two-day visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv. Speaking in advance of the meeting, Mc Entee said the human impact…...
Drawn-out Iran conflict would hurt Ukraine's air defence, says Zelenskiy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (493+ words) A protracted war in the Middle East could reduce the availability of air defences for Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, acknowledging potential ripple effects from the US-led bombing campaign in Iran. Washington has all but stopped providing military aid to…...
European unity faces its latest test as Ukraine war enters fifth year
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (705+ words) European leaders will mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine by reaffirming their political and financial backing for Kyiv, as a top EU official in Brussels played down the prospects for a peace deal in the near…...
Orban spoils the show of united EU front as Ukraine war enters fifth year
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (602+ words) Most of the foreign ministers from the European Union's 27 states were sporting sunflowers knitted in the colours of Ukraine, to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full invasion. But nobody was surprised to see Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto did…...
Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles and drones as war about to enter fifth year
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (378+ words) Russian forces attacked Ukraine's capital and other targets with missiles and drones overnight, days before the Kremlin's full-scale war on its neighbour enters a fifth year. Moscow delivered another large air strike on Kyiv, wounding at least two civilians, including…...
In missile-battered Kyiv, old and young find new ways to survive the cruel winter
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1128+ words) Svitlana Zinovieva wiped icy condensation from her livingroom window and pointed to a smokestack rising from a central boiler heating her apartment block. There, in the distance, she had seen a Russian missile streak in and explode a few days…...