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Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (604+ words) It was the first time in almost two weeks that Ukraine said it had downed Russian ballistic missiles, which are harder to stop than drones or cruise missiles and have pummeled the country in Moscow’s 4-year-old full-scale invasion. Ukrainian air…...
G7 allies scramble to put Ukraine back atop Trump’s agenda as war drags on
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (771+ words) By SYLVIE CORBET, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI The Iran conflict has in recent weeks overshadowed the war in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched. Host President Emmanuel Macron of France said he’ll seek to persuade Trump to continue…...
EU agrees to launch membership talks with Ukraine next week even as war with Russia drags on
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (460+ words) At a meeting in Brussels, ambassadors from the 27 EU nations decided to officially open negotiations with Ukraine as well as with Moldova, which Russia has also tried to drag back into its orbit, on Monday in Luxembourg. Ukraine sees EU…...
Zelenskyy says he’s pressing US for more Patriot missiles for Ukraine to counter Russian strikes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (615+ words) Zelenskyy said he hasn’t yet received a reply to a letter he sent earlier this week to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more of the American-made ammunition. He warned that deliveries to Ukraine are falling dangerously short…...
Russia hammers Ukraine for a 3rd straight day, flattening a Kyiv apartment block and killing 7
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (720+ words) By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO All 18 apartments in the building were destroyed, officials said. Among the dead was a 12-year-old girl, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Zelenskyy said seven people were killed, with at least 20 people believed to be missing....
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pursues more arms deals with allies to help check Russia’s invasion
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (709+ words) Russian strikes hit more than a half-dozen areas of Ukraine behind the front line from Tuesday to Wednesday, killing an 8-year-old boy in the central Cherkasy region and a woman who was in a kiosk near a bus stop that…...
Zelenskyy offers an Easter pause on energy strikes as Russian drone kills 4 in bus strike
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (521+ words) The offer was made through the United States, which has been mediating talks between delegations from Moscow and Kyiv, Zelenskyy said, as Russia’s invasion stretches into a fifth year. “If Russia is ready to stop strikes on our energy infrastructure,…...
Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (554+ words) Russia fired almost 400 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said, in its biggest attack in weeks. The onslaught continued into Tuesday as dozens of drones targeted the capital Kyiv during daylight. Ukrainian civilians have endured relentless barrages since…...