9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (334+ words) Ukrainian attacks on Russia killed at least nine people on Sunday, while Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five, according to officials in both countries. The exchange of fire comes amid signs both Moscow and Kyiv are increasing the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (78+ words) Zelenskyy hails 'good' Trump talks on defence and diplomacy with Russia NZ Herald Why Iran is in no rush to return to talks with the US NY Times: Iran’s leaders are betting they can endure more pain than Donald Trump…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (701+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sacked the country’s popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, prompting protests in Kyiv over fear that his removal will jeopardise the war effort just as Ukraine is scoring victories on the front line. Although Zelenskyy did…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (623+ words) Ukraine denied Moscow’s recent announcement that its forces had captured the strategic Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, a stronghold for Kyiv’s troops in the eastern Donetsk region and a key target for the Kremlin. A Ukrainian Army spokesman told AFP that…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (452+ words) Russian missile and drone strikes have rocked Kyiv, setting off fires and wounding at least five people, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive attack”. Russia has routinely launched waves of missiles and drones at…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United States to evacuate all diplomats from its embassy in Kyiv as the Russian military vowed to launch more strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Lavrov gave the warning during a phone call with…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1039+ words) A Kiwi soldier missing in action in Ukraine is presumed to have been killed on his first day on the frontline. A year has passed since Jeremy Braggins, aged in his early 50s, was listed as missing in action, presumed killed,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (498+ words) Auckland school staff allege bullying, fear, broken culture; single out absent principal A wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing four people and injuring many more, authorities said on Sunday. The Russian defence ministry said that 556 drones were…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (395+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned allies of Russia against attending its May 9 World War II victory parade, as Moscow doubled down on its threat to strike Kyiv on the day. Moscow has unilaterally declared a ceasefire between May 8 and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (767+ words) A truce between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter has formally expired, both sides having accused each other of thousands of violations, despite a lull in Russian air raids. The truce lasted 32 hours, from 4pm (local time) on Saturday…...