Russia-Ukraine conflict
New US military aid package to Ukraine expected to be worth around $1 billion
World
April 24, 2024
New US military aid package to Ukraine expected to be worth around $1 billion
CNN — The Biden administration is preparing a new aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be worth around $1 billion, multiple sources…
Ukraine pressures military age men abroad by suspending their consular services
World
April 24, 2024
Ukraine pressures military age men abroad by suspending their consular services
CNN — Ukraine is tightening pressure on men of call-up age living abroad by suspending their consular services, amid a wider…
‘Our artillery is starving:’ Ukraine holds its breath as US set to approve $60bn of military aid
World
April 23, 2024
‘Our artillery is starving:’ Ukraine holds its breath as US set to approve $60bn of military aid
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine say the prospect of final approval in the US…
‘Thank You America!’: Ukraine’s Zelensky and Israel’s Netanyahu hail House passage of $95 billion foreign aid package
World
April 21, 2024
‘Thank You America!’: Ukraine’s Zelensky and Israel’s Netanyahu hail House passage of $95 billion foreign aid package
Kyiv CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu have thanked US lawmakers after they voted in…
‘Ghostly’ city: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a toll on its own Belgorod region
World
April 20, 2024
‘Ghostly’ city: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a toll on its own Belgorod region
CNN — Deserted streets, shuttered shops and silent restaurants. Damaged buildings and craters from missile strikes pockmarking the asphalt. Arrows…
Russia’s front-line gains highlight Kyiv’s desperate need for US military aid
World
April 20, 2024
Russia’s front-line gains highlight Kyiv’s desperate need for US military aid
Kyiv CNN — From the top down, the assessment of Ukraine’s armed forces’ position in fighting Russia is bleaker than at any…
Russian strike kills at least 14 as Ukraine’s air defenses struggle again to protect cities
World
April 18, 2024
Russian strike kills at least 14 as Ukraine’s air defenses struggle again to protect cities
CNN — A Russian missile strike killed and injured more than 70 people in the city of Chernihiv in northern…
‘Their tactics have changed’: Russia’s bid to blow apart Ukraine’s power grid
World
April 14, 2024
‘Their tactics have changed’: Russia’s bid to blow apart Ukraine’s power grid
For the past two winters, Ukraine has withstood a barrage of Russian airstrikes seeking to disable its energy infrastructure, plunge…
Eastern Europeans buy up property in the West as Putin steps up ‘war on nerves’
World
April 13, 2024
Eastern Europeans buy up property in the West as Putin steps up ‘war on nerves’
CNN — Agnes Marciniak-Kostrzewa’s phone won’t stop ringing. She’s been in the property business for 25 years, helping Poles to…
Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor damaged following drone attack
World
April 8, 2024
Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor damaged following drone attack
CNN — The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was damaged Sunday in a drone attack, the International Atomic Energy…