Russia-Ukraine war

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Russia and Ukraine to halt attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea, while agreeing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to pursue a new grain transport route through the region. Erdogan delivered the appeal on Saturday during a joint press conference with Zelenskyy in Istanbul, stressing that strikes on non-military ships were unacceptable regardless of which side was responsible. Related coverage • Ukraine expands its military

Hungry and exhausted residents of the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky have arrived in Ukraine during a large-scale civilian evacuation, made possible by the first humanitarian ceasefire of its kind in more than four years of Russia’s war. The six-day truce for the town was secured through mediation involving US First Lady Melania Trump and support from Pope Leo XIV. It marks the longest local halt in hostilities since Russia launched its full invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The United States has said it approved the potential sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine, in a deal estimated at $2.1bn. The proposed package, which includes missiles, spare parts and support services, was announced by the US State Department on Friday. It would mark one of the largest moves to provide Kyiv with defensive weaponry since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025. Recommended Stories • list 1 of 3Concerns grow in Europe over alleged

Poland has strengthened its air defence measures after a series of alleged violations of its airspace in recent weeks. On September 17, the Polish Air Force began precautionary patrols intended to protect the eastern section of the country’s airspace. Related developments • item 1 of 4Ukraine says two North Korean prisoners of war were transferred to South Korea • item 2 of 4Russian strikes kill eight across Ukraine as Washington increases diplomatic efforts • item 3 of 4Russia targets Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has signed a broad new sanctions law aimed at Russia over its continued war in Ukraine, only days after Congress approved the measure with unusual bipartisan backing. The legislation, signed on Friday and titled the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, commemorates the late Republican senator who spent more than a year helping negotiate the proposal before his unexpected death in July. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal co-authored the bill.

US special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss possible ways to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, in their first trip to Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. The discussions on Sunday followed a meeting the two envoys held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow a day earlier. Recommended Stories • list 1 of 3How important are the Yemeni government’s recent military advances against the

Russian forces have struck the city of Kamianske in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, killing five people and wounding another five, regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said. The attack on Saturday took place as US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two are expected to travel to Kyiv on Sunday carrying a proposal intended to help bring the war to an end. Recommended Stories • list 1 of 4Russian

A fire erupted at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region after a drone attack, according to local officials. In a separate incident, two workers at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were injured in another Ukrainian drone strike. At least two people were killed and two more wounded by falling drone wreckage near Afipsky railway station, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Tuesday. Management at the nuclear facility said the drone struck close to

Overnight Russian strikes killed six people in southeastern Ukraine and damaged a children’s hospital in the capital, Kyiv, local authorities said. Officials said the early Tuesday assault involved long-range missiles and formed part of a broader Russian effort to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences while Kyiv struggles with a shortage of Patriot interceptors. Ivan Fedorov, head of the military administration in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, described the attack as “massive”, saying Russia

NATO fighter jets were dispatched after a Russian missile briefly entered Polish airspace before crashing. The projectile crossed into Poland early on Thursday during a large-scale overnight assault by Russia on Ukraine involving ballistic missiles and drones. The attack killed at least eight civilians, including children, and left more than 50 others injured. Fears are growing that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could increasingly draw in neighbouring NATO members. Poland is among

Kyiv, Ukraine – On May 22, Ukraine’s president, prime minister, parliament speaker, senior ministers and top military commanders stood in silence at a military cemetery outside Kyiv as soldiers carried the coffins of Andriy Melnyk and his wife, Sofiya, past the assembled officials. The ceremony, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, was intended to honour “Ukrainian heroes.” Melnyk had been a leading figure in the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), a movement that sought an independent Ukrainian

A Ukrainian drone strike on a maritime terminal in southern Russia has left one person dead, Russian officials have said, marking another incident in a series of attacks targeting key infrastructure. According to Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of Russia’s Krasnodar region, falling drone fragments ignited a fire at part of the facility in the Temryuk district on Saturday. While the governor did not provide extensive details, Russian media outlets reported that damage occurred at a Black Sea

Ukrainian authorities report that Russian strikes across several regions have resulted in at least five deaths and damage to a vessel in the port of Odesa. At the same time, Moscow stated that its air defences intercepted more than 200 Ukrainian drones. According to Sumy regional governor Oleh Hryhorov, a Russian drone attack on Saturday killed two men in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region. The strike targeted civilians in the border town of Bilopil, located near Russia. In the central

Estonia and Latvia have each reported that drones crossed into their airspace from neighbouring Russia, heightening fears of regional spillover from the ongoing war in Ukraine. Estonia’s Internal Security Service announced on Wednesday that a drone entering from Russian territory hit the chimney of a power plant in the northeastern village of Auvere. Authorities confirmed that no injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated that the drone

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukraine’s partners to maintain strong economic pressure on Russia as Ukrainian and United States officials enter a second day of discussions aimed at ending the war that has lasted more than four years. Russian delegates did not attend the meeting, which began on Saturday in Florida. They had initially been expected to participate in talks that were previously scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates before regional tensions linked to the

Here is the latest update for Monday, February 9: Fighting • Authorities reported that a person was killed following a series of heavy airstrikes by Russian forces on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa. • Overnight missile strikes also targeted facilities operated by Ukraine's primary oil and gas company, Naftogaz, in the eastern Poltava region. This marked the 19th such assault on the company's infrastructure by Russian forces, though the extent of the impact was not detailed. •

Here is the latest update as of Thursday, January 29: Fighting • The number of fatalities from a Russian strike on a passenger train in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region has increased to six, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, after more remains were recovered from the crash site. • A Russian missile assault on Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region injured a minimum of six people, reported regional leader Ivan Fedorov. • In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces launched attacks in several

Kyiv, Ukraine – In a dimly-lit passageway to a Kyiv metro station, 34-year-old florist Snizhana Petradkhina pulled her hands from her thick winter coat, revealing two small hand warmers. “These are keeping me going today,” she shared, standing beneath a flickering lamp at her flower stall. “I’m so tired of the cold, and the darkness. But more than anything, everyone in Ukraine is tired of this war. We just want peaceful nights — no drones, no bombs.” This winter, constant strikes on Ukraine’s

Here is the situation as of Thursday, January 8: Fighting • A Russian strike targeting the Odesa region of Ukraine resulted in one fatality and left five individuals wounded, according to the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba. He noted that the attack caused damage to port infrastructure, administrative buildings, and oil storage units. • In the city of Kryvyi Rih, located in Ukraine’s Dnipro region, eight people sustained injuries due to a Russian assault. Two of those injured are

Here is the situation as of Saturday, November 1, 2025: Fighting • According to Vadym Filashkin, the head of Donetsk’s Regional Military Administration, eight people were killed and 18 injured by Russian attacks in the Donetsk area over the past 24 hours. • Local authorities reported that five individuals died and three more were hurt after two separate vehicles hit explosive devices in a wooded area in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region. Police are currently looking into the details of these