Ukraine crisis

Ousted Ukraine defense chief Fedorov calls for wartime elections in challenge to Zelensky

While Fedorov did not say in his address that he would compete in any election, a recent poll indicated the ex-minister would comfortably beat Zelensky in a runoff vote.

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Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Albertovych Fedorov is welcome by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Unseen) prior to a bilateral meeting in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters, on June 18, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arriving to the US.

Zelensky aims to get ballistic missile defenses, strategic cooperation during meeting with Trump

"Our number-one priority is anti-ballistic defense and strategic cooperation with America. Peace needs to be brought closer," Zelensky stated on an X post.

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A member of the Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment, Norman, poses for a photograph with a Bulava strike drone, a kamikaze UAV capable of carrying a 3.5-kilogram payload with a range of up to 100 kilometers in Kharkiv region, Ukraine.

Ukraine agrees to export drones to US for Pentagon plan, source says

Ukraine has already signed drone deals with a ‌number ⁠of European and Middle Eastern states.

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Ukraine launches TrophyLab for captured Russian equipment

Ukraine launches TrophyLab to share technical data from captured Russian equipment

Goal of platform is to "turn the aggressor’s captured technologies into a growth point for the global engineering community"

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Russian missiles kill six, including girl of 10, in Kryvyi Rih

At least six people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed and several more were injured in Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Monday.

JULY 31, 2023ByREUTERS
A rescuer working in a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 13, 2023.

Russia's Medvedev: We'd have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success

Former president and current deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dimitry Medvedev, said that Russia would be forced to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine's counter-offensive succeeds.

JULY 30, 2023ByREUTERS
Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, accompanied by Deputy Defence Minister Nikolay Pankov, visits the Prudboi military training ground in Volgograd region, Russia June 1, 2023.

African Union chair: Putin's grain offer not enough, Ukraine ceasefire needed

Putin was seeking to use the event to inject new momentum into Russia's ties with Africa and enlist its support in countering what he describes as US hegemony and Western neo-colonialism.

JULY 28, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a statement at a the final day of the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2023.

Russian missiles target Ukrainian regions, commander says barrage repelled

It was not immediately clear if there was any damage. Authorities in the western Khmelnytskiy region confirmed the sound of explosions.

JULY 26, 2023ByREUTERS
A Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile warhead, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defence unit amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, is seen at a compound of the Scientific Research Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine May 12, 2023.

Ukraine's allies commit $244m. for humanitarian mine clearance

International partners have also committed to supplying hundreds of metal detectors and pyrotechnic machines, as well as individual demining kits and gear.

JULY 26, 2023ByREUTERS
Ukrainian serviceman examines anti tanks mines near a destroyed Russian Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 24, 2022.

Hillel center in Odesa, Ukraine, damaged by Russian strike

This is the second time a Hillel building in Ukraine was damaged by Russian fire since the start of the war last year.

JULY 26, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
A woman removes debris at a site of a residential building damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 23, 2023.

US announces $400 million in additional military aid for Ukraine

This is the 43rd security assistance package approved by the United States for Ukraine. More than $43 billion in US military aid has been provided since Russia's invasion in 2022.

JULY 25, 2023ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands after delivering statements in Kyiv, on Monday. Zelensky and Biden often talk as though NATO and Ukraine are one, though that’s not the case, says the writer.

IMF says suspension of Black Sea grain deal could raise grain prices 10-15%

The IMF on Tuesday forecast that global headline inflation would fall to 6.8% in 2023 from 8.7% in 2022, dropping to 5.2% in 2024, with core inflation declining more gradually to 6.0% in 2023.

JULY 25, 2023ByREUTERS
The Joint Coordination Centre officials are seen onboard Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, during an inspection in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey August 3, 2022.

Survey shows Ukrainians support Zelensky's leadership during Russia war - report

A recent poll reveals most Ukrainians are largely satisfied with President Volodymyr Zelensky's leadership during the ongoing war with Russia.

JULY 25, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Kyrylo Budanov

Russia suspends Black Sea Grain Initiative amid ongoing conflict

“Mass revenge” missile strikes damage Ukrainian ports and torch grain stores.

JULY 24, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A view shows a grain warehouse destroyed by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a compound of an agricultural company in the village of Pavlivka, in Odesa region, Ukraine July 21, 2023.