Ukraine’s Zelenskiy signs new army draft law to reinforce exhausted troops
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules, according to the parliamentary website, as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its fight against…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey on war’s 500th day
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine’s garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered…
Russian drones kill two, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy seeks better air defences
KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian drone attack killed at least two people and injured 19 in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Monday, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to call for a major…
EBRD lends 50 million euros to Ukraine’s Ukreximbank
KYIV (Reuters) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide a 50-million-euro ($54 million) loan to one of Ukraine’s biggest banks, state-owned Ukreximbank, under an agreement signed on Friday. Matteo…
Factbox-Who are the forces involved in Ukraine’s counteroffensive?
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has prepared an array of new military units for its long-anticipated counteroffensive this summer, while its established brigades weathered Russia’s winter offensive in the east.…
Russia calls Ukraine’s MH17 accusations at World Court ‘fiction’
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A lawyer for Russia on Wednesday dismissed Ukraine’s account of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in World Court hearings earlier this…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy vows action on air raid shelters
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed unhappiness on Monday at results of an inspection he ordered into all Ukrainian shelters after three people were killed when they were unable to access one…
Ukraine’s army reports new gains against Russian forces near Bakhmut
KYIV (Reuters) – Counterattacking Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 1,400 metres at a number of sections of the front line near the eastern city of Bakhmut in the past day, a…
Russia says it destroys Ukraine’s ‘last warship’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had destroyed what it described as Ukraine’s “last warship” two days ago in the port of Odesa in a missile…
European leaders head to Moldova for symbolic summit on Ukraine’s doorstep
By John Irish PARIS/CHISINAU (Reuters) – More than 40 European leaders meet in Moldova on Thursday in a show of support for the former Soviet republic and neighbouring Ukraine as Kyiv prepares…
IMF mission starts review of Ukraine’s new loan program
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund mission started work on Tuesday on the first review of a $15.6 billion loan program that it approved in March, the Ukrainian…
Explainer-How important is the claimed capture by Russia’s Wagner Group of Ukraine’s Bakhmut?
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that his Wagner fighters had completed the capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of intense…
Key moments in the Battle of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s east
KYIV, (Reuters) – The battle for the small city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region has become the longest and bloodiest of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is a timeline…
‘Losing our best’: activists killed in war seen as blow to Ukraine’s future
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Investigative journalist Oleksandr Tsakhniv spent much of his professional life trying to uncover corruption in Ukraine’s eastern hinterlands where he lived and worked. He was killed…
Russian missiles hit home town of Ukraine’s Eurovision contestants
(Reuters) – As the Eurovision song contest was underway in Britain late on Saturday, Russian missiles hit the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, which is home to the electro-pop duo Tvorchi, this…
Has Ukraine’s Counterattack Begun? Experts Think It May Have Despite Official Denials
Has Ukraine’s Counterattack Begun? Experts Think It May Have Despite Official Denials Micaela Burrow on May 12, 2023 Military experts who closely watch the ongoing conflict in Ukraine are speculating that Kyiv’s…
Ukraine’s anti-graft prosecutor says rule of law trumps trophy convictions
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s crackdown on corruption has raised eyebrows in recent months by going after respected former technocrats who helped repair the country after the political upheaval of…
Russia launches new attack on Ukraine’s capital, officials say
By Pavel Polityuk and Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched about 15 cruise missiles at Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday, the second attack in as many days, with air defence systems shooting all…
Residents flee Ukraine’s Kherson after Russian strikes and warnings
By Elizabeth Piper and Viktoriia Lakezina KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – It was a warning by her daughter that persuaded Alina Fil to leave her home in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson…
Oil depot fire part of Ukraine’s preparation for counter-offensive – military
(Reuters) -Undermining Russia’s logistics is one of the elements of preparation for the expected Ukrainian counter-offensive, a Ukrainian military spokeswoman said on Sunday, after a fire destroyed a large Russian fuel depot…
Factbox-Lu Shaye: Chinese envoy who questioned Ukraine’s sovereignty no stranger to controversy
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – Outrage over China’s ambassador to France questioning the sovereignty of former Soviet countries like Ukraine reverberated across Europe on Monday as Beijing distanced itself from…
Ukraine’s Marchenko says G7 support crucial for ‘longer’ war with Russia
By Andrea Shalal and Jorgelina do Rosario WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new international economic support package of $115 billion gives Ukraine more confidence that it can prevail in battling Russia’s invasion, amid…
Leaked Document Appears To Show US Doubts About Ukraine’s Anticipated Counteroffensive: REPORT
Leaked Document Appears To Show US Doubts About Ukraine’s Anticipated Counteroffensive: REPORT Micaela Burrow on April 11, 2023 An apparently leaked Pentagon document contains a dim assessment of Ukraine’s ability to meet…
Ukraine’s reserves grow to 11-year high on foreign aid – central bank
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s international reserves grew to an 11-year high of $31.9 billion at the start of April thanks to foreign aid, lower demand for hard currency and moderately-sized payments on…
Russian forces advance in Ukraine’s Bakhmut – Russian-installed leader
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russian forces are moving forward in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut despite fierce resistance and have almost taken full control of a metals plant there,…
IAEA head to visit Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant next week
(Reuters) – U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will visit the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine next week to assess the serious situation there, he announced on Saturday. Grossi is…
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