Ukraine
Ukraine war briefing: Easter truce expires as both sides accuse the other of violations
A ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter formally expired on Monday, with both sides having accused each other of thousands of violations, despite a lull...
Ukraine war briefing: Easter truce falters as Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners
Russia and Ukraine on Saturday accused each other of violating a brief ceasefire in their four-year-old war, hours into the truce put in place to mark Orthodox Easter. Governors...
Ukraine war briefing: doubts linger in Kyiv over Moscow’s promise to uphold Orthodox Easter ceasefire
Ukrainians on Friday were wary of Russia’s pledge to pause fighting for an Orthodox Easter ceasefire – first proposed by Kyiv – this weekend. The Kremlin said it had...
Vladimir Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, after an earlier call from Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause.The president’s decree, released by the...
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv lays out how ‘Russian satellites help Iran in war’
The Ukrainian military said it had struck Russia’s Ust-Luga oil terminal in the Leningrad region on Tuesday. The general staff said on Telegram it had preliminary confirmation of damage...
Ukraine war briefing: Russian oil facilities burn as Zelenskyy tours Middle East
Ukrainian drones attacked the Sheskharis oil terminal at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in Russia’s Krasnodar region over Sunday night, according to online channels monitoring the war. Footage...
Ukraine war briefing: Slovakia PM calls on EU to lift sanctions on Russian oil and gas
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner could travel to Kyiv in April, the Ukrainian president’s top aide Kyrylo Budanov has said, amid efforts to revive peace talks with...
Ukraine war briefing: Russian army records almost no territorial gains for first time since 2023, analysis shows
Russia’s army recorded almost no territorial gains on the frontline in Ukraine in March for the first time in two-and-a-half years, according to analysis of data from the Institute...
