Ukraine
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv targets Kremlin ‘shadow’ tankers as Russian strikes continue in capital
Ukrainian drones have attacked a dozen tankers from Russia’s “shadow fleet” over the past two days that were delivering fuel to Crimea, Kyiv’s military said, as it intensifies efforts...
Ukraine war briefing: Drones strike Russia oil refinery in Siberia as Zelenskyy warns region now ‘within reach’
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Omsk oil refinery – the country’s largest, located deep in Siberia – in what would be one of Ukraine’s longest-range attacks of the war, Kyiv’s...
Ukraine war briefing: Trump to meet Zelenskyy at Nato summit as US says battlefield progress ‘frozen’
Donald Trump will meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy while in Turkey this week for a Nato summit and make a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine, a senior...
Ukraine war briefing: Trump repositions himself as peacemaker in long call with Putin
US president Donald Trump had a 90-minute phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin, during which the US leader offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war,...
Ukraine war briefing: Germany calls reports Russian soldiers are being trained in China ‘deeply disturbing’
The Chinese ambassador in Berlin has been summoned for urgent talks about media reports that Russian soldiers were being trained in China, the German foreign ministry said on Friday....
Ukraine war briefing: Both sides vow to escalate fighting after Russia’s deadly Kyiv barrage
Ukraine and Russia have promised fresh assaults after Moscow launched a huge barrage on Kyiv, killing at least 27 people, tearing open apartment buildings and sending tens of thousands...
Ukraine war briefing: Swedish defence maker Saab signs deal to deliver 16 fighter jets to Kyiv
Swedish defence equipment maker Saab has signed a contract to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in a deal worth about 24.6bn Swedish crowns ($2.54bn). Ukrainian president...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ridicules Russian military drive, saying Putin keeps postponing goal deadlines
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mocked Russia’s military drive, saying the Kremlin has set and put off 15 deadlines to capture Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region across four years. The Ukrainian president’s...
