Lviv, Ukraine, Jan 20 (EFE).- Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Friday thanked the US for a new $2.5 billion defense aid package as Nato and its allies were due to meet to coordinate arms supplies to Kyiv. “Thank you Potus for providing Ukraine with another powerful defense support package worth $2.5 billion,” Zelenskyy said on … Read more
Davos, Switzerland, Jan 17 (EFE).- The first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, on Tuesday urged global businesses and political leaders meeting in Davos this week to use their influence and to show resolve and unity in confronting Russia’s aggression against her country. “I am meeting at the Davos forum because deep inside we believe there … Read more
Lviv, Ukraine, Jan 16 (EFE).- The number of people killed by a Russian missile strike on a multi-story apartment block in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 35, including two children, the local governor said Monday. At least 75 people, including 14 children, were injured in the powerful blast that on Saturday … Read more
Moscow/Lviv, Jan 13 (EFE).- Russia said Friday that its forces had taken control of the town of Soledar in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, a claim which Ukraine has denied. “The liberation of the town of Soledar was completed on January 12,” Russian defense ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in the daily … Read more
Lviv, Ukraine, Jan 9 (EFE).- At least two people were killed and several others were wounded, including a minor, Ukrainian officials said, after Russian missiles struck a market in a recently liberated town in the northeast region of Kharkiv on Monday morning. “The occupiers launched a missile attack on Shevchenkove town in Kupyansk district. An … Read more
Moscow, Jan 5 (EFE).- Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered a 36-hour ceasefire along the front lines in Ukraine during the Orthodox Christmas period. The order comes following a request Thursday from the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill. “Taking into account the appeal of his Holiness Patriarch Kirill, I instruct the Minister … Read more
Lviv, Ukraine, Jan 5 (EFE).- At least 60% of the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been destroyed amid fierce fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces, local authorities reported Thursday. Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk region military administration, told local media that hostilities have devastated the strategic city, which used to have more … Read more
Moscow, Dec 27 (EFE).- Russia’s foreign minister gave Kyiv an ultimatum: meet Moscow’s demands or else they will be taken care of by Russian forces. Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian state-owned agency TASS late on Monday that there was “little left to do” and Kyiv should comply with Moscow’s claims “in an amicable way.” He … Read more
Moscow, Dec 26 (EFE).- At least three soldiers were killed Monday in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels military airfield in southern Russia, about 500 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, according to the Russian defense ministry. “On December 26, at around 01:35 Moscow time, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at … Read more
Washington, Dec 21 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Wednesday to the United States congress that their support is “vital” not only to resist the Russian invasion, but to achieve a “turning point” in the battlefield and to hasten victory. “Ukraine stands on its lines and will never surrender,” he said in his speech at … Read more
Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 21 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Wednesday that he is traveling to the United States to meet with US President Joe Biden and make an address before the Congress. “On my way to the US to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities of Ukraine,” Zelensky tweeted, adding that he would meet with … Read more
Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 6 (EFE).- Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday visited the town of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region to meet with troops on the eastern frontline, to mark the Day of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “I meet with our fighters on the front on this day. Today we are in Donbas. The combat … Read more