All posts tagged "Kyiv"

Former NATO commander James Stavridis claimed Russia's devastating attack on Kyiv was a "message" to President Donald Trump, who claimed on Thursday he was putting pressure on Vladimir Putin.

At an Oval Office news conference with Norway's prime minister, Trump said his U.S.-brokered peace deal would give Crimea and 20 percent of Ukraine over to Russia, but said he was stopping Putin from "taking the whole country" as a concession.

At least 12 people were killed and 90 were injured early Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks on Ukraine's capital in nearly a year, according to The New York Times. Trump put out a TruthSocial post shortly afterward saying, "Vladimir, STOP!” and calling the strikes, “Not necessary, and very bad timing." ...

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that his forces would intensify strikes on military targets in Ukraine, after an unprecedented Ukrainian attack over the weekend on the Russian city of Belgorod.  The attack on Saturday, which killed 25 people including five children, came after Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian cities.  Meanwhile, Kyiv said Russia had targeted the country with a "record" number of drones on New Year's Day.  "We're going to intensify the strikes. No crime against civilians will rest unpunished, that's for certain," Putin said d......

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow escalated its attacks in Ukraine on Saturday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing a deadly strike on a blood transfusion centre as a "war crime". A separate strike struck a key factory, both attacks coming just hours after Kyiv hit a Russian tanker in the Kerch Strait. The attacks were the latest since Moscow exited a deal last month that had ensured Ukrainian grain exports despite the ongoing conflict. Russian forces struck the blood transfusion centre in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine, Zelensky said, adding that "dead and wounded are reported".......

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is against the use of cluster munitions that Washington has promised to give Ukraine for its counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces, Ottawa said on Saturday, reiterating a commitment to the Oslo agreement that bans the controversial weapon. The U.S. said on Friday that it would supply Kyiv with the widely banned bombs as part of a new $800 million security package that brings total U.S. military aid to more than $40 billion since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine has welcomed the U.S. decision, saying it would help liberat......

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched another wave of attacks on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday and the city's air defence systems were shooting down incoming missiles, while air raid sirens blared in several other regions. "A massive attack!" Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. "Do not leave shelters." Falling debris hit several districts of the capital including the historic Podil and Pecherskyi neighbourhoods, and a 27-year-old woman was injured in southwestern Holosiivskyi district, officials said. Russia has repeatedly attacked t......

By Valentyn Ogorenko and Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a large-scale wave of strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine sowing destruction and injuries, officials said early on Monday, as Moscow prepares for its cherished Victory Day holiday that marks the anniversary of its defeat of Nazi Germany. At least five people were injured due to Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said, while Russian missiles set ablaze a foodstuff warehouse in the Black Sea city of Odesa and blasts were reported in several other Ukrainian regions. The fresh attacks come as Moscow prepares for its Vi......