conflict

Russian jailed five years for refusing to fight in Ukraine

  Moscow, Russia (AFP) A Russian court sentenced a 24-year-old professional soldier to five years in prison for refusing to…

NATO hints at more heavy weapons for Ukraine

  Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Kyiv can expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western countries soon, NATO said Sunday, as…

Kremlin says British tanks in Ukraine will ‘burn’

  Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin said on Monday that British tanks promised to Ukraine will "burn" on the battlefield.…

Toll from Dnipro strike in Ukraine rises to 35

  Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) A weekend strike on a residential building in Ukraine's centre-east city of Dnipro killed at least…

Zelensky promises ‘everything necesary’ to defend Soledar from Russia

by Susannah WALDEN Agence France-Presse BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AFP) -- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut and…

Fate of Ukraine’s Soledar uncertain as Wagner claims control

by Susannah WALDEN Agence France-Presse KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that fighting was still raging…

Russia hits Ukraine’s Kharkiv after German minister visits

by Oleksandr YANOVSKY Agence France-Presse KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russian strikes hit eastern Ukraine's city of Kharkiv late Tuesday, the…

URGENT: Western arms ‘prolong suffering’ of Ukrainians: Kremlin

Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Monday said moves by France and other Western countries to supply Ukraine with weapons…

Russia captured east Ukraine village near Bakhmut: separatists

Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russian-backed separatist forces in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine said Monday they had seized a village…

‘Sacred goal’: Russia paints Ukraine assault in spiritual terms

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a powerful ally of President Vladimir Putin, is embracing the rhetoric of…

Russia says toll from Ukraine strike rises to 89

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The toll from a Ukrainian New Year strike in Makiivka has risen to 89, Moscow said…

Russia says scores of soldiers killed in Ukrainian strike

by Robbie COREY-BOULET Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia on Monday said more than 60 soldiers were killed in…

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