Ukraine crisis

Moscow : Russia says it will focus its invasion of Ukraine on "liberating" the east, signalling a possible shift in its strategy, the BBC reported. The Defence Ministry said that the initial aims of the war were complete, and that Russia…

Kiev : The Chief Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defence said that that the Russian budget does not have funds for further payments to the military for participation in the ongoing war against Kiev. "After the promised…

Kiev : The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered a total of 72 attacks targeting Ukrainian healthcare facilities since Russia launched its war on February 24. According to the WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Healthcare…

Kiev : As Moscow's invasion of Kiev has been underway for more than a month now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country's forces "have dealt powerful blows to the enemy", adding that there were "significant losses" on…

Moscow : The main tasks of the first stage of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have been completed in general, the Russian military has said. "The combat potential of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been significantly reduced,"…

Kiev : In a virtual address to the European Council summit in Brussels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the military alliance is "yet to show what it can do to save people" in the wake of Russia's continued war on Kiev. In…

Moscow : Russia's armed forces have taken control of the city of Izyum in Ukraine's Kharkov region, a top official in Moscow confirmed. Addressing a media briefing, Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday that Russian…

Vienna : The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Ukrainian authorities have informed that workers of the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant were at risk due to continued Russian shelling of checkpoints in the…

Brussels : Condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms, NATO leaders called the ongoing war as the "gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades", adding that it has "shattered peace in Europe, causing…

Brussels : The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has approved the deployment of four new battle groups in the eastern part of the alliance, including Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, declared Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's…