Russia-ukraine War News

Vladimir Putin's remarks are being linked to the Ukraine War in which Russia has suffered a high number of casualties. However, in his speech, he did not directly refer to Russian soldiers' deaths in the conflict.

On an icy morning in southern Ukraine, football coach Vyacheslav Rol shouts to his team over the sound of distant explosions: "Everybody on the bus!"

A leading Russian politician and supporter of President Vladimir Putin has denied a report that he adopted an infant who had been forcibly taken from an orphanage in Ukraine.

Nikolai Ogolobyak's father told a Russian news outlet that the 33-year-old served with Russia's "Storm Z" unit and is now at home.

Russia said on Tuesday it fended off Ukraine's attempts to get to the occupied eastern bank of the southern Kherson region, and claimed Kyiv's army had suffered "colossal losses".

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday linked historic pro-democracy protests in Kyiv one decade ago to the invasion of Ukraine, describing the demonstrations on Maidan square as the "first victory" of the war with Russia.

A Ukrainian sniper is believed to have broken the world record by killing a Russian soldier at a distance of nearly 3.8 kilometres (around 2.3 miles).

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday demanded rapid changes in the operations of Ukraine's military medical system, as he announced the dismissal of the commander of the medical forces.

Ukraine's Marine Corp said Friday that their forces had carried out a series of attacks on the Russian-occupied east bank of the Dnipro river near the southern city of Kherson.

Ukraine's air defences shot down nine out of 10 Russian drones overnight over the southern Mykolayiv and Odesa regions and also near Zhytomyr in the centre and in the Khmelnytskyi region in the west of the country, the air force said on Friday.

Russian shelling in and around the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has killed two people and injured at least five others, the region's governor said Thursday.

Asserting India's role in stabilising global oil and gas markets through its strategic purchase policies amid the Russia-Ukraine war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar noted that the purchase policies of India managed "global inflation".

Russia said Wednesday for the first time that "small groups" of Ukrainian troops had established positions on the Russian-held side of the Dnipro river.

Ukraine's parliament approved a state budget for next year on Thursday, aiming to strengthen its army and defences as Kyiv battles Russia in a 20-month-old war that has no end in sight.

Taiwan's defence minister said Thursday China has stepped up "military intimidation" this year by flying an increased number of warplanes around the island as well as accelerating the deployment of ballistic missiles.

Vladimir Putin's remarks are being linked to the Ukraine War in which Russia has suffered a high number of casualties. However, in his speech, he did not directly refer to Russian soldiers' deaths in the conflict.

On an icy morning in southern Ukraine, football coach Vyacheslav Rol shouts to his team over the sound of distant explosions: "Everybody on the bus!"

A leading Russian politician and supporter of President Vladimir Putin has denied a report that he adopted an infant who had been forcibly taken from an orphanage in Ukraine.

Nikolai Ogolobyak's father told a Russian news outlet that the 33-year-old served with Russia's "Storm Z" unit and is now at home.

Russia said on Tuesday it fended off Ukraine's attempts to get to the occupied eastern bank of the southern Kherson region, and claimed Kyiv's army had suffered "colossal losses".

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday linked historic pro-democracy protests in Kyiv one decade ago to the invasion of Ukraine, describing the demonstrations on Maidan square as the "first victory" of the war with Russia.

A Ukrainian sniper is believed to have broken the world record by killing a Russian soldier at a distance of nearly 3.8 kilometres (around 2.3 miles).

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday demanded rapid changes in the operations of Ukraine's military medical system, as he announced the dismissal of the commander of the medical forces.

Ukraine's Marine Corp said Friday that their forces had carried out a series of attacks on the Russian-occupied east bank of the Dnipro river near the southern city of Kherson.

Ukraine's air defences shot down nine out of 10 Russian drones overnight over the southern Mykolayiv and Odesa regions and also near Zhytomyr in the centre and in the Khmelnytskyi region in the west of the country, the air force said on Friday.

Russian shelling in and around the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has killed two people and injured at least five others, the region's governor said Thursday.

Asserting India's role in stabilising global oil and gas markets through its strategic purchase policies amid the Russia-Ukraine war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar noted that the purchase policies of India managed "global inflation".

Russia said Wednesday for the first time that "small groups" of Ukrainian troops had established positions on the Russian-held side of the Dnipro river.

Ukraine's parliament approved a state budget for next year on Thursday, aiming to strengthen its army and defences as Kyiv battles Russia in a 20-month-old war that has no end in sight.

Taiwan's defence minister said Thursday China has stepped up "military intimidation" this year by flying an increased number of warplanes around the island as well as accelerating the deployment of ballistic missiles.