Ukraine war

The first Mirage 2000 fighters promised to Ukraine by France’s President Macron arrived on Thursday along with their French-trained crews. 

Russia has experienced around one million casualties in its invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Ukraine would need a million-man army and a nuclear deterrent to prevent future Russian aggression if it doesn’t join NATO, Zelensky said. 

The power of NATO to deter other states from aggression is in “doubt” because its members do not spend enough money on defence, Rutte warns.

Long-range drones struck one of Russia´s biggest oil refineries for the second time in three days, a senior Kyiv official said Monday.

Russia didn’t say what caused the blast, but the state news cited law enforcement source as saying a bomb was planted in the building.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that his country has only received around $76 billion in aid from the United States despite America authorising around $175 billion to support the war-torn country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that excluding his country from talks between the U.S. and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be “very dangerous” and asked for more discussions between Kyiv and Washington to develop a plan for a ceasefire.

At least five people died overnight as Russian drone and missile strikes pounded Ukraine’s towns and cities, local officials said Saturday.

There are reportedly concerns that putting too many troops in Ukraine would leave Europe’s northeast border with Russia perilously unguarded.

Drone blasted hole in apartment building during a nighttime attack, killing at least four people and injuring nine others.

British government can’t afford to fund its military to NATO standard demanded by Trump due to its dwindling economy, it is claimed. 

Western nations deploying troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers would be “absolutely unacceptable to Russia”, their Foreign Ministry complains. 

Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world´s biggest military alliance.

Talk about sending peacekeepers to Ukraine’s front lines welcome but won’t work without American boots on the ground, Zelensky says at Davos.

Senior military officer who had the power to rule on whether conscripts were for for service has been arrested over unexplained wealth.

Russia says it welcomes dialogue with America over the Ukraine War, while President Trump warns Vladimir Putin isn’t “doing so well”.

Approximately 150,000 Russians killed in Moscow’s invasion in 2024, making it the deadliest year of the conflict so far, claims Kyiv.

Almost 30,000 attempted border crossings were spotted last year. Most are young men, often from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a barrage of drones and missiles Saturday, leaving at least four people dead, while industrial sites in Russia were set ablaze by Ukrainian strikes.

Ukrainian police conducted nationwide raids on draft dodger gangs on Friday as the country battles to generate enough conscript soldiers.

UK says it will hand over a rapidly and secretly developed launcher which repurposes stocks of surplus air-to-air missiles to a ground role.

British PM Starmer spoke of “unbreakable bond” as he made an unannounced visit to Kyiv to sign surprise 100-year military treaty with Kyiv.

Polish leader Tusk vowed to use country´s EU presidency to push Ukraine´s membership quest as the two sides reported progress.

Ukraine says it launched its “most massive” attack of the war yet, launching over a dozen Western cruise missiles deep inside Russia.

Ukrainian President says he again discussed deploying Western troops to face down future Russian aggression in a call with Macron

Defense ministers of Europe’s five top military spenders described meeting President-elect Donald Trump’s challenge as complicated.

Russia going around vital logistics hub, taking aim at highway that leads to Dnipro instead, Major Viktor Trehubov says.

An attempt was made to destroy the final working pipeline carrying Russian gas energy into Europe, Moscow claims.

Ukraine’s forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia´s Kursk border region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.

For the West, the incidents are a test of resolve in the face of what are believed to be widespread sabotage attacks linked to Moscow.

Donald Trump can’t see the “bigger picture”, a top Eurocrat says, as Zelensky calls for Western troops to “force Russia into peace”.

Ukraine said it struck a fuel depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze at the facility that supplies an important air base.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged Ukraine to have “realistic” expectations on territory as its fight against the Russian invasion heads into a fourth year, saying he saw no “quick and easy solution” to the conflict.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at this week’s meeting in Germany, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes over later this month with a vow to end the almost three-year war quickly.

Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city.