According to a senior US defence source, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to boost the number of Russia’s armed forces from 1.9 million to 2.04 million is “unlikely to succeed, as Russia has historically not met personnel...

According to Biden administration officials, the US believes Russia now has weapons-capable Iranian drones which it may use on the battleground in Ukraine. Russian officials collected the drones from an Iranian air base a few weeks ago and flew them ...

In the Donetsk direction, the Russians pursue efforts to advance toward the region’s administrative borders. Today, fierce firefights are continuing in the Bakhmut and Avdiyivka directions, in the areas of Kodema, Zaitseve, Pisky, Pervomaiske, and ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday hailed Mikhail Gorbachev’s role in reuniting Germany but lamented that his attempt to establish enduring democracy in Russia had “failed”. “The democracy movements in central and eastern Eur...

Ukraine’s government will ask the UN’s cultural watchdog to add the historic port of Odesa to its World Heritage List of protected sites as Russia’s invasion continues, the agency said Tuesday. Russian forces have advanced to within...

On Aug. 29, Deputy Chairman of Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) Valentyn Mondryivskyi, reported on the readiness of schools in Kyiv for different learning formats. Parents were allowed to vote for their preferred learning format, with most optin...

The main Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, published an interview with the mayor of Odesa Hennadiy Trukhanov on August 29, who revealed his opposition to the demolition of the monument to Russia’s Catherine II and his openness for compromise ...

Ukraine has begun a major counteroffensive to retake Kherson city and the southern region of the same name. Kherson was the first Ukrainian city to fall into Russian hands after the invasion began in February. The region and city have major strategic...

Key Takeaways Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations with ground assaults and strikes against Russian GLOCs across the Dnipro River. Ukrainian forces made gains on the ground and have begun striking pontoon ferries across the river. R...

Ukrainian armoured forces have continued to assault Russia’s Southern Grouping of Forces on several axes across the south of the country since Monday. Ukrainian formations have pushed the front line back some distance in places, exploiting relative...