Ukraine

Zelenskyy's plane almost hit by drone while flying to Oslo, says Norway PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane "was almost hit by a drone as it was taking off from Moldova. That is the reality he is facing," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said.

Putin wants Ukraine peace deal, but feud with Zelenskyy blocking it: Trump

Trump said Russia's president is willing to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war but argued that deep hostility between Putin and Zelenskyy remains the biggest barrier to a diplomatic breakthrough

Ukraine says it needs $27 bn more as Europe scrambles to understand why

An unexpected request from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered a stark reminder that the cost of the war will rise, challenging Europe

Kremlin says it does not rule out restart of peace talks with Ukraine, US

Moscow had not yet received any information about contacts between the U.S. envoys and Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Sunday, Peskov said.

Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to defence procurement fraud, waste in 2024

Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste

4 things that secret audits reveal about Ukraine's military spending

The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process

US envoys make first Kyiv visit amid Russia-Ukraine war peace push

Kushner and Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday but did not appear to secure a breakthrough in the conflict

Localised ceasefire in effect for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant repairs: IAEA

The Russian-controlled nuclear plant in Ukraine has relied on emergency diesel generators since August 20, with fuel reserves running low and a possible blackout looming

Ukraine Parliament fails to pass tax law, risking $30 billion in aid

The government needed 226 votes for it to pass but got only 194. It was not immediately ​clear how many lawmakers voted against the bill, or were absent from the session.

One Indian among 12 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine: Prez Zelenskyy

One Indian citizen was among 12 people killed after Russia launched a massive aerial assault across Ukraine overnight, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine defence minister pledges 'clear' plan to get early loan release

Ukraine's new defence minister plans to seek an early release of EU loan funds as Kyiv faces a $27 billion military budget deficit amid its war with Russia

Zelenskiy says Russia is 'not ready' for ceasefire on grain ships

Moscow and Kyiv, major players in global agriculture markets, have accused each other of intensified attacks on vessels used for food exports ‌during Russia's war in Ukraine.

Putin says Ukraine opened 'Pandora's box' with strikes on economic targets

Russian president warns Moscow will target Ukraine's sensitive economic sectors in response to drone strikes on Russian infrastructure, including oil refineries

Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops, said Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Moscow's forces are pressing ahead with an effort to capture the rest of eastern Ukraine's industrialised Donbas region, where its troops have ground forward at what Kyiv says is a great cost

Putin rejected Ukraine's offer for Black Sea shipping truce, says Zelenskyy

Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on each other's commercial ships and ports in the Black Sea area, raising fears about the impact on grain supplies to world markets

Russian missile strikes kill 12 in Kyiv, wound 33 overnight: Officials

A Russian missile barrage overnight Thursday killed at least 12 people in Kyiv as explosions echoed across Ukraine's capital throughout the night, local authorities said. At least 33 people were wounded, according to Ukraine's Emergency Service. The air raid alert remained active into the early morning hours Thursday. The strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv's Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution. Emergency crews were at the scene and pulled people out from under the rubble. In Solomianskyi district, the top two floors of a 9-story residential building were destroyed and fires broke out on other floors. People were also trapped in two residential buildings and a school shelter. 60-year-old Larysa Bondaruk sat on the ground, holding her cat, Chanel, which had been rescued by firefighters. With tears in her eyes, she said that her neighbour's grandson had been trapped under the rubble

Ousted Ukraine Def Min urges wartime election, warning of governance crisis

Ukraine's ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Tuesday for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped by a crisis of governance. The move by one of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's most loyal and longstanding team members until recently could become the most significant internal challenge Zelenskyy has faced since Russia's full-scale invasion. The appeal came in a video address posted to YouTube by Fedorov, who lost his post in July. "We must find a legal, safe, and realistic mechanism that will allow Ukraine to restore a full democratic process even amid a prolonged war," Fedorov said. Zelenskyy's office did not immediately comment on Fedorov's address. Ukrainian law prohibits elections while the country is under martial law, which was imposed on Feb. 24, 2022, the day that the Russian invasion began. Fedorov said the country was facing a systemic crisis in how it is governed, arguing the current system is oriented tow

Ukraine attack sparks fire at refinery in Russia's Ufa; assessment underway

Ufa is home to three oil refineries, Novoil, Ufimsky and Ufaneftekhim, all owned by Rosneft PJSC's Bashneft unit.

2 killed as Russian strike hits ArcelorMittal steel plant in Ukraine

Two people were killed after a Russian strike hit the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Ukraine, partially disrupting operations at the country's largest steelworks owned by Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal. According to Russian state-run newspaper Rossiya Gazeta, the strike on Sunday hit key energy and blast furnace production facilities at the plant in Kryvyi Rih. "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine's largest steel plant, announced a partial shutdown following Russian strikes," it said. The report described the facility as part of Ukraine's strategic economic and security complex. Quoting ArcelorMittal's press service, Ukraine's English-language newspaper Kyiv Post reported that the missile strike on the facility killed two people and injured 13 workers and contractors. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, involving firefighters, rescue workers, and medical personnel, it said. The attack damaged primary production facilities related to energy and blast furnace operations, promp

Russia carries out wave of airstrikes on Ukraine, kills two at steel plant

Romania, which borders Ukraine, said an F-18 fighter on a Nato air policing mission had shot down a drone that breached its airspace during the latest attacks