The state rail company says more than 30 people have been killed and over 100 others wounded in a Russian rocket strike on Kramatorsk train station. Kramatorsk was one of the easternmost stations still operating in Ukraine, and the governor … Read more →
The US has trained a small number of Ukrainians to use advanced anti-tank drones, a senior US defence official said on Wednesday. The Switchblade, which can easily be carried by one person, has the ability to hover over a target … Read more →
Ukraine and Russia on Thursday exchanged prisoners of war for the first time in the conflict, exactly one month after the fighting began. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced Thursday that the swap occurred after it … Read more →
US President Joe Biden joins fellow Western leaders in Brussels on Thursday for three summits on Russia’s war in Ukraine, a month after the invasion began. Nato, the G7 and the EU are all holding meetings, in a display of … Read more →
The Russian embassy in Kenya has blamed Western sanctions for the rising cost of living in the East African nation. This is after Kenya’s presidential spokesperson, Kanze Dena, had blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the soaring fuel and food … Read more →
A US journalist working in Ukraine has been shot dead in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, police say. Brent Renaud, 50, was a journalist and filmmaker who had previously worked for the New York Times. Kyiv’s police chief Andriy … Read more →
Oil prices have surged past $100 (£74) a barrel after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine. The price of Brent crude hit $102.30 a barrel at one point, the highest … Read more →
US President Joe Biden says he would consider personal sanctions on Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. Mr Biden said there would be “enormous consequences” for the world if Russia made a move on the nation, which sits on its … Read more →
During crisis talks on Monday, Western powers agreed to “swift” and “unprecedented” sanctions against Russia if it were to invade. US President Joe Biden has said there is “total unanimity” with European leaders over Russia’s troop build-up on the border … Read more →
The US has ordered the relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave the country, as fears rise of a Russian invasion. Non-essential embassy staff have also been told they can leave, and US citizens have been urged to … Read more →