KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft Friday, the air force chief said — a major win for the country as its army fights to repel persistent Russian attacks along the front line as the war enters its third year. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk thanked Ukraine’s military intelligence for helping … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed Thursday it used sea drones to sink a Russian corvette in the Black Sea as Russian investigators alleged that a Russian military transport plane that crashed last month was brought down by two U.S.-made Patriot missiles fired by Kyiv’s forces. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, known by its Ukrainian acronym GUR, … Read more
Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners Wednesday, exactly a week after Russia accused Ukraine of shooting down a military plane that Moscow claimed was carrying dozens of Ukrainian POWs being transported to a swap later that day. Ukraine has not denied shooting down the aircraft, an Ilyushin Il-76, but says that Russia has provided … Read more
KYIV — Russia has not provided evidence that Ukrainian prisoners of war were aboard a military plane that was downed Wednesday, Ukrainian officials told relatives of captured soldiers Friday, as the warring countries continued to trade blame over the murky incident. Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, met Friday with relatives … Read more
Former USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard recently lauded Lionel Messi for his contributions to the MLS with Inter Miami. Messi left Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) last summer following the expiration of his contract. Despite having a big offer from Saudi Arabia, he decided to move to the US, joining Major League Soccer side Inter Miami. The Argentine … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired 11 Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets, reaching deep into Ukraine while falling debris damaged power lines near a nuclear power plant in the country’s west, officials said Wednesday. Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted all the overnight drones. For the fourth day in a row, the Kremlin’s forces took aim … Read more
Up to date September 7, 2023 at 6:37 a.m. EDT|Revealed September 7, 2023 at 3:34 a.m. EDT U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken excursions a State Border Guard web site in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sept. 7. (Brendan Smialowski/AP) NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg stated Thursday that Kyiv’s counteroffensive was “regularly gaining floor” as Ukrainian troops combat … Read more
Up to date September 5, 2023 at 8:29 a.m. EDT|Printed September 5, 2023 at 2:12 a.m. EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean chief Kim Jong Un in 2019 earlier than talks in Vladivostok, Russia. (Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Pictures) The Kremlin declined to remark Tuesday on studies that North Korean chief Kim Jong Un may … Read more
Russian air defenses shot down a missile concentrating on the Crimean Bridge on Saturday, the Russian Protection Ministry stated, after an tried drone assault in a single day on the annexed peninsula. Authorities in Crimea stated they quickly stopped visitors on the bridge, an important artery that hyperlinks Russia to the illegally annexed Crimea Peninsula. … Read more
Ukrainian air defenses shot down a Russian missile barrage headed towards a army airfield within the nation’s west in a single day, the air pressure mentioned early Friday. It mentioned bombers launched the assault from the path of the Caspian Sea. Moscow accused Kyiv a day earlier of placing a bridge connecting Russian-held territory in … Read more