Russian missile attack kills 28, hits children’s hospital

A major Russian missile attack across Ukraine killed at least 28 people and injured almost 100 on Monday, officials said, with one missile striking a large children’s hospital in the capital, Kyiv, where emergency crews searched the rubble for casualties. The daytime Russian barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than

Russian missile strike sets houses ablaze in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv injured two people and set three houses on fire in the early hours of Friday, local officials said. Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, which lies just 30 km from the Russian border, is particularly exposed to aerial attacks and has been

Russian drone attack kills six in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

An overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv killed six people and wounded 10 others, national emergency services and the city's mayor said Saturday. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a Telegram post that "six people were killed and at least 10 injured as a result of

Russian strikes kill 20, including rescuers, in ‘vile’ Odesa attack

Russian missiles pounded Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa on Friday, killing more than a dozen people including rescue workers in an attack President Volodymyr Zelensky described as "vile". AFP journalists on the scene saw bodies covered by blankets strewn on the street, while images from officials showed exhausted emergency

Zelensky claims Russian advance in Ukraine ‘halted’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday the situation for his troops was improving having "halted" Russian advances on the front, as Kyiv rejected Pope Francis's suggestion to negotiate with Moscow. More than two years since Russia launched its invasion, Kyiv has faced mounting pressure on the front line in recent months,

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died Friday at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year-term, Russia's federal penitentiary service said. Navalny lost consciousness after going for a walk and could not be revived by medics, the prison service said. "Navalny felt bad after a walk, almost immediately losing consciousness. Medical

Russian drones kill 7 people in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine's city of Kharkiv, killing seven people, including three small children, triggering blazes and damaging infrastructure and residential houses, regional officials said on Saturday. Oleh Synehubov, Kharkiv regional governor, said the Russian forces struck the city late on Friday, hitting civilian infrastructure, causing several large