UZHHOROD, Ukraine, Jan 29, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will meet his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in western Ukraine on Monday, ahead of an EU summit aimed at unlocking aid for the war- torn country. Relations between the two neighbours have been strained over the past few years
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Russian hackers were inside Ukraine telecoms giant for months
Russian hackers were inside Ukrainian telecoms giant Kyivstar's system from at least May last year in a cyberattack that should serve as a "big warning" to the West, Ukraine's cyber spy chief told Reuters. The hack, one of the most dramatic since Russia's full-scale invasion nearly two years ago, knocked out
Ukraine destroys Russian fleet ship : air force
Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it had destroyed a Russian fleet ship in the Black Sea suspected of carrying drones for use in Moscow's war against Kyiv. The large landing ship Novocherkassk was "destroyed" by air force pilots, the service posted on the Telegram messaging platform. "People say that it transported Shaheds,"
Maryinka in eastern Ukraine seized by Russia
Russia on Monday said its forces nowfully controlled the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, which PresidentVladimir Putin hailed as a "success" that would mean less shelling on thenearby Russian-held city of Donetsk. "Our assault units have today completely liberated the settlement of Maryinka," Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Putin in
Ukraine says it shot down three Russian Su-34 fighters
Ukraine's military said it has shot down three Russian fighter-bombers in the south of the country. Air force commander MykolaOleshchuk said the Su-34 jets were downed around noon on Friday. In his announcement he noted a message found on a downed Russian drone which read "Die, bitches". "Great idea! Here is our response!"
Ukraine gets EU membership boost, but no new European aid, after setback in US
The European Union failed to agree Thursday on a 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) package in financial aid that Ukraine desperately needs to stay afloat, even as the bloc decided to open accession negotiations with the war-torn country. The aid was vetoed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, delivering another tough blow
Ukraine says downed 21 drones, missiles in overnight attacks
Ukraine said Wednesday that its air force had destroyed nearly two dozen Russian attack drones and several missiles in Moscow's latest aerial assault on targets across the country. "In total, the strike involved: 21 Shahed-136/131 strike drones; three X-59 guided missiles," Ukraine's airforce announced on social media, claiming to have downed
Kyiv hit by ‘most massive’ drone attack since war began : Ukraine
Ukraine said on Saturday it had downed 71 Russian attack drones overnight, in what Kyiv authorities said was the biggest attack on the capital since the start of the invasion. The Ukrainian army said the majority of the Iranian-made Shahed drones were downed over the capital, Kyiv, causing power cuts in
