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

Death toll from Ukraine’s strike on Lisichansk up to 20

The death toll from the Ukrainian army's shelling attack on a bakery in Lisichansk in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) has risen to 20, the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS. "Twenty dead bodies have been pulled by rescue service staffers from under the rubble after the shelling. Despite the threat of

Hungarian FM in Ukraine to prepare Orban-Zelensky meeting

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

Ukraine twins to go for Olympic gold

As synchronised swimmers, Maryn and Vladyslava Aleksiiva are used to having to smile no matter what. The sunny sisters are one of Ukraine's best hopes of a gold medal at the Paris Olympics after winning a bronze in artistic swimming at the Tokyo Games three years ago. But the trials the 22-year-old

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!"