The United States and most European Union nations have said they will not send envoys to Tuesday’s inauguration of Vladimir Putin as Russian president. Putin, 71, secured a fifth term in office in a March election that critics said lacked democratic legitimacy. He gained 87.28 percent of the vote, weeks after the sudden death of … Read moreUS, UK, most EU nations to boycott Putin inauguration
A Russian missile strike that broke in half a 240-metre (787-foot) television tower in Kharkiv is part of a deliberate effort by Moscow to make Ukraine’s second-largest city uninhabitable, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. On Monday, dramatic video footage showed the main mast of the television tower breaking off and falling to the ground in … Read moreUkraine’s Zelenskyy says Russian strike collapsed Kharkiv TV tower
The Ukrainian military has said it hit two large Russian landing ships in overnight attacks on the occupied Crimean peninsula as well as other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea. “The defence forces of Ukraine successfully hit the Azov and Yamal large landing ships, a communications centre and also several infrastructure … Read moreUkraine says it hit two Russian landing ships off occupied Crimea
Andriy’s undermanned squad can only shoot 10 shells a day at encroaching Russian troops because of a dire shortage of ammunition. The 45-year-old suffers from stomach pains, deteriorating eyesight and other consequences of multiple contusions that landed him in hospital several times. Two years ago, Andriy defended Kyiv in the full-scale war’s first weeks until … Read moreBitter but resilient: Ukraine fights on, two years into Russia’s war
Russia and Ukraine traded deadly aerial attacks on civilian centres in the past week of the war, but Ukraine also scored hits on military and economic infrastructure deep in the Russian heartland, extending its reach to St Petersburg for the first time. Ukrainian military intelligence said it had struck an unspecified military target in St … Read moreDrones attack deep in Russia as Medvedev threatens Ukraine’s ‘existence’
Russia has warned that it will react robustly to Western moves to seize its assets or deploy missiles. Moscow could sever diplomatic relations with the United States should it confiscate Russian assets frozen under sanctions, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Friday. Officials also said the Kremlin would respond to the deployment of missiles … Read moreRussia blasts US on frozen assets, missiles as Ukraine bombardment persists
The United Nations human rights chief has said there had been an “extensive failure” by Russia to take adequate measures to protect civilians in Ukraine and that there were indications that Russian forces had committed war crimes. Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said on Tuesday that his office’s monitoring indicated “gross … Read moreUN rights chief: ‘Extensive failure’ by Russia to protect Ukraine civilians
This winter is likely to see a long and bloody stalemate in Ukraine, with neither side backing down from offensives and counteroffensives, but may sow the seed of negotiations next year, experts tell Al Jazeera. “The winter is just going to reinforce the misery … neither side is going to have a tactical or operational … Read moreA hard, bloody winter awaits Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, say experts
Six people were killed and at least 14 injured when Russian missiles hit a postal distribution centre in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials have said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on the Telegram messaging app that the strike on Saturday hit an “ordinary civilian” site. He shared a video showing a … Read moreRussian missile strike on mail depot in Ukraine kills six, officials say
Russia sought to break out of its diplomatic isolation, resupply its dwindling weapons stockpiles, and take back the military initiative it lost this year in the 86th week of its war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to celebrate the 10th anniversary of China’s Belt and Road initiative, which … Read moreRussia attempts to seize military, diplomatic initiative against Ukraine