The Russia-Ukraine War began in February 2014 with the covert invasion of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea by disguised Russian troops. The conflict expanded in April 2014 when Russians and local proxy forces seized territory in Ukraine’s Don
that Russia will not invade Ukraine. State it clearly, state it plainly to the world and then demonstrate it by sending your troops, your tanks, your planes back to their various can hangars and sending your diplomats to the negotiating table,” Blinken said, following an address made ...
1,000 days of the Russia-Ukraine war Since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Europe’s biggest armed conflict since World War II has cost tens of thousands of lives on both sides. Images capture war in Ukraine A thousand days of war in Ukraine have been captured...
Russia launches one of its fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure A Ukrainian official says a Russian strike on a nine-story building in the city of Sumy killed eight people and wounded dozens, as Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack described by officials...
“Russia is a criminal three times over: it bombed Syria to ruins, occupied part of Ukraine, and is now selling stolen Ukrainian grain to Syria,” the ministry’s press service cited Dmytro Kuleba as saying. “I want to remind the participants in this deal: what is stolen has never brou...
In May, both nations began the formal process of applying to NATO as Russia’s war in Ukraine raged. All 30 members of the alliance have to ratify the countries’ entry into the group. Last month, U.S. President JoeBiden signed ratification documentsfollowing a 95-1 Senate vote to bring...
After Tuesday’s negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a neutral military status for Ukraine was being “seriously discussed” by the two sides, while Zelenskyy said Russia’s demands for ending the war were becoming “more realistic.” ...
map - Ukraine Michelin maps, with map scales from 1/1 000 000 to 1/200 000 SW Ukraine Rivers In Southwest Ukraine, many borders came together in 1900. Ukraine's fertile land was known as the breadbasket of the Soviet Union; now it became the breadbasket of Europe. It borders Russia to...
Separately, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said via social media that Russian combat losses had climbed to nearly 310,000 since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February last year. The figures could not be independently verified by CNBC. ...
The agency, which said Gerasimov had been “liquidated,” claimed that data obtained related to his death near the city in northeast Ukraine “show significant problems with communication” in Russia’s army, “and with the evacuation of their defeated units.” ...