(980 km) are in Ukraine, making it by far the longest river in the country, of which it drains more than half. Like the Dnieper, theSouthern Buh, with its major tributary, the Inhul, flows into the Black Sea. To the west and southwest, partly draining Ukrainian territory, theDniester...
roundlycondemnedby the West, was an attempt to legitimize Russia’s invasion and occupation at a time when Ukrainian forces were reclaiming territory throughout the region. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated byMichael Ray....
Recent satellite imagery reveals the extent of Russian defensive fortifications built in the past few months in occupied territory in anticipation of Ukraine’s spring counteroffensive: see coverage fromCNNandReuters. Meanwhile,Maps Mania reportsthat Google Maps’ updated satellite imagery of Ukraine shows...
The "most critical need" for Ukraine is still ammunition, Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said Tuesday. "The urgency is very, very acute," Pevkurtoldjournalists at the Foreign affairs Council meeting in Brussels. The Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian territory of Luhansk came under attack...
that are within reach of the Russian artillery suffered most. Six people died in the Donetsk region, two in Kherson, and two in the Kharkiv region. A day earlier, missiles and self-propelled drones that Russian forces fired had hit deeper into Ukrainian territory, killing at least 11 people...
Jenniffer González Colón has been sworn in as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island prepared for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago Associated PressJan. 2, 2025 ...
Ukraine is the second largest state by territory in Eastern Europe. According to the International Monetary Fund, Ukraine’s economy is ranked 50th in the world by nominal GDP and purchasing power parity. In terms of cryptocurrency, it was stated in 2014 that all trades using virtual currencies...
The region has long relied on supplies of Russian gas, but flows to the area through Ukraine were halted on 1 January after Kyiv refused to renew a deal that allowed gas to move through its territory. "We are ready to assist Moldova, including with coal supplies," Zelenskyy said in his...
This map shows where Ukraine has made its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed he has no intention of annexing the Russian territory, rather that the intention is to destroy Russian positions that are used to launch strikes against Ukraine. ...
Ukraine has not fallen due to the grit of its people and unprecedented assistance from its western partners, but it has lost nearly 20 per cent of its territory and tens of thousands of citizens, including soldiers and civilians. And with Russia still on the march, the war is far from ove...