At least three dead after drone attack on Russian airfield

Moscow, Dec 26 (EFE).- At least three soldiers were killed Monday in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels military airfield in southern Russia, about 500 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, according to the Russian defense ministry. “On December 26, at around 01:35 Moscow time, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at … Read more

Zelenskyy asks US Congress for more help to hasten victory

Washington, Dec 21 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Wednesday to the United States congress that their is “vital” not only to resist the Russian invasion, but to achieve a “turning point” in the battlefield and to hasten victory. “Ukraine stands on its lines and will never surrender,” he said in his speech at … Read more

Ukraine’s Zelensky traveling to the US to meet Biden

Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 21 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Wednesday that he is traveling to the United States to meet with US President Joe Biden and make an address before the Congress. “On my way to the US to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities of Ukraine,” Zelensky tweeted, adding that he would meet with … Read more

Russia wants West to recognize annexed territories before peace talks

Moscow, Dec 2 (EFE).- Russia on Friday said the United States and other Western countries’ refusal to recognise territories in eastern and southern Ukraine it annexed illegally in September was hindering peace negotiations. At a White House press conference alongside French president Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evening, US president Joe Biden said he was willing … Read more

European Parliament declares Russia as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’

Strasbourg, , Nov 23 (EFE).- The European Parliament on Wednesday declared Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism” over its attacks against the population of Ukraine. The majority of EP lawmakers voted in favor of the resolution on the grounds of “deliberate attacks and atrocities committed by Russian forces and their proxies against civilians in Ukraine, … Read more

Russian strike kills newborn in Ukraine as child death toll creeps up

A girl wearing winter clothes holds a piece of bread in her hand

Lviv, Ukraine, Nov 23 (EFE).- Russia has killed at least 438 children since it began its invasion of Ukraine in February, including a newborn baby who was killed in a strike on a Zaporizhizhia hospital overnight, Ukraine’s prosecutor general said Wednesday. “As of the morning of November 23, 2022, more than 1,279 children were affected … Read more

Ukrainian forces make gains in Kherson, Kharkiv

Lviv, Ukraine, Oct 5 (EFE).- Ukrainian forces continued to make “significant gains” against Russian occupiers in the southern Kherson region, one of the territories Moscow says it has annexed, according to a United States think tank, which concurred with claims by Kyiv and its Western allies. The Institute for the Study of War said in … Read more

Ukraine urges allies to condemn referendums as pro-Russians declare victory

Lviv, Ukraine, Sep 28 (EFE).- Ukraine on Wednesday urged the international community to condemn the annexation referendums held in Russian-occupied territories as separatist leaders said they were traveling to Moscow to formalize the results, which have been dismissed by Kyiv and its allies.   “Ukraine calls on all states and international organizations to immediately condemn the … Read more