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Ukraine war should never have started, U.S. president says

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia's war against Ukraine began because of "incompetence," while again arguing that Moscow would not have launched its full-scale invasion had he been president at the time, DWS news reported on Oct. 10.

11 October, 09:50 AM

Switzerland boosts defenses amid Russia’s war and rising hybrid threats

Switzerland has adopted a new national security strategy aimed at strengthening its defense capabilities, protecting critical infrastructure and preparing the country for hybrid and long-range attacks, Anadolu reported.

19 September, 12:37 PM

Kushner says U.S. hopes to bring Ukraine and Russia into trilateral negotiations

The United States hopes to organize trilateral talks on Russia’s war against Ukraine but acknowledges that Kyiv and Moscow still lack a shared vision of the outcome, with territorial issues remaining the most difficult obstacle, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jared Kushner said.

13 September, 10:42 AM

Russia spent record $123.4 billion on war in just six months — Kluge

Russia’s federal spending on its war against Ukraine reached a new record of 10.687 trillion rubles ($123.4 billion) in the first half of 2026, according to calculations by Janis Kluge, a senior associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), based on Russian Finance Ministry data, The Moscow Times reported.

7 September, 06:36 PM

Zelenskyy says Donbas is central to entire conflict with Russia

Ukraine’s position on Donbas remains unchanged because the issue concerns not just one region but the broader war for the country’s survival, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 6.

7 September, 11:28 AM

Rubio confirms July 23 meeting with Lavrov on Ukraine war

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that he will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Philippines on July 23, The Guardian reported.

22 July, 05:59 PM

GOP Rep. Joe Wilson says Trump will ultimately stand with people of Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump will ultimately stand with the Ukrainian people and wants to end Russia’s war through diplomacy, Republican Rep. Joe Wilson said at an event in Washington marking the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s Constitution, the Ukrinform news agency reported on June 30.

30 June, 03:05 PM

Brussels assessing implications of reported Chinese training for Russian forces

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc has confirmed information indicating that Chinese military personnel trained Russian soldiers for combat operations related to the war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on June 16.

16 June, 05:33 PM

Russian soldiers who fought in Ukraine may be banned from Europe

The European Union may ban entry for Russian military personnel who took part in Moscow’s war against Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said while presenting the bloc’s 21st sanctions package against Russia.

9 June, 04:29 PM

Russia loses 68 artillery systems in one day

Russia lost around 950 soldiers in its war against Ukraine over the past day, bringing its total estimated losses to about 1,354,810 troops killed and wounded as of May 23, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

23 May, 11:39 AM

Drones strike Azot chemical plant in Stavropol Krai

Drones attacked the Azot chemical plant in the Russian city of Nevinnomyssk in Stavropol Krai, triggering a fire at the facility, Russian Telegram channels and independent outlet Astra reported on May 16.

16 May, 10:20 AM

Lawrence Freedman says Russia faces growing battlefield difficulties

The course of Russia’s war against Ukraine will largely be determined by developments over the next few months, Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King's College London, told The Economist.

11 May, 03:41 PM

18 injured as Russian drones and missile hit Odesa

Eighteen people were injured in a large-scale Russian attack on Odesa overnight on April 30, causing widespread destruction and multiple fires across the city, the State Emergency Service said.

30 April, 11:22 AM

One killed as Russia hits infrastructure facility in Kryvyi Rih

Russian forces struck an infrastructure facility in the city of Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, leaving one person dead and another injured on April 28, the head of the city’s Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, reported.

28 April, 10:20 AM

Russian forces seek to advance north from Pokrovsk outskirts

Russian forces are attempting to secure a foothold near Hryshyne in Donetsk Oblast while advancing in small infantry groups, with ongoing small-arms combat reported in the area on April 22, Ukraine’s Khortytsia operational-strategic group said.

22 April, 02:37 PM

Russian advances reported as Ukraine conducts clearing operations

Russian forces have advanced near the villages of Pazeno and Rusyn Yar in Donetsk Oblast and Varvarivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the monitoring project DeepState reported on March 30.

30 March, 06:55 PM

Satellite images confirm destruction of Russian ammo depot in occupied Luhansk

Explosions were reported on March 14 at an ammunition depot near the city of Dovzhansk in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, with eyewitnesses sharing photos and videos showing secondary detonations consistent with stored munitions.

24 March, 05:21 PM

Russian drone strike hits central Lviv, damages historic Bernardine Monastery

Russian forces struck central Lviv on March 24, potentially damaging a UNESCO World Heritage site, Lviv Oblast Military Administration head Maksym Kozytskyi reported.

24 March, 04:39 PM

Russia strikes Dnipro, injures 13 including children and damages residential buildings

Russian forces struck the city of Dnipro on March 24, damaging a 14-story residential building and sparking a fire, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported.

24 March, 04:12 PM

Ukraine’s president says Russia used talks as cover to continue war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin never intended to end the war against Ukraine and only pretended to support peace talks out of fear of pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.

16 March, 12:35 PM

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