All news on the topic: Russia Ukraine war

733
Russia claims it has thwarted major Ukrainian offensive with 250 soldiers killed
Russia's forces said Ukraine was making a major effort to punch through defensive lines in southeast Ukraine, but Kyiv didn't confirm the attacks and later said it was not true
933
Ukrainians donate blood for soldiers as lack of weapons delays counter-attack
President Zelensky has insisted that a counter-offensive against Russian forces will happen at some point over the summer despite delays as his office admitted Kyiv doesn't currently have enough weapons
800
Zinchenko reflects on emotional first trip home to Ukraine since Russia invasion
Oleksandr Zinchenko returned to Ukraine for the first time since Russia's invasion, with the Arsenal star and ex-Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko visiting a school that had been bombed
993
Ukraine missile attack kills girl, 2, with five kids injured by Russian strike
A little girl was killed and five other children were among 22 people injured in an attack on a residential district in Dnipro in central Ukraine, the region's governor said
1038
Russian special forces whales and dolphins 'trained to spy and kill enemies'
Hvaldimir is not your usual spy as he is actually a young beluga whale. As ridiculous as it may sound, the mammal is allegedly a product of animal training in Russia
770
Downed Russian tanks transformed into works of art by Ukrainian craftsmen
Oleskandr Demchenko launched the campaign History Art Metal, transforming fragments of combat vehicles into panels and pendants. The artworks are being sold to help pay for medicine for civilians
659
'Beginning of the end for Putin' with 'break-up' of Russia coming, expert says
Vladimir Putin could be facing the beginning of his own end and further break-ups of Russia are likely once the country is defeated in Ukraine, Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, said
948
Explosion 'from British Storm Shadow missile' rips through Russian-occupied port
A huge plume of smoke can be seen rising from a port in Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia region in Ukraine - and it is reported to be an attack by a British Storm Shadow missile
1162
Vladimir Putin 'thought lazy Nato would abandon Ukraine to Russian troops'
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed the Kremlin leader believed the West would soon tire of backing President Volodymyr Zelensky's regime, but added: “Putin cannot wait us out"
1024
Tragic pics show gran's agony as Russian missile kills daughter and grandkid
WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: The grandmother was pictured distraught over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic in Ukraine's capital Kyiv that was damaged during today's attack
716
'We work at Europe's biggest nuke plant and fear new Chernobyl under Russians'
Russia gained control of Zaporizhzhia - Ukraine's large nuclear power plant - in March 2022 and since then, engineers have become increasingly concerned a catastrophe is "waiting to happen"
1000
Ex-Brit soldier in Ukraine to help refugees and 'share his skills' dies in crash
Julian Thorn, also known as Jay, had travelled to Ukraine to help locals defend themselves against the Russian invaders and was tragically killed in a car crash this month
1238
Kyiv hit by drones blitz for third night running as Moscow slams 'terrorism'
Vladimir Putin's pre-dawn air raid on Kyiv sent residents again dashing for shelters - one person died after debris hit a residential building and 34 others were injured, reports say
685
Ukrainian booed at French Open for refusing handshake with Belarusian opponent
Marta Kostyuk was booed by the crowd on the main court at Roland Garros on Sunday after making a political stance by not shaking hands with Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka
1241
Russian ambassador 'offended' by questions threatens to end TV interview
Moscow's man in London repeatedly clashed with BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg as she grilled him about his country's invasion of Ukraine
1366
Russians launch 'largest barrage of drones since war began', killing Ukrainians
Multiple waves of air strikes hit the city in what appeared to be the most significant drone attack on the city since the start of the war in February 2022
1324
Cherie Blair's charity linked to firm sanctioned for 'supporting Russia'
Dubai-based John Desmond Hanafin is accused of facilitating movement of Russian cash into the UAE via Huriya, which funds 50 mentoring scholarships for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
786
Ukraine 'ready to begin counter offensive' against Putin's forces
A top war chief has revealed that an assault to regain territory from President Vladimir Putin’s occupying forces in Ukraine could commence very soon
1089
Russian rocket destroys Ukraine hospital as Zelensky condemns 'inhumane' strike
Videos from the scene in Dnipro, Ukraine show the psychological and veterinary clinic completely engulfed in flames with civilians wandering through covered in blood and looking dazed
736
'Reckoning' needed for Russia after Ukraine war, says ex-US military chief
Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges said the Kremlin needed to face facts in the 21st Century, while a former NATO boss called on the West to reach out to younger Russians
1085
Putin 'totally underestimated' NATO backing for Ukraine, says alliance chief
Outgoing alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg - and former Norwegian Prime Minister - is preparing to host the organisation's annual leaders' summit in Lithuania this summer
624
Man who fled Ukraine has built 'robot planes' to help them in war against Russia
Gene Avakyan knows all to well what it's like to grow up in times of tension having fled Ukraine as a child and now he's created 'robot planes' to help country at war with Russia
1343
Russian troops could be snared in 'mousetrap' Ukrainian city as '100,000 killed'
Kyiv sources are claiming that more than 100,000 soldiers have been killed battling for Bakhmut and that Ukraine’s soldiers will encircle them in the coming weeks
1004
Russia risks 'severe nuclear accident' as power is cut off to damaged plant
Vladimir Rogov, a Russia-installed local official in the Moscow-controlled part of the region, has said the Zaporizhzhia plant was "completely" disconnected from the external power supply
1377
Vladimir Putin has branded the West as 'halfwits' who will fail to defeat Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a deranged speech at the Council for Interethnic Relations during which he contradicted himself and his "halfwits" joke fell flat