BELGRADE: Konstantin fled Russia to avoid being drafted into the army to fight in Ukraine. But he still wants to have his voice heard in Russia’s elections later this month — even though he has no one to vote for.Like many of the thousands of Russian exiles now living in Serbia, he remains deeply engaged … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing war with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has enacted a decree altering the organization of the nation’s military to adapt to new challenges. This change reinstates the previously defunct Moscow and Leningrad military districts and integrates four regions that were formerly part of Ukraine into the Southern Military District.As per … Read more
KYIV, UKRAINE: Delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies to Ukraine are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, making the fight ‘very difficult’ along parts of the front line where the Kremlin’s forces captured a strategic city last weekend ahead of the war’s second anniversary.Zelenskyy and other officials have … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ukrainian forces are grappling with “extremely difficult” conditions across the entire frontline with Russia, a situation exacerbated by delayed international assistance, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.The recent Russian offensive in the east and south of Ukraine resulted in the significant capture of Avdiivka, marking a substantial victory as the second anniversary of the … Read more
KYIV, UKRAINE: Ukraine’s spy chief on Thursday said Kyiv’s forces were planning to step up their attacks on Russian infrastructure sites, following a spate of drone strikes on Russian energy facilities this year.“The number of attacks on Russian infrastructure is likely to increase,” Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence unit, said in a … Read more
NEW DELHI: A Russian legislator, closely associated with President Vladimir Putin, recently indicated on a TV show that Poland might be Moscow’s next target following its ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This statement comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, initiated by Putin in February 2022, approaches its second anniversary with no resolution in sight.Despite setbacks … Read more
Canada pledged to support Ukraine with “as much as it takes, for its long as it takes” as Russia intensifies its bombing campaign. But as the war in Ukraine nears its two-year mark, concerns are deepening about a slowdown in western aid. Trudeau “reiterated Canada’s commitment” to Ukraine in a New Year’s Day phone call … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ukraine is on the brink of a significant enhancement in its air defense capabilities, with its pilots undergoing training on the potentially “game-changing” F-16 fighter jets. These American-made aircraft are set to replace Ukraine’s current fleet, which primarily consists of Soviet-era MiG and Sukhoi planes, used throughout the 23-month conflict with Russian forces.The … Read more
KYIV/DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE: Ukrainians are gearing up to celebrate their first Christmas according to a new calendar, another step towards erasing all traces of Russian influence as their military fends off a Kremlin invasion.Most Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians and the country’s main church agreed this year to move away from the traditional Julian calendar, which … Read more
The impasse over aid from the US and Europe has Ukraine’s allies contemplating something they’ve refused to imagine since the earliest days of Russia’s invasion: that Vladimir Putin may win.With more than $110 billion in assistance mired in political disputes in Washington and Brussels, how long Kyiv will be able to hold back Russian forces … Read more