As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, August 9, 2024. Fighting Fierce battles continued in Russia’s southwestern Kursk region, after some 1,000 Ukrainian troops launched a cross-border raid supported by tanks and armoured vehicles early on August 6. Officials…
Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukrainian soldiers have entered western Russia in a move that has bewildered Moscow, successfully tested its weak border defences and may deal a blow to its natural gas supplies to Europe. Kyiv dispatched hundreds of servicemen backed by armoured vehicles, artillery and drones to the Kursk region…
Investigators brought the charges against Ksenia Karelina for donating to a charity that provides aid to Ukraine. Russian prosecutors have demanded a 15-year sentence for Ksenia Karelina, a Russian American citizen accused of treason for donating to a charity supporting Ukraine. Karelina, who was not included in a major prisoner…
Ukraine continued its gradual rearguard action during the past week, ceding ground in feet and inches to preserve the lives of its soldiers while managing to prevent a Russian breakthrough anywhere along its front line. Meanwhile, it began to receive its first F-16 fighter jets from Western allies, a new…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of a “major provocation” after Moscow said it was battling a major cross-border attack on the southwestern Kursk region. Alexey Smirnov, the region’s acting governor, said he had introduced a state of emergency amid two days of fierce fighting. The Ministry of Health…
As the war enters its 895th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Fighting Russia declared a local state of emergency and evacuated thousands of residents from areas close to the border in its southern Kursk region after reporting hundreds of Ukrainian…
Hundreds of Ukrainian troops rolled into western Russia on Tuesday in what seems to be the embattled nation’s largest raid on its invading neighbor since the war began more than two years ago. The Ukrainian force — which the Russians said included about 300 troops, 11 tanks and 20 armored…
Fears of a United States recession are putting the presidential campaign of Kamala Harris to the test. Unemployment in the US is at its highest level in nearly three years. And the world’s largest economy looks in danger of falling into recession. The data has spooked global markets and called…
Russia reports that fighting is continuing for a second day in the country’s Kursk border region following an incursion by Ukrainian forces. The Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday that its troops had prevented the pro-Kyiv forces from advancing deep into the country, while reporting it repelled aerial attacks overnight….
As the war enters its 894th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Fighting At least one person was killed and 12 others, including an eight-month-old baby, injured on Tuesday when a Russian missile struck a residential area of northeastern Kharkiv, Ukraine’s…
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