French military trainers would be ‘legitimate target’ in Ukraine: Lavrov | Russia-Ukraine war News

French military trainers would be ‘legitimate target’ in Ukraine: Lavrov | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine has said paperwork has been signed that would allow French instructors to train Kyiv’s soldiers. Any French military instructors sent to Ukraine would be a “legitimate target” for Russian armed forces, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said after Ukrainian officials revealed they were seeking training assistance for…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 831 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 831 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 831st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Fighting At least eight people were injured, including a one-month-old baby, after a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s central city of Dnipro. Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian president’s chief of…

China denies fuelling Russia-Ukraine war tensions, says it supports peace | Russia-Ukraine war News

China denies fuelling Russia-Ukraine war tensions, says it supports peace | Russia-Ukraine war News

Comments come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia and China of attempting to undermine Swiss peace summit. China has said it believes “all efforts” should be recognised in supporting peace measures around the Russia-Ukraine war, rejecting accusations from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that it was trying with Russia to…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 829 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 829 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 829th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, June 3, 2024. Fighting Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in all but three regions of the country a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy facilities, which also injured 19 people….

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 828 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 828 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 828th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, June 2, 2024: Fighting Ukraine’s air defence systems destroyed 24 of the 25 attack drones that Russia launched overnight, according to a statement by the air forces. Russia also launched an Iskander-K…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 828 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia pounds Ukrainian energy facilities with missile and drone barrage | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian officials say the attacks damaged infrastructure in five regions across the country. Russian forces have launched a barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine that damaged energy infrastructure in five regions, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo said on Saturday the attacks struck facilities in the…

At least three killed in multiple Russian attacks on Kharkiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

At least three killed in multiple Russian attacks on Kharkiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

An apartment building was among sites hit in Ukraine’s second-biggest city with at least 16 people reported injured. At least three people have been killed and 16 injured after Russian missiles hit at least three sites including a five-storey apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city. Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 826 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 826 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 826th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, May 31, 2024. Fighting At least three people were killed and 16 injured after Russia struck three sites, including a five-storey apartment building, in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, at about midnight local…

US sanctions two Wagner-linked firms in Central African Republic | Politics News

US sanctions two Wagner-linked firms in Central African Republic | Politics News

Sanctions aim to ‘counter Russia’s destabilizing activities in Africa’, US Treasury Department says. The United States has sanctioned two firms in the Central African Republic (CAR) it says are linked to the Russian Wagner Group, as part of what the US government says is a push to “counter Russia’s destabilizing…