‘Genuine desire’: Putin backs China peace plan to end Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

‘Genuine desire’: Putin backs China peace plan to end Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Isolated Putin is to meet Xi to rally support for war, but cautious China is wary of punitive measures from the West. President Vladimir Putin has signalled approval of China’s plan as a “genuine desire” to end the war in Ukraine as he travels to Beijing to shore up support…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 811 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 811 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 811th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Fighting At least 20 people were injured in northeastern Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, after Russia struck residential areas, including a high-rise apartment block, with guided bombs and artillery shells….

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 810 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 810 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 810th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Fighting Russia has widened its ground assault on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, attacking new areas to try and expand the front and “stretch” Ukraine’s forces, according to regional governor…

‘The goal is not peace’: What’s behind Putin’s wartime Russia reshuffle? | Russia-Ukraine war News

‘The goal is not peace’: What’s behind Putin’s wartime Russia reshuffle? | Russia-Ukraine war News

In a major reshuffle of his cabinet, President Vladimir Putin is set to relieve Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defence minister of 12 years, of his post and appoint him as secretary of the Security Council, a position previously held by Nikolai Patrushev since 2008. The move has prompted speculation among Kremlin…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 809 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 809 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 809th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, May 13, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s military chief Oleksandr Syrskii said his forces were facing a “difficult situation” in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where thousands more people have fled their homes amid an…

Russia’s Putin to remove Shoigu as defence minister | News

Russia’s Putin to remove Shoigu as defence minister | News

President proposes Andrey Belousov as defence minister with Sergei Shoigu to become secretary of Security Council. Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a cabinet reshuffle, proposing to remove Sergei Shoigu as defence minister and reappoint him as secretary of the Security Council. Putin proposed appointing Andrei Belousov, a former deputy…

Ukraine’s military chief admits ‘difficult situation’ in Kharkiv region | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine’s military chief admits ‘difficult situation’ in Kharkiv region | Russia-Ukraine war News

General Syrskii says situation in northeastern oblast ‘significantly worsened’ this week as Russian forces continue to advance. Ukraine’s military chief has admitted his forces are facing a “difficult situation” in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, where thousands more people have fled their homes as Russian forces continue to advance. “This…

At least 6 killed in Belgorod building collapse, Russia says | Russia-Ukraine war News

At least 6 killed in Belgorod building collapse, Russia says | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian regional governor accuses Ukraine of shelling residential building in Belgorod city, near the border with Ukraine. At least six people have been killed and 20 others injured after a building collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod, according to Russian officials. A video released by the Russian Ministry…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 808 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 808 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 808th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Fighting A missile attack on a restaurant in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, killed three people and wounded eight, Denis Pushilin, the head of the region’s Russian-backed administration, said, adding that…

Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine amid renewed assault | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine amid renewed assault | Russia-Ukraine war News

Moscow’s forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence has said, as journalists in the city of Vovchansk described multiple buildings destroyed after Russian air raids. Ukrainian officials on Saturday did not confirm whether Russia had taken the villages, which lie…