- 03 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityKyiv
Ukraine says Russia used long-range bombers on Mariupol; first time in war
(Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Friday that for, the first time since the start of its invasion, Russia used long-range bombers to attack the besieged…
U.S. weighing high level official visit to Ukraine -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. officials are weighing whether to send a top Cabinet level official to Kyiv as a high profile representative in a show of solidarity with Ukraine,…
Chechen chief Kadyrov says Russian forces will take Kyiv
(Reuters) -Ramzan Kadyrov, the powerful head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said early on Monday that there will be an offensive by Russian forces not only on the besieged port…
Ukraine President Zelenskiy says he will address UN Security Council on Tuesday
By Oleksandr, Khozhukar and Ronald Popeski (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would address the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday and predicted further, worse instances of mass killings of…
Russia has withdrawn 2/3 of forces near Kyiv -U.S. official
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has repositioned about two thirds of its forces from around Kyiv, with many consolidating in Belarus where they are expected…
Lithuania expels Russian ambassador over civilian deaths near Kyiv
(Reuters) -Lithuania is expelling the Russian ambassador to the Baltic country after Ukraine accused Russian forces of killing civilians in the town of Bucha, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said on…
Russia orders probe of Ukrainian ‘provocation’ over civilian deaths in Bucha
(Reuters) - Russia's chief investigator on Monday ordered an official examination of what he called a Ukrainian "provocation" after Kyiv accused the Russian military of massacring civilians in the town…
Russian retreat leaves trail of slain civilians in town near Kyiv
By Simon Gardner, Zohra Bensemra and Abdelaziz Boumzar BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Dead civilians still lay scattered over the streets of the Ukrainian country town of Bucha on Saturday, three…
Russian missiles strike several Ukrainian cities – local officials
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian missiles hit two cities in central Ukraine early on Saturday, damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, the head of the Poltava region said. "Poltava. A missile struck…
Ukraine continue to advance against Russian forces near Kyiv, UK says
(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces continue to advance against withdrawing Russian forces in the vicinity of Kyiv, British military intelligence said on Saturday. Russian forces are also reported to have withdrawn…
Russia using church as staging ground for Kyiv assault -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian forces have established a deployment cite at a church northwest of Kyiv and are using it as a staging ground as part of their assault on…
Kyiv mayor says big battles being fought near Ukrainian capital
(Reuters) - "Huge" battles are being fought to the north and east of Kyiv, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said on Friday. "The risk of dying (in Kyiv) is…
