Russia to intensify attacks on Kyiv, has hit military plant outside Ukrainian capital: Ministry
Russian defense ministry on Friday warned that Russia will intensify attacks on Kyiv in response to strikes on Russian soil. The statement has come after the Russian allegation that Ukraine targetted Russian border towns.
Fears of Russia’s renewed eastern offensive simmer in Kharkiv
After seven weeks of living next to the sounds of constant pummelling by cruise missiles, shells, mortars and bombs, Ihor Saldyha can tell each of them just by listening.
Russian submarines fire missiles in Sea of Japan drills: report
Two submarines of the Russian Pacific Fleet launched Kalibr cruise missiles in drills in the Sea of Japan Thursday, according to Russia's Tass news agency, in an apparent warning to Japan and the United States, engaged in a joint military exercise nearby.
Belarus accuses Poland of attacking border with slingshot and ‘metal balls’
Belarus' border guard has accused Polish forces of attacking them using a slingshot and "metal balls". Polish border authorities allegedly committed "illegal actions" at a checkpoint near the city of Brest, the authority said.
Russia denies military forces killed Bucha civilians in Ukraine
The Kremlin has categorically rejected accusations that Russian forces were responsible for killing civilians in Bucha, suggesting images of corpses lining the streets were “fakes”.
US logistics convoy targeted in Iraq’s Saladin
An Iraqi security source announced that an explosion had taken place in the path of a US convoy in Saladin province in northern Iraq.
North Korea castigates South Korea for remarks on ‘preemptive strike’ ability
North Korea lambasted South Korea on Sunday after the South's defense minister said Seoul is capable of launching preemptive strikes against "any target" in the North.
Russian oil depot near Ukraine border on fire
A huge explosion with flames and smoke billowing up into the sky has taken place at a Russian oil depot after it was said to be struck by a Ukrainian airstrike.
Ukraine war: Russia used cluster weapons at least 24 times, says UN’s Bachelet
Credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, at least two dozen times since they invaded on 24 February, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday.
Ukraine war: ‘Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning’, says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Russian forces are not withdrawing but repositioning despite recent statements about scaling down their military operations around Kyiv and in northern Ukraine.
