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Ukrainian military chiefs say the intensity of Russian assaults on the front line have increased by 30% in the past week.
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said a key issue was strengthening his country’s air defenses. “Ukraine needs a sufficient number of modern systems like Patriot” missile systems, he said in ...
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Ukraine’s key allies are meeting in Brussels on Friday with a noticeable absence at the table: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is only attending virtually.
Ukrainian lawmakers are almost certain to extend martial law again before it expires on May 9, the parliamentary speaker has said, determined to uphold democracy even as the United States and Russia pressure Kyiv to hold a new vote.
Biden-appointed Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is preparing to step down from her post less than three years on the job at a pivotal moment in the Ukraine-Russia war.
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Britain has announced a “surge” of military support to Ukraine, as the war-ravaged country’s Western backers gather at NATO headquarters to drum up weapons and ammunition.
Offensive operations by Russia’s army have increased across the front line, according to social media posts by Ukrainian officers, an analysis of information from the General Staff in Kyiv and soldiers speaking to CNN.
The departure may complicate the already delicate relationship between Washington and Kyiv, which has been stressed by President Trump’s efforts to end the war.
The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is stepping down from her post after nearly three years in Kyiv. The departure of Bridget Brinks comes at a time of uncertainty over the Trump administration's attempts to broker a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
The UK and Germany are convening a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group aimed at "piling pressure" on Vladimir Putin.
U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink intends to resign from her post early, three sources told CBS News. The State Department confirmed her intent to step down Thursday afternoon. "Ambassador Brink is stepping down.