Joe Biden partially lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons in strikes on Russian territory
President Joe Biden has partially lifted a ban on Ukraine using American weapons in strikes on Russian territory, according to US officials. The change in American policy is understood to apply only to defend the area of Kharkiv, according to reports. It comes as Ukrainian officials stepped up calls on the US administration to allow […]
Ukraine sacks presidential protection chief after failed plot
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of his personal protection unit after two of its top officials were detained over an alleged assassination plot. Serhiy Rud has led the president’s security detail since 2019. No reason was given for his dismissal, which was announced in a brief presidential decree. However, the state guard […]
Ukraine war: Russian missile attack targets Kyiv
Ukraine has intercepted 31 missiles launched by Russia at Kyiv overnight, Ukraine’s air force said. At least 17 people, including a child, were injured by falling debris, four of whom are in hospital, authorities said. It is the largest Russian attack in weeks and follows a vow from Moscow for revenge over recent attacks by […]
Zelensky says 31,000 troops killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion
Volodymyr Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed during Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian president said he would not give the number of wounded as that would help Russian military planning. Typically, Ukrainian officials do not make casualty figures public, and other estimates are much higher. It comes after the defence minister said half […]
Poland’s PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to ‘never insult’ Polish people again
Poland’s prime minister has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to never “insult” Poles again, returning to harsh rhetoric towards Kyiv after the Polish president had sought to defuse a simmering dispute between the two countries over the issue of Ukrainian grain imports. Zelenskyy angered his neighbours in Warsaw – a key military ally against Russia […]
Poland stops supplying weapons to Ukraine amid diplomatic dispute
One of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, Poland, has said it is no longer supplying weapons to its neighbour, amid a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s grain exports. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland’s focus was instead on defending itself with more modern weapons. Poland has already sent Ukraine 320 Soviet-era tanks and 14 MiG-29 fighter jets and […]
Poland stops supplying weapons to Ukraine amid diplomatic dispute
One of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, Poland, has said it is no longer supplying weapons to its neighbour, amid a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s grain exports. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland’s focus was instead on defending itself with more modern weapons. Poland has already sent Ukraine 320 Soviet-era tanks and 14 MiG-29 fighter jets and […]