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A road bridge collapsed onto a railway in western Russia, derailing a passenger train and killing at least eight people, investigative and railway officials said. Initial reports blamed an explosion. In a separate incident in a neighboring region early on June 1, a railway bridge collapsed as a freight train was crossing it, injuring at…
For months after a Russian missile strike on the center of the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsya killed Roman Oleksiv’s mother and left the 7-year-old boy with massive burns, he would recount the horrific experience to his father every morning. “He would get up around 5 a.m. and start telling stories about what happened: how they…
WASHINGTON — So far, Russia has resisted Western calls for a cease-fire in its war on Ukraine. And so far, US President Donald Trump has resisted calls by Kyiv and European countries to impose additional sanctions on Moscow in response. Trump has threatened to use “devastating” measures against Russia if he feels the time is…
THE Royal Navy has reportedly deployed resources after a Russian ship was spotted in Scottish waters. It’s thought that a Russian intelligence gathering vessel was operating in waters off the Outer Hebrides. However the UK’s defence personnel thwarted the ship’s effort to enter UK waters. According to the Daily Record, Lieutenant Commander James Bradshaw, Commanding…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of stalling diplomatic efforts to achieve a cease-fire at a joint news conference in Berlin on May 28. The two leaders also announced that their countries would begin joint production of long-range weapons to boost Ukraine’s ability to fight. “They (Russians) will constantly look…
In Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region, life in villages near the Russian border has been pushed to the edge. Ongoing Russian strikes have shuttered local shops, pharmacies, and public transportation systems, leaving residents isolated and desperate. But one man is refusing to let these communities be forgotten. Oleksandr, a volunteer bus driver, is part of a…
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched its biggest drone attack on Ukraine overnight since the more than three-year war began, a Ukrainian official said Monday. President Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin had gone “absolutely crazy” in stepping up his country’s bombing of Ukraine just as the U.S. tries to broker a peace agreement. Russia’s Sunday night…
Russia downplays Donald Trump’s latest criticism of Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, describing the response as a sign of “emotional overload”. The US president accused his Russian counterpart of going “absolutely CRAZY,” blaming Putin for “needlessly killing a lot of people” following yet another massive assault on Ukraine over the weekend. He added: “I’ve…
Germany’s Chief of Defence, Carsten Breuer, has ordered the German military to be fully equipped with weapons and other material by 2029, a document seen by Reuters on Sunday shows. By 2029, Russia may have reconstituted its forces sufficiently to attack NATO territory, according to estimates by Breuer and other senior military officials at NATO….
Kyiv is gearing up on May 25 for the third day of a mass prisoner swap with Moscow following scenes of raw emotion as Ukrainian prisoners returned from incarceration in Russia, even as both sides exchanged drone attacks on the opposing capital cities. Early on May 25, Ukrainian officials said a Russian drone strike on…
