Official hypotheses undetermined on attack claimed by Islamic State, says Russia

A view of the burned Crocus City Hall concert venue following a terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, Russia, 25 March 2024. EFE-EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Moscow, Mar 25 (EFE).- Russia on Monday said no official hypotheses had been determined regarding the attack on a concert hall that killed 137 people and was promptly claimed by the global militant network, the Islamic State. Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters during his daily tele-briefing on Monday that investigators had yet to finalize … Read more

US Congress members pledge financial and military support during their visit to Kyiv

The US Capitol Building is seen at dusk before a Senate vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, 16 January 2024. January 17, 2024. EFE/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Kyiv, Feb 9 (EFE).- A group of congress members from the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence promised Friday in Kyiv that Ukraine can count on the funding promised by Washington, despite being blocked in the Senate. “The United States fully supports this funding. We support it and we believe that there is … Read more

Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian radar, drone signal system in Black Sea

(FILE) A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) during a visit to frontline positions near Robotyne village, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine, 04 February 2024. EFE/EPA/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT

Kyiv, Feb 6 (EFE).- Ukraine said on Tuesday that it has destroyed a Russian drilling platform in the Black Sea, near Crimea, which Russian forces had used to bolster drone operations against Ukraine and monitor navigation in certain parts of the Black Sea. The operation, dubbed “Citadel,” was executed overnight, during which the Russian radar … Read more

Russia tries to break Ukrainian morale with daily bombardments

A local man looks out the window of his destroyed flat of a residential building damaged in Russian shelling, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 05 January 2024. EFE/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Moscow/Kyiv, Jan 9 (EFE).- With daily bombing raids on Ukraine’s civilian and military infrastructure, Russia is trying to break the morale of the Ukrainian people, who lack the necessary anti-aircraft defenses in many regions, in the largest attack since the start of the war. “We are maintaining the initiative along the entire front line,” Russian … Read more

Kyiv prepares for another year of resistance, a possible Russian offensive on Kharkiv

(File). Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (unseen) following their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 14 May 2023. EFE/EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

Moscow/Kyiv, Jan 6 (EFE).- Russia may be massing forces to launch a new offensive on Kharkiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Ukrainians to prepare for a year of intense resistance to Russian aggression. “Russian forces appear to have conditions conducive to intensifying operations in the Kupyansk direction (Kharkiv-Luhansk oblast area),” said the Institute … Read more

Ukraine succeeds in keeping out a superior Russian navy in the Black Sea

(FILE) View of some Ukrainian soldiers in front of the Ukrainian Navy warship "Slavutivh" in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, March 10, 2014. EFE/Zurab Kurtsikidze

Rostyslav Avechuk Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 27 (EFE). – The sinking of the landing ship “Novocherkassk” in Crimea crowns Ukraine’s main success in 2023, pushing the Russian Black Sea fleet away from its coasts and opening a commercial corridor to renew exports from some of its ports. All publicly available evidence, including video and photos from … Read more

Ukraine troops have withdrawn to outskirts of Marinka: army chief

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, addressing a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 26 December 2023 amid the Russian invasion. EFE/EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK

Kyiv/Moscow, Dec 26 (EFE).- Ukraine’s troops have withdrawn to the outskirts of the city of Marinka, the Ukrainian army’s commander-in-chief, Valeriy Zaluzhny, confirmed on Tuesday. Russia announced the capture of the town on Monday. “Street after street, block after block are being destroyed. Our fighters are being attacked. And the fact that we have now … Read more

Russian army achieves biggest victory since May in Donbass

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu after a ceremony to raise a Russian naval ensign at the Admiral Golovko frigate as the ship joins the Russian Northern Fleet, at the Severnaya Verf shipyard, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, 25 December 2023. (Rusia, San Petersburgo) EFE/EPA/ALEXEI DANICHEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Kyiv/Moscow, Dec 25 (EFE). – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the capture of Marinka, an important Ukrainian stronghold in Donetsk. “Our assault units today completely liberated the settlement of Marinka,” Shoigu said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin broadcast on public television. Shoigu said Marinka, five kilometers (three miles) southwest of the … Read more

US approves new sanctions on banks financing Russian war machine

US President Joe Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (unseen) in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington DC, USA, 21 December 2022 in Washington. December 21, 2022. EFE/EPA/Oliver Contreras /POOL

Washington, Dec 22 (EFE).- President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday imposing secondary sanctions on banks supporting companies aiding Russia in sustaining its war machinery during the aggression against Ukraine. White House officials explained this is a new step to further disrupt material support to Russia’s defense industrial base and … Read more

Zelensky demands results from Zaluzhnyi, rules out cession of territory to join NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responds to questions from journalists during a press conference in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 19 December 2023. EFE/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Kyiv, Dec 19 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday demanded “results” and concrete “details” on mobilization from army chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi. He called the possibility of Ukraine ceding part of its territory to Russia in exchange for joining North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) “insane.” “Whatever position you occupy, it is about responsibility for day-to-day … Read more

Biden announces 200 million in aid for Ukraine in meeting with Zelenski

US President Joe Biden (R) and Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) pose for a photo during their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 12 December 2023. (Ucrania) EFE/EPA/Yuri Gripas/ABACA / POOL

Washington, Dec 12 (EFE). – The President of the United States, Joe Biden, announced on Tuesday during a meeting at the White House with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenski, that he had approved the disbursement of another 200 million dollars in military aid to Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion. The $200 million … Read more