A Ukrainian MP has claimed that the US-supplied F-16 fighter jet that crashed along with its pilot on Monday (Aug 26) may have been downed by friendly fire. The jet was involved in repelling a major Russian aerial attack when it crashed, according to the Ukrainian Army.

Was Ukraine's F-16 jet downed by friendly fire? Kyiv lawmaker makes SHOCKING claim

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia wanted to "destroy" Ukraine but that war has "returned to its home", in an Ukrainian Independence Day video address he said was recorded from where Kyiv launched its surprise incursion into Russia.

War has 'returned' to Russia, says Zelensky in Independence Day address

Russian forces said Tuesday they had captured the key hub of New York in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow -- under pressure by a Kyiv counterattack on its territory -- presses on with its offensive.

Russia claims its forces captured key hub of New York in east Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has enlisted a trusted aide and former personal bodyguard to oversee operations aimed at expelling Ukrainian forces from Russia, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Russian President Vladimir Putin assigns former bodyguard to 'handle Kursk situation'

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to "expel the enemy" from Russian territory after it was reported that Ukrainian forces had taken control of numerous Russian villages and extensive areas of land just a week into Kyiv's unexpected cross-border incursion.

Putin vows to expel enemy from Russian territory as Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq. km

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday against conflict between NATO and Russia, telling an alliance summit aimed at bolstering Ukraine that diplomacy must also be an option.

Turkey's Erdogan issues warning against NATO-Russia conflict

NATO leaders on Wednesday (Jul 10) labelled China a "decisive enabler" of Russia's war against Ukraine, accusing it of playing a key role in helping Moscow's assault.

China warns NATO against provoking confrontation after alliance labels it 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war

India's relationship with Russia enables it to advise President Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday (July 9).

India has the influence to urge Putin to end war in Ukraine: White House

World leaders from Western nations and the UN have condemned Russia's missile attack on Ukraine that claimed the lives of many in broad daylight. The strikes, targeting cities across the country, inflicted heavy casualties, with at least 36 killed, including many at Ukraine's largest children's hospital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vows retaliation after Russian attack on children's hospital

A Russian drone and missile barrage on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed three people and wounded over a dozen more, the regional governor said Wednesday.

Russian aerial attack kills 3, wounds 18 in Dnipro

Donald Trump has repetitively claimed that he could resolve the Russia-Ukraine war in one day if re-elected as president. However, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations disagrees, stating that Trump cannot.

Trump claims he can end Russia-Ukraine war in a day; Russia’s UN ambassador disagrees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said he went to the front line Donetsk region, where he discussed the military and humanitarian situation with high-ranking commanders.

Zelensky says visited frontline Donetsk region in east Ukraine

Russia's deployment of a warship fleet to Havana, Cuba, has raised eyebrows as a potential show of force in the region, further escalating tensions with the West over Ukraine.

Russian warships' arrival in Havana seen as show of force amid Ukraine tensions

President Joe Biden has given the nod to Ukraine to use American weapons to strike targets within Russian territory, though with restrictions. Kyiv is allowed to target areas just over the border near Kharkiv, following significant Russian advances around this northeastern city, which is close to the Russian border, according to two US officials who spoke with CNN.

Biden authorises Ukraine to conduct limited strikes in Russia with US weapons

Russia's top arms control diplomat on Wednesday (May 22) dismissed the United States’ assertions that Russia had launched a weapon into Earth orbit that was capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites.

Russia denies US claim that Moscow deployed anti-satellite weapon in space

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled his visit to Madrid scheduled for Friday (May 17), the Spanish media reported on Wednesday (May 15). The Spanish royal palace updated the royal agenda on Wednesday, removing a Friday meeting between Spain's King Felipe VI and Zelensky.

Zelensky cancels Friday visit to Spain amid fresh Russian offensive in Kharkiv

President Joe Biden signed a ban on imports of Russian enriched uranium to US, the White House announced, in a move being touted as Washington's endeavor to disrupt President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but waivers could make the law toothless.

US bans Russian uranium imports, crucial for nuclear fuel supply, but waivers could make it toothless

If West wants to fight for Ukraine on the battlefield, Russia is fully prepared for it, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday (May 13). "It's their right - if they want it to be on the battlefield, it will be on the battlefield," state-run news agency RIA cited Lavrov as saying.

Russia is ready if West wants to fight for Ukraine, says Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Ukrainian air attack on Russia's Belgorod region injured eight people and damaged scores of residential buildings and cars, the governor of the region bordering Ukraine said on Thursday (May 9).

Eight injured in Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Belgorod, says governor

Russia unintentionally bombed its area near the Ukrainian border while launching strikes on the city of Kharkiv, and it's not the first time it has done so, according to sources.

Not the first time: Russia bombs own territory near Ukraine border

Russia intercepted 68 Ukrainian drones overnight from Friday to Saturday in its southern Krasnodar region and over annexed Crimea, the defence ministry announced on Saturday (Apr 27).

Russian air defences shot down 68 Ukrainian drones, says defence ministry

Russia and Ukraine have agreed in a Qatari-brokered deal to exchange almost 50 children displaced by Moscow's invasion, the Kremlin's children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova announced in Doha Wednesday.

Russia and Ukraine to exchange displaced children after Qatar-brokered deal

Global military spending is at an all-time high, revealed a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday (Apr 22).

Driven by war and conflicts, global military spending rose to all-time high in 2023: SIPRI report

Russia said that it had intercepted 20 drones and two ballistic missiles on Thursday (April 18), in regions adjacent to Ukraine, notably in Rostov, where its command headquarters for the Ukraine offensive is situated.

Russia claims to have neutralised 20 drones and 2 missiles from Ukraine

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