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Russia Attacks Ukraine

Get the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as allies in the West respond to the international conflict.

 

U.S. says Russia received missiles from Iran, piles on sanctions

At a news conference in London ahead of a visit to Kyiv he and Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy will make, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had privately warned Iran that providing ballistic missiles to Russia would be “a dramatic escalation.” Read more

Ukraine targets Moscow in biggest drone attack yet

Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, said it had destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones as they swarmed over the Moscow region, which has a population of more than 21 million, and 124 more over eight other regions. Read more

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Congress sent long-awaited Ukraine strategy report, sources say

A congressional aide said the long-awaited report had reached lawmakers on Monday and they had not yet had a chance to review it. Two other sources, requesting anonymity to discuss a classified matter, confirmed that it had been delivered. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read more

Zelensky overhauls cabinet with slew of new ministers

Though foreign policy is unlikely to change much with Zelensky playing the leading role in wartime foreign affairs, the shuffle comes at a delicate diplomatic moment as Kyiv is pressing allies for more help and seeking to win over the global south. Read more

Ukraine’s air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash

The dismissal was announced just a day after the Ukrainian military reported that an F-16 jet crashed and its pilot died while repelling a major Russian strike on Monday. Zelensky dismissed Ukraine’s Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk today, according to a presidential decree. Read more

Ukraine claims the war’s largest surrender by Russian troops

A Ukrainian Security Service unit operating in Russia’s Kursk region took 102 Russian servicemen as prisoners-of-war, according to a person with knowledge of the operation, who asked not to be identified because the matter is sensitive. Read more

Britain says Ukraine can use donated weapons inside Russia

In the last two weeks, Ukraine has carried out the biggest foreign attack on sovereign Russian territory since World War Two, which one Ukrainian official has said is designed to create a buffer zone to protect its population against attack. Read more

Billions in dollars, euros reach Russia despite sanctions

The previously unreported figures show Russia has managed to circumvent sanctions blocking cash imports, and suggest that dollars and euros remain useful tools for trade and travel even as Moscow strives to reduce its exposure to hard currencies. Read more

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