Russia said Saturday it had taken “full control” of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, hours after Kyiv said it had pulled out of the former stronghold to save soldiers’ lives. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had informed President Vladimir Putin of the advance, said a defence ministry statement. Putin “congratulated our military and fighters […]
A lack of long-range missiles and artillery shells is limiting Ukraine’s fightback against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a defence conference on Saturday, making a fresh appeal for more weapons. Later in the day, delegates at the conference also discussed the situation in Gaza, with some holding out slim hopes of a lasting solution to […]
Four people were feared dead in Kramatorsk after Russia fired rockets on the eastern Ukrainian city on Saturday night, the regional governor said. AFP journalists in the city saw rescue workers carrying one victim out of a two-storey home in a white body bag, as rescuers dug through the rubble to search for survivors. Ukraine’s […]