Ukraine

Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports

World
David Turner

Russia has likely been recruiting Cuban nationals to fight in its army in Ukraine, research by the BBC has shown. In September ...

Russia’s pulling its aircraft away from the front lines as Ukraine hits air bases with deep strikes, Western intel says

World
David Turner

Ukrainian forces used drones to attack an airfield deep inside Russia last month. Since then, Russia has removed its aircraft from the ...

Russian activist gets 15-year sentence for attempting to set fire to a military conscription office

World
David Turner

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian activist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to set fire to a military ...

A loan, with a country’s natural resources as collateral

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Working to salvage an aid package to Ukraine, Republican senators pitched an idea to former President Donald Trump that they ...

Russia-Ukraine war: Drone footage shows devastation in Chasiv Yar

World
David Turner

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Months of relentless Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine, new drone footage obtained ...

Russia-Ukraine war: Poor defense lines leave Ukrainian soldiers worried against Russian advance

World
David Turner

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — During pitched battles with far better-armed Russian forces, Ukrainian soldier Batyar’s unit has few options. Devastating Russian aerial ...

Russia is displaying its war ‘trophies’ — an array of captured Western hardware like Abrams and Leopard tanks — saying ‘victory is inevitable’

World
David Turner

Russia is using an open-air exhibition to boast about its “trophies” from the war in Ukraine. The exhibition featured more than 30 NATO ...

Ukraine’s government allocates money for 300,000 drones

World
David Turner

The Ukrainian government is increasing its spending on drones by an additional 15.5 billion hryvnia ($392 million), Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said ...

A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane

World
David Turner

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) alone, wearing ...

Ukraine spy agency says Telegram platform blocks its key bots

World
David Turner

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s military spy agency GUR said on Monday that the management of the Telegram messaging platform has blocked a number ...