4 h. ago Night of 250 drones attack Ukraine in record 'aerial terror' onslaught launched by Russia

'Every day, our people stand against aerial terror,' Zelensky said on X about the onslaught that saw more strikes than any other single attack since the war started on February 24, 2022.

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4 h. ago Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy says he would give up presidency for peace and Nato membership

Comments come after Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasionVolodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to give a press conference this afternoon at about 14:30 GMT. We will bring you the latest lines from the briefing once its begins.The Russian government has supported comments made by US President Donald Trump about Volodymyr Zelenskyy - such as calling the Ukrainian leader a “dictator” - are “understandable” after Zelenskyy made “inappropriate remarks” about Trump. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Ecumenical Orthodox patriarch backs Ukraine's sovereignty in Mass marking 3 years of war

The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday has said “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he celebrated Mass in Istanbul on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine

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5 h. ago Russia unleashes drone storm on Ukraine with biggest attack of the war

Ukraine says Russia launched 267 strike drones and three ballistic missiles

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5 h. ago Russia launches a record number of drones into Ukraine on the eve of the war's 3

Russia has launched a record number of drones into Ukraine on the eve of the three-year anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion

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7 h. ago Ukraine war live: Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasion

Drones intercepted in at least 13 regions including Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa, according to Ukrainian authoritiesVolodymyr Zelenskyy is urging for peace in the region following the large-scale Russian attack. In a post on X, the Ukrainian president wrote:Every day, our people stand against aerial terror. On the eve of the third anniversary of the full-scale war, Russia launched 267 attack drones against Ukraine — the largest attack since Iranian drones began striking Ukrainian cities and villages. In total, nearly 1,150 attack drones, more than 1,400 guided aerial bombs and 35 missiles of various types were launched this week. I thank everyone who repels such attacks on a daily basis—our aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the air force and defence forces. I also thank those on the ground who save lives and respond to the aftermath of shelling—the state emergency service, medics, and the nationa...

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8 h. ago 'We are tired of being scared': Women of Ukraine share their hopes and fears three years into Russia's war

Vladimir Putin’s aggression has led to the death of thousands of civilians and laid waste to a country. On the eve of the third anniversary of the invasion, Ukrainians tell the Standard they are bruised but not beaten.

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9 h. ago New York City’s Ukrainian community ‘disappointed’ after Trump’s ‘betrayal’

As the US upends decades of foreign policy, those watching the war unfold from miles away resolve to stand strongMembers of New York’s large Ukrainian community expressed a mix of disillusionment, betrayal, defiance and acute uncertainty about what the future holds for Ukraine after tensions escalated this week between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Geopolitical events in the last week have shocked Ukrainians at home and overseas as well as US lawmakers and allies, as the US president appeared to heavily favor the Russian president Vladimir Putin to dictate peace terms on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer warns Donald Trump against 'disastrous' Ukraine peace deal that doesn't stop Russia attacking again

The Prime Minister called on Western allies to be 'firm and fair now' in order to prevent the 'disaster' of Russia launching another invasion.

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3 d. ago Putin pal astonished at Donald Trump's WW3 hero claim and brutal Zelenskyy

Donald Trump been praised for averting World War 3 by, er, Donald Trump – and Russia, of course – after launching a scathing attack on Zelenskyy and bizarrely claiming Ukraine started the war

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3 d. ago Trump’s Ukraine envoy to meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv amid growing rift – Europe live

US envoy Keith Kellogg is in Ukraine as the two countries’ leaders exchange criticismThe Ukrainian military said that Russia launched 161 drones and about 14 missiles during an overnight attack.The missile attack targeted critical infrastructure in the northeastern region of Kharkiv. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Putin launches massive drone attack on Ukraine as Russia and US top envoys in peace talks in Saudi Arabia

Russia used 176 drones for an overnight attack, says Kyiv’s military

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