KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Approximately 14,700 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine so far, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday. Ukrainian forces have destroyed 96 Russian aircraft, 118 helicopters, 476 tanks, 1,487 armored carriers, 947 vehicles, 21 UAVs, 60 fuel tankers and three boats, according to the latest update from the Ukrainian ...
WASHINGTON – The US has denied a report that said three American troops were killed in eastern Ukraine. “There is wide reporting that there were three U.S. soldiers who were killed in Donbas, which is patently false and a deliberate fabrication. There are no US soldiers in Ukraine,” State Department principal deputy spokeswom...
ANKARA – The president of Ukraine has demanded that Russia conduct “meaningful” negotiations to ensure peace and security in his country. “Meaningful talks on peace and security for Ukraine are the only chance for Russia to reduce the damage from its own mistakes,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message. “It is time to restore […]...
ANKARA – A US defense official has claimed that Russia has fired more than 1,080 missiles since the start of its military operation in Ukraine. “We assess the airspace over Ukraine remains contested. The Ukrainian Air Force is continuing to fly aircraft and employ air and missile defense,” the official said in a background st...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The US will provide a Stryker armored vehicle company for a NATO battlegroup in Bulgaria to bolster the military alliance’s defenses amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, the Bulgarian prime minister said on Saturday. “The war started by Vladimir Putin has put all of Europe at risk. No country can afford the […]
On Day 22 of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a powerful virtual address Thursday to the German Parliament from the capital Kyiv. He warned German lawmakers that Moscow is building a new Cold War wall across Europe “between freedom and bondage.” Three weeks into the fighting, the toll of Russia’s attacks on civil...
Mali’s ruling junta has ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air. Leaders complained the broadcasters had falsely accused the Malian army of committing abuses, officials said Thursday. The Bamako government “categorically rejects these false accusations against the courageous FAMA (Malian Armed Forces),” spokesman Colonel Abdo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he agrees with US President Joe Biden that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine. Blinken said Russia has “stepped up” its attacks against Ukraine “with the goal of breaking the will of the people,” and he personally determined war crimes are b...
In 2021, French security services saw a surge in racist, xenophobic, and anti-religious offenses, the Interior Ministry’s annual report revealed Friday. The analysis was released ahead of March 21 for International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The ministry said racist acts, mainly in the form of abuse, insults, provocation...
LONDON (AA) – Britain on Thursday said it is sending an anti-air missile system alongside 100 military personnel to Poland to protect its airspace against any Russian aggression. Speaking in Warsaw, Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said Poland is carrying a big burden of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. “We are going to ...
