Russia has failed to achieve any of its strategic military goals in Ukraine, while the Kremlin’s aggression has spurred unprecedented levels of international cooperation and assistance to Kyiv, the Polish foreign minister has said. Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau addresses an annual conference of Polish ambassadors, in Warsaw, on Monday, June 19, 2023.Twitter/Polish Ministry of Foreign
At least 16 people have died in Ukraine as a result of the flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, Kyiv officials have said. Settlements on the left bank of Dnieper River are underwater after the Kakhovka Dam was breached on 6th June, 2023.Photo: Armyinform, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Russian officials claim that 29
The first batch of Russian tactical nuclear warheads has been delivered to Belarus, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin announced on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the plenary session of The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), in St. Petersburg, Russia, 16 June 2023.Photo: PAP/EPA/VYACHESLAV VIKTOROV / RIA NOVOSTI / SPUTNIK The announcement was made during the International
Russia on Friday launched cruise missiles on Kyiv as a delegation of African leaders visited the Ukrainian capital on a peace mission to help end the war, according to news reports. Photo:PAP/CTK/Vladimir Prycek Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said an explosion had occurred in the city’s Podilskyi district, and warned that more Russian missiles were incoming, the Ukrainska Pravda website
Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on Thursday joined his NATO counterparts and officials from dozens of countries for a gathering in Brussels to discuss further Western support for Ukraine as it battles Russia's invasion. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on Thursday, June 15, 2023.Photo:
A Polish general, Jarosław Gromadziński, is set to take charge of Eurocorps, a multinational military force based in Strasbourg, France, officials have confirmed. Lt. Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Gromadziński, who recently became a three-star general, will assume his duties on June 29, Poland's defence ministry said on Wednesday. "On June 29, Lt. Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński will take over as commander of Eurocorps," the Polish defence ministry said in a
Poland’s governing conservatives will vote in favour of changes proposed by the president to a law on investigating Russian influence in Polish politics, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Rafał Bochenek.PAP/Paweł Supernak Rafał Bochenek, who is spokesman for Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, made the announcement in an interview with public broadcaster Polish Radio. Asked in the interview if the Law and Justice
Poland’s foreign minister has met with his Swedish counterpart and the two diplomats reiterated their countries’ support for Ukraine’s defence against the Russian invasion, and for Kyiv’s ambition to start accession negotiations with the European Union before the end of the year. Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (right) and Sweden's Tobias Billström (left) shake hands at
Around 215,640 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February last year, according to Ukrainian military authorities. Photo:PAP/ Mykola Kalyeniak The Russians have also lost 3,926 tanks, 7,631 armored combat vehicles and 3,736 artillery systems during their military campaign in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Sunday, as cited by state news agency
Japan and the Netherlands have become the latest countries to pledge emergency aid in the wake of flooding after the destruction of a major dam in the south of Ukraine, according to news reports. A flooded area in Kherson, Ukraine, June 9, 2023.Photo: EPA/MYKOLA TYMCHENKO Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday that his country would provide water pump installations and rescue boats "for emergency assistance
