Situated in Easter Europe, Ukraine is the second largest country by area in Europe by area after Russia. Ukraine shares its international borders with Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Its capital is Kyiv. In 1922, the Bolsheviks forcibly reconstituted the Ukrainian People's Republic into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became a founding member of the Soviet Union in 1922. Ukraine's freedom took place on 24 August 1991, when the Ukrainian parliament adopted the Act of Independence, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Leonid Kravchuk was elected as the first president of Ukraine. In recent times, Russia under President Vladimir Putin began building up troop strengths along its border with Ukraine in 2021. Putin announced a More
From markets to ambulances, no target is off-limits as Moscow escalates its drone war on Ukraine’s south.
Russia's 2025 gains would amount to nearly 1% of Ukraine's land area, and the country controls nearly 20% in total.
The MEA, through its mission in Kyiv, is continuing efforts to confirm the facts surrounding the incident, it is reported.
Asked by reporters at the White House whether he had decided about supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks, Trump did not rule it out and said he had "sort of made a decision" on the matter.
Trump approves expanded support as Washington weighs sending long-range missiles.
Trump underscored that Russia’s economy is already reeling under the costs of the conflict, yet energy sales remain a vital source of income
'My goal is to finish the war,' not to continue running for office, Axios quoted Zelenksiy as saying
Zelenskiy said Ukraine had decided to begin exporting its weapons to allies.
The Ukrainian President's remarks came amid US President Donald Trump's criticism of India and China, labelling the countries as “primary funders” of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
From online chats to cross-cultural marriage — Ukrainian woman’s story of love in India goes viral.
Ukraine’s potential post-war security issues have been widely discussed in recent weeks both in Washington and across European capitals, with the potential for a ceasefire seemingly at an impasse amid continued Russian bombardment of civilian targets across Ukraine.
Russia hasn’t confirmed the latest incidents. Rosneft’s press service didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment outside of regular business hours.
Russia's defence ministry said at least 361 drones had been shot down by Russian air defence systems
Poland said its airspace was violated by Russian drones overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday as Russia struck Ukraine
The EU is in the midst of finalising a trade deal with India, which the bloc is unlikely to want to jeopardize
Ukrainian officials said that Russia's largest overnight air attack of the war set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and left three people dead
Medics were called to the leafy Darnytskyi district to the east of the Dnipro River, where a four-storey apartment building caught fire from the debris of drones destroyed in the overnight attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
With US President Donald Trump pushing for a deal to end the war, Ukraine is under intense pressure over whether to sacrifice the Donbas — where fighting originally broke out
The US president offers vague guarantees as Kyiv weighs risks of a deal with Russia.
According to the Ukrainian air force, the nationwide alert was triggered after a Russian MiG-31 — capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles frequently used by Moscow in strikes — was detected taking off.
Putin suggests Moscow for Zelensky summit, AFP reports
The Ukrainian leader returns to the Oval Office after months of repair and new pressure following Trump’s talks with Putin
The industrial region has become the centrepiece of Russia’s demands, with Trump pressing Zelensky to consider concessions
After the Trump-Putin summit produced no breakthrough, analysts see Ukraine’s future narrowing to two stark outcomes
European leaders say the US president indicated support for Western-backed assurances as part of a broader peace push