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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said he is open to holding elections but stressed that safety conditions must be guaranteed first.

Operation Spiderweb: Ex-DJ, erotic novelist wife linked to Russian 'Pearl Harbor' drone strikes

Before the trucking business in Russia, Artem Timofeev had also launched an apparel brand in Kyiv.

Ukraine gets new army chief. 5 things to know about Oleksandr Syrskyi

Many of Ukraine's biggest victories of Russia's full-scale invasion were overseen by Syrskyi, whose call sign is snow leopard. The 58-year-old is credited with the successful defence of the capital Kyiv

The UK prime minister is visiting Kyiv to announce a new support package for Ukraine

Sunak is expected to announce an increase in military funding for Ukraine for the next financial year to 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion), the statement said.

Revolt raises searing question: Could Putin lose power?

Russians with ties to the Kremlin expressed relief that the mercenary leader’s mutiny did not spark a civil war. But they agreed that Vladimir Putin had come off looking weak in a way that could be lasting.

Modi refuses to let go of Putin despite Biden’s charm offensive

Notwithstanding the optimism about the future of Indo-US ties, the Biden administration and many in the US establishment are disappointed with India’s refusal to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Health News Highlights: Nigerian Health Agency finds toxins in Indian drug

A batch of oral Paracetamol Suspension manufactured by Mumbai-based Synecare has been found to contain toxins, Nigerian health agency -- National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) – said in a notification on June 17.

As Kyiv reckons with deaths by a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns

Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, the war has been defined by moments of happenstance and terror: Mere minutes or yards sometimes dictate who lives or dies, from front-line battlefields to Ukraine’s dense cities and Russia’s border regions, where some authorities have recently described Ukrainian shelling and announced evacuations.

Fighting in Russian region enters second day after raid from Ukraine

Russian authorities evacuated residents from the region's Graivoron district after the raiding forces claimed to have captured the border town of Kozinka and several others.

In Pics: Ukraine's Zelensky, in Britain, wins pledge of long-range drones

Zelensky met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the British leader's Chequers country residence, where the pair also discussed Ukraine's request for Western fighter jets.

Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system

Ukraine's Air Force was previously seen as unable to shoot down ballistic missiles, which Russia used to strike residential areas and Ukraine's power infrastructure.

In Pics: Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least 12

Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine early on April 28, killing at least 12 people in a barrage of missiles and drones that hit as Kyiv prepares an expected counteroffensive. The deadly attack included a strike on a residential building and came days after the leaders of Ukraine and China spoke by phone, with Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly advocating peace negotiations.

Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak in first known contact since Russia’s invasion

A summary of the conversation published by the Chinese state news media made no mention of Russia and did not use the word “war.”

In Pics: Putin visits Ukraine's Kherson, Lugansk regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the headquarters of the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine early on April 18, his second trip to the Russian-held territories there since March.

Finland’s surprise decision to join NATO is no security guarantee against Russia

Finland’s decision to join the Western military alliance when the chances of a conventional war between Russia and the US is being widely speculated, more than a year after the former invaded neighbour Ukraine, is surprising.

In Pics: Ukrainian ballerina uprooted by war flies high again in Swan Lake

After the lights dim in Budapest's magnificent Opera House, Ukrainian ballerina Ganna Muromtseva flutters high with undulating arms in the lead role in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet. In the end, the audience bursts into applause.

Russia-Ukraine War: 20 years since the Iraq War, the steady crisis of civilisation

Rebuilding Ukraine could cost more than $1 trillion, an epic human tragedy. The world has likely forgotten that other catastrophe which began on March 19, exactly two decades ago.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Objects of war become new normal in Kyiv scenery

Although many fled in the opening stages of the war, residents have gradually returned to their homes as Russian forces were pushed back from north of the city last year, and the conflict became centered mainly in the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.

START Stopped: The West should be mindful of what might trigger Russia

Though Putin has said that he would use nuclear weapons only in retaliation, western policymakers should try to understand where Russia’s redlines are.

A year of Russia-Ukraine war: 10 iconic pictures defining the conflict

The war in Ukraine has become synonymous with horrific suffering and destruction, but also with fierce courage and unprecedented solidarity. Here are 10 iconic pictures that tell the story of the first 12 months of the conflict

Ukraine replaces defence minister; faces delays in delivery of Western weapons

The developments place a question mark on the fate of the Ukraine-Russia war, which approaches the one-year mark this month.

Two power plants in Russian-controlled E.Ukraine damaged by rockets - Report

Two people might be trapped under debris at the damaged Starobesheve power plant in Novyi Svit, TASS reported.

Russia shoots down Ukrainian drone near its Engels airbase

Ukrainian-controlled areas of the neighbouring Kherson region were shelled 33 times over the past 24 hours, according to Kherson's Ukrainian Gov. Yaroslav Yanushevich.

Russian-annexed Crimea showers Syria with wheat, Ukraine cries foul

Wheat sent to Syria from the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea increased 17-fold this year to just over 500,000 tonnes, previously unreported Refinitiv shipping data shows, to make up nearly a third of the country's total imports of the grain.

Kherson evacuates hospitals under relentless Russian shelling

Russian forces shelled the city and surrounding area 49 times Thursday and Friday, the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Yaroslav Yanushevych, said. Thursday was one of the deadliest days since the Kremlin ordered its forces to retreat