Aug 29 U.S. to send $250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine By Tara Copp, Associated Press The weapons will be drawn from existing U.S. stockpiles, officials said Tuesday, and will include mine-clearing equipment, artillery and rocket rounds, ambulances and medical gear, among other items and spare parts. Continue reading
Aug 26 Shelling kills civilians in northeast Ukraine amid fears of Russia retaking the area By Susie Blann, Associated Press U.K. military intelligence on Saturday assessed that Russia may “increase the intensity of its offensive efforts” around Kupiansk and nearby Lyman in an attempt to take pressure off its forces near Bakhmut and in the Zaporizhzhia region. Continue reading
Aug 24 U.S. to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in Arizona By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The training will be part of a U.S. and European effort to get the advanced fighter jets to Ukraine for its defense against invading Russian forces. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 11:03 Ukraine's ambassador to U.S. on progress and setbacks in counteroffensive against Russia By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn On August 24, 1991, Ukraine issued a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. But 32 years later, Ukraine is fighting to be free of Russian attacks and occupation. Nick Schifrin spoke with Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana… Continue watching
Aug 24 NATO-member Norway to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming third country to do so By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Ukraine has long pleaded for the sophisticated fighter to give it a combat edge. It recently launched a long-anticipated counteroffensive against the Kremlin's forces without air cover, placing its troops at the mercy of Russian aviation and artillery. Continue reading
Aug 24 Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia By Susie Blann, Associated Press The national holiday Thursday coincided with the war's 18-month milestone, giving a somber mood to the commemorations. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: U.S. intelligence is investigating what brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin's plane By Emma Burrows, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Pentagon spokesman Gen. Pat Ryder said press reports that a surface-to-air missile took down the plane were inaccurate. He declined to say whether the U.S. suspected a bomb. Continue reading
Aug 23 Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key missile defense system in Crimea By Susie Blann, Associated Press Later Wednesday, the Ukrainian intelligence agency claimed it had destroyed a key Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense system in occupied Crimea. Continue reading
Aug 22 Ukraine media say Kyiv saboteurs responsible for drone strikes on Russian air bases By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukrainska Pravda and Ukraine’s NV news outlet said groups of saboteurs were behind the audacious strikes, which suggest that Ukraine's scope of action is broadening. Continue reading
Aug 21 Greek PM Mitsotakis pledges to continue support for Ukraine during Zelenskyy meeting By Associated Press Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to keep up military support for Ukraine for as long as it takes during talks in Athens with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading