Mar 27 Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help fight Russia By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is flooding with money in hopes that a surge of homemade weapons and ammunition can help turn the tide. Continue reading
Mar 26 Ukraine says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled By Associated Press Ukraine's navy spokesman says that Ukrainian forces have sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea, a major blow to Moscow’s military capability as the war has dragged into a third year. Continue reading
Mar 26 Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State claiming responsibility By Associated Press Despite the signs pointing to IS, President Vladimir Putin insisted on alleged Ukrainian involvement — something that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected, accusing the Kremlin leader of trying to drum up fervor as his forces fight in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 25 UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons after nearly three years of trying to tackle mounting crises in Ukraine, Gaza and Africa. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq made the announcement Monday. Continue reading
Mar 24 Putin attempts to deflect blame for Moscow attack onto Ukraine as massacre dents his image By Associated Press The attack on a Moscow-area concert hall that killed scores of people has dealt a major blow to President Vladimir Putin's image as a tough guy who is able to defend Russia from all threats. Continue reading
Mar 24 Poland says Russian missile entered its airspace during latest major attack on Ukraine By Vanessa Gera, Tony Hicks, Associated Press Poland demanded an explanation from Russia on Sunday after one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine, prompting the NATO member to activate F-16 fighter jets. Continue reading
Mar 22 New legislation in Poland boosts self-defense capacity, eyeing Russia's nearby war in Ukraine By Associated Press Poland’s government has prepared new legislation to boost the nation’s capacity for self-defense, including more funding for first aid courses, better public warning systems, and more emergency shelters. Continue reading
Mar 22 Russia strikes power facilities in Ukraine, killing five and causing widespread outages, officials say By Hanna Arhirova, Jim Heintz, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday more than 60 drones and about 90 rockets were used in the attack, which came a day after Russia launched 31 missiles in a single attack on the capital. Continue reading
Mar 21 EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency By Lorne Cook, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press New plans are on the table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help rearm Ukraine and give its defense industry a boost. Continue reading
Mar 21 Russia fires 31 missiles at Kyiv in first attack in weeks, Ukrainian officials say all intercepted By Hanna Arhirova, Anton Shtuka, Associated Press Residents of Kyiv were woken up by loud explosions around 5 a.m. as the missiles arrived at roughly the same time from different directions… Continue reading