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Russia continues missile and drone attacks on Ukraine for second day in a row


Russia continues missile and drone attacks on Ukraine for second day in a row

Swarms of Russian drones fired at the eastern, northern, southern and central regions were followed by salvos of cruise and ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said. ADVERTISING Russia continued its massive missile and drone attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday, the second day of the deadly attack that damaged large parts of Kyiv’s energy infrastructure. […]

Russian missiles hit energy infrastructure in more than half of Ukrainian regions


Russian missiles hit energy infrastructure in more than half of Ukrainian regions

The barrage began around midnight and lasted well past dawn. It was apparently Russia’s largest attack on Ukraine in weeks. ADVERTISING Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine on Monday morning, hitting 15 Ukrainian regions, or more than half the country. At least three people were killed – one in the western city of […]

Fire rages for third day in Russian oil depot after Ukrainian drone attack


Fire rages for third day in Russian oil depot after Ukrainian drone attack

Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack and described it as a measure to “undermine the military and economic potential of the Russian Federation”. ADVERTISING Three days after the Ukrainian drone attack, Russian authorities are still struggling to extinguish a fire at an oil depot in the Rostov region. According to Russian state media, the fire […]

According to official figures, Ukraine is capturing about 150 Russian soldiers every day during the invasion of Kursk


According to official figures, Ukraine is capturing about 150 Russian soldiers every day during the invasion of Kursk

Ukraine has captured around 150 Russian soldiers a day in its surprise cross-border military offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, Kyiv military officials said, adding that this was only the first of “several phases” of hostilities directed against Moscow. Oleksii Drozdenko, the head of the military administration in the northwestern city of Sumy, claimed that the […]

Are the Geneva Conventions as good as dead 75 years later?


Are the Geneva Conventions as good as dead 75 years later?

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions on August 12, 1949. In theory, these rules of war are considered universal principles for all states. In practice, however, they are routinely violated everywhere. With an estimated 120 armed conflicts worldwide, more than 450 armed groups and 195 million people living in […]

Why the Ukrainian attack on Kursk could be a turning point for Putin


Why the Ukrainian attack on Kursk could be a turning point for Putin

Ukraine has launched a large-scale military operation to capture and hold territories inside Russia. This is a historic step: for the first time since World War II, the armed forces of a sovereign country have succeeded in conquering and occupying Russian territory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during an interview in Rivne on July 30, […]