As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-year mark, Germany faces accusations of stalling over the critical issue of providing Ukraine with Leopard tanks. Ukrainian officials have long identified the German-made Leopard 2 model as one of the country’s…
Image source, EPAImage caption, Remains of a damaged helicopter removed after this week’s crash in Brovary in which three senior officials diedBy James WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondent Even by the standards of Russia’s brutal invasion, this has been a bruising week…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Leopard tank is designed to compete with the Russian tanks being used in the invasion Ukraine’s defence minister has said he had a “frank discussion” with his German counterpart about German Leopard 2 tanks,…
Equity is the avowed watchword of the Biden Administration on issues of social justice and equalization of outcomes. However, this principle has yet to be fully applied in the case of Ukraine. Equity is a part of the laws…
Image source, ReutersImage caption, There were reports of strikes overnight in Kramatorsk, but Moscow has given no evidence to support its claim it killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiersBy Hugo Bachega in Kyiv and George Wright in LondonBBC News Ukraine has…
Image source, ReutersImage caption, The city of Bakhmut has continued to see Russian strikes despite a 36-hour ceasefire unilaterally called by RussiaBy James WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondent in Bakhmut The drive from Kostyantynivka to Bakhmut is like dropping off a cliff…
Orthodox Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas, even as two of the faith’s most populous nations – Russia and Ukraine – continue to fight in Europe’s largest conflict since World War Two. More than 200 million Christians around the…
Image source, EPABy Will Vernon in Moscow & Samuel Horti in LondonBBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to impose a 36-hour ceasefire on the Ukrainian frontline, beginning on Friday. The ceasefire, scheduled to start at…
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Watch: A Kyiv resident describes hearing explosions and glass shattering as strikes hit the city By Robert GreenallBBC News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Russians…
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Although the drones were shot down, Kateryna’s apartment in Kyiv was damaged in the attack Russia attacked Ukraine with 16 Iranian-made drones overnight – with seven of them targeted at the capital, Kyiv, Ukrainian officials have…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Members of Wagner Group stand outside new headquarters in St PetersburgBy George WrightBBC News The United States has accused North Korea of supplying battlefield missiles and rockets to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for use…
Vladimir Putin visited Minsk for the first time in three-and-a-half years on December 19. This rare international trip sparked speculation that the Russian dictator may be seeking to personally pressure his Belarusian counterpart into joining Moscow’s faltering invasion of Ukraine.…