Author: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Ukrainian Service

Ukrainian Commander in Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy on October 26 discussed the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine as well as the Ukrainian military’s equipment requirements during a meeting with the commander of U.S. forces in Europe and the chief of the British Defense Staff. Mr. Zaluzhniy met with U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli and Royal...

U.S. President Joe Biden was scheduled to give a primetime address to the nation on October 19 that was expected to focus on Ukraine and the deteriorating state of global security amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas as he prepares to ask Congress for $100 billion in funds, almost two-thirds of which reportedly...

The Ukrainian parliament has given initial approval to legislation that would ban religious organizations associated with Russia, a measure that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) says is aimed directly at banning it from Ukraine. Deputies voted on October 19 to support the bill in its first reading, said Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a member of parliament, on...

The United States said it would give Ukraine a new military aid package worth $200 million as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Belgium to press for more support for his war-ravaged country ahead of the onset of the cold season. “I’m proud that the United States will announce...

Ukrainian officials said dozens of people were killed in a Russian attack that ripped through a cafe during a wake service in a village in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, with emergency crews scrambling through the debris in search of more casualties in one of the most deadly single assaults of the war. President...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainians will “do everything” in their power to prevail over invading Russian forces despite all difficulties as U.S. President Joe Biden said he plans a “major speech” soon on the importance of continuing Western aid for Ukraine. “There is fatigue but we will do everything to win against the enemy, and...

As NATO chief says counteroffensive ‘gradually gaining ground’ Ukraine received its first shipment of U.S.-made Abrams tanks that it says will strengthen its counteroffensive against Russian troops in the east amid continued Russian attacks in the southern city of Odesa and claims by occupation authorities in the Crimean port of Sevastopol that they had repelled...

The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson again came under Russian shelling late on September 27 after Russian troops struck two businesses in the regional capital, local authorities said. The State Emergencies Service reported on Telegram that firefighters rushed to the businesses after they were hit but had had to return several times to extinguish the...

The final declaration of the Group of 20 (G-20) major economies in India left Kyiv angry over its refusal to condemn Moscow for its aggression against Ukraine, as new fragments of projectiles appeared to have landed on North Atlantic Treaty Organi­zation (NATO) member Romania’s territory on September 9. “We are grateful to the partners who...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has returned to Kyiv after two days in eastern and southern Ukraine where he held meetings with commanders and Ukrainian troops to hear their requests, which he said would be passed on to top generals and other officials and addressed. Mr. Zelenskyy said in a video posted on September 5 on...

Ukrainian officials said at least 17 people were killed and many others wounded in a Russian missile strike on a busy market in the eastern city of Kostyantynivka, sparking immediate condemnation from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the United Nations and Kyiv’s allies. A video of the attack, posted on social media by Ukrainian officials, showed people...

The General Staff of the Ukrainian military said 34 combat clashes took place on the front line during the day on September 7 and that the situation in the east and south of Ukraine “remains difficult.” The Ukrainian military repelled attacks in the Kupyansk, Bakhmut and Avdiyivka areas, it said in its evening assessment. “The...