Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1451 EAT on Tuesday 12 August 2025 European Union leaders have issued a firm warning against any attempt to alter Ukraine’s borders through the use of force, just two days before a high-stakes US-Russia summit on Ukraine is set to take place in Alaska. In a joint statement,…
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Ukraine issues World War Three warning ahead of long-stalled US Congress aid vote.
Ukraine’s prime minister has told hicginewsagency that there will be a “Third World War” if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill. Denys Shmyhal expressed “careful optimism” that US lawmakers would pass the hotly contested measure, which has $61bn (£49bn) earmarked for Kyiv….
Ukraine could face defeat in 2024. Here’s how that might look.
An ex-commander of the United Kingdom’s Joint Forces Command has expressed concern over the possibility of Ukraine facing a challenging situation against Russia in the year 2024. General Sir Richard Barrons has told the BBC there is “a serious risk” of Ukraine losing the war this year. The reason, he says, is “because Ukraine may…
Ukraine claims to have sunk Russian warship in occupied Crimea
another successful attack on a Russian warship, marking the latest in a string of naval defeats for Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet that Kyiv says has reduced its numbers by more than a third since the start of the war. The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said maritime drones operated by its Group 13 special unit struck and sank…
US Army to use its own fund in Ukraine as Congress refuses approval.
As funding for Ukraine faces an uncertain future in Congress, the US Army has been left to foot the bill for hundreds of millions of dollars in support for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia over the last few months — and Army officials are increasingly concerned that without new funding, they will have to begin pulling money from other critical projects to continue supporting Kyiv….
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief fired by Zelensky, Valerii Zaluzhnyi
Ukraine’s president has sacked the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi. It follows speculation about a rift between the president and Gen Zaluzhnyi, who has led Ukraine’s war effort since the conflict began. The dismissal will be made official in a presidential decree. The move marks the biggest change to Ukraine’s military leadership…
Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border.
Ukraine’s military command says it regards Russian military aircraft approaching Belgorod as legitimate targets, but stopped short of acknowledging it fired at a Russian transport plane that crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia. In a carefully worded statement, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said recent attacks on the city of Kharkiv, which…
Donetsk: Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city, officials say
Denis Pushilin said a Ukrainian strike, which also injured 20 people, had hit a busy market and that the casualty figures might change. Russia’s foreign ministry denounced the strike as a “barbaric terrorist attack” against civilians. There has so far been no comment from Ukraine on the incident. BBC News was not able to immediately…
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