Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1240 EAT on Monday 27 July 2026 The Ukrainian president will become the first international leader to visit the prime minister since he took office a week ago, with Downing Street saying the visit “illustrates the strength of the relationship between the two nations”. During the visit, the…
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Trump Grants Kyiv Patriot Missile Production Licence: What’s Next in the Russia-Ukraine War?
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1454 EAT on Friday 10 July 2026 Kyiv, Ukraine – Patriot missile interceptors have become Ukraine’s most sought-after Western-made weapon as Russia intensifies its aerial assault, with the air defence system playing a critical role in protecting cities from nightly missile and drone attacks.Months of sustained Russian bombardment…
Ukraine Launches Drone Attacks on Sevastopol Museum and Major Russian Oil Refineries
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1153 EAT on Wednesday 10 June 2026 Ukrainian drones struck a historic museum in Sevastopol, Crimea, triggering a fire on the building’s roof, as Russian authorities reduced overnight train services amid escalating aerial attacks across the peninsula and deep inside Russian territory. The attack was reported early Wednesday…
Environmental fears grow in Russia as Ukraine targets oil refineries
Updated by Catherine Asiimwe at 1450 EAT on Thursday 30 April 2026 When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the Black Sea port town of Tuapse in southern Russia, he was met by a sharp chemical smell and streets coated in a layer of black residue. “I saw train carriages covered in residue from the…
More Than Half a Million Lose Power in Russia–Ukraine Exchange of Strikes
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1303 EAT on Thursday 26 March 2026 Tit-for-tat attacks between Russia and Ukraine on energy facilities have left hundreds of thousands without electricity, according to officials, even as international attention turns to the US–Israel conflict with Iran. Close to half a million residents in Russia’s Belgorod region were…
Ukraine-Russia War Claims Lives of Two More Ugandans
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1627 EAT on Monday 9 March 2026 Two more Ugandans have died while fighting on the Russian side in Ukraine, according to a new report. The investigative report, titled The Business of Despair and released on February 11, 2026, reveals that seven Ugandan nationals were recruited to join…
Russia Strikes Ukraine Using Rarely-Deployed Oreshnik Missile
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1400 EAT on Friday 9 January 2026 Russia Uses Rare Oreshnik Missile in Overnight Strikes on UkraineRussia deployed the Oreshnik ballistic missile in a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine. Four people were killed and 25 others injured in Kyiv on Thursday night, where loud explosions lit up the…
Ukraine Lawmakers Restore Anti-Corruption Agencies Following Public Protests
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1755 EAT on Monday 15 December 2025 Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday voted to restore the independence of two key anti-corruption agencies, seeking to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Lawmakers approved the bill unanimously, 331–0, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted the…
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