LONDON — December saw a new record number of Ukrainian long-range drones shot down by Russian forces, according to statistics published by the Russian Defense Ministry and analyzed by ABC News, with Moscow claiming to have destroyed more than 4,300 over the course of the month. Through December, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed to have shot […]
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Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy denies Russian accusation that Putin’s residence was attacked by Ukrainian drones | Ukraine
Zelenskyy says accusation that Putin’s residence in Novgorod was attacked by Ukraine is a lie Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed the accusation that Ukraine tried to attack Putin’s residence as a lie, adding that Moscow was preparing the ground to strike government buildings in Kyiv, according to the Reuters news agency. Zelenskyy has urged […]
Ukrainian drones attack Moscow, Russia says, as Zelenskyy says Kyiv ready for deal
LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he believes the U.S. “wants to reach a final agreement,” to end the war in Ukraine, with Kyiv offering its full backing for a peace deal. “We sense that America wants to reach a final agreement, and from our side, there is full cooperation,” Zelenskyy […]
Ukrainian city hit by ‘massive’ strike as peace talks in US conclude
Russia continued its aerial attacks on Ukraine overnight, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very constructive” phone call with Donald Trump’s negotiating team following three days of talks in Florida. The mayor of Kremenchuk, a major industrial hub in central Ukraine, said the city was repeatedly struck in a “massive” attack. […]
Top US and Ukrainian negotiators to meet Thursday in Florida after Russia talks, source says
Ukraine’s top negotiator is scheduled on Thursday to meet in Florida with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, two days after the American’s high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to a senior U.S. administration official. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is also expected to be in the meeting with Rustem Umerov, […]
Ukrainian anti-corruption raid targets Zelenskyy’s prominent chief of staff
KYIV, Ukraine — Anti-corruption units have raided the home, and reportedly also the office, of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak. The unprecedented searches at the heart of Ukraine’s government come at a time when Kyiv is already under intense US pressure to sign a peace deal. Two national agencies fighting entrenched […]