Right to self-defence: Ukraine tells Greece Russian vessels remain a target

Ukraine Says Strikes on Russia’s Shadow Fleet Are Legal

Ukraine has argued that Russia’s shadow fleet can be considered a legitimate military target because it finances Moscow’s war against Ukraine. In a letter to the International Maritime Organization, Kyiv rejected Russian accusations of “terrorism” and said the vessels play a critical role in sustaining the Kremlin’s military campaign.

Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Forces' Positions on Multiple Fronts

Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Forces' Positions on Multiple Fronts

🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — Ukraine has appealed to the International Maritime Organization with a call to recog [...]

— Ukraine has appealed to the International Maritime Organization with a call to recognize the ships of Russia's shadow fleet as legitimate military targets, writes the Financial Times.@Intelslava

With America in Retreat, Europe Now Depends on Ukraine

Europeans are gaming out their future defense, and it’s unthinkable without Kyiv.

Lawmakers Slam International Olympic Committee’s Move on Russia

U.S. lawmakers from both parties are criticizing the International Olympic Committee after it voted this week to provisionally allow the Russian Olympic Committee back into competition, arguing the decision sends the wrong message as Russia continues its war against Ukraine. The criticism came as Moscow presses ahead with its military campaign more than four years []...Click to read more

Ukraine argues Russia's shadow fleet should be treated as military targets

Ukraine argued in a letter to the International Maritime Organization that Russia's shadow fleet may no longer qualify as ordinary civilian shipping, citing its role in financing Moscow's war effort.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Three killed in Kyiv drone attack on Moscow as strikes on oil facilities continue

Ukraine's attack also targeted Russian tankers and ferries near the Sea of Azov

Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka

Russian forces have claimed capture of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region after roughly a nine-month battle. The city sits within Ukraine's "fortress belt," a defensive network of cities forming Donbas's main defensive line. Ukrainian officials denied the city fell. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

Russian diplomat says EU lacks interest in Ukraine talks, seeks to demonize Moscow

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, the West is using Ukraine as an expendable resource in its hybrid war against Russia

किएभमा रूसी आक्रमण, ३० जनाको मृत्यु

युक्रेन। युक्रेनको राजधानी किएभमा भएको रूसी आक्रमणको कारण मृत्यु हुनेहरुको सङ्ख्या कम्तिमा ३० जना पुगेको जनाइएको छ। युक्रेनी राष्ट्रपति भोलोदिमिर जेलेन्स्कीले रूसी आक्रमणका कारण आंशिक रूपमा ध्वस्त भएको एउटा अपार्टमेन्टको निरीक्षण गर्ने क्रममा आफ्नो सेनाले “निश्चित रूपमा“ यो आक्रमणको बदला लिने बताको छ। यसैबीच युरोपियन युनियनका शीर्ष कूटनीतिज्ञले मस्को माथि नयाँ प्रतिबन्धहरू प्रस्ताव गरेका छन् []

EU Parliament Slams Ukraine for 'Disregarding Polish Sensitivities' by Glorifying Nazis

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday condemned Ukraine for naming a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA, banned in Russia as an extremist organization), arguing that this move disregarded Poland's sensitivities as the UPA had committed multiple crimes against Poles during World War II.

Russia deploys powerful jammers to disrupt Starlink in war against Ukraine’s drones

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian “mid-strike” drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots have said. Kyiv’s development of “mid-strike” drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine. In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukraine...

Dutch intelligence dismissed US warnings before Russia invaded

The Dutch intelligence services were convinced that Russia would not invade Ukraine based on a source inside Putin’s inner circle,...

The war Putin promised would never reach Russia has reached Siberia

In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russians that invading Ukraine was an act of self-defense. If NATO were left unchecked, he warned, Western missiles would soon be able to reach deep into Russia — past Volgograd, Kazan, Samara, even beyond the Ural Mountains. To prevent that nightmare, he launched what the Kremlin euphemistically []

Russian drone and missile strikes hit farms, Naftogaz facilities, and Sumy in 24-hour assault across Ukraine

Cluster warheads, FPV drones, Herberia strikes: Russia targets Ukrainian farms and energy infrastructure in 24-hour wave

Uefa could block Russia returning to football in potential new clash with Fifa

Russia banned since full-scale invasion of UkraineMany national associations opposed to reintegrationUefa is prepared to block the return of Russian teams to international football after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally lifted the country’s suspension from global competition.Fifa has indicated it will review its position after imposing a ban on Russian teams in the wake of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago. It said on Tuesday that it would “analyse the decision before deciding on next steps”, and Uefa’s stance sets up another potential clash with the world governing body. Continue reading...

The criticism over the government’s policy on Russia and Israel

A country’s foreign policy is shaped by the national interest. This is the core principle that has also guided Greece in relation to the two major conflicts of our times.

Day 1,590 of WW3. Kyiv wants russia's shadow fleet ships to be classified as legitimate military targets. Orcs launch a drone-and-missile attack on Kyiv, and Pooty Poot hires more bodyguards for some damn reason or another. This is your Thursday Ukraine War thread [News]

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Russian jammers target Musk's Starlink to blunt Ukraine drones

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian 'mid-strike' drone attacks by ​camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink sate...

Midrange drones are reshaping the battlefield for Ukraine

By repeatedly striking the highways that carry fuel, ammunition and reinforcements, Ukrainian commanders say they have stalled Russian advances and enabled Ukrainian counterattacks and strikes into illegally annexed Crimea to isolate the peninsula from the mainland. (AP video Srdjan Nedeljkovic and Dmytro Zhyhinas) #drone #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Russia tuduh Ukraine tolak gencatan senjata sementara

MOSCOW: Kementerian Pertahanan Russia menuduh Ukraine menolak cadangan gencatan senjata sementara di bandar Kostiantynivka yang sepatutnya bertujuan membolehkan Moscow menyerahkan mayat tentera Ukraine yang terkorban. Menurut kementerian itu pada Ahad, pihaknya telah mengusulkan gencatan senjata selama enam jam di Kostiantynivka dan kawasan sekitarnya pada Isnin bagi memudahkan proses penyerahan tersebut. Ia turut memberi tempoh sehingga ... Read more The post Russia tuduh Ukraine tolak gencatan senjata sementara appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Russia tries to jam Starlink to counter Ukraine’s long-range drones

The war in Ukraine has become, among other things, a fight over signals. Russian forces are now trying to jam Elon Musk’s Starlink network to blunt the cheap long-range drones that have reshaped the conflict, according to Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots who spoke to Reuters. The tool they describe has a name. Ukrainian crews [] This story continues at The Next Web

Syrskyi Says Russia Seeks Buffer Zone in Northern Ukraine

The Russian Armed Forces are seeking to establish a buffer zone in Ukraine's northern regions, according to Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who made the statement on his Telegram channel. Syrskyi said the Russian army intends to take control of the Donbas. According to him, Russia's plans also include expanded offensive operations in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as enlarging the buffer zone in northern Ukraine. He also noted an increase in the intensity of Russian missile, drone, and guided aerial bomb strikes.

Panicking Putin makes dramatic move amid chronic fuel crisis - ‘in place until July 31’

Russia's oil industry has been targeted by Ukraine in a bid to destroy one of the Kremlin's main war revenue sources.

Ukraine dreams of becoming the 'arsenal of the free world' as allies are still unsure on how far they want cooperation to go

Many European countries seemed torn between the desire to contribute to Ukraine's war effort, the need to maintain a degree of strategic ambiguity regarding their defense industry cooperation and the fear of seeing a new competitor emerge.

Ukraine has created window of opportunity in war but it will not last forever, NATO says

Ukraine has managed to create a window of opportunity in its war with Russia, but it will not remain open forever and this opportunity must be seized.

Talking With Our Neighbours

While economic wellbeing and prosperity are matters of central importance to any state, it is security interests that constitute the first and foremost priority in foreign policy decisions. The post-Soviet space is a region critical to Russian security, and it is the part of the world that provides external powers with the most opportunities to threaten Russia proper. With stakes as high as they are, constructive and honest dialogue with Russia’s neighbours is something that should remain front and centre of Russian foreign policy, writes Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.

Ukraine targets Russian supply routes and counters Starlink jamming

Russia is disguising military cargoes in civilian vehicles and trying to jam Starlink satellite internet connections to counter drone strikes, Ukrainian drone commanders say. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #russia #ukraine #starlink Read the story here: https://reut.rs/3RsSAZT 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Ukraine's drone campaign turning Russia's oil system into new frontline

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has taken a highly destructive turn along the frontlines and border zones, shifting the focus of tactical strikes heavily onto retail energy networks. In recent months, Russian forces have initiated a systematic campaign targeting civilian petrol stations within a 30 to 50-kilometer radius of the Ukrainian border. Utilizing a combination of kamikaze drones, heavy artillery, and precision guided missiles, these strikes have left hundreds of local distribution points in ruins across regions like Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv.