Russia aims to launch 2,000 drones towards Ukraine at once, German general says

Russia aims to be able to launch 2,000 drones towards Ukraine simultaneously, German Major General Christian Freuding said in an interview published on July 19. The staggering figure described by Freuding, who heads the Ukraine task force at the German …

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says peace negotiations ‘must be stepped up’

Kyiv has proposed to Moscow a new round of peace talks next week, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Saturday in the hours after Russian strikes across Ukraine claimed more lives. “Security council secretary Umerov … reported that he had …

Ukraine considers easing travel ban for men ages 18-24, parliament speaker says

Ukrainian lawmakers are considering whether to allow men ages 18 to 24 to travel abroad, a move that would ease current wartime restrictions, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said on July 19. According to Suspilne, the Verkhovna Rada ( …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,242

Here are the key events on day 1,242 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. This is how things stand on Sunday, July 20: Fighting Russian forces launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing two people and damaging “an outpatient clinic, a …

Why are mentally ill soldiers being drafted in Ukraine?

Memory lapses, disorientation, confusion about numbers and colors: These are just some of the issues that Vasyl, a 28-year-old from central Ukraine, deals with on a daily basis. In fact, he's been receiving psychiatric care for a personality disorder …

Fire, flight diversions reported near Moscow as Ukraine launches drone attack on Russia's capital

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A fire broke out in Moscow Oblast overnight on July 20 as Ukraine reportedly launched a drone attack targeting the Russian capital, local Telegram channels reported. Moscow Mayor Sergey …

From Gaza to Ukraine, peace always seems just out of reach – and the reason isn’t only political

The quest for peace in major conflicts has rarely been so desperate and so seemingly futile. In Gaza, talk of ceasefires, truces and pauses typically ends in tears. In Ukraine, the war is now well into its fourth year with no end in sight, despite Donald …

'Russia is weaponizing deportation' — Ukraine evacuates 43 deportees from Russia-Georgia border

Ukraine evacuated 43 citizens being held along the Russia-Georgia border on July 19 that had been recently deported from Russia, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced. Instead of being brought to the Ukrainian border, 56 Ukrainian deportees were taken …

Oleksandr Usyk wraps Ukraine’s flag around himself and his fists around Daniel Dubois | Barney Ronay

Perhaps the most striking part of the surge of controlled fury that ended this heavyweight title fight wasn’t the short right or the clubbing left that took Daniel Dubois down midway through the fifth round. It was Oleksandr Usyk’s smile before the second …

Russia intensifying drone attacks on Ukraine