Amid the intensified air assaults, China said its special envoy met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during talks in Kyiv earlier this week.
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Ukraine says it downed Russian hypersonic missiles during ‘exceptional’ air attack on Kyiv
It was the eighth time this month that Russian air raids had targeted the capital.
UK promises attack drones, more missiles for Ukraine as Zelensky meets Sunak
This is the 5th European country Zelensky has visited in the past 3 days, after Italy, the Vatican, Germany and France.
European human rights summit to step up aid for Ukraine to counter Russian invasion
Europe’s pre-eminent human rights organization is holding a 2-day summit in Reykjavik starting Tuesday and will center on the war in Ukraine, one of its member states.
Russian mercenary forces chief offered to give troop locations to Ukraine, leak says
Wagner Group owner Yevgeniy Prigozhin has publicly feuded with Russian military commanders, but he is also an ally of President Vladimir Putin, who might well regard Prigozhin’s offer to Kyiv as a treasonous betrayal
Ukraine’s Zelensky makes surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Macron
Macron’s office announced the Paris leg of Zelensky’s trip, and France dispatched a plane to pick up Zelensky in Germany.
Ukrainian president: Counteroffensive doesn’t aim to attack Russian territory
Speaking during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Zelensky said Ukraine’s goal is to free the territories within its internationally recognized borders.
Commentary: Should the U.S. empower Ukraine with F-16s? Biden must decide
We don’t need to fear escalation of conventional warfare. Russia already ‘escalated’ in February 2022, when it invaded.
Inside a Ukrainian military hospital, gruesome wounds and resilience
But conditions in hospitals near the front line can often signal how severe the situation is on the battlefield.
Displaced Ukrainians flock to Eurovision contest
Britain is hosting the glitzy pan-continental music competition for the first time in 25 years after stepping in to hold it on behalf of last year’s winner, Ukraine.