Apr 29, 2023 · Satellite imagery reviewed by CNN and other news organizations shows Russia is developing multi-layered defenses in a large swath of southern Ukraine, with long lines of anti-tank ditches,...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been on a two-day tour of Spain, Belgium and Portugal to drum up support. It came amid a meeting of European Union defense ministers meeting in Brussels to attempt once again to overcome Hungary's objections to providing billions of euros in military aid to Kyiv, in its third year of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.
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Feb 5, 2023 · A village in Kherson took “massive fire” early Sunday morning, according to the region's military administration. The northwestern village of Chornobaivka was hit by Russian shells that ...
Sep 5, 2023 · Ukrainian forces have made it past more Russian entrenchments in their campaign to reach the Sea of Azov, but minefields and more enemy troops lie ahead, analysts say.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there have been 35.1 million border crossings out of Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February 2022. Many people have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. The latest data show 19,870,990 border crossings into Poland, 4,319,930 to Romania, 2,852,395 to Russia, 4,745,505 t...
Below are ten infographics that break down the history, politics and economics of the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
In 2019, the world’s top exporters of crude oil were Saudi Arabia ($145bn), Russia ($123bn), Iraq ($73.8bn), Canada ($67.8bn), and the US ($61.9bn). China bought about one-quarter (27 percent) of Russia’s total oil exports worth $34bn. However, given China’s massive energy needs, this made up only 16 percent of the country’s oil imports. At least 4...
Russia is the world’s second-largest arms exporter, behind the United States, accounting for roughly 20 percent of global weapons sales. Between 2016 and 2020, Moscow sold $28bn of weapons to 45 countries. Russia exports nearly 90 percent of its arms to 10 countries. Its biggest customer, India, bought 23 percent of Russia’s weapons for some $6.5bn...
Mar 2, 2022 · What Happened on Day 6 of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. Explosions struck the capital, Kyiv, and an apparent rocket strike destroyed an administration building in Kharkiv, the second largest...
Oct 3, 2022 · — AP Investigation: Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin’s war — Europe faces ‘unprecedented risk’ of gas shortage, IEA says — Fleeing Russians follow path of 1917 refugees to Istanbul
Jun 24, 2022 · Follow the latest news on Russia's war in Ukraine here and read more about today's developments in the posts below.
Protracted conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began in February 2014
The Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which began in February 2014. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied and annexed Crimea from Ukraine and supported pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainian military in the Donbas war. The first eight years of conflict also included naval incidents, cyberwarfare, and heightened political tensions. Wikipedia
