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Citing “three US officials,” Reuters reported that Russia was allegedly moving blood supplies and other medical materials near Ukraine. The officials cited by the agency in its “exclusive” argued that this was one of “concrete indicators” showing whether Moscow was poised to launch an invasion or not.  “The disclosure of the …

The Russian Army has deployed a new electronic warfare battalion in the Belgorod Region, close to the border with Ukraine, which will “reduce the time needed to obtain necessary information [about military movements],” it was revealed on Tuesday. Announced by the Western Military District, one of Russia’s five Army administrative divisions, the …

Former Ukrainian MP Evgeniy Muraev, named by the UK Foreign Office as a potential “pro-Russian leader” who might be installed in Kiev by Moscow, has poured scorn on the claim, saying it was “a question for Mr. Bean.” On Saturday evening, the Foreign Office issued a statement claiming Britain had …

The Ukrainian economy is facing a perilous crisis and could be on course to default on its debts, one of Kiev’s top economists has cautioned after alarms were raised over the country’s GDP remaining the lowest in Europe. Speaking to business outlet Capital on Thursday, the country’s Director of the …

At least half a dozen former US military servicemen have made their presence known at the front line in the Ukrainian conflict – so far by just posting a string of photos and videos on Instagram, with geotags suggesting the men are in eastern Ukraine. The Americans are depicted in …

Ukraine’s second-largest political party, Opposition Platform – For Life, has come out against the decision by officials in Washington to sanction two of its members for allegedly seeking to take over the government. In a statement published on the party’s website on Thursday, it slammed the economic measures the US …

Kharkov, a major Ukrainian city of some 1.4 million people, “could be occupied” by Russia, Zelensky told the Washington Post on Thursday. The statement has forced some local Ukrainian officials to publicly refute the alarming claim. In his interview, the Ukrainian president opined that the city, located 40 kilometers (25 …

Kiev has conducted tests of units manning the BM-21 ‘Grad’ system, a Soviet-designed, truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher, near its southern border with Crimea, according to an announcement by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On Friday, officials stated that personnel had moved the weapons to Kherson Oblast, just north of the …

The US Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned two Ukrainian MPs – Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn – and two former officials – Volodymyr Oliynyk and Vladimir Sivkovich, accusing them of participating in a Moscow-backed conspiracy to destabilize the pro-Western government of Volodymyr Zelensky “Russia has directed its intelligence services to …

The wife of a top entertainer has urged the people of Ukraine to make Ukrainian the language they use between the sheets, and even provided a list of helpful vocabulary for those at a loss for words. Elizaveta Belskaya, an art historian and wife of actor Anton Mukharsky, posted the advice on social …