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The Standard
… A Russian drone strike killed a 56-year-old man working as a minibus driver in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine wrote on Telegram on Sunday.A 59-year-old man was killed in a separate attack in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, when R …
Russian drone strikes kill two in UkraineCapital News
… Putin’s longstanding position has been that Ukraine should withdraw from four regions largely occupied by Russia – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia – and give up its efforts to join Nato. …
Zelensky calls for face-to-face talks with Putin in renewed push for peace dealCitizen Digital
… Fresh Russian attacks on Friday killed one person in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. …
Ukraine vows more strikes on Russia after attack on Kyiv kills 24Citizen Digital
… A strike on the centre of Zaporizhzhia city, which killed 12 people, had "absolutely no military justification", he added. …
Zelensky says Russia choosing war as dual ceasefires falterCitizen Digital
… Dnipro's deputy mayor was "nearly killed" in one of the strikes, said the mayor, Borys Filatov. - 'Massive strike' - In the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, one person was killed and four wounded by a Russian drone strike on a civilian minibus, the head of the region's administra …
Russian strikes kill six across UkraineWaves of drones and missiles killed 19 people across Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, with Ukrainian drones striking civilian areas in southern Russia and Moscow's forces targeting infrastructure in Ukraine including a major steel plant. Both countries have significantly escalated long-range attacks on civilian infrastructure as fighting at the front remains at a near standstill.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →
Waves of drones and missiles killed 19 people across Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, with Ukrainian drones striking civilian areas in southern Russia and Moscow's forces targeting infrastructure in Ukraine including a major steel plant. Both countries have significantly escalated long-range attacks on civilian infrastructure as fighting at the front remains at a near standstill.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people overnight and wounded dozens, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles in the raid. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that Moscow was receiving more ballistic projectiles and troops from North Korea.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian ballistic missile strikes across Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk killed at least nine people and wounded dozens overnight, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attacks followed warnings from Kyiv that Moscow had received ballistic missiles from North Korea.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
Four women and two men are running to become the next UN Secretary-General, with Rafael Grossi of Argentina (current head of the UN nuclear watchdog), Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana, and Macky Sall of Senegal among the contenders. The Security Council's five permanent members—the US, Britain, China, France, and Russia—have veto power over the selection.
23 July 2026 · The Standard →
Ukraine said Russian missile strikes on the Turkish-owned cargo ship Golden Leo carrying grain killed six crew members, with four more missing and eight rescued, hours after Moscow fired two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv killing one person and wounding 16.
19 July 2026 · The Standard →
Ukrainian drone strikes killed four people mostly outside Moscow on Monday, while Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least six including on a cargo ship, officials said. The strikes occurred as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to meet allies in Paris to discuss ending the almost four-and-a-half-year war.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
Russia fired missiles and drones into apartment buildings in Kyiv on Monday, killing at least 22 people on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey. President Zelensky urged NATO to take "strong decisions" on boosting Ukraine's air defences.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russia fired missiles and drones into apartment buildings in Kyiv on Monday, killing at least 22 people, the second major Russian attack on the capital in a week. Ukrainian President Zelensky, expected to meet US President Trump at a NATO summit in Turkey, called on the alliance to strengthen Ukraine's air defences.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian strikes killed two people and injured more than 20 in Ukraine Saturday, with attacks across Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia regions damaging civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian strikes on Russian-occupied territory and inside Russia killed one and injured 10, according to Moscow.
27 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece warns that Kenyans who signed up to fight for Russia in foreign wars made a Faustian bargain that rarely ends well, comparing the arrangement to a devil's deal in classical literature.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
Russian drone strikes killed a 56-year-old minibus driver in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region and a 59-year-old man in the Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, as world leaders met in London to discuss pressure on Moscow over its four-year war. Ukrainian President Zelensky is meeting leaders of France, Germany and Britain to discuss the way forward.
7 June 2026 · The Standard →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued an open letter to Vladimir Putin calling for a face-to-face meeting to pursue peace, stating it would be wrong to wait for the US to refocus on the European war. He also called for a full ceasefire during negotiations, which Putin had rejected earlier that day.
5 June 2026 · Capital News →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to launch retaliatory strikes on Russia after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children. A Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian city of Ryazan killed four people, including a child, amid the ongoing four-year invasion.
16 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia rejected a Ukrainian ceasefire proposal by launching fresh attacks, raising the prospect of Ukrainian retaliatory strikes during Russia's May 9 World War II commemoration, after the Kremlin had proposed a mutual ceasefire pause for that day.
7 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least six people Saturday, mostly in attacks on residential buildings in the eastern city of Dnipro, as Ukraine's President Zelensky urged stronger European action and more sanctions against Russia.
26 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →