26 April News

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will take members of his government coalition to Ukraine this week amid an ongoing row over voting on military aid for Kyiv that has shaken his cabinet. A coalition council late Tuesday confirmed that Petkov and representatives of three of the four parties in th…

The Biden administration is committed to providing Ukraine with the military means to repel Russian forces from the whole of its country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. Blinken …

The US has promised to “keep moving heaven and earth” to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to resist Russia.

Officials in Bulgaria also said Tuesday that Gazprom told them it was suspending gas supplies.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told CNN’s Jim Sciutto on Tuesday that the entire “global international security order” put in place after World War II is at stake if Russia gets away “cost-free” following its invasion of Ukraine.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that he supports efforts to allow some of the proceeds from assets the Justice Department seizes from Russian oligarchs to go “directly to Ukraine.”

The longer Ukraine’s army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training - exactly the transformation President Vladimir Putin wanted to prevent by invading in the first place. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third month, FRANCE 24 is…

No country has taken more refugees per capita than Moldova, where people have opened their homes to Ukrainians. But the country faces challenges, including growing Russian pressure.

Ukraine wants Bulgaria to provide weapons and support for the country’s EU membership. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna before the forum “EU meets the Balkans”, which is being held today in Sofia.

The company producing the Stinger missiles that have proved so effective in Ukraine said on Tuesday it will not be able to immediately resume production once existing stockpiles are depleted.

TORETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as the U.S. defense secretary promised to “keep moving heaven and earth” to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to repel the new offensive even as Moscow warned such support risked widening the war .

“Ukraine’s valor and skill will go down in military history,” Austin said.

Analysis of government announcements, local newspaper reports and social media posts by an independent Russian newspaper revealed that at least 317 officers have died in Ukraine.

Christine Lambrecht, the German defence minister, will use a meeting of 40 nations at Ramstein air base today to declare that the government has agree to deliver 50 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine.

A furtive trip to Kyiv by two cabinet members signals a new American mindset

The UN Secretary-General is in Moscow meeting Russia’s foreign minister and later Vladimir Putin in an attempt to push for a Ukraine ceasefire. Follow our live updates.

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top aid, Igor Zhovka, spoke to FRANCE 24 from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The deputy head of the presidential office assessed the situation on the two main front lines…

The United States pressed NATO allies to ramp up military support for Ukraine after Russia warned the threat of World War III was “real.”

Germany announced on Tuesday its first delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks following weeks of pressure at home and abroad to do so amid confusion over its stance.

James Heappey, who is the armed forces minister, said it is “entirely legitimate” for Ukraine to target Russia’s logistics and supply lines.

Bulgaria and five other countries sell Soviet weapons and ammunition to Ukraine through the US company Ultra Defense Corp., based in Tampa, Florida, according to an analysis by the New York Times.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu convened the country’s security council Tuesday morning for a meeting on recent attacks in the breakaway republic of Transnistria, a strip of land the borders Ukraine, after explosions that damaged the Transnistria Ministry of State Security building on Monday and toppl…

Boeing has selected Spirit Aerosystems to provide engine parts for a round of upgrades that will help keep B-52 bombers in the sky through at least 2050.

In addition to rocket-propelled grenades and portable anti-aircraft systems, Germany has apparently supplied Ukraine with anti-tank mines from the Army reserves

Russian forces conducted precision missile strikes against five Ukrainian railway stations in central and western Ukraine on April 25 in a likely effort to disrupt Ukrainian reinforcements to eastern Ukraine and Western aid shipments. A series of likely

The estimated cost is $165 million and includes rockets and various rounds of non-standard and legacy Warsaw Pact ammunition for MBTs, artillery vehicles, mortar systems and grenade launchers.

Following the announcement of the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, last week, Canada has provided artillery and other military materiel to th

The summary of the 61st day of Russian invasion to Ukraine, as of 22:00 – 25th of April 2022 (Kyiv time). Russian missiles hit Ukrainian railway infrastructure across the whole country in order to disrupt the weapon flow to eastern Ukraine. An oil facility and nearby military base with oil reserves…

The US sending artillery to Ukraine aims to degrade Russian forces not only now but over the longer term, said Defense Secretary Austin and military experts.

The UK defense ministry said it was investigating a reported hack by Russia of its computer systems targeting more than 100 army recruits.

Britain is to send to Ukraine armored vehicles able to fire missiles against invading Russian aircraft, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said.

Short-range surface-to-air missile systems will be delivered to Poland following an agreement with European arms manufacturing group MBDA.

Lithuania has planned to exercise an option to acquire more Vilkas fighting vehicles, according to Vice Minister of National Defence Vilius Semeska. According to Vice Minister, Lithuania plans to buy 120 additional Vilkas (Wolf) infantry fighting vehicles. “Preparation for the negotiations began ear…

A piece of Russian Mi-28 “Night Hunter” attack helicopter wreckage was found off the airport in the town of Hostomel, just outside Kyiv. The footage showed that the helicopter was completely disintegrated and broken into small pieces, except for some parts. But one photo clearly shows a tail-wheel-t…

Jewish Ukrainians give short shrift to Putin’s claim he is out to save them from Nazis.