A Ukrainian strike on a Russian ammunition train most likely damaged the rail connection between the Moscow-occupied Kherson region and annexed Crimea, British intelligence said on August 3, as Kyiv admitted that despite supplies of Western weapons the military situation in the east was "hell."
MoreOutnumbered Ukrainian defenders continue to hold the line in the east against Russian forces who only make "minimal gains," British military intelligence said on July 20, amid reports that Kyiv took out a key bridge over the Dnipro river using modern Western artillery.
MoreSince Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in February, talks of support for Kyiv have largely centered around weapons and ammunition
MoreParents and educators in the Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine say the occupation authorities are using blackmail to compel them to cooperate with pro-Moscow schools being created for the coming academic year.
MoreUkrainian forces have suffered setbacks in the east as Russian troops backed by powerful artillery bombardments continue their grinding advance focused on encircling Ukraine's last pocket of resistance in the eastern Luhansk region.
MorePresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy has predicted a worsening of Russian attacks to gain territory in eastern Ukraine ahead of a meeting this week of EU leaders to decide whether to back Kyiv's accelerated bid to join the bloc.
MoreUkrainian officials said Tuesday that Russian forces destroyed the last remaining bridge connecting to Sievierodonetsk, severing an evacuation route for civilians still in the eastern city that has been a main focus of fighting in recent weeks.
MorePresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy has again appealed for more Western help for his beleaguered Ukrainian forces as Russia continues to gain ground in heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine.
MoreRussian forces continued their offensive in eastern Ukraine, closing in on strategic towns and cities and shelling Kharkiv after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the northeastern city in his first trip outside Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
MoreRussia continued to pour forces and equipment into its all-out offensive in eastern Ukraine, where it seeks to encircle Ukrainian troops in two cities, as Kyiv warned that the country is facing an existential battle that could determine its fate.
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