Eastern Europe
Starmer, premier for two weeks, told more than 45 European leaders the UK would be a “friend and partner.”
Jul. 18
Top News
European leaders gathered in the United Kingdom at Bleinheim Palace as part of the European Political Community meeting hosted by new UK PM Keir Starmer.
Jul. 18
Drones
The combined drone attack hit the command center and ammo/equipment depot of a military base while the Russians were training, a Kyiv Post source said.
Jul. 18
EU
Von der Leyen’s first term was full of crises including the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Jul. 18
In her manifesto, the European Commission president spoke about dangers being posed by China, militarily and economically.
Jul. 18
Interview
One Ukrainian lawmaker is actively working to bring donated US assault rifles into every Ukrainian home as protection against future Russian invasions.
Jul. 18
Crimea
A Russian soldier, an agent of the Ukrainian partisans, reported about the Sevastopol training center where he was trained – allegedly a school for divers.
Jul. 17
Donetsk
The Russians are using guided air bombs and carrying out airstrikes in the Toretsk sector.
Jul. 17
Top News
Soldiers of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade discovered the self-propelled gun and adjusted fire using the Ukrainian-developed Shark reconnaissance drone.
Jul. 16
Zelensky
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is likely to resign and parliament to vote for an almost completely new cabinet on Tuesday, a Kyiv Post source in government said.
Jul. 16
Wagner
Initially placed in a detention facility, Ivan Popov, the popular paratrooper general, has been allowed to await the outcome of an ongoing investigation at home.
Jul. 16
War in Ukraine
Rather than worry about what Russia will do, the White House should be concentrating on doing all that it can to guarantee Russia's defeat and Ukraine's victory, Gen. Ben Hodges says.
Jul. 16
Donetsk
A spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of troops told Kyiv Post that Russian losses in the Toretsk sector for the week amounted to 1,502 people, including 635 killed, 855 wounded, and 12 POWs.
Jul. 16
Top News
Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is creating special units charged with filtering citizens of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Jul. 16
Diplomats said a de facto boycott of the foreign affairs meeting in Budapest would serve as a reprimand for Hungary and stop it from taking the spotlight afforded by the presidency.
Jul. 15
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Post interviews Dr. Daniel Szeligowski, the head of the Eastern Program at the Polish Institute of International Affairs about what peace talks might look, particularly after US elections.
Jul. 14