Germany is threatening to block the EU’s next long-term budget unless every member state helps pay for Ukraine. In a letter to European Council President António Costa, Chancellor Friedrich Merz made his support for the 2028-2034 budget conditional on all 27 countries committing to cover Ukraine’s financing, which faces aContinue Reading
Two Ukrainian military engineers died blowing up the Hostomel bridge near Irpin to stop a Russian armored column from reaching Kyiv in the early days of the full-scale invasion. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posthumously named Lieutenant Zakhar Kvasnyi, 22, and Junior Sergeant Roman Shymanskyi, 37, Heroes of Ukraine, with the OrderContinue Reading
The US has approved the sale of 500 PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine, with delivery only after 2030. The $2.1 billion deal will not solve Ukraine’s problem with Russia’s mass ballistic strikes, aviation expert Kostiantyn Kryvolap said on 24 Channel. Anti-ballistic defense is an acute problem for Ukraine, because RussiaContinue Reading
Russia is digging tunnels to keep moving under skies Ukraine controls. Underground passages up to 150 meters long now run through 20-30% of the occupied left bank of Kherson Oblast, and Russian forces on the river have switched from frontal attacks to a “hybrid” positional war, the chief of staffContinue Reading
Russia is massing for a river crossing to try to take back Kherson. Its forces are preparing to dig in on the west bank of the Dnipro and build up around the Korabel district as a possible bridgehead for an assault on the city, Anastasiia Shevchenko, deputy spokesperson for Ukraine’sContinue Reading
Norway, Denmark, and Sweden said on Tuesday they will not play Russia at the 2027 men’s World Championship in Germany, citing safety and geopolitics. Their decision came days after a sports court cleared their return to international competition, according to Reuters. Last week the Court of Arbitration for Sport allowedContinue Reading
A failing Ukrainian brigade has become the army’s leader at coaxing its soldiers back. Over the past year, the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade cut unauthorized absences by 70% and now ranks first in the Ground Forces for troops returning to the ranks, after a new command team from the 3rdContinue Reading
Ukrainian troops have turned a worn-out armored carrier into a crewless bomb on wheels. Engineers fitted an old BTR, a Soviet-type armored personnel carrier, with a remote-control system, packed it with explosives, and drove it into Russian positions, where it detonated, says Andrii Kupriianov, callsign Darwin, a Hero of UkraineContinue Reading
Keeping Moldova out of the European Union does nothing to help Ukraine. Chisinau cannot answer for Kyiv’s internal reforms any more than Ukraine can push through changes in Moldova, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said in an interview with Válasz Online, arguing that stalling her country’s bid does nothing for itsContinue Reading
Ukrainian marines have shown off a Turkish automatic grenade launcher that was rebuilt in response to soldiers’ complaints about older models, from a simpler sight to a smoother ammunition feed. The 42nd Separate Marine Brigade released a video of its crews preparing and firing the 40mm RDS40-AGL, made by theContinue Reading
Europe is raising its defense budgets, but a Ukrainian defense-tech executive warns against spending the money on expensive systems that prove too ineffective to stop cheap drones at a sustainable cost. That is the case Taras Bublyk, CEO of the Ukrainian electronic-warfare firm UNWAVE, made in an interview with Ukrinform.Continue Reading
Ukraine’s army is loosening the reins, with its new commander-in-chief thinning the stream of reports he demands, though the general overhaul is still only partial. That is how Yurii Butusov, a front-line drone-company commander, describes the changes under Mykhailo Drapatyi in an interview with Apostrophe TV. In July 2026, PresidentContinue Reading
Ukraine’s top general has ordered a crackdown on medical boards that may approve sick soldiers for the draft. Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi signed the order on 28 October, and Dmytro Lykhovii, a representative of the Armed Forces’ Main Directorate of Communications, confirmed it to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The order tightensContinue Reading