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Kyiv: Ukraine announced an overhaul of its army recruitment system on Monday, offering lucrative contracts and clearly defined terms of service in a bid to attract new recruits. The changes replace the old system of indefinite military service, whereby mobilised men were expected to fight until the end of Russia’s invasion, and come after years…
Across Kyiv, residents woke to the sound of explosions, air raid sirens and thick smoke hanging over the skyline. Apartment buildings, shops and other civilian sites were damaged after Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine overnight, killing at least 11 people, injuring dozens more and setting part of a historic cathedral…
Last Updated:June 15, 2026, 12:11 IST Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has left the historic monastery Pechersk Lavra, a major pilgrimage site, on fire. Five people were killed, several injured. Russia attacked Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has caused a massive fire at the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery. (Image source: Reuters) A Russian attack on…
Kyiv: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s open letter offering face-to-face peace talks to end the war in Ukraine was addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin but meant to echo through the corridors of this week’s St Petersburg investment forum, and beyond. Zelenskyy published the letter on Thursday evening as Putin briefed foreign news editors at Russia’s premier…
Russia plans to launch its own, smaller version of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband system next year, Alexei Shelobkov, CEO of Iks Holding, the company developing the service, said on Friday. “The good news is that it is already being created. Satellites are already being launched. In the coming weeks, we will begin testing, and…
A software sends real-time satellite images to the soldier’s device, artificial intelligence alerts if something out of the ordinary can be seen and 3D simulations then guide the military unit design a flight path for a drone to hit a Russian target – all in a matter of hours. What required weeks of information assimilation…
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded Moscow needed to strengthen its air defences amid a spate of Ukrainian attacks. The Kremlin said Putin had not yet been shown the letter, but that Zelensky could…
Last Updated:June 03, 2026, 10:40 IST Marta Kostyuk reached her first Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open before launching a strong criticism of Russian players who remain silent on the war in Ukraine. Marta Kostyuk at Roland Garros (AP) Marta Kostyuk’s breakthrough run at Roland Garros came with an emotional victory, a semi-final berth,…
Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom said on Saturday a Ukrainian drone had struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe’s largest, causing no damage to key equipment, but the Kyiv military denied it. Rosatom’s head Alexei Likhachev called the incident “deliberate” and said it left a hole in the wall of a turbine hall. “This…
Ukraine’s war against Russia is increasingly being fought by machines rather than soldiers on the battlefield. Far from the frontlines, commanders who once fought in some of the war’s bloodiest battles now direct attacks through screens, livestreams and drones instead of leading troops into combat. A single operation can involve several explosive-laden robots targeting Russian…