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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise trip to Kyiv on Tuesday, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian forces make significant gains on the battlefield in...
Blinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains. MATTHEW LEE. May 14, 2024 at 1:04 PM. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Ukraine liberates key south-eastern village amid heavy fighting. The key to Ukraine punching through Russia’s defences – and putting Putin’s forces on the back foot. 17:49, Eleanor Noyce
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France's defense minister on Wednesday pledged further military support for Ukraine insisting his government's backing is unflagging while efforts are also being made...
All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the President of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rada parliamentary commission. They trace their lineage to 1917, while the modern armed forces were formed after Ukrainian independence in 1991.
After the visit US announced $713 million in military financing for Ukraine plus fifteen allied partner nations. [10] In late April Nancy Pelosi , Speaker of the House of Representatives visited Zelensky in Kyiv together with other members of the House of Representatives including Adam Schiff .
The trip comes amid increasing division over aid for Ukraine in the U.S. Congress, with a U.S. presidential election coming in November next year.
That request includes $30 billion to replenish Department of Defense military stocks that are sent to Ukraine and $14.4 billion for “continued military, intelligence and other defense...
In March 2023, a spokesman for Ukraine's Tavria military command warned that Avdiivka could become a "second Bakhmut" amid a report from British Defence Intelligence that Russian forces had made "creeping gains" around the city. By March, 1,700 civilians remained in Avdiivka.
On 10 May 2024, the Russian Armed Forces began an offensive operation in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, shelling and attempting to breach the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Vovchansk and Kharkiv. [3] The Guardian reported that the offensive has led to Russia's biggest territorial gains in 18 months.