Around 215,640 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February last year, according to Ukrainian military authorities. Photo:PAP/ Mykola Kalyeniak The Russians have also lost 3,926 tanks, 7,631 armored combat vehicles and 3,736 artillery systems during their military campaign in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Sunday, as cited by state news agency
Japan and the Netherlands have become the latest countries to pledge emergency aid in the wake of flooding after the destruction of a major dam in the south of Ukraine, according to news reports. A flooded area in Kherson, Ukraine, June 9, 2023.Photo: EPA/MYKOLA TYMCHENKO Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday that his country would provide water pump installations and rescue boats "for emergency assistance
The Polish Center for International Aid informed about the start of the humanitarian action. У ЄС затверджуватимуть 6 пакет санкцій проти росії.PAP/Wojtek Jargiło The Polish Center for International Aid Foundation is one of the Polish organizations that has been helping Ukrainians affected by the war for several years. As a result of the catastrophic situation in the
Around 25,500 people have crossed into Poland from neighbouring Ukraine in the past 24 hours, Polish border guards reported on Thursday. Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Korczowa.PAP/Darek Delmanowicz Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, 12.45 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard agency. Meanwhile, 10.667 million people have left
The Polish defence minister has said that buying modern weapons from South Korea is strengthening Poland’s security and helping deter a potential aggressor amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak (centre) poses for a photo after talks with South Korean defence industry executives in Seoul on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Twitter/Polish Ministry of Defence Mariusz
Poland’s foreign ministry has condemned an "outrageous act of Russian barbarity" and called for "further severe sanctions" against Moscow after the destruction of a major dam in southern Ukraine. The Polish foreign ministry building in Warsaw.Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell A large Soviet-era dam in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region was blown up by Russian forces early on Tuesday, threatening to flood vast areas along
Poland's prime minister has said that Ukraine deserves a "quick path" to NATO membership because it is fighting Russia's invasion "in the interests of" the Western military alliance and defending NATO countries against potential aggression by Moscow. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz MorawieckiPhoto: Adam Guz/KPRM Speaking in an interview with Canadian broadcaster CBC, Mateusz Morawiecki said that "even if Ukraine is not part of NATO today," it
A two-year-old girl has been killed and 22 other people injured after a Russian missile hit a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to authorities. UkrainePAP/EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK A pair of two-story buildings, 10 private homes, a shop, and a gas pipeline were partially destroyed by the attack late on Saturday evening. "At night, a girl's
Ukraine is ready to launch its eagerly anticipated counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published on Saturday. Volodymyr ZelenskyCarl Court During an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated he is ready for a counteroffensive, but that "protection is key now", as he seeks additional support from European
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda on Friday proposed an amendment to a controversial law on investigating Russian influence in domestic politics, saying that the new commission of inquiry should not include lawmakers or have power to ban anyone from holding public office. Polish President Andrzej Duda.Photo: PAP/Albert Zawada Duda announced his proposal at a news conference in the presidential palace in Warsaw, Polish state news agency PAP reported. The
