A deadly Russian drone strike on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight killed two people and injured at least 17 others, including three children, Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. The strike hit a residential high-rise, collapsing three floors and trapping multiple residents.
During a press conference at the NATO Summit in The Hague, U.S. President Donald Trump had a poignant exchange with a Ukrainian journalist, highlighting the growing urgency surrounding Ukraine’s defense.
President Donald Trump stated Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to see the war with Russia come to an end. Speaking during a press conference at the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Trump described Zelensky as “very nice” and emphasized that both leaders expressed interest in resolving the conflict.
Russia’s leadership issued a provocative warning following U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, claiming multiple nations may now provide Tehran with nuclear weapons.
Russia’s Africa Corps has officially replaced the Wagner Group in Mali, signaling a major shift in Moscow’s paramilitary operations across West Africa.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized military escorts for Moscow’s so-called “ghost fleet” of covert tankers amid NATO’s BALTOPS war games in the strategic Baltic Sea region.
Russia claimed Sunday that it is still waiting for Ukraine to confirm a planned exchange of 6,000 fallen soldiers, after accusations from both sides that the process has been delayed. Russian Lt. Gen. Alexander Zorin stated that 1,212 bodies of Ukrainian troops had already been delivered to the exchange site at the border, but said there were indications Ukraine may postpone the swap until next week.
Russia unleashed a massive overnight attack on Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv early Saturday, killing at least three and injuring 21. The barrage included aerial glide bombs, cruise missiles, and drones—marking the most intense strike on the city since the war began in February 2022. Ukrainian officials confirmed 215 projectiles were launched, of which air defenses intercepted 87 drones and seven missiles.
President Donald Trump announced that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, acknowledging that there will be no "immediate peace" in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia announced on Monday the formation of a new cybersecurity alliance with 11 authoritarian-leaning nations, including Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Iran, and China’s allies. The pact, titled “International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security,” seeks to promote a state-controlled model for internet governance and digital policy under the United Nations.
