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AP-Roman Chop Ukrainian soldiers change their position at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Chop) The Pentagon is considering expanding the training it provides to Ukrainian forces as the nation’s war with Russia drags on in its 10th month, according to multiple reports. Under the proposal, the U.S. military would instruct as many as 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers a month at an American base in Grafenwoehr, Germany, CNN reported on Wednesday. As military operations are expected to slow with the onset of winter, the potential lull in fighting could provide an opportunity to expand…

Moscow may wait for more frigid weather in order to ‘deal the most sensitive blow,’ Ukrainian president’s office suggests. Ukraine is still recovering from the latest Russian missile attack on the nation’s energy infrastructure on November 23 | Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Ukraine is bracing for three or four “massive” missile strikes from Russia, a top defense official in Kyiv said, while the Ukrainian president’s office suggested Moscow may wait for more frigid weather in order to “deal the most sensitive blow.” Even as he gave the warning about imminent attacks, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and…

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — When Ukraine wrested back Kherson from Russian occupiers nearly a month ago, it was a moment of glory and pride, hailed as the beginning of the end of the war. But hardship for the city’s residents was far from over. Though free from Russia’s control, the southern city and its surroundings are still living the consequences of nearly nine months of occupation, and feeling the deadly proximity of the Russian forces, now stationed across the Dnieper River. Taken early in the war, in March, parts of the Kherson region were held by Russia until November, when…

NATO countries need to increase the production of weapons today. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said this in an interview with Politico He explained that it is impossible to win on the battlefield in the long run without investing in the production of more weapons. "While we are fighting today's battles, we must think about how we will fight tomorrow's battles," the foreign minister said. NATO countries should start production of the necessary weapons today, Kuleba noted. And if this does not happen, then "we will not be able to win - it's that simple." "The last time I attended a…

AP/Olivier Matthys NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on during a press conference at the NATO headquarters, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 in Brussels. Ambassadors from the 30 NATO nations gathered in Brussels Wednesday for emergency talks after Poland said that a Russian-made missile fell on its territory, killing two people, and U.S. President Joe Biden and his allies promised support for the investigation into the incident. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the “door is open” to admitting Ukraine into the security alliance and that the country would one day be a member. Stoltenberg reaffirmed the…

NATO member states during the summit in Bucharest need to make a decision to increase the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine against the background of constant Russian attacks. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, "I expect that one of the messages following the meeting of foreign ministers here in Bucharest will be the need to further increase supplies (to Ukraine - Ed.) of both air defense systems and, of course, spare parts, training and ammunition for various air defense systems," the Secretary General said. Read more: Kaczynski insists on transfer of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine:…

US historian Timothy Snyder has launched a crowdfunder for anti-drone systems for Ukraine. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance/Alamy Historian says Russia needs to lose its war in order to become a ‘normal’ European country – and stopping destruction of Ukraine’s power grid is essential Russia-Ukraine war: latest news updates When the Yale historian Timothy Snyder was asked by Ukraine’s government to fundraise for the war effort, he considered a project to restore Chernihiv library. It would have been an obvious choice for the bestselling author, who has visited the ruined library – a gracious gothic terracotta structure that survived two world wars…

Peaked emails from a whistleblower at Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) reveal that Russian officials have discussed the potential use of nuclear weapons by Vladimir Putin in his war with Ukraine. The emails, which have been shared with Newsweek, were dated March 17, March 21, and April 12. They were leaked by the FSB agent, dubbed the Wind of Change, to Vladimir Osechkin, a Russian human rights activist who runs the anti-corruption website Gulagu.net.Russian President Vladimir Putin Beginning March 4, the FSB source has written regular dispatches to Osechkin, revealing the anger and discontent inside the service over the war…

Over the past nine months, Russia has launched more than 16,000 missile strikes on Ukraine. Over the past nine months, Russia has launched more than 16,000 missile strikes on Ukraine. This was announced on Twitter by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov "97% of Russian targets are civilians. We are fighting against a terrorist state. Ukraine will win and bring war criminals to justice," he writes. Read more: Since beginning of war, 101 female soldiers have died, 50 have gone missing, more than 100 have been wounded, - Reznikov