Latest Kharkiv News

Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean

Jun. 12, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

HAVANA (AP) — A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean that some see as a projection of strength as tensions grow over Western support for Ukraine. The fleet, made up of a frigate, a nuclear-powered...

Ukraine's air force may keep some F-16 warplanes abroad to protect them from Russian strikes

Jun. 10, 2024 08:19 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine may keep some of the F-16 fighter jets it's set to receive from its Western allies at foreign bases to protect them from Russian strikes, a senior Ukrainian military officer said Monday. Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway have committed to...

Ukraine says it struck a top fighter plane deep inside Russia

Jun. 09, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. Kyiv’s main military intelligence service shared satellite photos it said showed the aftermath of the...

US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say.

Jun. 06, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault. The...

As Zelenskyy visits for D-Day, Macron promises Ukraine Mirage aircraft to fend off Russian attacks

Jun. 06, 2024 16:21 PM EDT

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will provide Ukraine with its Mirage combat aircraft to help the country's defense against Russia's aggression. He spoke after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined world leaders in France to...

Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy

Jun. 06, 2024 12:33 PM EDT

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by pledging “we will not walk away” from Ukraine, drawing a direct line from the fight to liberate Europe from Nazi domination to today's war against Russian aggression. ...

Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, according to a senator and a Western official

Jun. 05, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has used U.S. weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a U.S. senator and a Western official familiar with the matter. The weapons were used under recently approved guidance from President Joe Biden allowing American arms to be used to...

NATO ministers meet in Prague as allies ease restrictions on Ukraine's use of their weapons

May. 31, 2024 12:28 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — NATO foreign ministers were meeting in the Czech capital Friday to prepare for this summer’s leaders’ summit as the alliance boosts support for Ukraine and countries one-by-one remove restrictions on how Kyiv can use western-supplied weaponry to combat Russia’s invasion. ...

Rare drone video shows scale of destruction in Vovchansk, Ukraine's embattled front line town

May. 31, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

VOVCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Smoking piles of rubble and the bombed-out shells of residential buildings are all that remains of the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast, rare drone video obtained by The Associated Press showed. The town, like so many war-ravaged front-line...

Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the US also eases its stance

May. 31, 2024 10:02 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany joined the United States on Friday in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying — a significant policy change that comes as depleted Ukrainian troops are losing ground in the war. Ukrainian...