Spanish traveller Alberto Blasco Ventas looked out at Ukraine’s destroyed Irpin bridge, blown up to stop Russian troops in 2022 and now a hotspot for thrill-seeking tourists visiting the country. Russian forces had planned to cross the bridge during their attempt to seize the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, at the beginning of the war. The Russian … Read more
It initially took Canada four months to get into the queue after deciding to join a plan by the United States to buy urgently needed National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for Ukraine. Defence Minister Bill Blair insists the lag did not contribute to the slow pace of acquiring the high-tech defensive capability, which is … Read more
New Delhi: India and Ukraine are looking at the possibility of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kyiv next month amid renewed global efforts to bring peace to the eastern European nation, multiple diplomatic sources said on Saturday. Modi might visit Kyiv around the Ukrainian National Day on August 24 and is expected … Read more
At least 31 people killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine – CBS News Watch CBS News In Ukraine, at least 31 people were killed Monday following a series of Russian missile attacks in cities across the country. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
UKRAINE’S generals warned they have run out of reserves to halt Russia’s shock assault on Kharkiv. They admit they are struggling to contain the advance in the north east of the country. 2 Ukraine is struggling to contain the Russian advance in the north east of the country as they have run out of reservesCredit: … Read more
“We need to be visible for the world,” Heil said at Kyiv railway station. “We need to show that even now, during the war, our culture is developing, and that Ukrainian music is something waiting for the world to discover.” Singer Jerry Heil (right) and rapper alyona alyona (centre), Ukraine’s entrants in the Eurovision Song … Read more
But when drinkers curious to learn more about this hazy, malt-forward wheat ale looked to enthusiast site Untappd, the US-based Brewer’s Association or the international Beer Judge Certification Programme, they found that Ukrainian golden ale didn’t officially exist. Lana Svitankova, 41, has spent the past three years working to change this. A beer writer and … Read more
A military unit of foreign fighters in the Ukraine war had taken up covert missions against Russia when its Canadian commander was killed, says a researcher who studies war in the former Soviet Union. Jean-François Ratelle, who led the Norman Brigade under the nom de guerre Hrulf, was one of two Canadians to die within … Read more
The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 Days in Mariupol. The documentary, a collaboration between The Associated Press and PBS’s Frontline, is a harrowing first-person account set in the Ukrainian port city during … Read more
All members of NATO will eventually have to fulfil the pledge to spend two per cent of their GDP on defence, Poland’s prime minister said on Monday at the conclusion of a meeting in Warsaw with his Canadian counterpart. While praising Canada as one of Poland’s “best allies,” Donald Tusk delicately avoided criticizing Prime Minister … Read more
