Counteroffensive

KYIV: Ukraine told critics of the pace of its three-month-old counteroffensive to "shut up" on Thursday (Aug 31), the sharpest signal yet of Kyiv's frustration at leaks from Western officials who say its forces are advancing too slowly.…

Extensive minefields laid by Russian forces are proving among the toughest obstacles facing Ukraine’s counteroffensive, and the tools that Kyiv’s military has for removing them are inadequate, according to experts.Russia has deployed…

Russia said on Monday (Jul 31) that Ukraine's counteroffensive was not going as planned and that it was wasting billions of dollars of weapons supplied to it by the West. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, in remarks to a military conference,…

Amid a showdown between the Centre and the opposition in the Lok Sabha over the violence in Manipur, the BJP-led government is set to launch a counter-offensive against the other side. With the Congress-led opposition making Manipur the…

Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin said “hostilities have intensified significantly.” Battles in recent weeks have taken…

U.S. officials said on Tuesday that the Biden administration was sending up to $400 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, including artillery, air defenses and mine-clearing equipment, in an effort to help replenish Kyiv’s forces…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ukrainian military on Tuesday reported making small advances against Russian forces in parts of southern Ukraine and…

PUTIN MEETS LUKASHENKO As Odesa cleared rubble from the Russian strikes, Putin hosted his closest ally, Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, in his native city of Saint Petersburg - their first meeting since Minsk helped end a revolt by…

Published By: Niranjana VBLast Updated: July 23, 2023, 20:09 ISTThe Russian leader said the pair would discuss security in our region.(Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via Reuters) The longtime leaders met for the first time since…

KYIV: Russia's latest strike on Odesa on Sunday (Jul 23) killed two people and severely damaged a historic Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader. The 18th century Transfiguration Cathedral, the biggest…