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Starmer visits Ukraine to pledge continued commitment to Kyiv if he becomes PM

The Labour leader visited suburbs of Kyiv which saw heavy fighting and alleged war crimes in the opening months of the Russian invasion.

The Independent UK

Ukraine says it shot down 6 Russian balloons that appeared over Kyiv

A spokesman for Ukraine's air force said the balloons had plain metal triangles suspended with string below them, saying that was enough to appear like an incoming missile or drone on radars.

WEKU

UK will back Ukraine if opposition Labour win power - Labour leader

Britain's support for Ukraine will not change if the main opposition Labour Party wins power in an election next year, Labour leader Keir Starmer said during a visit to Ukraine on Thursday.

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Keir Starmer visits Kyiv to emphasise Labour’s backing for Ukraine

Party leader meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy and says UK position will remain the same if he becomes PM

The Guardian - UK

Russia and Ukraine exchange over 100 POWs in latest swap

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 101 prisoners of war in their latest prisoner swap on Thursday, their authorities said.

Reuters

Ukraine 12 months at war: why Kyiv's western allies must rethink the limits of their military aid

“Range anxiety” is a phrase most often associated with electric vehicles having to regularly charge their batteries. But it is also central to an understanding of the protracted nature of the limited war being fought between Russia and Ukraine. Range in this case means something different, of course. It is…

The Conversation

Shot down over Kyiv, the Russian spy balloons becoming Putin’s new line of attack

On the outskirts of the capital, Kim Sengupta watches the military shoot down two of the ballloons. Their mission, Ukraine suspects, is to gather intelligence – and impede Ukrainian defences and warplanes ahead of a feared air offensive

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Israeli foreign minister promises Zelenskiy more aid, rebuilding help

Israel will expand existing aid to Ukraine and help rebuild the country, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Thursday during the first official Israeli visit to Kyiv since Russia's invasion a year ago.

Reuters

Oil-rich Norway donates $7.4 billion in aid to Ukraine

The parliament of oil-rich Norway has announced that the Scandinavian country is donating 75 billion kroner ($7.4 billion) to Kyiv as part of a five-year support package, making Norway one of the world’s biggest donors to war-torn Ukraine

The Independent UK

Almost a year on, Russia's war against Ukraine could go in three different directions

The frontline may be frozen but the battle rages on in Ukraine. In Bakhmut, a town which Moscow views as key to gain control of the entire Eastern Donbas area, the past weeks have seen military stock shrink fast, and hundreds of troops killed and injured a day, according to…

The Conversation

A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide

Ukraine says a renewed Russian offensive is under way following 12 months of bloodshed.

Al Jazeera

VIEWPOINT 2: US should turn Ukraine war over to its European allies

Instead of a quick Russian victory, Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine seems to be settling into a drawn-out slugfest. After Ukrainian soldiers surprisingly thwarted Russia’s offensive on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city, the gleeful United States rallied NATO nations to provide the Ukrainians with tens of billions in weapons technology.

Tribune News Service

Israeli foreign minister in Ukraine for first time since war began

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Thursday in the first such visit since the Russian invasion last year, the Foreign Ministry said.

Reuters

Israeli FM visits Kyiv as pressure mounts over military aid

Israel's foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv, the first public visit to Ukraine’s capital by a senior Israeli official since Russia’s invasion last year

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Ukraine war: major developments since Russia's invasion

After stunning Ukrainian counter-attacks forced Russian invaders into humiliating retreat on several fronts in the second half of 2022, Moscow has rebounded with small but steady advances in eastern Ukraine as the war's first anniversary nears on Feb. 24.

Bangkok Post

Russia declares battlefield gains as NATO ramps up weaponry for Ukraine

KYIV: Russia said it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east of the country, while Western countries announced more military spending on Ukraine, including artillery rounds, as Kyiv warned of continued Russian attacks.

Reuters

Missiles hammer Ukraine as Russia eyes Bakhmut's capture by April

Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would take weeks if not months to fall.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine shoots down Russian ‘reconnaissance’ balloons

Russia may be using balloons to preserve its decreasing stocks of reconnaissance drones as attrition rates soar.

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Russia estimated to have lost ‘almost half’ of its key battle tanks during Ukraine war

Losses force Moscow to rely on older Soviet-era tanks, report from military think tank says

Reuters

Kyiv says it shot down Russian balloons over Ukraine's capital

Six Russian balloons were spotted over Kyiv and most were shot down after being engaged by air defences, the Ukrainian capital's military administration said on Wednesday.

Reuters

NATO countries boost munitions output, pledge 48 Leopard 2 tanks for Kyiv

NATO countries are ramping up production of artillery munitions as Ukraine is burning through shells much faster than the West can make them, the alliance said on Wednesday amid pledges to deliver at least 48 Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.

The Guardian - UK

Russian army has lost up to half of key battle tanks, analysts estimate

Experts say Moscow has large number of cold-war era models in storage so can continue war in Ukraine for some time

Reuters

Ukraine defence minister confident West will send jets

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday he was "absolutely" confident Western countries will supply fighter jets to Kyiv to help fight Russia's invasion even though some have been cool on the idea so far.

Daily Mirror

Defence Secretary says Ukraine may wait years for UK fighter jets in blow to Zelensky

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace outlined the practical difficulties of supplying Kyiv with sophisticated aircraft after President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the UK to provide 'wings for freedom'

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Calls on UN, Türkiye to Prevent Russia from Obstructing Grain Deal

Ukraine appealed on Wednesday to the United Nations and Türkiye to press Russia to immediately stop hindering Ukrainian grain shipments that supply millions of people and not to use the food as a weapon. After an almost six-month blockade caused by the Russian invasion, three Ukrainian Black Sea ports were…

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