.... State-run lender Ukreximbank said in a statement it had suspended Yevgen Metsger and apologised to

A Ukrainian pastor from London who stayed in Bucha while delivering aid to his home country has said the war is “ between evil and good, darkness and light ”.... I know they want us to be broken, and if we break now we will lose, ” he said.“ We have to be strong.... When we win, then we will cry.”....

THOUSANDS of Russian-made weapons seized in Lebanon and Gaza may be given to Ukraine under new proposals by Israel. The plan, which has been gratefully welcomed by Kyiv, will drastically alter Tel Aviv’s neutrality in the conflict, and marks “ a serious step in recognising the common threats faced by both countries.” In December, Israel confirmed it had seized more than 85, 000 weapons as it captured large warehouses during its successful campaign against iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, which

Open this photo in gallery Ukrainian war prisoners cross a mine barrier during a prisoner exchange near the village of Mayorske, Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Aug.... Russia-backed separatists took control of large areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, established the so-called` people’s republics’ and fought the government forces attempting to reclaim control.... The government side stopped using them in 2017 but the separatists continue to hold prisoners incommunicado, denying access

Portuguese air force F-16 fighter jets participate in a NATO policing mission over Lithuania on May 22.... It recently launched a long-anticipated counteroffensive against the Kremlin’s forces without air cover, placing its troops at the mercy of Russian aviation and artillery. Advertisement However, Air Force Gen.... Getting F-16 squadrons ready for battle could take “ four or five years, ” he said. Even so, attack helicopter pilots in eastern Ukraine welcomed the news....

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