Articles tagged with "Truce Russia, Ukraine"

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Loud blasts heard in Kyiv during missile alert: AFP journalists

More than ten explosions rang out in Kyiv early Monday during a ballistic missile alert, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.

5 DAYS AGO

(From L) US President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky take part in a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, central-eastern France on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Thibault Camus / POOL

Trump says Russia 'should make a deal' with Ukraine, confirms meeting with Zelensky

Trump said he "had a meeting" with Zelensky at the summit in the spa town of Evian-les-Bains and more talks were planned later in the day, as the G7 group of leading world powers seeks to increase pressure on Moscow to end more than four years of fighting.

June 16, 2026

Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg as Russia hosts major economic forum

Russian authorities confirmed that the drones struck energy and military targets in St. Petersburg and western Russia as a major economic forum opened; Moscow claimed to have intercepted hundreds of drones across the country.

June 3, 2026

This photograph shows an explosion during drone and missile attacks in Kyiv on June 2, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AFP)

Russian strikes rock Ukraine, killing nine and wounding dozens

AFP journalists heard several explosions in the Ukrainian capital, where local authorities said Russia struck with ballistic missiles, setting off fires and cutting power in several districts.

June 2, 2026

Local residents stand next to debris and a damaged residential building following an air attack in Dnipro on May 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Mykola SYNELNYKOV / AFP)

10 dead in Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town: Governor

A total of 38 people are wounded, with 11 teenage students missing, said Leonid Pasechnik, governor of the occupied Lugansk region; Russian President Vladimir Putin had condemned the drone barrage that hit the college dormitory in Starobilsk overnight on Thursday to Friday and ordered the army to prepare a response.

May 23, 2026

This handout photo taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on April 29, 2026, shows a firefighter at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Shostka, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Russia fired record number of drones at Ukraine in April: AFP analysis

Russia fired a record number of long-range attack drones at Ukraine in April, AFP analysis of data published by Kyiv's air force showed.

May 1, 2026

Ukraine's Zelensky says visiting Jordan for 'security' talks

Volodymyr Zelensky visits Jordan as part of a Middle East tour, securing defence cooperation deals with Gulf states and offering Ukraine’s anti-drone expertise amid regional tensions.

March 29, 2026

Ukraine, Saudi signed air defence deal: senior officials to AFP

Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have signed a defence cooperation deal focused on air defence, with Kyiv offering anti-drone expertise developed against Russian attacks as Riyadh faces Iranian drone threats, in a partnership Zelensky said could benefit both countries.

March 27, 2026

Moscow, Kyiv meet for US-brokered talks after fresh attacks

Negotiating teams from Russia and Ukraine are set to meet in Geneva, Switzerland, in an effort to bring an end to the four-year long war between their countries.

February 17, 2026

Russia 'disregards peace efforts' with overnight attack before talks: Ukraine FM

The Ukranian FM has lamented Russia's attack ahead of peace talks

February 17, 2026