Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were visiting the Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday when a Russian missile hit the infrastructure, close enough for leaders to see the strike. CBC | World News
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Zelenskyy says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since Russia invaded 2 years ago
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year. CBC | World News
Read More »Putin uses Tucker Carlson interview to take shots at Zelenskyy over Hunka affair
Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with U.S. media personality Tucker Carlson to take a shot at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for joining in a standing ovation for a veteran of a Second World War Nazi unit during his visit to Canada. CBC | World News
Read More »Zelenskyy changes military leadership, but wants outgoing army chief to stay ‘on his team’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday the time had come to change the country’s military leadership in the war against Russia, replacing army chief General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi. CBC | World News
Read More »Reports of strife between Ukraine military leader, Zelenskyy come at critical time
Rifts within Ukraine’s top leadership have burst into the open following swirling rumours that the country’s top military chief will be dismissed amid reported tensions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukraine not on cusp of losing war with Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is not on the cusp of losing its war with Russia as he considers mobilizing up to 500,000 more troops. CBC | World News
Read More »Zelenskyy set to make urgent plea for Ukraine aid to reluctant Republicans
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as the Russian invasion is grinding into a third year and U.S. funding hangs in the balance, as many Republicans have cooled on further Ukraine military aid. CBC | World News
Read More »Biden invites Zelenskyy to White House for talks on Russian invasion, Ukraine’s ‘urgent needs’
The White House in a statement on Sunday said the two will discuss the “urgent needs” facing Ukraine. The meeting comes as the White House looks to strike an agreement with Congress that would provide military aid for Ukraine and Israel. CBC | World News
Read More »Zelenskyy says domestic weapons production, U.S. election critical for Ukraine war success
Ukrainian President Volodymyr praised his troops in an exclusive interview Thursday with The Associated Press but admitted this year’s counteroffensive ‘did not achieve the desired result.’ As well, he said, there are many challenges ahead. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukraine bracing for another winter of Russian attacks targeting energy grid, Zelenskyy says
Russia fired almost a dozen Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets and falling debris from an intercepted drone damaged power lines near a nuclear plant in the country’s west, knocking out electricity to hundreds of people, officials said Wednesday. Ukraine’s air force said it stopped all the drones that were launched. CBC | World News
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