Russia Ukraine Crisis

Trump says he 'personally' requested Putin to halt firing on Kyiv amid extreme winter

January 30, 2026 10:08 am

Trump said Ukraine “almost didn’t believe it,” adding that officials there were “very happy” because the country was “struggling badly.”

Russia lures foreigners, including Indians, to replenish its troops in Ukraine

January 27, 2026 7:25 pm

Men from South Asian countries, including India, Nepal and Bangladesh, complain of being duped into signing up to fight by recruiters promising jobs.

US security agreement for Ukraine is '100% ready', waiting to be signed, says Zelenskyy

January 25, 2026 11:21 pm

The Ukrainian president added that after both countries sign the document, it will be sent to the US Congress and Ukrainian parliament for respective ratification.

Ukrainian drone strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine

January 18, 2026 10:10 pm

More than 200,000 households in the Russia-held part of Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region had no electricity on Sunday, according to the Kremlin-installed local governor.

Ukrainian delegation arrives in US for peace talks as Russia hammers energy sites

January 17, 2026 9:02 pm

Kyrylo Budanov, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, said he arrived in the US to discuss “the details of the peace agreement.”

Russia opens rebuilt Mariupol theater more than 3 years after Moscow airstrike killed hundreds there

December 29, 2025 11:43 pm

Moscow-installed authorities marked the rebuilding of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater with a gala concert on the building’s new main stage Sunday night.

Russia says 'Ukraine tried to attack Putin's residence'. Then Zelenskyy responds

December 29, 2025 10:04 pm

Lavrov said that Ukraine attacked Russian president's state residence on December 28-29 in the Novgorod region with 91 long-range drones which were destroyed by the Russian air defences.

Putin says Ukraine not in hurry for peace, issues warning ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

December 28, 2025 7:31 pm

Zelenskyy, who is set to meet Trump in Florida on Sunday around 11:30am (IST), wrote on his Telegram app ahead of the meeting that Kyiv was doing everything to end the nearly four year old war.

'May he perish': Zelenskyy's death wish on Christmas for Putin as Russia launches fresh strikes

December 25, 2025 11:50 pm

In his traditional address to the Ukrainians, Zelenskyy said his companions had one wish as “the heavens open” this night and it was the death of Putin.

'Zelenskyy moves towards dimilitarised zones': US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war

December 24, 2025 6:50 pm

Providing details of the 20-point peace plan sponsored by US President Donald Trump, Zelenskyy said the Russians would respond to the plan by Wednesday after the American delegation speaks to them.

Death and destruction: One year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in pictures

February 24, 2023 10:42 am

Biggest news of the week, in pictures

January 21, 2023 2:36 pm

From Swedish climate Greta Thunberg being detained in Germany to Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra reaching Jammu, here are some of the biggest news of the week in pictures.

Winter fast approaching, European Union leaders meet in Prague to discuss energy crisis

October 07, 2022 2:16 pm

In Pictures: After Russian occupation, traumatised Ukrainian city emerges

September 21, 2022 1:46 pm

Izium was among the first cities taken by Russian forces after the war started on Feb 24, and it became a command centre for them.

Death, destruction, displacement: six months of Russia-Ukraine war, in pictures

August 24, 2022 2:20 pm

Six months ago, on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine on a "special military operation" - a mass invasion on a scale unseen in Europe since World War Two.

As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, refugees long to return home

August 22, 2022 2:06 pm

Blasts at Russian base in Crimea; first ship of grain leaves Ukraine

August 17, 2022 3:57 pm

Russia blamed sabotage for explosions at one of its military bases in Moscow-annexed Crimea while Kyiv hinted it was responsible as Ukrainian officials said their strategy was to destroy supply lines supporting Russia's invasion.

Check out these stunning pictures from the Moscow International Ballet Competition

June 15, 2022 7:49 pm

Nimble Feet: Glimpses from Moscow's International Ballet Competition, amid crisis with neighbouring Ukraine.

Ukrainian photographer creates stark graduation portraits in Chernihiv ruins

June 14, 2022 7:17 pm

Ukraine has been ravaged by war. A photographer by the name of Stanislav Senyk went about capturing in his camera some 40 students graduating from schools in northern Ukraine's Chernihiv, and the result is this haunting album.

Shattered dreams, scattered lives: Ukrainians pick up the pieces as war continues to ravage European nation

June 03, 2022 10:35 am

Russian forces in a “frenzied push” have seized half of Sievierodonetsk, the eastern Ukrainian city that is key to Moscow’s efforts to complete the capture of the industrial Donbas region, the mayor said.