In this phase of attrition warfare — into which four years of full-scale invasion and attempted total occupation of Ukraine have now settled — the Ukrainian military and society must welcome every woman who wishes to fight for her state. And they must begin to shift how they see us: from symbols of defense, to agents of defense.
In just three days of fighting in the Middle East, more than 800 Patriot missiles were used — more than Ukraine has received throughout the entire Russian full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press briefing on March 5.
Ukraine has brought home 200 soldiers held in Russian captivity in the latest prisoners of war (POW) exchange on March 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
“Our military has the necessary capabilities. Ukrainian experts will work on site, and teams are already negotiating this,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Facing a real chance of defeat in the April parliamentary elections, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban can’t stop talking about President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine.
Russia’s image as a reliable ally has suffered yet another blow as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S.–Israeli strikes across Iran on Feb. 28, marking a fresh outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East.
“At past negotiations, the Russian side directly said that they would accept the security guarantees offered to Ukraine by the U.S.,” the head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Budanov, said on Feb. 28.
Iran remains one of Russia’s most important allies, particularly since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, the Iranian regime “has brought so much evil to Ukraine.”
According to Zelensky, the U.S. has the power to bring the war to an end but only by exerting stronger pressure on Putin through sanctions and supplies of advanced weapons to Ukraine.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave the final seal of approval for an $8.1 billion loan to Ukraine, with more lenient terms for the war-torn country than initially planned.
Karina Remez knew her husband — 33-year-old Dmytro Remez — had been captured in 2022 while defending Mariupol. For years, there was no confirmed information about where he was being held. Then, in early February 2025, a man contacted her claiming he had shared a cell with Dmytro and had personal information to pass on.
Every time negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. appear to gain momentum, Moscow introduces a new allegation — drone attacks, assassination attempts, nuclear plots, sabotage — that threatens to stall or derail the process.
As Ukraine pushes for a fast-tracked entry to the EU, senior European officials say they are worried about progress on key reforms needed to secure the country’s European aspirations.
The explosions that killed one police officer and injured 25 other victims in western Ukraine’s Lviv on Feb. 22 were part of a terrorist attack planned by Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address.
During the latest U.S.-mediated negotiations in Geneva on Feb. 17–18, Kyiv and Moscow discussed a joint Russian-Ukrainian civilian administration to run a demilitarized zone in the Donbas.