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Russian missiles damaged residential buildings and injured six people in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, early on Wednesday, Kharkiv Oblast Gov. Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram. The attack damaged three residential buildings, two offices, three non-residential buildings and a gas pipeline in the central district of the city, according to the governor’s statement. Plus, the Kremlin said on...

U.S. lawmakers will soon vote on whether to give billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine, including tens of thousands of much-needed artillery shells. Jackson Proskow was given rare access to an American army plant in Pennsylvania, where officials warn they won’t be able to provide enough help to Ukraine without proper funding.

Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv on Thursday, ramping up pressure on the embattled energy system as Ukraine runs low on air defences. The major attack came more than two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion completely destroyed the Trypilska coal-powered thermal power plant near the capital, a senior official at...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Russia is “ready to review truly serious proposals based on realities and our security interests” amid its ongoing war with Ukraine.

Former U.S. vice president Mike Pence has taken aim at some firebrand Republicans, warning of the implications if the U.S. does not support Ukraine and it falls to Russia. Nathaniel Dove has more.

U.S. Congress has finally passed a $95-billion aid package to replenish military aid to Ukraine and other countries, as Russia continues to gain ground in its invasion of Ukraine. In a bid to address a slew of other global security concerns, the bill also includes money for Israel, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region. The bill...

Moscow rung in the May Day holiday this Wednesday by inviting locals to the opening of an exhibit that features Western tanks and military hardware captured in Ukraine by the Russian army. According to a statement by the Russian Defence Ministry, it is intended to reassure the Russian population that Western aid will not help...

Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Axios Men’s Ensemble commissioned composer and two-time Grammy Award nominee Benedict Sheehan to compose a requiem to honour the countless victims who have lost their lives in the tragic war. Conductor Michael Zaugg joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton to talk about the...

The victim of a fatal stabbing in McKenzie Towne in April is being remembered as a selfless man who helped people flee from the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude after the U.S. House of Representatives passed an aid bill for his country in its war against Russia on Saturday. The president said the support — still to be approved by the U.S. Senate — was a “very weighty package that will be felt by our soldiers on the...

A Russian missile attack killed at least 13 residents on Wednesday, and caused significant damage to buildings and infrastructure in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, according to local officials.

On Monday, Ukraine and Britain signed a framework agreement to collaborate in the defence and arms production sector as part of a wartime effort to boost Ukraine’s domestic weapons industry. The agreement was signed at a military industry conference in Kyiv, attended by around 30 British defence companies who visited to discuss potential joint ventures...

During a press conference at the Pentagon on Friday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revealed that the U.S. government will be providing $6 billion in funding for its Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative — the country’s largest assistance package to date.

During the Group of Seven’s (G7) 2024 foreign ministers’ summit in Capri, Italy on Wednesday, leaders urged European Union (EU) and fellow G7 nations to provide further support and bolster Ukraine’s air defences against Russia amid the ongoing two-year-spanning war.

At least half a dozen people have died following attacks in two different parts of Ukraine. This comes as Western leaders gathered in Belgium to celebrate NATO’s 75th anniversary and to discuss sustainable weapons shipments to Kyiv. Kyle Benning reports.

Speaking after NATO’s 75th anniversary summit on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that NATO members are focused on building up Ukraine’s defence force so it can deter future attacks and defend itself without the need for as much military support. He said as a result, it “makes a good deal of sense”...

UK Foreign Minister David Cameron promised an annual £3 billion (CAD$6.5 billion) of military aid for Ukraine in a new multi-year pledge on Thursday as the European country continues to fight its neighbour, Russia. Cameron also said “Ukraine absolutely has the right to strike back at Russia.”

For 10 years, Firefights Aid Ukraine has been helping first responders in Ukraine by providing equipment, medical gear, and supplies. Nikki Booth and Kelly Mottet joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton to talk more about the organization and how you can help.

Four people were wounded in a series of Russian attacks Sunday on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, according to local authorities. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “It is quite obvious that our existing air defence capabilities in Ukraine are not enough, and it is obvious for all our partners. And the world must finally hear the pain...

Russian drones hit high-rise apartment blocks and private homes early on Thursday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killing at least four people, including rescue workers, with a repeat strike at the site of one attack, officials said.