11:15 Ukraine could lose F16 fighter jets before first deployment
10:48 Moscow will closely observe NATO summit according to its own statements, as Putin's spokesperson Dmitri Peskov emphasized and referred to the fact that NATO declared Russia an enemy to be subdued. The Russian government considers NATO involved in Ukraine, according to Peskov, speaking to journalists. The heads of state and government of the 32 NATO countries are gathering today in Washington for a three-day summit. Support for Ukraine in its defense against the Russian aggression war is the focus. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also expected in the US capital.
10:39 Insufficient Military: Expert sees Europe unprepared for Trump re-election
10:05 Armament against Russia: Poland receives a two-billion-dollar loan for US weapons purchasesPoland is one of the most important political and military allies of Ukraine and at the same time the borderland of NATO: Thousands of kilometers of border Poland shares with the Russian exclave Kaliningrad and the Russian vassal state Belarus. According to US government information, Poland is receiving a two billion US dollar special credit to support its arms procurement program. With this, the government in Warsaw intends to buy F-35 fighter jets, Patriot air defense systems, and Abrams combat tanks. Washington assumes responsibility for the up to 60 million dollars in interest costs, according to its own statements. In this way, the US government supports the Polish large orders in its own arms industry.
08:42 Corpse found in hospital ruins: Body of a boy recovered, number of fatalities risesRescue workers have found the body of a boy in the rubble of a destroyed cancer and dialysis station of a Kiev children's hospital. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry reported this to "Kyiv Independent". With this, the number of fatalities from the Russian air raid on Monday in Kiev rose to 27, including now four children. 117 more people were injured. According to ministry information, rescue teams are still in action at three locations in the capital.
08:30 Ukrainian partisans report successful sabotage of Russian railway lineThe Ukrainian partisan group Atesh reports that it has disrupted an important railway connection between Russia and the occupied Ukrainian territories. A switchbox was destroyed, according to the group's Telegram channel. A video is also shown, which shows a burning switchbox next to a railway track. The sabotage action is said to have taken place near the Russian settlement of Schachty. The railway lines are reportedly leading from Rostov am Don in the direction of the occupied Mariupol. The railway lines are essential for the supply of new equipment to the Russian troops. Both the Ukrainian army and Ukrainian partisans are therefore taking targeted action against railway lines. Atesh claims to be active not only in the occupied territories but also within Russia.
07:55 Ukraine reports over 1200 soldiers disabled per dayAccording to the Ukrainian General Staff's daily reports, the invaders have suffered a loss of 1220 soldiers. Additionally, the Ukrainian army has destroyed seven Russian tanks, 19 armored personnel carriers, 49 artillery pieces, 29 drones, and 36 missile systems from Russia. The information cannot be verified. However, the number of 553,410 Russian military personnel killed, injured, or rendered incapacitated lies significantly above the cautious estimates of Western services and think tanks.
07:37 Russia reports four deaths following Ukrainian attacksAccording to local reports, at least four people were killed in Ukrainian attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod within the past 24 hours. Furthermore, 20 people were injured, as Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Telegram. The past 24 hours were described as "restless" and "difficult." Of the injured, 17 required hospitalization, two of whom were severely injured, Gladkov added. Ukrainian attacks were also reported from other western Russian regions, including Kursk and Volgograd.
07:22 Over 2000 children seek refuge from Russian attacks in Kiev's metroDuring the massive rocket attacks on Kiev on Monday, city administration reports indicate that 32,000 people sought shelter in the underground metro tunnels. Among them, according to the reports, were nearly 2200 children. Kiev is regularly attacked by Russia. In recent months, more rockets have penetrated the city due to the limited ammunition of Western air defense systems and their increasing ability to bypass them.
06:50 "Scumbag": At least two dead following attack on Kiev children's hospitalThe strikes on a Kiev children's hospital during a Russian rocket attack reportedly resulted in 16 injuries, including seven children. Two of the injured reportedly died. According to Health Minister Viktor Lyashko, departments for dialysis, cancer treatment, operating rooms, and the intensive care unit were damaged in the hospital on Monday. Hundreds of residents helped emergency services clear debris and search for victims. "Little cancer and dialysis patients are sitting on the sidewalk with their mothers," German Ambassador Martin Jäger reported from the hospital.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed rocket attacks targeting alleged Ukrainian weapons factories and military airfields. The numerous video footage from Kiev allegedly showed that the damage was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile. The Moscow Military dismissed the Ukrainian reports of damage to another hospital on the other side of the Dnipro as "hysteria of the Kiev regime." Ukrainian sources claim that a second hospital in the capital was damaged.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refutes Russian claims that Ukrainian air defense caused the explosion, not a targeted missile strike. "What cynicism the scoundrels in the Kreml are spreading, that it was allegedly the Ukrainian air defense and not a direct missile strike that killed and injured many people," Zelenskyy said at a press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw. Zelenskyy thanked those who posted videos online showing that it was not just a part of a missile, but a direct missile strike.
06:19 Germany provides Ukraine with more ammunition and air defense system
The German government has made additional military supplies available to Ukraine for its defense against the Russian aggression. According to the updated list of delivered military equipment, the promised third air defense system Patriot has arrived. New on the list are also additional ammunition for the 50 Leopard 1 tanks provided together with Denmark, 11,000 additional rounds of ammunition for the 52 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, and two over-the-horizon radar systems of the TRML-4D type.
05:43 Attack on Russia: Power plant in Rostov-on-Don is on fire
In the southern Russian region of Rostov, a fire broke out at an electricity substation, according to Russian reports, due to a Ukrainian drone attack. "Two transformers have caught fire," Governor Vasili Golubev reported on the Telegram messaging app. The Russian air defense shot down "numerous" Ukrainian drones. Golubev did not mention the exact number of drones used or intercepted. The region, which borders Ukraine, has been a target of attacks in the past.
04:31 FDP politician Faber defends the Defense Ministry
FDP politician and new chairman of the Defense Committee, Marcus Faber, rejects criticism of the modest increase in the defense budget for 2025. "One should not forget that the budget of the Defense Ministry, unlike most other ministries, has actually increased," Faber told the Augsburger Allgemeine. With the special fund of 100 billion euros and additional investments in the troops, the total comes to 140 billion euros. "That can be seen, even if one wishes for more."
03:25 UN Human Rights Commissioner condemns attack on hospital in Kiev
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk condemned the attacks on a children's clinic in the Ukrainian capital Kiev as "abhorrent." They had severely damaged the Intensive Care, surgical, and oncology departments of the Ochmatdyt Children's Hospital, he explained. The Dialysis Department of the Clinic was "destroyed." "Among the victims were the sickest children of Ukraine."
02:05 Biden announces support for Kiev at NATO summit
US President Joe Biden announced new measures to strengthen Ukraine's air defense following missile strikes on Ukraine, killing 36 people, at the NATO summit in Washington this week. The USA and its allies will make this new support public at the NATO summit, Biden said. He described the missile strikes on Ukraine as a "horrifying reminder of Russia's brutality" in the war that began in February 2022.
01:05 Kiesewetter: Bundeswehr Disappointment for Soldiers
In the debate over defense budgets, CDU defense expert Roderich Kiesewetter calls for "prosperity" to be redefined. "It's bitter and disappointing for the soldiers that the Bundesregierung can't prioritize the Bundeswehr in budget planning," Kiesewetter told Funke Media Group newspapers. This shows that "the Zeitwende in the Chancellor's mindset" has not yet arrived, and Olaf Scholz refuses to let the population down in the face of the threat situation. "It's also necessary to define 'prosperity' anew - away from an individual interpretation, towards social resilience and readiness to defend." Previously, the defense budget accounted for five or six percent of the national economy. "It's possible to prioritize if the political will is there," Kiesewetter said. A continuous defense budget should aim for three percent of the Gross Domestic Product.
00:01 Greens and FDP announce increase in Pistorius-Estate funding
Looking at the budget negotiations in the German parliament, Green budget politician Sebastian Schäfer, who is also the deputy chairman of the Bundestag committee for the Bundeswehr Special Fund, announced corrections to defense spending. "The coalition agreement of the traffic light coalition provides a solid basis for the budget negotiations in parliament," Schäfer told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND). "There will be numerous and significant changes. In security and defense policy, there are great needs that we will address in the parliamentary proceedings," the Green added. Defense policy spokesperson for the FDP, Alexander Müller, is also open to further adjustments in favor of the defense budget.
22:16 Debris falls on clinic - seven dead
A debris piece from a rocket hit a hospital in Kiev, killing five doctors and two patients. According to "Ukrainska Pravda," it was the ADONIS Clinic in the Dniprowskyi district that was affected. A Russian rocket attack also shattered windows in a private maternity clinic in the same building.
22:10 Insider: Scholz plans clear statement at NATO summit
According to information from German government circles, the NATO summit from Tuesday to Thursday will send a clear message of support for Ukraine. Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz will make it clear to the 32 NATO state and government heads that Germany is a reliable partner in the transatlantic alliance and will remain so, the government representative said.
21:56 Schmyhal: Looking for alternative location for hospital
The Ukrainian government is looking for an alternative location for the attacked children's hospital. Premier Minister Denys Schmyhal made the announcement. The attack will be a topic at the next cabinet meeting. "We hope our international partners will draw their own conclusions," Schmyhal was quoted as saying by "Kyiv Independent." "We need effective responses to Russian terror."
- In response to Russia's involvement in Ukraine, Poland is receiving a two-billion-dollar loan to purchase US weapons such as F-35 fighter jets, Patriot air defense systems, and Abrams combat tanks, as mentioned by US government information.
- Highlighting the complexity of the Ukraine conflict, Dmitri Peskov, Putin's spokesperson, stated that Moscow closely observes NATO summits because NATO has declared Russia an enemy to be subdued and is involved in Ukraine's situation, according to Russian government statements.
- Volodymyr Selenskyy, the Ukrainian President, reacted to the Russian Defense Ministry's claims of a Ukrainian air defense missile causing damage in Kiev by stating that it was instead a direct missile strike that killed and injured many people, refuting the cynical claims spread by Russian officials.
- With the focus of the NATO summit being on supporting Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression, the heads of state and government of the 32 NATO countries gathered in Washington for three days, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expected to attend.
- In a hostile political and military environment, cyberwarfare becomes a concern, as demonstrated by the situation in Ukraine, where both the Ukrainian army and partisans are reportedly taking targeted actions against railway lines to disrupt Russian troops' supply of equipment.
