At a time when the conflict between Kyiv and Moscow is about to mark two years since it began, Russia and Ukraine reported that at least six people were killed on Sunday as a result of shelling.
A high-ranking official within the Ukrainian Defence Ministry has been apprehended on charges of embezzling USD 40 million (1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia) related to a contract for artillery shells, CNN reported the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU).
Access to medical marijuana as treatment for war-related conditions has garnered momentum recently, as the country approaches nearly two years since Russia launched its invasion of the country.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday blocked 50 billion euros (USD 54 billion) in aid for Ukraine, hours after the European Union agreed to formally open membership talks with Kyiv, Al Jazeera reported.
The air raid in Kyiv lasted for nearly two hours, but air defences successfully intercepted all missiles heading towards the capital, said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city military administration. Although some homes in Kyiv suffered damage from "downed enemy targets," the Ukrainian Inter
"We should also be prepared for bad news," he said, when asked if he feared that the situation in Ukraine would worsen in the future. "Wars develop in phases. But we have to support Ukraine in both good and bad times."
The wife of Ukrainian military spy chief Kyrylo Budanov has been poisoned with heavy metals and is undergoing treatment, an Al Jazeera reported citing a Ukrainian official.
At least 10 people were killed while 23 more including two children were left injured in Ukraine on Tuesday morning as the country battered by an intense snowstorm, Kyiv Independent reported citing Ukraine Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
"Is it difficult on the battlefield? Yes. But making friends or entering diplomatic table now with Russia? No!", TASS reported citing The Sun newspaper.
The United States on Monday announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth USD 100 million. It comes at a time when the US Secretary of Defence is on a visit to Kyiv, according to The Hill.
Russia escalated its attacks on the Ukrainian capital after several weeks of halt, by launching several drone attacks on the Kyiv, Poltava and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported, citing Ukrainian officials.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied that ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has reached a "stalemate", while also denying reports that the Western allies are pressurising Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.