Ukraine
Europe
Ukraine Claims to Have Killed Commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Ukraine has claimed it killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in an unprecedented missile strike on the naval headquarters in the annexed Crimean peninsula last week.
It marked a major blow for Moscow, which has suffered a string...
Europe
Putin Praises Elon Musk After Ukraine Starlink Controversy
Russia's President Vladimir Putin hailed on Tuesday tech billionaire Elon Musk days after it was revealed that the SpaceX boss refused to activate his Starlink satellite communication network to aid Ukraine.
Putin, speaking at an economic forum in Russia’s Far...
Europe
Ukraine Rips Elon Musk for Thwarting Attack Against Russian Fleet
Ukraine has accused Elon Musk of “committing evil” after a new biography revealed that the business magnate ordered his Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off last year to thwart a drone attack on Russian warships.
Starlink is SpaceX’s...
Ancient Greece
Magnificent Golden Comb Made by Greek Master a Highlight of Hermitage
A magnificent sculpted golden comb made by a Greek sculptor, with a crest showing Scythian warriors in battle, is one of the great treasures of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The golden ornament, known around the world as...
Europe
US to Arm Ukraine With Depleted Uranium Tank Shells
The US has announced it will send depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine as part of more than one billion dollars (£800 million) in military and humanitarian aid.
The controversial shells are made of depleted uranium - naturally occurring uranium...
Europe
Ukraine Launches Drone Attack at Airport in Russia
Russia claims Ukraine launched drones against targets in six Russian regions, including an attack on an airport in the western city of Pskov. The city is located near the borders of Latvia and Estonia, where military transport aircraft were...
Europe
List of Russian Elites Who Died in Suspicious Ways
Wagner Group Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has joined a growing list of Russian elites who have died under suspicious circumstances since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
The string of suspicious deaths coincides with the ongoing war in Ukraine and...
Diplomacy
The Athens Declaration: Balkan Leaders in ‘Unwavering Support for Ukraine’
Eleven leaders of Balkan countries, including Greece,meeting in Athens expressed their "unwavering support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, based on the values of democracy and rule of law" in the face of...
Greek church
Saints Cyril and Methodius: Founders of Greek Orthodoxy in Russia, Ukraine
Saints Cyril and Methodius, brothers born in Thessaloniki, were the main influence for establishing Greek Orthodoxy in Slavic nations
Europe
Russian Tanker, Navy Ship Attacked by Ukrainian Sea Drones
A Russian tanker was hit by Ukrainian drones in the Kerch Strait a day after Kyiv said it had carried out a seaborne drone strike on a navy ship, Russian officials have said.
“The SIG tanker … received a hole...