General Staff: Russia has lost 251,620 troops in Ukraine

12:24 AM

General accused of botching Kharkiv defense released from detention facility, lawyer says.

Lieutenant General Artur Horbenko, along with General Yurii Halushkin and Colonel Illia Lapin, was arrested on Jan. 21 on charges of mismanaging Ukraine's defense in Kharkiv Oblast during Russia's cross-border offensive in May 2024.

11:39 PM

Rutte announces NATO allies will provide Ukraine with billions more in aid.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced that alliance members are ramping up their defense investments and preparing additional financial support for Ukraine.

11:21 PM

Future peacekeeping force may patrol air, sea space, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says.

"If our partners and allies are ready to discuss the possible deployment of these contingents to ensure peace and security in Ukraine... then we think it is quite possible to talk about the safety of the sky," Tykhyi said.

10:27 PM

Trump extends some sanctions against Russia until 2026.

The decision comes amid Trump's renewed engagement with Russia, including talks on Feb. 18 on ending the war in Ukraine and the potential reopening of embassies in Washington and Moscow.

10:27 PM

Trump & Russia

Is Donald Trump a Russian asset? This US author is 'completely certain' he is.

10:20 PM

Trump, Starmer meet as UK urges continued US support for Ukraine.

The meeting took place ahead of President Volodymyr Zelensky's scheduled visit to Washington on Feb. 28, where he is set to sign a critical minerals agreement with the U.S.

10:09 PM

Ukraine war latest: Trump says he 'can't believe' he called Zelensky 'dictator'.

10:07 PM

Interview

‘Trump likes what Putin does,' Bernie Sanders says in exclusive interview

9:28 PM

Trump says he 'can't believe' he called Zelensky 'dictator'.

"Did I say that? I can't believe I would say that," U.S. President Donald Trump responded when asked whether he still considers President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator."

9:01 PM

Russia

63-year-old Russian film critic put under house arrest in Moscow for ‘fake news’ about war in Ukraine

8:28 PM

Trump considered canceling Zelensky's visit, changed his mind after meeting Macron, TV channel reports.

According to the report, Kyiv received a message on Feb. 26 from Washington stating that President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit and meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump would not take place.

7:16 PM

Lawmakers fail to summon ministers for explanation of Ukraine-US minerals deal.

On Feb. 26, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision to sign the deal.

7:14 PM

Interview

‘As long as Russia is advancing, the war will continue’— military analyst Rob Lee on what awaits Ukraine in 2025

6:37 PM

Minerals

‘First, we need peace:' US-Ukraine minerals deal only one step on long road to investment

6:20 PM

Turkey considers sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly discussed the possibility with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

5:29 PM

Investigations

Russia seized boats, harassed volunteers, concealed gravesites ― Kakhovka Dam explosion investigation.

According to an investigation by the Kyiv Independent, the Russian military interfered with the work of locals who were evacuating people from the flooded areas on their own — their boats were confiscated, while the volunteers were threatened and forced to stop their efforts.

5:14 PM

Opinion

As ‘negotiations’ weigh Ukraine’s land, the lives lost under Russian occupation are forgotten

5:07 PM

Zelensky meets Irish prime minister ahead of Washington visit.

President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Ireland for its support of Ukrainians who fled Russia's full-scale invasion.

5:00 PM

Investigations

Uncovering Russia's crimes after the Kakhovka dam explosion

4:04 PM

Russian troops 'bogged down' near Pokrovsk, Ukrainian military claims.

"I am not saying that Ukrainian forces caught some second, third, or 100th and 500th breath... But Russian troops have indeed begun to show some physical, moral, and material exhaustion," said Viktor Trehubov, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces.

3:43 PM

First contacts with Trump administration 'inspire certain hopes,' Putin says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that some Western countries are dissatisfied with the restoration of Russian-American relations and wants to "create instability in the world."

9:31 AM  (Updated:  February 27, 2025 3:27 pm)

US, Russia hold next round of talks in Turkey focused on embassy work.

A Russian delegation arrived at the residency of the U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, starting the second round of Russian-U.S. talks, the state news agency TASS reported on Feb. 27.

3:14 PM

France has led talks on Ukraine's minerals since October 2024, French minister says.

France and Ukraine have been discussing the use of Ukrainian minerals for the purposes of the French defense industry since October 2024, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, as France Info reported on Feb. 27.

2:42 PM

Russia claims to recapture village north of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast.

Russia's Defense Ministry claims that its troops continue to advance and push Ukrainian forces out of the salient. Kyiv has not commented on purportedly lost settlements in Kursk Oblast.

2:31 PM

Revolut operating illegally in Ukraine without required license, National Bank says.

According to Ukrainian banking law, a foreign bank can only operate in Ukraine if it opens a local branch or obtains a banking license. This process must first be approved by the NBU, the bank said in the press release.