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2:59 AM

Fox News reporter injured while covering the war in Ukraine.

Fox News reports that its correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured near Kyiv on March 14, although the network is awaiting updates on his condition. He has been hospitalized.

2:50 AM

21,500 new Airbnb hosts offer homes to Ukrainians.

As of March 14, an estimated 14,000 listings are located in Europe, while 4,000 are in the U.S. Airbnb has also reportedly dedicated $37.6 million to support Ukrainians.

2:39 AM

Over 40,000 Syrians have registered to fight for Russia against Ukraine.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a non-governmental group, reported that more than 40,000 Syrian fighters have registered to go to Ukraine to fight, following Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's call for foreign “volunteers” to join Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. No Syrian fighters have left the country as of March 14, the group says.

2:06 AM

CNN: Russia requests ready-to-eat meals from China to feed troops.

As of March 14, it is still unclear whether China intends to provide Russia with any assistance. According to CNN, this move “raises questions about the fundamental readiness of the Russian military.”

2:00 AM

Romania identifies Orlan-10 drone in its airspace.

Days after a Russian drone crashed in Croatia, Romania has reported that a Russian Orlan-10 aerial drone was spotted in its airspace. An investigation is underway to determine the origins and the operator of the drone.

1:39 AM

Retired US Army General believes Russia will exhaust ability to fight within ten days.

Ben Hodges, former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, told CBS News that Russia is running out of time, ammunition and manpower as a "quick operation" turned into a war of attrition.

1:15 AM

China insists it’s ‘not a party’ in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Despite previous news reports suggesting China was preparing to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted that his country was "not a party" to the war during a phone call with Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares, according to Chinese state press agency Xinhua.

12:54 AM

UN: Civilian casualties reach 1,761 since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on Feb 24.

The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said that as of midnight on March 13, there were 636 killed and 1,125 injured civilians. Most of the recorded casualties were caused by the use of explosive weapons, including shelling from heavy artillery and multi-launch rocket systems.

12:35 AM

Kidnapped mayor of occupied Melitopol taken to Russian-controlled Luhansk.

According to the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Russian forces took abducted Mayor Ivan Fedoriv to Russian-occupied Luhansk, where he is being accused of "terrorism." Luhansk is a Ukrainian regional capital occupied by Russia in 2014.

12:22 AM

EU revokes licenses of Russian airlines.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the license of dozens of Russian airlines, including Aeroflot, S7, Ural, Azur, and others.

12:12 AM

Governor: Russia hits Kharkiv with ballistic missiles.

Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov claimed that Kharkiv was hit by short-range Iskander ballistic missile systems stationed in Russia.

11:41 PM

Sergei Sazonov: The West should ignore Putin’s nuclear blackmail and put an end to the war in Ukraine.

A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Ukraine on a scale Europe has not seen since World War II. Thousands are dead, millions are displaced, entire cities are being leveled to the ground by airstrikes and artillery fire. And the worse is yet to come. Unable to defeat the Ukrainian army,

11:36 PM

UN Secretary-General: Nuclear conflict 'within realm of possibility.'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Russia's raising of its nuclear alert level was a "bone-chilling development."

11:21 PM

Hong Kong Stock Exchange slumps over possible China-Russia aid.

The Hong Kong markets experience their worst day of trading since the 2008 financial crisis over fears that China may provide military support to Russia. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index closed down 7.15%, while the Hang Seng Tech index fell by over 11%.

11:01 PM

EU approves fourth package of sanctions.

The sanctions will target a new list of oligarchs and companies, credit rating agencies, ban iron and steel imports, investments in the energy sector, and luxury goods.

10:41 PM

Around 600 houses destroyed by shelling in Kharkiv.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov added that 50 schools and several medical institutions were also hit.

10:28 PM

The Hague sets date for ruling on Russia's war.

Ukraine is requesting that Russia be ordered to end its war and withdraw troops from the country. The UN International Court of Justice in the Hague will issue a ruling on March 16.

10:10 PM

Heavy fighting in Donbas continues, Ukraine reports Russian casualties.

According to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, 100 Russian soldiers were killed and six vehicles were destroyed. The Russian forces tried to break through Ukrainian defenses in Donetsk Oblast to no avail, the army reports.

10:03 PM

Russian state TV interrupted by 'No War' protest.

During the “Vremya” news program on Russia’s main TV channel, Maria Ovsyannikova, a Channel One employee, rushed in front of the camera with a poster saying “stop the war, don’t believe the propaganda.” In a pre-recorded video, Ovsyannikova explained that she has a Ukrainian father and was disgusted by the war.

9:26 PM

Ukraine received over 50,000 tons of foreign humanitarian aid.

Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said that the aid had arrived from across the world.

9:18 PM

Russians deny humanitarian convoy entry to Mariupol.

A convoy loaded with food, water, clothes, and evacuation buses didn't reach the city, according to Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. The convoy is unable to reach the city for three days, he added.

8:34 PM

Shmygal: 'We demand to exclude Russia from Council of Europe.'

Prime Minister Denys Shmygal, at an extraordinary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, called for Russia's immediate exclusion from the council for "genocide" and "terrorism."

8:12 PM

Russia announces new strikes against Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced new strikes against Ukrainian military facilities and what Russia called "places of stay for foreign mercenaries." Meanwhile, Russia continues to bomb residential areas, schools and hospitals.

8:02 PM

Financial Times: China poised to help Russia.

Financial Times quoted unnamed officials, writing that "the U.S. has told allies that China signaled its willingness to provide military assistance to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine."

7:44 PM

IMF: Ukraine's economy to shrink by 10% in best possible scenario.

In 2022, Ukraine's GDP will shrink by at least 10% if the war ends soon, according to an IMF report. Ukraine will need around $4.8 billion in external financing this year to stay afloat. If the war continues at the current pace, Ukraine can lose 25-35% of its GDP by the end of the year.

7:16 PM

Reuters: EU to tighten sanctions on Russia's Rosneft, Transneft, Gazprom Neft.

According to Reuters, sanctions will freeze EU funding in new Russian production and exploration projects in all fossil fuels. However, the sanctions do not include a ban on oil and gas imports.

6:51 PM

Reuters: Facebook bans calls for killing Putin, Lukashenko.

Nick Clegg, the president of Facebook's parent company Meta, has said in internal corporate correspondence that Facebook would ban calls for violence against Russians in general, Reuters reported. Russia had previously opened a criminal case against Facebook after it allowed calls for violence against Russian troops in Ukraine.

6:24 PM

160 cars with evacuees leave Mariupol, reach Berdiansk.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, about 600-700 people have been evacuated from the besieged city on March 14. Some 300,000 residents remain in Mariupol. "This is not enough," Vereshchuk said, adding that Russia has blocked Ukrainian trucks and buses from evacuating more people.

5:52 PM

Russian law seeking to get around Western aviation sanctions comes into effect.

The law allows planes leased from abroad to be registered in Russia. Previously Bermuda and Ireland, where most foreign-leased jets operating in Russia are registered, had suspended certificates of airworthiness for those planes.

5:18 PM

Pfizer to donate all proceeds from Russia for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer said on March 14 that it couldn't halt its supplies to Russia because it would jeopardize patients' lives.

5:12 PM

Zelensky to address US Congress on March 16.

President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the members of the U.S. Congress via a video call at 9 a.m. ET.

5:05 PM

Energoatom says Russian troops blew up explosives at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy company said on March 14 that the explosives had been blown up near the Russian-controlled Ukrainian plant's main reactor and that further explosions are planned.

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4:28 PM

Business

Ukraine’s minerals fund focus of private investment ahead of major recovery conference

4:17 PM

Opinion

Seeing war through the lens of narcissism

3:58 PM

Ukraine sanctions 5 Chinese firms for supplying components used in Russian drones.

The decree follows a publication by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), which said it recovered Chinese-made parts from downed Shahed drones during a July 4 air assault on Kyiv.

3:52 PM

Opinion

How to enter Ukraine’s defense market: A short guide for foreign companies

3:27 PM

Interview

'Some are forged into poets during hostilities' — Medic, former POW, and poet on how war is shaping Ukraine's writers

3:16 PM

Putin signs decree allowing foreigners to serve in Russian army during mobilization.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization decree from Sept. 21, 2022, remains in force and has never been formally rescinded.

3:12 PM

'Torture was not just cruel, it was inhuman' — Ukrainian soldier dies weeks after release from Russian captivity.

Soldier Valery Zelensky had spent 39 months in Russian captivity. Just 22 days later, on June 16, his heart stopped.

2:18 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 3:08 pm)

Europe's largest port prepares for NATO arms shipments, potential war with Russia.

Rotterdam has previously handled weapons shipments, but this marks the first time that it will designate a special berth for military use.

9:56 AM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 3:03 pm)

Russia's Black Sea Fleet shrinks presence in key Crimean bay, Ukrainian partisans say.

The remaining combat units are periodically rotated and redeployed in an apparent effort to avoid detection by Ukrainian reconnaissance, the Atesh partisan group said.

1:33 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 1:34 pm)

Ukraine's ambassador to the US to be dismissed, source says.

Oksana Markarova has held the post since April 2021.

7:45 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 1:30 pm)

Minerals

Exclusive: Ukraine pitches US modernizes its largest oil refinery as part of minerals deal

12:27 PM

Overcoming Slovakia, Hungary opposition, EU set to approve new Russia sanctions package this week, Ukrainian official says.

In late June, EU ambassadors did not approve the sanctions package because of objections from Budapest and Bratislava.

11:13 AM

9 killed, 81 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 54 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones, and fired four S-300/400 guided missiles.

11:02 AM

On 1-year anniversary, Ukraine names Russian officer linked to deadly strike on Kyiv Okhmatdyt children's hospital.

The strike, which killed two adults and injured at least 34 people, directly hit the country's largest pediatric medical center, where 627 children were receiving treatment at the time.

4:15 AM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 9:23 am)

'They have to be able to defend themselves' — Trump says US will send additional weapons shipments to Ukraine, criticizes Putin.

"They're getting hit very hard. We're gonna have to send more weapons, your defensive weapons primarily," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

9:19 AM

Trump reportedly told Zelensky he's not responsible for US arms halt to Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on July 4 that he was not responsible for the suspension of U.S. arms shipments to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

8:17 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,028,610 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,070 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:56 AM

EU to impose 'toughest' sanctions on Russia in coordination with US senators, French foreign minister says.

"This (war) cannot continue; it must stop. To achieve this, in coordination with American senators, Europe is preparing to introduce, based on French proposals, the toughest sanctions we have imposed in the last three years," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said.

6:25 AM

Kellogg, Umerov set to meet, discuss resumption of US military aid to Ukraine, Politico reports.

Following the talks between U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Rome, Politico reported that more meetings are set to take place in Kyiv over the next two weeks.

2:53 AM

Russia jails former top general for 17 years in massive military graft case.

Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, a former head of the Russian military's communications unit, served as deputy chief of the army's General Staff from 2013 until his removal in 2020.

12:47 AM

Russia fails to meet OPEC+ oil production target in June, Bloomberg reports.

Historically, Russia, which co-leads the OPEC+ alliance with Saudi Arabia, has faced criticism for poor compliance with production quotas.

6:44 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 12:20 am)

Russia strikes conscription offices in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, injuring dozens, Ukraine says.

Two districts of Kharkiv came under attack that same day, in which one woman was killed and over 80 people, including eight children, were reported injured or suffered shock in Kharkiv, according to the local prosecutor's office.

10:32 PM

UK sanctions Russian officials and lab over chemical weapons use in Ukraine.

According to the updated sanctions list published on the U.K. government's official website, the new measures target Russia's Scientific Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, as well as Lieutenant General Alexei Rtishchev, head of Russia's Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, and his deputy, Andrei Marchenko.

10:27 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian airports cancel nearly 300 flights amid drone attacks on Russia

8:59 PM

EBRD to unlock $1 billion in credit for Ukraine's key sectors, considers mineral projects.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will enable Ukrainian banks to provide up to 900 million euros ($1.05 billion) in new loans by sharing credit risks.

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