Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been meeting southeastern European leaders, to secure more weapons and support in the war against Russia. Zelenskyy and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama are co-hosting a two-day summit in Albania, to encourage further aid for Kyiv. It’s Zelenskyy’s first trip to Tirana since Russia invaded two years ago. Jahja Muhasilovic, a political analyst on the Balkans and the Middle East, has told Al Jazeera from Bosnia’s Sarajevo that “Albania is known to be one of the staunchest supporters of limiting Russia’s influence here in the region.” “In a way, Zelenskyy’s visit in Albania is having that geopolitical connotation. He is probably counting on the Western […]
Russia is being accused of a missile attack on a railway station in eastern Ukraine. The governor of Donetsk region said Sunday’s attack also hit a church and other buildings in Kostiantynivka. The town is north of the city of Donetsk which pro-Russian forces have held for 10 years. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride has the latest from Dnipro in Eastern Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Kostiantynivka #Donetsk #RussianMissileAttack #VolodymyrZelenskyy
At least five people have been killed in a missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border. Reports suggest 18 others were also injured during the attacks on Thursday. Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova has the latest in Moscow, Russia. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Belgorod #BelgorodAttack #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russia has launched a number of missile strikes across Ukraine. At least three people were killed in Kyiv and a fourth died in the southern city of Mykolaiv. Meanwhile politicians in Ukraine are looking at ways to increase the number of troops, with the army reportedly in need of half a million extra soldiers. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Kyiv. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UkraineWar #Soldiers #RussiaMissileStrikes #KyivAttack #MykolaivAttack #UkraineDefense #MilitaryBuildup #TroopShortage