Alexander Query

2 weeks ago | united24media.com | Liubava Petriv |Vlad Litnarovych |Ivan Khomenko |Alexander Query

Ukraine has established dominance in the Black Sea, preventing Russian forces from approaching its shores and ensuring civilian shipping routes, according to Vice Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa, commander of the Ukrainian Navy. Speaking to Krym.Realii on April 8, he acknowledged that while threats remain, Ukraine has significantly shifted the balance in its favor. “We do not allow the enemy near our shores and secure civilian navigation.

2 months ago | united24media.com | Daniel Kosoy |Illia Kabachynskyi |Alexander Query |Lucile Brizard

As 2025 began, Ukraine significantly ramped up its strikes on Russian oil refineries. This comes at a particularly inconvenient time for Russia, which has been increasing its oil refining output to circumvent sanctions on its crude oil exports. Ukrainian forces struck the Albashneft oil depot in Krasnodar Krai on February 5.

Jun 25, 2024 | kyivindependent.com | Kateryna Denisova |Alexander Query

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 25 he was confident that Ukraine would become a full member of the European Union. The first intergovernmental conference on Ukraine's accession was held in Luxembourg on 25 June, marking the official beginning of accession negotiations between the European Union and Ukraine. The launch of the talks follows an agreement by EU ambassadors last week.

Feb 24, 2024 | midilibre.fr | Alexander Query

Alors que Kiev entre dans une troisième année de lutte à mort contre la Russie, les fissures se font de plus en plus profondes entre l’arrière et l’avant. Le récit de notre correspondant en Ukraine. "Je serai dans une tranchée demain, on aura tout le temps de parler à moins que ces enflures nous interrompent avec un nouvel assaut." Valentin Ilchuk reste déterminé malgré la fatigue. Comme des milliers de soldats, il se bat sans relâche depuis bientôt deux ans.

Feb 2, 2024 | kyivindependent.com | Alexander Query

When European leaders agreed to Ukraine’s accession talks in December 2023, the historic move was hailed in Kyiv as a recognition of years of struggle to get closer to the bloc since the EuroMaidan Revolution. The agreement came after a European Commission decision in November 2023 recommending talks begin following Ukraine’s completion of four out of seven steps laid out when the country received candidate status in June 2023. Accession won’t happen overnight.