The United States on Wednesday announced it will provide Ukraine with the advanced Patriot air defense system as part of a new $1.85 billion military package to the war-ravaged country.

Ukraine warns of blackouts and power cuts across the country as workers struggle to restore power to hospitals, heating systems and other critical infrastructure in major cities.

Moscow has reportedly launched a fresh missile strike on Ukraine, which cut off electricity and water in at least two major centers, according to reports, after Ukraine's shelling in the Luhansk region.

The protracted war in Ukraine has brought to the fore powerlessness and military shortcomings of European states which have to some extent been compensated by American participation.

US President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart to continue strengthening Ukraine’s air defense.

Moscow censures a decision made by the Time magazine to pick Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the “2022 Person of the Year.”

A top advisor to Ukraine's beleaguered president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that as many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its military operation in the country nine months ago.