Andrii Sybiha

Force in Play

Said India's ceasefire proposal is the broadest of four under discussion; Kyiv ready for an energy and Black Sea truce covering all energy facilities

Russia's Defense Ministry said Oct 4 it will step up strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, answering President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's pledge to escalate attacks on Russian oil refineries. Zelenskyy told Reuters that documents seized by Ukrainian intelligence show Putin has authorized attacks on a wider range of civilian targets, including roads, schools and hospitals.

Updated 4 days ago

Force in Play

Called for tougher sanctions and additional defensive weapons

Two Russian drones hit the largest shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih on a Friday afternoon, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 130. The second drone arrived about 30 minutes after the first, when rescue crews were already pulling people from the rubble — a tactic known as a double-tap strike.

Updated Aug 23

Force in Play

Condemning Russia's violation of Ukraine's ceasefire and declaring Moscow rejects peace

The Trump-brokered three-day ceasefire expired at midnight on May 12, and Russia launched 216 attack drones at Ukraine within hours. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 192 of them. At least one person was killed in Dnipropetrovsk, and debris set fire to a 16-storey residential building in Kyiv's Obolon district.

Updated May 31

Rule Changes

Led Ukrainian delegation at the Chisinau signing

For the first time since Nuremberg, a tribunal exists to prosecute heads of state for the crime of aggression. Thirty-six countries and the European Union signed the founding agreement on May 15 in Chisinau, Moldova.

Updated May 20