Russian Su-30 violated Estonian airspace for about a minute — Italy’s NATO fighters scrambled
The aircraft had no flight plan and no two-way radio contact with Estonian air traffic control.
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Russia’s Paralympic champion calls aggression against Ukraine “politics” after Moscow commits 190,000 war crimes
The Paralympic gold medalist says enjoys the Italian atmosphere.
“I was prepared for the reprimand”: Ukrainian Paralympian warned for “Stop War” earrings after winning gold
Oleksandra Kononova collected two individual medals at the 2026 Winter Paralympics — and a formal reprimand from the International Paralympic Committee for competing in earrings bearing the words "Stop War," which officials claimed the regulations did not permit.
Italy sends 10 mobile generators and 300 boilers to Ukraine as winter drags on
Ten wheel-mounted generators capable of producing 1,500 kVA have arrived in Ukraine from Italy, along with a pledge of more than 300 boilers, according to the Italian Embassy in Kyiv.
Meet the 22 athletes Russia killed whose faces got Ukraine’s Olympian banned
Vladyslav Heraskevych was a medal contender in skeleton at the Winter Olympics — until he refused to race without the 22 faces painted on his helmet.
Italy reports ‘serious sabotage’ on railways as Winter Olympics kick off
Unknown perpetrators set fires, cut electrical cables, and placed an explosive device at three locations across northern Italy's rail network, officials said, creating transport chaos as the Winter Olympics began.
Baltic leaders call on Europe to claim its seat at Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Latvia's PM and Estonia's president say Europe must stop watching from the sidelines and get its own representative into the room where the war's future is being shaped.
Europe scrambles to ship generators to Ukraine as thousands of Kyiv families remain without heat three days after Russian strikes
International partners delivered backup energy equipment totaling over 145 MW in a single week, while over 230 repair crews battle to restore heating knocked out during Russia's overnight attack on 3 February.
Italy channels $1.2 mn into Ukraine’s cyber defense
Ukrainian cybersecurity will receive a $1.2 mn boost from Italy, with most funds directed toward modernizing infrastructure in Ternopil oblast through server procurement, EDR-equipped protected networks.
G7+ pledges thousands of generators and hundreds of millions in funding as Ukraine faces harshest winter of the war
447 generators from the EU, 90 from Lithuania, over 100 from France.
First Italian boilers arrive in Ukraine, adding 116 megawatts to battered grid
Equipment headed to communities hit hardest by Russian attacks.
Italy to send 378 industrial boilers to heat Ukraine amid energy crisis and freezing temperatures
Delivery follows agreements between Zelenskyy and Meloni as Russian strikes cripple heating systems.
How one woman’s Threads posts got a pro-Putin Italian banned from Ukraine
"Him entering Ukraine? Over my dead body."
“Many Italians hold pro-Russian views,” Ukrainian woman says after getting Putin supporter banned from her country due to post in Threads
He came for his wedding in a vyshyvanka and shouted "Heil Hitler" on the bus to Ukraine.
Italy approves Ukraine military aid in 2026, shelving earlier shift to humanitarian focus
Meloni’s cabinet greenlights the 13th aid package despite prior talk of transitioning to mostly civilian support.
Meloni warns Italian government staff: “Next year will be much worse” than 2025
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni used her Christmas address to government staff to deliver an unusually candid forecast, telling employees that 2026 will bring greater challenges than the difficult year ending, according to Ansa.
Belgium blocks EU’s last-ditch push to unlock €210B of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Brussels had hoped to secure a breakthrough this week, but Belgian resistance has left the plan teetering.
Europe can’t cover Ukraine’s war needs: Total aid to is falling to record low after US abandons Kyiv, while civilian casualties surge 75%
In 2025, Russia killed 25% more Ukrainians than the last year.
Italy pledges emergency support to Ukraine after indiscriminate Russian strikes
PM Meloni vowed to send generators and reaffirmed backing for peace talks after a call with President Zelenskyy.
Italy won’t arm Ukraine with US weapons because of “peace deal” that doesn’t yet exist
Russia's strategy may be working.