Ukraine latest updates: Russia says will open evacuation routes
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Russia says will open evacuation routes

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from May 4: Russia says will open evacuation routes for civilians from Mariupol steel plant for three days. “I’ll be speaking with the members of the G7 this week about what we’re going to do or not do.” 4 May 2022 - 15:13 GMT Ukraine’s Kuleba urges EU states to back Russia oil ban Ukraine’s foreign minister has called on EU countries to back a proposed embargo on imports of Russian oil, saying Moscow is using revenues from energy exports to finance its “war machine”. “That matters a great deal because without access to it, it will make it much harder for Sberbank and the other financial institutions being sanctioned to have dealings across the international community.” 4 May 2022 - 08:44 GMT Ukraine warns Belarus could yet join Russian war effort Kyiv has not ruled out the possibility that Moscow could utilise the armed forces of its ally Belarus in Ukraine at some point, a spokesman for the country’s State Border Service says. The funds will be used to help set up a kindergarten for children who have fled Ukraine to neighboring Slovakia.https://t.co/yMSbi0r8u6 — Taiwan in the US May 4, 2022 4 May 2022 - 03:43 GMT Australia sanctions 110 Russian politicians and ‘puppet’ officials Australia has moved to further sanction more than 70 Russian politicians and more than 30 “puppet” Ukrainian government officials installed in the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. 3 May 2022 - 20:21 GMT Biden says military aid to Ukraine ‘direct investment’ in democracy Biden has called the US military aid to Ukraine a “direct investment” to protect democracy.

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US unveils $500m military aid for Ukraine as Russia closes in on key city
1 week, 5 days ago

US unveils $500m military aid for Ukraine as Russia closes in on key city

Al Jazeera  

Outgoing Biden administration eager to fast-track more packages before aid-sceptic Trump takes office early next year. The United States will give $500m in military aid to Ukraine as part of an 11th-hour push by outgoing President Joe Biden to bolster the country’s defences before he leaves office early next year. Russian attacks continue In parallel, Ukraine’s air force reported on …

Ukraine and Russia agree on return of 46 Kursk residents after rare talks
1 month ago

Ukraine and Russia agree on return of 46 Kursk residents after rare talks

Firstpost  

The deal comes at a tense moment in the Ukraine conflict, with Kyiv firing British and US-supplied long-range missiles into Russia and Moscow firing a hypersonic missile at its neighbour. Dozens of residents from Russia’s Kursk border region have been returned from Ukraine following rare and “painstaking” negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, Moscow said on Friday. In August, Ukraine conducted …

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv, would soon fall and the rest of the country wouldn’t last long against a much larger enemy. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The fall of Avdiivka created a major breach in Ukraine’s …

Ukraine dreams of reclaiming 2014 borders in war but energy crisis, displacement could crush its fight
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine dreams of reclaiming 2014 borders in war but energy crisis, displacement could crush its fight

Firstpost  

“Our priority is still to protect people, protect the nation, to liberate people from almost 10 years of temporary occupation, so Crimea and Donbas are part of Ukraine,” Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov recently said. Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov recently spoke of Kyiv’s commitment to restoring its territorial integrity, dismissing reports suggesting a shift in focus to prioritising security …

Families flee as Vladimir Putin's forces close in on Ukrainian town as Russian advances towards big population centres in eastern Ukraine gathers pace
4 months ago

Families flee as Vladimir Putin's forces close in on Ukrainian town as Russian advances towards big population centres in eastern Ukraine gathers pace

Daily Mail  

Advances by Vladimir Putin's forces across eastern Ukraine gathered pace yesterday with reports they had seized another key town. Ukrainian soldiers prepare a vehicle adapted to fire helicopter shells as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine Vladimir Putin's Russian troops heavily outnumber those defending in eastern Ukraine and are well supplied with artillery and weaponry Russia's …

‘World is on the brink of a third world war’, Russian MP issues a big threat over Ukraine's incursion aided by the west
4 months, 1 week ago

‘World is on the brink of a third world war’, Russian MP issues a big threat over Ukraine's incursion aided by the west

Hindustan Times  

Russian parliamentary deputy, Mikhail Sheremet, has made a chilling statement on the back of growing war offensive along the Russian-Ukraine border. Sheremet, who is a member of Russia's defence committee, claims involvement of Western military equipment and foreign participation in the attack on Russian soil signifies a dire escalation that could lead to global conflict. ‘World is on the brink …

Kyiv attack aimed at cease-fire talks: Putin
4 months, 1 week ago

Kyiv attack aimed at cease-fire talks: Putin

China Daily  

Volunteers sort out humanitarian aid brought by donors for displaced people at a collecting station in Moscow on Tuesday, following Ukraine's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine's biggest attack on Russian territory since the start of the conflict was aimed at improving Kyiv's negotiating position ahead of the possible peace talks …

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Russian army is intensifying …

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated

Live Mint  

Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, Russian President Vladimir Putin was told. Putin said the Defense Ministry’s main task was to “drive out the enemy from our territories and, together with the Border Service, ensure reliable protection of the state border.” …

Ukraine’s president indirectly acknowledges daring military incursion onto Russian soil
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine’s president indirectly acknowledges daring military incursion onto Russian soil

LA Times  

Residents of an apartment building damaged after shelling from the Ukrainian side leave the area Sunday in Kursk, Russia. Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has broken the government’s silence on it by indirectly acknowledging the ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.” Zelensky’s comment …

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Belarus’s foreign ministry warned that further airspace violations could …

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the nearly 2½-year-old war. He also said that Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, had sent him multiple reports about the front-line …

Ukraine’s more liberal use of allied weapons complicates Russian logistics
6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s more liberal use of allied weapons complicates Russian logistics

Al Jazeera  

But observers say Ukraine needs a completely free hand to strike Russian soil if it is to win the war. On the ground, Russia’s incursion in Ukraine’s northern Kharkiv region appeared to have stalled, as forces spearheading two separate initiatives in Vovchansk and north of Lyptsi made no new gains. The ISW was critical of this policy, saying it had …

Ukraine humanitarian aid falling while needs rise: UN
7 months ago

Ukraine humanitarian aid falling while needs rise: UN

Hindustan Times  

Humanitarian aid to Ukraine is falling back even as the country's needs rise more than two years after it was invaded by neighbouring Russia, the UN refugee agency UNHCR warned Monday. Russian troops since May 10 have carried out a ground assault in the northeastern region Karolina Lindholm Billing, the UN agency's representative in Ukraine, warned the situation was degenerating, …

Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia
7 months ago

Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin committed Monday to keeping U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. “We’re meeting in a moment of challenge,” Austin said, noting that Russia’s new onslaught on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, showed why the commitment was vital. Austin vowed to keep U.S. weapons …

Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as new Russian push strains front-line troops
7 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as new Russian push strains front-line troops

LA Times  

A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers amid a new Russia offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city. Most of them are already in the armed forces, he said, adding that the law is “unfair” and “unclear.” Viktor Kaminsky, the head of a municipal service …

Thousands evacuate as Russia pounds Ukraine border town
7 months, 1 week ago

Thousands evacuate as Russia pounds Ukraine border town

New Indian Express  

Thousands of people been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, as Russia kept up constant strikes on a key town as part of a cross-border offensive, officials said Sunday. The surprise Russian attack across Ukraine's northeastern border began on Friday, with troops making small advances in an area from where they had been pushed back nearly two years …

Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces
8 months ago

Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Even as Ukraine works to get much-needed arms from a huge U.S. aid package to the front line, its government is seeking to reverse the drain of its potential soldiers, announcing that men of conscription age will no longer be able to renew passports from outside Ukraine. Opposition lawmaker Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze, who heads the Parliamentary Committee for …

Russia breaks through Ukraine front line and captures important town
8 months ago

Russia breaks through Ukraine front line and captures important town

Daily Mail  

Russian troops have reportedly pushed through Ukrainian lines to take the strategic town of Ocheretyne in Donetsk - the latest scoop for Vladimir Putin's forces amid a recent string of gains on the battlefield. It comes as US lawmakers signed off on a new $61 billion military aid package that will soon enable Kyiv 's defenders re-equip with sorely needed …

Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine
9 months ago

Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine

Associated Press  

Russia plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from a border region because it is being shelled continuously by Ukraine, an official said Tuesday, reflecting Kyiv’s increasing focus on striking targets behind a front line that has barely shifted in recent months. The children will be moved from the Belgorod region farther east, away from the Ukraine border, said the region’s …

Russia says it will evacuate children from Belgorod after Ukraine shelling
9 months ago

Russia says it will evacuate children from Belgorod after Ukraine shelling

Al Jazeera  

The Kremlin says it aims to create a buffer zone to protect civilians against long-range strikes and cross-border raids. The children will be moved from the Belgorod region farther east, away from the Ukraine border, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Tuesday. The announcement came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin wants to create a buffer …

After two grueling years of bloodshed, it's time for peace in Ukraine
10 months ago

After two grueling years of bloodshed, it's time for peace in Ukraine

Salon  

As we mark two full years since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian government forces have reportedly withdrawn from Avdiivka, a town they first captured from pro-Russian forces in the Donetsk region in July 2014. As Sam Cranny-Evans of the U.K.'s RUSI military think tank told the Guardian, “What that means is that Ukrainians can’t suppress Russian artillery anymore, and if the …

Two years after Putin's invasion, Ukraine is 'outgunned' and 'outmanned', but struggles on
10 months ago

Two years after Putin's invasion, Ukraine is 'outgunned' and 'outmanned', but struggles on

ABC  

Ukraine is entering its third year of war "outgunned" and "outmanned", and with no end in sight, leaving battle-hardened soldiers and long-suffering civilians to prepare for their "most complicated" 12 months yet. "You think about your life, about your future, about your past, about your country, your family in Ukraine, it's like you're floating in space, never really grounded," she …

The security deals Ukraine is negotiating with its Western allies
10 months, 1 week ago

The security deals Ukraine is negotiating with its Western allies

Firstpost  

The fighting between Russia and Ukraine is ongoing, and Ukraine requires the support of its allies to defend itself. For this, the Eastern European country has been in talks with an expanding group of countries to agree bilateral agreements on security commitments while it strives to reach its strategic goal of NATO membership and presses to secure foreign assistance to …

Russia begins city evacuation as it swaps cross-border strikes with Ukraine
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia begins city evacuation as it swaps cross-border strikes with Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Residents of Belgorod are moved away from the border while Ukraine deflects another barrage of drones and missiles. About 300 residents from the city have been temporarily moved to safety further from the border, Belgorod region’s Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Monday. Meanwhile, Ukraine reported on Monday that at least four people were killed as Russia launched more than 50 …

Editorial: Release aid to Ukraine. Helping our allies should not be contingent on U.S. border policies
1 year ago

Editorial: Release aid to Ukraine. Helping our allies should not be contingent on U.S. border policies

LA Times  

A Ukrainian T-64 tank goes on combat duty in the Bakhmut district on Dec. 8. Opinion Calmes: Republicans’ blocking aid to Ukraine is next-level cynicism To the delight of Vladimir Putin, further U.S. support for Ukraine is in real doubt for the first time since Russia invaded 21 months ago. Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and …

Ukraine recaptures Klishchiivka, second eastern village in three days
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine recaptures Klishchiivka, second eastern village in three days

Al Jazeera  

Zelenskyy welcomes breakthrough that analysts say is of ‘strategic significance’ to the war in the east. Ukraine said it has taken back the eastern village of Klishchiivka, in what would be Ukraine’s second significant gain in three days in its months-long counteroffensive against the Russian army. “Klishchiivka was cleared of the Russians,” Syrsky, who has often visited the Bakhmut front …

Evacuation order in northeast Ukraine finds few followers as fighting nears
1 year, 3 months ago

Evacuation order in northeast Ukraine finds few followers as fighting nears

LA Times  

Natalia Rosolova has so far ignored calls to leave her home in Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi despite approaching fighting. “Maybe it’s just the way I am,” she said, sitting in her office wearing an immaculate white dress and her hair styled in an elegant updo. “We had hoped the Ukrainian army would push the Russians further away, but every day we hear them …

Russia’s military push on the eastern front prompts Ukraine to evacuate thousands of civilians
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia’s military push on the eastern front prompts Ukraine to evacuate thousands of civilians

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Thursday of nearly 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the eastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces reportedly are making a concerted effort to punch through the front line. The city of Kupiansk and the territories around it were under Russian occupation until September 2022, when Ukrainian forces conducted a …

Ukraine orders civilian evacuation of Kharkiv areas as Russians advance
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine orders civilian evacuation of Kharkiv areas as Russians advance

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian authorities order evacuation of nearly 12,000 civilians in the Kharkiv region, northeast Ukraine. “Given the difficult security situation and the increasing amount of shelling by Russian terrorist forces in Kupiansk community, you have the opportunity to evacuate to a safer place,” the city administration said. The warning came as Russia’s defence ministry announced its soldiers had “improved their position” …

Fire at Crimea military base forces evacuation of more than 2,000 people
1 year, 5 months ago

Fire at Crimea military base forces evacuation of more than 2,000 people

India Today  

A fire that broke out at the military training grounds in the Kirovske district on the Crimean Peninsula has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 people and a closure of nearby highway, the Moscow-backed governor of Crimea said on Wednesday. Russia's Telegram channels linked to Russian security services and Ukrainian media reported that an ammunition depot was on fire …

500 days of war in Ukraine: At what cost?
1 year, 5 months ago

500 days of war in Ukraine: At what cost?

Al Jazeera  

The conflict has led to the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II, with 6.3 million people forced to flee Ukraine since the invasion on February 24, 2022. The infographic below highlights the flow of refugees recorded from Ukraine across Europe between June 1, 2022 and July 7, 2023, as well as some of the painful stories of those forced …

Ukraine crisis: US to announce another $500 million in weapons, military aid
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine crisis: US to announce another $500 million in weapons, military aid

Live Mint  

The Pentagon will announce it is sending up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems, US officials said Monday, as Ukrainian and Western leaders try to sort out the impact of the brief weekend insurrection in Russia. Russia News LIVE Updates: Because the …

US sending $500 million in weapons, military aid to Ukraine
1 year, 5 months ago

US sending $500 million in weapons, military aid to Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is sending up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems, as Ukrainian and Western leaders try to sort out the impact of the brief weekend insurrection in Russia. It’s the 41st time since the …

Russia-Ukraine war: US announces $400 mn military aid, sending bridge-launchers to Ukraine for spring fight
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: US announces $400 mn military aid, sending bridge-launchers to Ukraine for spring fight

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: The United States announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday that for the first time includes armored vehicles that can launch bridges- allowing troops to cross rivers or other gaps as Russian and Ukrainian forces remain entrenched on opposite sides of the Dnieper River. Because Ukraine also continues to face shortages of ammunition …

In Charts | A year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

In Charts | A year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Hindu  

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine, following weeks of military build-up along the border of its neighbour. On February 22, 2023, the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Russia’s actions in front of a 193-member UN General Assembly, which resumed the Emergency Special Session on Ukraine on Wednesday. The estimated number of IDPs in Ukraine has …

Feels like we are not alone: Ukraine MP on Biden's surprise Kyiv visit
1 year, 10 months ago

Feels like we are not alone: Ukraine MP on Biden's surprise Kyiv visit

India Today  

Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine today is “symbolically very important to Ukrainians because we feel that we are not alone and that military support is coming”, Ukraine MP Lisa Yasko told India Today TV. US President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with Zelenskyy. Ukraine MP @LisaYasko says, "Bidens surprise visit is symbolically …

January 27, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news
1 year, 10 months ago

January 27, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Russian forces continued to shell towns in the east on Friday, according to the governor of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko. The town of Chasiv Yar, to the west of Bakhmut, had been shelled for over an hour and a half on Friday morning, leaving two people dead and five wounded, and damaging “around ten houses.” Here’s what else is …

Ukraine hails US military aid as cease-fire said to falter
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine hails US military aid as cease-fire said to falter

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president praised the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces, even as both sides celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Saturday. In a revered cathedral in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the Christmas service Saturday was …

Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire is said to falter
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire is said to falter

LA Times  

People wait to board a steam train, which traditionally runs for a few days around the Orthodox Christmas holiday, in Lviv, Ukraine. Ukraine’s president praised the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces, even as both …

Ukraine expects key offensive as Russia plans to expand army
2 years ago

Ukraine expects key offensive as Russia plans to expand army

Al Jazeera  

The war is poised to escalate as Russia has planned new conscription and Ukraine’s allies have lifted weapons bans. “The expansion of NATO’s forward presence close to the frontiers of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, along with the West’s intention to continue military operations in Ukraine in an effort to weaken Russia as much as possible, are …

Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter, bombs
2 years ago

Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter, bombs

Associated Press  

PARIS — Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and more than 1 billion euros in aid pledges behind an urgent new push Tuesday to keep Ukrainians powered, fed, warmed and moving as winter approaches. Zelenskyy made an impassioned argument that such aid could pressure Russia into pursuing peace, and conference donors strongly condemned the Kremlin’s savaging of …

Ukraine to begin voluntary evacuation from Kherson: Deputy PM
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine to begin voluntary evacuation from Kherson: Deputy PM

Al Jazeera  

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the elderly and those affected by Russian shelling would be evacuated first. Ukraine will begin to evacuate people who want to leave the recently liberated southern city of Kherson and its surrounding areas, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has announced, citing damage to infrastructure by Russian forces that had made life extremely difficult …

US accuses Russia of trying to ‘freeze’ Ukraine into submission
2 years, 1 month ago

US accuses Russia of trying to ‘freeze’ Ukraine into submission

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says if Russian President Vladimir Putin is unable to take Ukraine by force he will try to ‘freeze it into submission’. “President Putin seems to have decided that if he can’t seize Ukraine by force, he will try to freeze it into submission,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday after G7 …

Putin endorses evacuation of Ukraine’s Kherson region
2 years, 1 month ago

Putin endorses evacuation of Ukraine’s Kherson region

Al Jazeera  

Russia could be preparing to withdraw from parts of the Kherson region, which it claims to have annexed. Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, amid conflicting reports of a curfew being imposed in the Russian-controlled area. Russia could be preparing to abandon its military foothold on the west …

Russia-Ukraine war: Around 4 million Ukrainians displaced from their homes since Russian invasion, says UNHCR
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Around 4 million Ukrainians displaced from their homes since Russian invasion, says UNHCR

India TV News  

Highlights Around 4 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Ukraine Russian invasion of Ukraine has driven fastest, largest displacement witnessed in decades: UNHCR Filippo Grandi warned the Ukrainians are about to face one of the world's harshest winters Russia-Ukraine war : Around 4 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes since the start of …

Ukraine urges refugees to remain abroad as winter power cuts loom
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine urges refugees to remain abroad as winter power cuts loom

Al Jazeera  

Refugees who fled in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should stay abroad this winter due to blackouts created by Moscow’s bombardment of critical energy infrastructure, a Ukrainian minister has said. Russia has launched waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing blackouts and disrupting water supplies, after an explosion damaged the bridge linking occupied Crimea …

Russia issues new nuclear warning as contested Ukraine referendum ends
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia issues new nuclear warning as contested Ukraine referendum ends

Live Mint  

An ally of President Vladimir Putin issued a stark new nuclear warning to Ukraine and the West on Tuesday as Russia began releasing results of referendums it bills as a prelude to it annexing four Ukrainian regions. Russian government officials have repeatedly warned they might use nuclear weapons if Kyiv's forces, who control some of the areas Moscow claims, try …

U.S. sends new military aid for Ukraine to boost momentum
2 years, 3 months ago

U.S. sends new military aid for Ukraine to boost momentum

The Hindu  

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will send another $600 million in military aid to Ukraine, as the U.S. rushes more weapons to fuel Kyiv's counteroffensive that has reclaimed large stretches of the embattled country and forced Russian troops to retreat. The decision to move on new aid quickly — on the heels of a nearly $2.9 billion infusion of …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 189
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 189

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation as it stands on Wednesday, August 31. Russia’s defence ministry said Ukrainian forces lost more than 1,200 military personnel as well as 139 tanks, armoured vehicles and trucks, after trying to go on the offensive in three different directions in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. Ukrainian forces are shelling ferries used by Russia to supply its …

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