Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 15)
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 15)

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Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead Enlarge this image toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP Efrem Lukatsky/AP As the week begins, here's a roundup of key developments from the past week and a look ahead. Sponsor Message What happened last week Aug. 8: The U.S. Agency for International Development said it's providing $4.5 billion more in budgetary support for Ukraine's government. Sponsor Message Russia's government confirmed talks were underway for a possible prisoner exchange that could free U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner and fellow jailed American Paul Whelan. Aug. 13: Ukrainian forces destroyed a bridge on a hydroelectric power dam in Russian-controlled territory in southern Ukraine's Kherson region, aiming to disrupt Russia's ability to resupply its military.

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Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says
1 week, 4 days ago

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russia launched a widespread attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, forcing the country to implement emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. “The losses of the Russian occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction are consistently high, especially in manpower,” Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Friday. He also acknowledged that “for several months now, the Pokrovsk direction …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians told not to travel to West as Putin could use new missile in ‘coming days’
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1 week, 5 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians told not to travel to West as Putin could use new missile in ‘coming days’

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Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky welcomes diplomatic end to Putin’s war and hints at role for foreign troops
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2 weeks ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky welcomes diplomatic end to Putin’s war and hints at role for foreign troops

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,019
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,019

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Monday, December 9: We discussed important issues on the battlefield and in the global situation, from our frontlines to North Korea. I stated that we need a just and enduring… United States President-elect Donald Trump has called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting Zelenskyy and the …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

The Independent  

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1,000 days on, where is Ukraine crisis headed?
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

1,000 days on, where is Ukraine crisis headed?

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY Russian forces launched the Oreshnik medium-range hyper sonic missiles at Ukraine on Nov 21 in response to Ukraine firing US-made Army Tactical Missile Systems at Russian targets. But there has been a noticeable shift in the attitudes of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky toward ending the conflict after Donald Trump's victory in the …

1,000 days on, where is Ukraine crisis headed?
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

1,000 days on, where is Ukraine crisis headed?

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY Russian forces launched the Oreshnik medium-range hyper sonic missiles at Ukraine on Nov 21 in response to Ukraine firing US-made Army Tactical Missile Systems at Russian targets. But there has been a noticeable shift in the attitudes of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky toward ending the conflict after Donald Trump's victory in the …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Monday, December 2: One person was killed and several others injured following Russia’s drone attack on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil, according to Viacheslav Negoda, the head of the military administration of Ternopil region. A Russian missile strike on a town in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least four people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. …

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front

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 Russia has suffered more than …

How Russia has weaponised winter in war-torn Ukraine
3 weeks, 4 days ago

How Russia has weaponised winter in war-torn Ukraine

Firstpost  

Russia’s systematic strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid have plunged millions into darkness, weaponising winter to erode morale and resilience. With temperatures dropping to -20 degrees Celsius, power cuts lasting up to 20 hours, and relentless air attacks, Ukraine faces a dire humanitarian crisis A worker warms himself near a wood stove as he fixes a thermal power plant damaged by …

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 29, 2024 13:55 IST - 6 MINS READ A surreal atmosphere currently loiters over Europe: a strange disconnect between festive preparations and the content of TV news bulletins and posts on social media. The day after Biden’s pronouncement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, eager to burnish Britain’s reputation as the US’ most stalwart ally, declared he would …

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted a “massive” missile and drone attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, officials said, adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter. Ukrainian officials have in the past accused Russia of “weaponizing winter.” Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been destroyed during the almost three years …

‘Massive enemy attack’: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
3 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Massive enemy attack’: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Russian missile attacks have been reported across Ukraine, with emergency power outages affecting more than one million people amid freezing cold temperatures. Ukraine’s power infrastructure has come “under massive enemy attack”, according to the country’s energy minister, leaving more than 1 million people without electricity. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said that “attacks on energy …

Russia fires senior commander for false claims about progress of war in Ukraine, military bloggers say
1 month ago

Russia fires senior commander for false claims about progress of war in Ukraine, military bloggers say

CNN  

CNN — Russia has removed a senior commander from his post for making false claims about the progress of the war in parts of eastern Ukraine, according to military bloggers and Russian media. Colonel General Gennady Anashkin, the commander of the South Forces Group, was dismissed after providing misleading information about Russia’s progress near the Siversk settlement in the eastern …

After an eventful week, what's the latest in Ukraine?
1 month ago

After an eventful week, what's the latest in Ukraine?

NPR  

After an eventful week, what's the latest in Ukraine? Russia's counterattack, which took place Thursday in Eastern Ukraine, was carried out with an experimental missile that has nuclear capabilities, raising alarms about nuclear brinksmanship. All this is playing out months ahead of a presidential transition in the U.S., one that everyone expects will lead to major shifts in Western support …

Russia-Ukraine war is escalating: What changed in last six days?
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war is escalating: What changed in last six days?

Firstpost  

Russia on Thursday claimed to have shot down two UK-made Storm Cruise Shadow cruise missiles from Ukraine and Vladimir Putin is warning the West. A subsequent report from Russia’s state news agency TASS said Russian air defence forces had shot down 85 drones and five ballistic missiles launched by Ukraine in the past 24 hours. “We will continue to provide …

Ukraine, pummeled by Russia now, had world's third-biggest nuclear stockpile
1 month ago

Ukraine, pummeled by Russia now, had world's third-biggest nuclear stockpile

India Today  

It wasn't the UK, France or China, but Ukraine that had the world's third-biggest stockpile of nuclear weapons. As an inheritance from the Soviet Union, Ukraine possessed the third-largest arsenal of nuclear weapons after Russia and the US. "Ukraine had 1,900 Soviet strategic nuclear warheads and between 2,650 and 4,200 Soviet tactical nuclear weapons deployed on its territory at the …

Donald Trump's influence on Ukraine war already starting to show as new world order emerges
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1 month ago

Donald Trump's influence on Ukraine war already starting to show as new world order emerges

ABC  

The "Trump factor" is already kicking in. It would have been clear to anyone who has visited Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February 2022 that Ukraine's leadership did not want Trump to win. Within 24 hours of the lifting of its restriction on attacking Russia, Ukraine fired six ATACMS into the Bryansk region – Russia says it intercepted five and …

Photos this week: November 14-21, 2024
1 month ago

Photos this week: November 14-21, 2024

CNN  

It has now been more than 1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the conflict escalated Thursday when Russia launched a new non-nuclear ballistic missile on Ukraine’s Dnipro region. At least three people were injured in the attack, the head of the Dnipro’s military administration said. Both US and British/French-made missiles were fired into Russia by Ukraine, after US President …

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report
1 month ago

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report

Firstpost  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-elect Donald Trump only if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abandons ambitions of his country joining Nato Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon …

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles
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1 month ago

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war. A senior official told AFP that a strike on Russia's Bryansk region earlier on Tuesday "was carried out by ATACMS missiles" -- a …

Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
1 month ago

Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that way in 1,000 days of war. U.S. officials recently expressed dismay at Russia’s deployment of North Korean troops to help it fight Ukraine, while Moscow seethed when Washington eased restrictions on the ATACMS in recent days. AP …

Russia-Ukraine war: What invasion has cost Kyiv as war reaches 1,000th day
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: What invasion has cost Kyiv as war reaches 1,000th day

India TV News  

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches its 1,000th day on Tuesday, a grim milestone in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. Human toll As of August 31, 2024 the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine had documented at least 11,743 civilians killed and 24,614 wounded in Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Soldiers bloody death toll …

24 hours in Ukraine: A single day shows the reality of life as war hits 1,000 days
1 month ago

24 hours in Ukraine: A single day shows the reality of life as war hits 1,000 days

New Indian Express  

KYIV: The clock on her wall stopped almost as soon as the day began, its hands frozen by the Russian bomb that hit the dormitory serving as home for Ukrainians displaced by war. The Associated Press fanned out across Ukraine to chronicle 24 hours of life just as the country prepared to mark a grim milestone Tuesday: 1,000 days since …

1000 days of Russia-Ukraine war: Life in pictures
1 month ago

1000 days of Russia-Ukraine war: Life in pictures

India Today  

One thousand days of Russia-Ukraine war — a timeline marked by destruction, resilience, and the unwavering strength of the human spirit. A woman carries her cat as she walks past buildings that were destroyed by Russian shelling, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Borodyanka, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine. People visit the Wall of Remembrance to pay tribute to killed …

Massive Russian Air Attack Pounds Ukraine As 1,000th Day of War Nears
1 month ago

Massive Russian Air Attack Pounds Ukraine As 1,000th Day of War Nears

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia pounded Ukraine on Sunday with a massive attack that killed 11 civilians across several regions and damaged the country's already fragile energy grid, as the world prepared to mark 1,000 days since Moscow's invasion. The giant attack Sunday came two days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in almost …

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 …

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy says
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy says

NPR  

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy says toggle caption Denes Erdos/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians. Ukraie's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia had launched a total of 120 missiles and …

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Explosions heard across Ukraine, including Kyiv and Odesa, as Russia advances at its fastest rate since the early days of the nearly three-year war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russian forces launched about 120 missiles and 90 drones in a “massive” combined air attack – one of the largest barrages of the near-three-year war. A Russian drone attack …

AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images
1 month, 1 week ago

AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images

Associated Press  

A thousand days of war in Ukraine have been captured in stunning images, many of them horrifying, some of them poignant, others uplifting. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print People take shelter underground following explosions in Lviv, western Ukraine, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn …

Is Ukraine 'months away' from building a nuclear bomb?
1 month, 1 week ago

Is Ukraine 'months away' from building a nuclear bomb?

Firstpost  

Recent reports claim Ukraine could develop a basic nuclear bomb within months, using material from its existing power plants if Western support dwindles. However, officials have strongly denied these allegations, with foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi reaffirming, ‘we do not possess, develop, or intend to acquire nuclear weapons’ Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts as he attends a press conference during …

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Russian soldiers control another …

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West

LA Times  

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including within the United Nations. Three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin aired a shift in his country’s nuclear doctrine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …

Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia
54 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia

Wired  

As soon as the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, Yuliana Onishchuk knew she had to help her country. “I realized: We have to rebuild them in a new way.” Putting her expertise as an energy lawyer and solar power project manager to good use, Onishchuk set up an NGO, the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation. “I was already in renewables, …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of 'nuclear disaster' under Russian plans to strike Ukraine's power plants

ABC  

Russia's plans to "torment millions of Ukrainians" by destroying the country's power infrastructure threatens to cause a nuclear catastrophe that could reach beyond Ukraine's borders, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned the UN. Just hours after Mr Zelenskyy's speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was updating its "nuclear doctrine" – effectively rewriting the rules for its own weapons. "If, God forbid, …

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
3 months ago

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s badly damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center — a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country’s energy system. The exhibition by private energy company DTEK, a nongovernmental organization and Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy opened on Thursday with …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 933
3 months, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 933

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence units destroyed 29 drones Ukraine launched overnight targeting seven Russian regions, including Bryansk, Smolensk, Oryol, Belgorod, Kaluga and Rostov. Admiral Rob Bauer, who serves as the principal adviser to NATO’s secretary-general, said Ukraine would have a good military reason to strike deeper into …

Ukraine's invasion of Russia was seen by some as a masterstroke, but it might backfire
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine's invasion of Russia was seen by some as a masterstroke, but it might backfire

ABC  

At a secret training camp in Ukraine's east, conscript soldiers are getting ready for battle. The 32-year-old, who goes by the call sign "Italia" because he worked on Italian cruise ships before the war, tells us soldier training is being fast-tracked, because there's no time to waste. Life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain Photo shows A road can be see …

What is Ukraine really up to with its audacious Kursk land grab?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Ukraine really up to with its audacious Kursk land grab?

The Independent  

The longer the war in Ukraine goes on, the more different facets it seems to acquire. It then settled into a largely localised conflict for eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, before a month ago suddenly acquiring a new front, when Ukraine invaded the bordering Russian region of Kursk. A complicating factor, however – and one that some see as at least …

Russia claims major attack on Ukraine: ‘Electricity supply, rail network struck’ | Top updates
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia claims major attack on Ukraine: ‘Electricity supply, rail network struck’ | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine on Monday, targeting the electricity supply and disrupting the rail transport of arms and ammunition to the front lines, Kremlin claimed. Russia-Ukraine war escalates | Latest Updates • Russia's defence ministry stated that missiles were fired from the air and sea, hitting electricity substations in nine Ukrainian regions and gas compressor stations in …

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
4 months ago

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since 6 August, when Ukraine …

Russia says it advances in eastern Ukraine and regroups after incursion
4 months ago

Russia says it advances in eastern Ukraine and regroups after incursion

The Hindu  

Russia said on Tuesday its forces had taken control of what it described as the strategically important logistics hub of Niu-York in eastern Ukraine, part of Moscow's grinding drive to capture the entire Donetsk region. Even as Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia's Kursk region after a surprise cross-border attack that began on Aug. 6, the fate of Niu-York …

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia
4 months ago

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia

Al Jazeera  

Fighting has escalated after Ukrainian troops smashed through the border into Russia’s Kursk region this month. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Kyiv has stationed more than 120,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country’s state news agency reported, as fighting continues amid Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Elsewhere, the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned …

Ukraine's incursion into Russia may have changed the course of the war
4 months ago

Ukraine's incursion into Russia may have changed the course of the war

NPR  

Ukraine's incursion into Russia may have changed the course of the war DAVID FOLKENFLIK, HOST: It's the biggest invasion of Russia since the end of World War II - Ukraine's surprise incursion into the Kursk region. If the Ukrainians can show that Putin can't defend the border of Russia and, moreover, can't drive the Ukrainians back, that is a big …

‘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 …

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 acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 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.” Zelenskyy’s comment came in his nightly address late Saturday. But Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday …

Ukraine-Russia war: Don't let Putin blackmail you, Zelensky warns allies in swipe at Orban
5 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Don't let Putin blackmail you, Zelensky warns allies in swipe at Orban

The Telegraph  

Mr Orban, who holds the EU’s rotating presidency, has infuriated Kyiv and the bloc’s leaders with solo trips to Russia, China and to Florida to meet Donald Trump. Shun talking to him Mr Orban’s actions left him isolated at the EPC gathering at Blenheim Palace, where his European counterparts appeared to shun talking to him in public parts of the …

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