American fighters are dying in Ukraine in growing numbers. Bringing their bodies home is a complex task
2 months ago

American fighters are dying in Ukraine in growing numbers. Bringing their bodies home is a complex task

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Editor’s Note: This report contains details of death and injury that some may find distressing. The last really intelligible thing he said was, ‘never let it be said that the bastards killed me.’” Redneck said Ford had expressed a sentiment common among foreign fighters. “After a body swap, we may be given a bag with 10 body remains belonging to different people,” said Artur Dobroserdov, Ukraine’s commissioner for missing persons under the Ministry of the Interior. Raquel Hamm “I’m very proud of my son,” said his mother, Raquel Hamm, who said he had fought in Ukraine as he was keen to use his military past to travel. My child did not die in vain.” Mother of deceased US Army veteran Cedric Hamm remembers her son 00:32 - Source: CNN Mother of deceased US Army veteran Cedric Hamm remembers her son 00:32 “He was very selfless,” said a fellow American fighter injured in the battle that killed Cedric Hamm, speaking to CNN from the US where he is recovering.

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Horror as four American soldiers 'are found dead' after vanishing during training exercise in Lithuania
Top News
4 days, 16 hours ago

Horror as four American soldiers 'are found dead' after vanishing during training exercise in Lithuania

Daily Mail  

Four US Army soldiers have reportedly been found dead the day after they were reported missing during a training exercise in Lithuania. Early reports indicate that the soldiers may have been traveling in an M88 recovery vehicle, one of the largest armored vehicles used by the US military, which may have fallen into a body of water. The soldiers had …

American fighters are dying in Ukraine in growing numbers. Bringing their bodies home is a complex task
2 months ago

American fighters are dying in Ukraine in growing numbers. Bringing their bodies home is a complex task

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Editor’s Note: This report contains details of death and injury that some may find distressing. The last really intelligible thing he said was, ‘never let it be said that the bastards killed me.’” Redneck said Ford had expressed a sentiment common among foreign fighters. “After a body swap, we may be given a bag with 10 …

Ukraine says Russia returned more than 500 soldiers' bodies
4 months ago

Ukraine says Russia returned more than 500 soldiers' bodies

Hindustan Times  

Kyiv on Friday said Russian authorities returned over 500 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat, with most having died in the eastern Donetsk region. Soldiers search for bodies following rains and flash floods that caused rivers to overflow in Valencia and other parts of Spain, in the Poyo ravine in Quart de Poblet, Valencia, Spain, November 13, 2024. "As …

Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production

LA Times  

Honor guard members during the funeral Saturday for Ukrainian servicemen killed in a Russian rocket attack at a military academy in Poltava, Ukraine. Mourners thronged funeral services Saturday for victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the war in Ukraine began, as Ukraine’s president vowed to increase domestic military production by creating underground weapons factories. A woman cries …

More civilians die in Ukraine as analysts warn that delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces
11 months, 2 weeks ago

More civilians die in Ukraine as analysts warn that delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — More civilians died across Ukraine on Sunday as analysts warned that delays in U.S. military assistance would see Kyiv struggle to fight off Russian offensives. The news came as the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, warned that delays in Western military assistance would increasingly hamper Ukraine’s ability to push back Russian advances. …

Ukraine war troop deaths and wounded nearing 500,000, say US officials
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine war troop deaths and wounded nearing 500,000, say US officials

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 number of troops killed …

100,000 Ukrainian civilian deaths: Shocking toll of Putin’s bloody invasion
2 years, 1 month ago

100,000 Ukrainian civilian deaths: Shocking toll of Putin’s bloody invasion

The Independent  

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Bodies of British volunteers killed in Ukraine recovered from Russian forces
2 years, 1 month ago

Bodies of British volunteers killed in Ukraine recovered from Russian forces

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email 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. Andrew Bagshaw, who was killed along with Christopher Parry In …

Two British volunteers confirmed dead in eastern Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Two British volunteers confirmed dead in eastern Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

The men were attempting a humanitarian evacuation from the town of Soledar when they were killed, their families say. Two British volunteers reported missing in eastern Ukraine were killed as they attempted a humanitarian evacuation from Soledar, according to a statement from their families. Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, went missing earlier this month while heading towards Soledar, …

As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war: Aide
2 years, 3 months ago

As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war: Aide

Al Jazeera  

The latest figures follow a lightning counteroffensive in Ukraine’s northeast and south that won back large tracts of territory. As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in battle since Russia invaded the country nine months ago, according to an official in Kyiv. “We have official figures from the general staff, we have official figures from the top command, …

100,000 Russian military casualties in Ukraine: US general
2 years, 4 months ago

100,000 Russian military casualties in Ukraine: US general

Al Jazeera  

More than 100,000 Russian military personnel killed or wounded in Ukraine, with Kyiv’s forces likely suffering a similar figure, top American general says. About 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded since the invasion of Ukraine, and Kyiv’s armed forces “probably” suffered a similar level of casualties, the top US general says. ‘Perhaps even weeks’ Milley and Ukrainian President …

Idaho man dies while fighting as volunteer in Ukraine
2 years, 5 months ago

Idaho man dies while fighting as volunteer in Ukraine

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — In the days since Dane Partridge was fatally wounded while serving as a volunteer soldier in Ukraine, his sister has found moments of comfort in surprising places: First, a misplaced baseball cap discovered in her laundry room, then in a photo of a battered pickup truck with only one tire intact. A former U.S. Army infantryman, Partridge …

As losses mount, Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

As losses mount, Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine

LA Times  

The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Speaking on condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals, she said her boyfriend wasn’t among the volunteers, although with years left on his sentence, he “couldn’t not think about it.” As Russia continues to suffer losses in …

Two US citizens missing in Ukraine, feared captured by Russians
2 years, 9 months ago

Two US citizens missing in Ukraine, feared captured by Russians

Al Jazeera  

The two US military veterans were last known to be in the Kharkiv region on June 8. Two United States military veterans who were in Ukraine fighting against Russian forces have gone missing and are feared captured, family members and US Congress members have said. “My office has placed inquires with both the United States Department of State and the …

Ukraine says up to 200 of its soldiers die daily as battle in east intensifies
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine says up to 200 of its soldiers die daily as battle in east intensifies

LA Times  

A Ukrainian soldier looks at a drone remote control screen showing Russian troop positions during heavy fighting at the front line in Severodonetsk, in eastern Ukraine. Mykhailo Podolyak, an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, told the BBC in an interview aired Thursday that the daily loss of 100 to 200 soldiers was the result of a “complete lack of …

Death in Ukraine’s Kharkiv is everywhere, rarely explained
2 years, 10 months ago

Death in Ukraine’s Kharkiv is everywhere, rarely explained

Associated Press  

KHARKIV, Ukraine — The outskirts of Kharkiv have the feel of an open-air morgue, where the dead lie unclaimed and unexplained, sometimes for weeks on end, as Ukrainian and Russian forces fight for control of slivers of land. Considered a strategic and industrial prize, territory on the eastern city’s outskirts has gone back and forth between Russian and Ukrainian forces …

Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine

Associated Press  

Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. “So, I’m just trying to do everything I can to make sure I can help others not go through what I went through,” he said Saturday during an interview conducted through a messaging platform. “No one should be scared.” U.S. Marine veteran …

Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine

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. Jozefowicz now heads a group called Task Force Yankee, …

AP PHOTOS: Loss and horror during week of burials and tears
2 years, 11 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Loss and horror during week of burials and tears

Associated Press  

A woman screams in horror next to the body of a 15-year-old boy killed during a Russian attack in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Across Ukraine loss was palpable all week, as strangers helped recover bodies of civilians from mass graves and relatives grieved over their beloved dead. The 48-year-old had been killed by Russian troops nearly three weeks earlier …

1 dead after renewed Russian strikes shatter Kyiv calm
2 years, 11 months ago

1 dead after renewed Russian strikes shatter Kyiv calm

Hindustan Times  

Russia stepped up air strikes on Kyiv on Saturday, killing at least one person at a tank factory a day after Moscow warned it would renew attacks following two weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. A Russian missile strike on a residential district of Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country, killed at least two …

Ukraine-Russia war: At least one dead after Moscow renews strikes on Kyiv
2 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war: At least one dead after Moscow renews strikes on Kyiv

Firstpost  

Saturday’s strike on the Ukrainian capital was among the first since invading Russian forces began withdrawing from regions around Kyiv last month, instead turning their focus on gaining control of the eastern Donbas region Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia stepped up air strikes on Kyiv on Saturday, killing at least one person at a tank factory a day after Moscow warned it …

Ukraine war heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers. A DJ answering calls about the missing
2 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine war heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers. A DJ answering calls about the missing

LA Times  

Before the war, I was a DJ at fashion events. Now I’m helping in the national call center, trying to help people find their missing relatives. These are soldiers or civilians who have gone missing or were captured or killed in the war. If you saw what happened in Bucha, where a lot of people were killed by Russian soldiers, …

Ukraine: Dozens of dead civilians found on street in Bucha as Russian forces retreat
2 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine: Dozens of dead civilians found on street in Bucha as Russian forces retreat

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. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his nightly video …

‘They were shooting civilians': Ukraine refugees saw abuses
3 years ago

‘They were shooting civilians': Ukraine refugees saw abuses

Associated Press  

PRZEMYSL, Poland — As more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine begin to scatter throughout Europe and beyond, some are carrying valuable witness evidence to build a case for potential war crimes. “Yes, I saw corpses of civilians,” said Ilya Ivanov, who reached Poland after fleeing a village outside Sumy where Russian forces rolled through. In a staggering measure of …

Hundreds gather to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers
3 years ago

Hundreds gather to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers

NPR  

Hundreds gather to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are starting to return home. Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR A U.S. defense analyst estimates more than 1,500 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the first five days of the war. Enlarge this image toggle …

‘We don’t know who to shoot, they all look like us’: Russian soldiers in Ukraine becoming disoriented, US official says
3 years, 1 month ago

‘We don’t know who to shoot, they all look like us’: Russian soldiers in Ukraine becoming disoriented, US official says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian forces are reportedly …

Ukraine death toll: What we know so far
3 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine death toll: What we know so far

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says hundreds of people killed as Russia attacks on multiple fronts across the country. Ukraine says hundreds of people have been killed so far in Russia’s invasion, with fighting widespread across the country and Russian forces advancing on the capital, Kyiv. Ukraine’s health ministry said on Sunday that at least 352 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed since …

Ukraine crisis: Civilian killed in frontline shelling, say officials
3 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine crisis: Civilian killed in frontline shelling, say officials

India Today  

A civilian casualty has been reported in Ukraine, AFP quoted officials as saying. The toll now stands at three, with one civilian and two Ukrainian soldiers confirmed to have been killed in the past week. #UPDATE Local Ukrainian officials said a civilian was killed Monday in an attack on government-held Novoluganske, 35 kilometres north of the eastern rebel stronghold Donetsk …

Ukraine says 24 soldiers killed in country’s east this year
3 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine says 24 soldiers killed in country’s east this year

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Tuesday that 24 of the country’s soldiers have been killed so far this year in eastern regions where cease-fire violations have escalated in recent weeks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted Monday that Russia could deploy its forces wherever it deems necessary on its territory, adding that the troops’ movements “shouldn’t cause the …

Seven killed in Ukraine despite ceasefire
10 years, 6 months ago

Seven killed in Ukraine despite ceasefire

India TV News  

Kiev: Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine since Monday has left at least seven people dead despite a declared ceasefire, authorities said Tuesday. Three government soldiers were killed and two others injured as rebel forces intensified attacks, Xinhua quoted Andrei Lysenko, spokesman for Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, as saying. Meanwhile, Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-claimed Donetsk People's …

Russia Reports Troop Deaths In Ukraine, But Calls Them 'Volunteers'
10 years, 6 months ago

Russia Reports Troop Deaths In Ukraine, But Calls Them 'Volunteers'

NPR  

Russia Reports Troop Deaths In Ukraine, But Calls Them 'Volunteers' Enlarge this image toggle caption Dmitry Serebryakov/AFP/Getty Images Dmitry Serebryakov/AFP/Getty Images Ukraine and the West, including the United States, insist that the Russian army has been fighting in eastern Ukraine, a charge that Russia just as vehemently denies. The Russian TV channel NTV carried a report on the funerals of …

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