Chechen fighters in Ukraine prepare to wrest control of Mariupol and beyond | Ground Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Chechen fighters in Ukraine prepare to wrest control of Mariupol and beyond | Ground Report

India Today  

More than six weeks after the Russian siege began, Ukrainian troops are continuing to put up a staunch resistance against invading Russian forces amid the ruins of Mariupol, a strategic port city that Vladimir Putin has his eye on. These Chechen fighters, or Kadyrovites, hailing from the Chechen Republic led by pro-Putin Ramzan Kadyrov, have taken over a hotel building at an undisclosed location in Russian-occupied Melitopol in south-eastern Ukraine. READ | Mariupol mayhem: Why Putin is so desperate to capture this Ukrainian port city Commander Murad of the Chechen forces told India Today that their main motivation for coming to Ukraine was the “shared history” between Chechnya and Ukraine. The Muslim-majority republic fought for its independence from Russia in the mid-1990s, but was engulfed in a decade-long bloody conflict when then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin sent troops in Chechnya after deadly bombings allegedly carried out by Chechen secessionists.

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Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine
1 week, 1 day ago

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,026
1 week, 2 days ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,026

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Monday, December 16: Russia’s army said it had captured the village of Yelyzavetivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where its troops are steadily advancing. Earlier on Monday, Russia announced it captured the village of Shevchenko also in Donetsk, according to TASS state news agency, quoting Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-installed head of the region. Ukraine’s military …

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

CNN  

CNN — The bad news keeps coming. Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the DC-based conflict monitoring group, said that Russia’s advantage on the battlefield makes it impossible for Ukraine to prepare for a possible counteroffensive. Diego Fedele/Getty Images Barros said that the Pokrovsk situation is just one example of Russia’s failure to achieve its own, …

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

CNN  

CNN — The bad news keeps coming. Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the DC-based conflict monitoring group, said that Russia’s advantage on the battlefield makes it impossible for Ukraine to prepare for a possible counteroffensive. Diego Fedele/Getty Images Barros said that the Pokrovsk situation is just one example of Russia’s failure to achieve its own, …

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting
3 months ago

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting

LA Times  

Smoke, dust and debris can be seen after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge processing plant in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast that had been occupied for four months, officials said Tuesday. The plant, a partly …

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya for first time in 13 years - three weeks into Ukraine’s Kursk incursion
4 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya for first time in 13 years - three weeks into Ukraine’s Kursk incursion

The Independent  

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Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine’s cross-border incursion
4 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine’s cross-border incursion

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation, his first visit in nearly 13 years, as Ukraine's stunning cross-border incursion into western Russia entered its third week. Mr. Putin was greeted by Chechnya’s self-styled strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, before visiting a special forces academy bearing his own name …

Putin inspects troops with Kadyrov on first Chechnya visit since 2011
4 months ago

Putin inspects troops with Kadyrov on first Chechnya visit since 2011

Al Jazeera  

The Russian president heaps praise on Chechen fighters due to head to Ukraine to support the full-scale invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have inspected Chechen troops and volunteers preparing to fight in Ukraine in Putin’s first visit to the North Caucasus region since 2011. The surprise trip comes as Moscow fights to push Ukrainian forces …

Russian gains in Ukraine don’t point to a breakthrough for Moscow: US Generals
7 months, 1 week ago

Russian gains in Ukraine don’t point to a breakthrough for Moscow: US Generals

Live Mint  

BRUSSELS—American military leaders believe Russia lacks sufficient troops to break through on the new front in northeastern Ukraine, but is stretching Ukrainian forces there and creating a buffer zone for its own border. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, …

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
7 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country’s northeast and battled Russian troops in other areas Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to postpone all his upcoming foreign trips underscored the seriousness of the threat his soldiers face. AP AUDIO: Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive AP …

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas amid Russian offensive
7 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas amid Russian offensive

LA Times  

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visit the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine outside St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv on Wednesday. Oleksii Kharkivskyi, head of the city’s patrol police, said Russian troops were taking up positions in the city, while the Ukrainian General Staff said its forces were trying to …

Putin’s casualties near 250 in day as Russian ammunition depots blown up in southern Ukraine
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin’s casualties near 250 in day as Russian ammunition depots blown up in southern Ukraine

The Independent  

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Ukrainian forces ‘enjoy success’ near Bakhmut as Putin deploys reserves
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukrainian forces ‘enjoy success’ near Bakhmut as Putin deploys reserves

The Independent  

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Ukraine says recapture of key village near Bakhmut a ‘springboard’ for more gains against Russia
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine says recapture of key village near Bakhmut a ‘springboard’ for more gains against Russia

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Could Chechen leader Kadyrov be Kremlin assassins' next target after the death of his ally, Yevgeny Prigozhin? Russian opposition politician says he is a threat to Putin because of his army, much like
1 year, 3 months ago

Could Chechen leader Kadyrov be Kremlin assassins' next target after the death of his ally, Yevgeny Prigozhin? Russian opposition politician says he is a threat to Putin because of his army, much like

Daily Mail  

A Russian opposition politician has claimed Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic and a long-time Putin ally, could face the same fate as Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin should his criticism of Russia's Defence Ministry continue. Ramzan Kadyrov pictured with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in June Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic Russian opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov …

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal

Live Mint  

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy brought back five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol from Turkey, violating a prisoner exchange deal with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The five commanders have …

Ukraine’s Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal

Live Mint  

President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. The five commanders have been lionised in Ukraine after leading a fierce three-month defence of Mariupol from the Azovstal steel plant last year, the biggest city Russia has …

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey

Al Jazeera  

Russia denounces the soldiers’ return, accusing Kyiv and Ankara of violating a prisoner exchange deal under which the men were to remain in Turkey until the end of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has returned home, from a visit to Turkey, with five commanders of Ukraine’s former garrison in Mariupol, a move Russia said violated the terms of a …

Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says
1 year, 6 months ago

Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said Sunday. While the update reported that Ukraine was on the offensive in these areas and had “made small advances,” it said that Russian forces were conducting …

Ukraine's counteroffensive begins in earnest
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine's counteroffensive begins in earnest

Salon  

There's no place where you can dig on a boat. Does anyone actually think Ukraine blew up that dam, turning a river into a mile-wide lake the Ukrainian army would have to cross in order to attack Russian positions on the east bank? They have also dug trenches and built so-called dragon's teeth anti-tank defenses to the south of Kherson …

Pro-Ukraine Russian fighters claim captives, offer trade for meeting with governor
1 year, 6 months ago

Pro-Ukraine Russian fighters claim captives, offer trade for meeting with governor

The Hindu  

A group of pro-Ukraine Russian fighters involved in recent incursions into Russia's border region of Belgorod said on Sunday they had taken two Russian soldiers captive and offered to exchange them for a meeting with the regional Governor. The Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps have reported fighting battles in the region in recent days as Kyiv …

Chechen troops said to mobilise as Russian children flee border
1 year, 6 months ago

Chechen troops said to mobilise as Russian children flee border

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s Belgorod regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov says more than 1,000 children due for evacuation from border areas. “The claimed return of Chechen forces to offensive operations would break Kadyrovites from a nearly yearlong hiatus from participating in high-intensity combat operations” in Ukraine, the ISW said. “The Kremlin may perceive Chechen units as an untapped assault force that can restore Russia’s …

Russia fights alleged incursion from Ukraine for second day, reports more drone attacks
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia fights alleged incursion from Ukraine for second day, reports more drone attacks

The Hindu  

Russian troops and security forces fought for a second day on Tuesday against an alleged cross-border raid that Moscow blamed on Ukrainian military saboteurs but which Kyiv portrayed as an uprising against the Kremlin by Russian partisans. Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of the Belgorod region on the Ukraine border, said forces continued to sweep the rural area around the town of …

Russia and Ukraine are swapping the blame over fighting in the Belgorod region. Here's what we know
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia and Ukraine are swapping the blame over fighting in the Belgorod region. Here's what we know

ABC  

A Russian town comes under military attack. On Tuesday he said a "counter-terrorism operation" in the region was ongoing, with troops and law enforcement agencies continuing "to clean up" the territory on the border with Ukraine. "Ukraine is watching the events in the Belgorod region of Russia with interest and studying the situation, but it has nothing to do with …

Ukraine hits Russian-held Melitopol amid growing counteroffensive
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine hits Russian-held Melitopol amid growing counteroffensive

Firstpost  

Melitopol, with a pre-war population of around 150,000, is a railway logisitics hub for Russian forces in southern Ukraine and part of the land bridge linking Russia to the Crimea peninsula Kyiv: Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol deep behind the front line on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of …

Russia forces may go to Ukraine’s Kyiv or Lviv cities: Official
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia forces may go to Ukraine’s Kyiv or Lviv cities: Official

Al Jazeera  

Security Council official Dmitry Medvedev’s comments come amid reports of an imminent counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces in the besieged city of Bakhmut. Russian forces may have to advance as far as Kyiv or Lviv in Ukraine, Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev says, amid reports Moscow was losing momentum in the war-torn city of Bakhmut. Ukraine’s top ground forces commander Oleksandr …

Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol, Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol, Ukraine

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin at what looked like a newly built residential complex during their visit to Mariupol in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine in an image taken from video. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally …

Russia- Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin faces increasing protest, led by women
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia- Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin faces increasing protest, led by women

Live Mint  

As the war between Russia and Ukraine is still continuing without any end to it in near sight, President Valdimir Putin is now facing voices of dissent rising in Russia as the Russian women are protesting the govt's move to send thousands of Russian soldiers to fight in the battlefields of Ukraine with limited training. A group of Russian women …

Horror in Bucha, battle for Mariupol: The Ukraine war in five chapters
1 year, 10 months ago

Horror in Bucha, battle for Mariupol: The Ukraine war in five chapters

Firstpost  

One year ago, after repeatedly denying plans to invade Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin launched the largest attack on Ukraine since World War II. Here is a timeline of the major developments Paris: Russian president Vladimir Putin launched the biggest attack on a European country since World War II when he ordered the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. …

Moment Russia unleashes TOS-1A rocket launcher that 'sucks the air out of victims' near Bakhmut
1 year, 11 months ago

Moment Russia unleashes TOS-1A rocket launcher that 'sucks the air out of victims' near Bakhmut

Daily Mail  

Footage has emerged of a Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MLRS purportedly being blasted in the Bakhmut area of Ukraine, where there has been intense fighting over the Christmas period. Pictured: A building burns in the south part of a shelled area in Bakhmut, Ukraine on December 21 Pictured: A Ukrainian grad launcher fires as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, on the …

Putin 'overruled his generals and personally ordered encircled troops to fight to the death'
1 year, 11 months ago

Putin 'overruled his generals and personally ordered encircled troops to fight to the death'

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin overruled his generals and personally ordered his encircled troops in Ukraine to stay and fight to the death in Ukraine, it has been claimed. Vladimir Putin overruled his generals and personally ordered his encircled troops in Ukraine to stay and fight to the death in Ukraine, it has been claimed Days later, with dozens more killed, the Russian …

US House approves Ukraine aid including arms after Zelenskyy visit, Russia demolishes Mariupol theatre
2 years ago

US House approves Ukraine aid including arms after Zelenskyy visit, Russia demolishes Mariupol theatre

ABC  

The US House of Representatives has given final approval to a $US45 billion aid package for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned from Washington with the promise of Patriot missiles to help fend off Russia's invasion. Key points: Russia threatened to cut oil output by 5-7 per cent early next year Ukraine drove Russian forces from the areas around Kyiv …

Chechen leader Kadyrov admits high losses among unit in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Chechen leader Kadyrov admits high losses among unit in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Chechen leader Kadyrov said 23 of his fighters were killed and 58 others wounded in artillery shelling by Ukraine. In a rare acknowledgement of battlefield woes in Ukraine, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has admitted to high losses in his ranks after artillery shelling by Kyiv’s troops. “At the beginning of this week, one of the Chechen units was shelled in …

Chechnya’s leader to send teenage sons to fight in Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Chechnya’s leader to send teenage sons to fight in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Putin’s ally criticised a top Russian general for ‘mediocrity’ and said his sons aged 14, 15, and 16 will go to war. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov – a close ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin – said he will send his three teenage sons to the front line to fight in the war in Ukraine after admonishing Moscow’s military leaders …

Blast hits market in Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol
2 years, 3 months ago

Blast hits market in Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian officials say three soldiers killed in the blast, one day before a controversial referendum to join Russia is set to take place. Ukraine says that Russia is stepping up false flag attacks in occupied territories to sully Ukraine's image ahead of the referenda The latest example was a false flag "terrorist attack" in central Melitopol — Samuel Ramani September …

After battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, Putin orders mobilisation
2 years, 3 months ago

After battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, Putin orders mobilisation

Al Jazeera  

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces plans to mobilise up to 300,000 military reservists to fight in Ukraine after Russian forces lose ground. “Putin’s illegal annexation of occupied Ukrainian territory will broaden the domestic legal definition of ‘Russian’ territory under Russian law, enabling the Russian military to legally and openly deploy conscripts already in the Russian military to fight in eastern …

Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south
2 years, 3 months ago

Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south, fueling speculation Tuesday that its long-awaited counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of war is underway. While independent verification of battlefield action has been difficult, Britain’s Defense Ministry said in an intelligence report that …

Medic who cared for Mariupol wounded heads for Ukraine front
2 years, 3 months ago

Medic who cared for Mariupol wounded heads for Ukraine front

Associated Press  

KHARKIV, Ukraine — For 22 days, Serhiy Chornobryvets barely slept and rarely took off his red paramedic uniform. “Me before Mariupol and me after what happened: It’s two different people,” the skinny, fresh-faced 24-year-old said during a recent interview with The Associated Press in Kharkiv, another city that has endured intense bombardment. I wouldn’t have had enough courage,” explained Chornobryvets, …

The real role of pro-Russian Chechens in Ukraine
2 years, 4 months ago

The real role of pro-Russian Chechens in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Known as Kadyrovtsy after their leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the fighters are said to be brutal but delusional about their abilities. “Active participation in the assault in the first days of war was a public-relations need” for Kadyrov, Mykhailo Savva of Euromaidan-SOS, a Ukrainian rights group documenting Russian servicemen’s alleged atrocities, told Al Jazeera. “Kadyrov wanted his people to seize Kyiv,” …

Ukraine: Governor urges 350,000 residents flee Russian offensive
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine: Governor urges 350,000 residents flee Russian offensive

Al Jazeera  

Governor’s call for people in Donetsk to leave province appears to represent one of the biggest evacuations of the war. The governor said that Russia’s “number one target” is currently the cities Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, in part because of critical infrastructure in the towns, such as water filtration centres. “This is sheer terrorism.” “There is no safe place without shelling …

High cost of Russia’s gains in east Ukraine could limit any new offensive
2 years, 5 months ago

High cost of Russia’s gains in east Ukraine could limit any new offensive

LA Times  

Russian troops, including soldiers of the Chechen regiment, wave Russian and Chechen republic national flags in front of a destroyed building in Lysychansk, Ukraine. “Yes, the Russians have seized the Luhansk region, but at what price?” asked Oleh Zhdanov, a military analyst in Ukraine, noting that some Russian units involved in the battle lost up to half their soldiers. Even …

Ukraine latest updates: Ukrainian forces withdraw from Lysychansk
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Ukrainian forces withdraw from Lysychansk

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from July 3: Ukrainian military says the decision to retreat was made to ‘preserve’ the lives of defenders as not withdrawing from the city would lead to ‘fatal consequences’. “That we will return thanks to our tactics, thanks to the increase in the supply of modern weapons.” 3 Jul 2022 - 20:02 GMT Capture of Lysychansk ‘strategic win’, …

Ukraine plans on summer counteroffensive to oust Russian forces
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine plans on summer counteroffensive to oust Russian forces

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine is making tactical retreats before a Russian onslaught in the east, saying it is biding its time to take back its territory in the second half of the year. The eighteenth week of Russia’s war in Ukraine saw momentous geopolitical developments, compared with marginal Russian gains on the ground. On June 27, the world’s seven wealthiest nations, the G7, …

Russia-Ukraine live updates | Russians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine live updates | Russians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east Ukraine

The Hindu  

Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a key Ukrainian city Severodonetsk was under ‘massive’ Russian bombardment recently. Kyiv Russians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east Ukraine The Russian military expanded its grab of territory in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, capturing two villages and vying for control of a key highway in an offensive that could cut …

Ukraine facing grinding campaign as it waits for weapons
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine facing grinding campaign as it waits for weapons

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces locked in a grinding battle for control of the country’s east struggled to hold off Russian troops and buy themselves some time Thursday while they await the arrival of the advanced rockets and anti-aircraft weapons promised by the West. “There’s a time lag, so the next few weeks are going to be pretty tough for …

Ukraine, Russia battle in the east as Zelenskyy visits front
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine, Russia battle in the east as Zelenskyy visits front

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Russian and Ukrainian troops traded blows in fierce close-quarter combat Sunday in an eastern Ukrainian city as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain a strategic foothold to conquer the region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the situation there as “indescribably difficult,” with a relentless Russian artillery barrage destroying critical infrastructure and damaging 90% of …

Ground Zero | Ukraine’s citizens long for peace and stability
2 years, 6 months ago

Ground Zero | Ukraine’s citizens long for peace and stability

The Hindu  

Published : May 30, 2022 06:00 IST Dolphin caretaker and trainer Andrey*, who works at the dolphinarium in the city of Skadovks in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, talks to us in metaphors. “It’s not that people are scared of the Russian army, they don’t harm anyone, but who knows,” said Liza*. It has been almost three months, how …

Russia takes steps to bolster army, tighten grip on Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia takes steps to bolster army, tighten grip on Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an order Wednesday to fast track Russian citizenship for residents of parts of southern Ukraine largely held by his forces, while lawmakers in Moscow passed a bill to strengthen the stretched Russian army. The chair of the Russian parliament’s defense committee, Andrei Kartapolov, said the measure would make it easier to hire …

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War
2 years, 6 months ago

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Associated Press  

The Russian Defense Ministry is promising to open a safe corridor to allow foreign ships to leave Black Sea ports. _ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Scars of war seem to be everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months — Saving the children: War closes in on eastern Ukrainian town — Sweden, Finland delegations go to Turkey for NATO …

Timeline: Week 13 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Timeline: Week 13 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

The 13th week of Moscow’s war on Ukraine saw Russian forces respond to Ukraine’s recent counteroffensives by mounting a series of attacks and military advances in the east of the country. May 21 Ukraine says Russian forces are launching an offensive from Donetsk to encircle the rest of the Luhansk region from the west. May 22 The Ukrainian general staff …

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