1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine puts head of Russia’s Orthodox church on ‘wanted’ list

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 Officials in Ukraine have put the head of Russia’s Orthodox church, a pro-Kremlin figure who has supported Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country, on its “wanted” list. Patriarch Kirill is now “an individual in hiding from the bodies of pre-trial investigation”, according to a post of Ukraine’s interior ministry’s wanted list. According to Ukraine’s SBU security service last month, a document stated Kirill “infringed Ukrainian sovereignty” by virtue of his position as “part of the closest entourage of Russia’s military and political leadership”. However, after Russia invaded Ukraine last year, officials in Kyiv launched criminal cases against clergy linked to a branch of the Orthodox church once directly linked to the Russian church and Kirill.

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Is Ukraine’s largest church still pro-Russian?

Al Jazeera

Ukraine is preparing to celebrate Christmas on December 25 for a second year in a break with tradition and Russia, but divisions persist. “Soviet intelligence either forced all priests to the pro-communist Orthodoxy or killed them off in Siberia,” Oleh Dyba, a publicist and scholar of Transcarpathia’s religious life, told Al Jazeera. Kirill is accused of purging dissident priests, he …

1 month ago

‘They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine

CNN

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of violence. His congregation was decimated and his church shut down as part of Russia’s brutal crackdown against Ukrainian religious groups that are not affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Moscow Patriarchate. Maksym Vishchyk, a lawyer at Global Rights Compliance, a non-profit that advises the Ukrainian authorities …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Zelensky demands UK extradites political opponent in Ukraine Orthodox Church row

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups. One church is seen as a target

Associated Press

Ukraine’s parliament has banned the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church or any other faith group supporting Russia’s invasion — a measure widely seen as targeting a Ukrainian religious body, despite its claim to independence from Moscow. The bill explicitly prohibits activities of the Russian Orthodox Church, calling it “an ideological extension of the regime of …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bulgaria's Orthodox Church elects a new patriarch with pro-Russian views

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8 months, 1 week ago

Is Putin cracking under the pressure of his barbaric war? Russian tyrant seems withdrawn as he makes a rare public appearance at Orthodox Easter mass - after a week of 'losing 1,000 men a day in Ukrai

Daily Mail

President Vladimir Putin appeared withdrawn and downcast in a rare public appearance at an Orthodox Easter Mass in Moscow. Putin attended a service at the packed Christ the Savior Cathedral for a night-time Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin. President Vladimir Putin appears withdrawn and downcast at …

11 months, 1 week ago

‘God of war’: Russian Orthodox Church stands by Putin, but at what cost?

Al Jazeera

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is the president’s spiritual leader, but he risks losing global clout. Moscow Patriarch Kirill, head of the world’s largest Orthodox Christian Church whose clout transcends Russia’s borders to believers in former Soviet republics and diasporas, has defended the Kremlin’s “right” to start the war. Ukraine was the ROC’s second-largest “canonical territory” with some …

1 year, 2 months ago

On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Like other Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy in a delegation of Ukrainian interfaith leaders visiting the United States this week, Bishop Ivan Rusyn has a succinct message: “Please, hear our cry.” The deputy senior bishop of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church, a Protestant denomination, said that since the February 2022 Russian invasion, some of his church’s pastors have been …

1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine's parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow

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1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine’s parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow

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Ukraine’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Thursday to advance legislation seen as effectively banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its ties to Moscow, despite the church’s insistence that it is fully independent and supportive of Ukraine’s fight against Russian invaders. The legislation would prohibit the activities of religious organizations “that are affiliated with the centers of influence of a religious organization, the …

1 year, 5 months ago

Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from State and church for supporting peace in Ukraine

The Hindu

Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of his first services in Turkey after Russian Orthodox Church leadership decided to defrock him following his prayer for peace in Ukraine. “It breaks what seems to be a monolithic position of the Russian …

1 year, 5 months ago

Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine

Associated Press

ANTALYA, Turkey — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of his first services in Turkey after Russian Orthodox Church leadership decided to defrock him following his prayer for peace in Ukraine. “It breaks what seems to be a monolithic position …

1 year, 5 months ago

Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine

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1 year, 9 months ago

Leading priest of Ukrainian Orthodox church under house arrest for allegedly condoning Russia's invasion

ABC

A Ukrainian court has ordered a leading Orthodox priest who is accused by authorities of condoning Russia's invasion to be put under house arrest. Key points: The priest cursed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, threatening him with damnation The priest said the accusations against him were politically driven Russia took over the presidency of the UN's top security body, which rotates …

1 year, 9 months ago

Unholy Connection: Why Ukraine is ordering Orthodox monks from historic church to leave premises

Firstpost

Ukraine has ordered the eviction of monks from Pechersk Lavra — a historically significant church in Kyiv. The expulsion comes as many of the clergy are believed to have ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, whose founder, Patriarch Kirill, supports Vladimir Putin and the ongoing war Ukraine has seen many bloody battles since Russia began its ‘special military operation’ in …

1 year, 9 months ago

Church accused of Russia ties resists Kyiv monastery eviction

Al Jazeera

Members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery refused entry to gov’t commission representatives. Tensions over the presence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the 980-year-old Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery have risen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year. Kyiv has accused the UOC of maintaining ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, which has supported Moscow’s …

2 years ago

Cyprus' new archbishop enthroned, no Russian clerics attend

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2 years ago

Ukraine reclaims Kyiv cathedral amid church dispute

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government has taken the main cathedral of the revered historic monastery from the church previously affiliated with Moscow’s patriarchate and allowed its Ukrainian rival to use it for Orthodox Christmas services. Ukrainian Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko said Thursday that the Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church of the nearly 1,000-year-old Pechersk Lavra — also …

2 years, 1 month ago

Scrutiny of Ukraine church draws praise, fear of overreach

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — After its searches of holy sites belonging to Ukraine’s historic Orthodox church, the nation’s security agency posted photos of evidence it recovered — including rubles, Russian passports and leaflets with messages from the Moscow patriarch. Zelenskyy called for legislation that would forbid “religious organizations affiliated with centers of influence in the Russian Federation to operate in Ukraine.” …

2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine slaps sanctions on senior clerics in pro-Moscow church

India Today

Ukraine is slapping sanctions on 10 senior clerics linked to a pro-Moscow church on the grounds they agreed to work with Russian occupation authorities or justified Moscow's invasion, the security service said on Saturday. In a statement, the security services said the 10 clerics had variously agreed to cooperate with occupation authorities, promoted pro-Russian narratives and justified Russian military aggression …

2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to Russia

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2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine to curb activities of Russia-linked religious groups

Al Jazeera

Ukraine will move to place restrictions on the activities of Russian-linked religious organisations in the country, and security services will begin an investigation into a Moscow-linked branch of the Orthodox Church after a raid on a monastery last week “The National Security and Defence Council has instructed the government to propose to a bill on proscribing activities in Ukraine by …

2 years, 1 month ago

With searches, Ukraine focuses suspicions on Orthodox clergy

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — An investigation of a centuries-old monastic complex in Ukraine’s capital and other religious sites has underscored Ukrainian authorities’ suspicions about some Orthodox Christian clergymen they see as loyal to Russia despite Moscow’s nine month-old war on the country. But they have been fractured along lines that echo political tensions over Ukraine’s defense of its independence and its …

2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine raids 1,000 year old Russia-backed Kyiv monastery

Al Jazeera

SBU intelligence service says the raid was to investigate suspicions of Russia using the complex for sabotage and to store weapons. Ukraine’s security service and police have raided a 1,000-year-old Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv to counter suspected “subversive activities by Russian special services”. War deepens split In Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Ukrainian authorities of “waging a war …

2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine's security service raids Kyiv monastery, suspects Russian sabotage

ABC

Ukraine's security service and police raided a 1,000-year-old Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv early on Tuesday as part of operations to counter suspected "subversive activities by Russian special services". Key points: The Russian Orthodox Church condemned Tuesday's raid as an "act of intimidation" Ukraine's security service said the search was aimed at preventing the use of the cave monastery as …

2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine searches monastic complex, prompts anger in Moscow

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s counter-intelligence service, police officers and the country’s National Guard on Tuesday searched one of the most famous Orthodox Christian sites in the capital, Kyiv, after a priest spoke favorably about Russia – Ukraine’s invader – during a service. The search, motivated by apparent security service suspicions of possible Russian covert operations at the complex, highlighted deep …

2 years, 3 months ago

Moscow patriarch: Russian war dead have their sins forgiven

Associated Press

Russian soldiers who die in the line of duty in Ukraine have all of their sins forgiven, the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church proclaimed in a sermon, comparing their sacrificial death to that of Jesus. The assertion, made on Sunday, ratchets up Moscow Patriarch Kirill’s already staunch support for Russia’s war on Ukraine since its beginning in February. “If …

2 years, 6 months ago

UK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption

Associated Press

LONDON — Britain announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his prominent support for the war in Ukraine as well as Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, who Britain said is responsible for the forced transfer and adoption of hundreds of Ukrainian children into Russia. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Patriarch …

2 years, 8 months ago

The Russian Orthodox Church leader who gave his blessing for the war in Ukraine

Firstpost

Patriarch Kirill, a key supporter of Vladimir Putin, has justified the war, calling it a ‘religious cleansing operation’. ‘Putin’s altar boy’ In March, Pope Francis held a video meeting with the 75-year-old leader of the Russian Orthodox Church and warned against hiding behind religion to justify the conflict. “In many ways, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has become a holy war …

2 years, 8 months ago

Oligarchs to patriarchs: EU eyes sanctions for Orthodox head

The Independent

2 years, 8 months ago

Divisions appear in Russian Orthodox Church over its support of Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Independent

On the holiest day in its religious calendar, the Russian Orthodox Church was struggling under the weight of its own contradictions. Although no bishop has yet indicated a desire to split with the Russian Orthodox Church, Father Kobetiak said the clergy and the faithful in Ukraine sought “spiritual independence”, mentioning how one priest is now serving “a half-ruined cathedral without …

2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: US to send Kyiv ‘weapons it needs’

Al Jazeera

Ukraine news from April 10: National security adviser Jake Sullivan says the US will support Ukraine with more weapons. 10 Apr 2022 - 17:55 GMT US will supply Ukraine with ‘the weapons it needs’ against Russia US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said that the United States is committed to providing Ukraine with “the weapons it needs” to defend …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Orthodox Christianity fractures as religious leaders turn on Moscow patriarch for blessing Putin's war: report

Raw Story

On Thursday, the National Catholic Register reported that tensions are growing among Catholic and Orthodox Christians, as key religious leaders begin to cut the patriarch of Moscow — one of Vladimir Putin's key allies — out of decision-making. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, in blessing Russia’s war of aggression against fellow Orthodox and fellow Slavs in Ukraine, has lost all credibility …

2 years, 9 months ago

A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin’s patriarch is trying

LA Times

Wearing crisp, olive-green robes and a towering, white head covering embroidered with the somber face of Jesus, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed the faithful from an ornate 10,000-seat cathedral in Moscow. “He describes the current situation in Ukraine as Russians defending against a foreign invasion, not as Ukrainians fighting for democracy, and their lives, against …

2 years, 9 months ago

Patriarch Kirill: Putin ally faces backlash after ‘blessing’ war

Al Jazeera

Pope and several priests appeal to the Russian Orthodox Church leader after he endorsed the Ukraine invasion. “Today we cannot speak like this.” Ten days earlier, in a sermon, Patriarch Kirill appeared to endorse Moscow’s so-called “special peacekeeping operation,” as the war on Ukraine is officially called in Russia. Thus, he gives the official Russian point of view a theological …

2 years, 9 months ago

Why is Russia’s church backing Putin’s war? Church-state history gives a clue

Raw Story

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has defended Russia’s actions and blamed the conflict on the West. Yet in more recent years, the president has embraced Russian Orthodoxy as a cornerstone of post-Soviet identity, and relations between church and state leadership have changed significantly since Kirill became patriarch in 2009. In 2012, Pussy Riot, …

2 years, 9 months ago

Where Ukraine fits into Russian President Vladimir Putin's 'culture war'

ABC

On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine. By contrast, "Ukrainian society seems to be embracing more liberal values," says Professor Laruelle, helping Putin to frame Ukraine as influenced by the "amoral" West. Under Patriarch Kirill's leadership, the Church "cooperates closely with Vladimir Putin and the Russian state", says Professor Clay. "Putin takes religious politics very seriously and in 2018 called a …

2 years, 10 months ago

Moscow patriarch stokes Orthodox tensions with war remarks

Associated Press

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, leader of Russia’s dominant religious group, has sent his strongest signal yet justifying his country’s invasion of Ukraine — describing the conflict as part of a struggle against sin and pressure from liberal foreigners to hold “gay parades” as the price of admission to their ranks. He contended that some of the Donbas separatists were suffering …

2 years, 10 months ago

Moscow patriarch stokes Orthodox tensions with war remarks

The Independent

2 years, 10 months ago

Some of Ukraine's Orthodox churches want to break away from their Russian patriarch

NPR

Some of Ukraine's Orthodox churches want to break away from their Russian patriarch Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR On the day that Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Church of St. George in Lviv, in western Ukraine, posted a sign on its front gate condemning Russia. The church belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church …

2 years, 10 months ago

Russia’s war drives a wedge between Orthodox Ukrainians and the Moscow Patriarchate

Raw Story

As Russian troops step up their assault, clergy and worshippers at the Ukrainian Orthodox churches that are attached to the Moscow Patriarchate are distancing themselves from Russia, placing into question one of the Kremlin's main channels of influence in their country. Three days after Russia invaded, Patriarch Kirill denounced the "evil forces" that were undermining the historical unity of Russia …

2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion?

Associated Press

Ukraine’s tangled political history with Russia has its counterpart in the religious landscape, with Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christian population divided between an independent-minded group based in Kyiv and another loyal to its patriarch in Moscow. Even though Russian President Vladimir Putin justified his invasion of Ukraine in part as a defense of the Moscow-oriented Orthodox church, leaders of both Ukrainian …

2 years, 10 months ago

How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? | Explained

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4 years, 2 months ago

Unholy alliance: How Moscow turned to priests and bikers to topple Montenegro’s rulers after failing with guns

The Independent

At last, Montenegro was about to turn a corner. “Russia is not a nation, but a state of mind.” Senior Montenegrin officials accused Moscow of using the church to undermine the country, just as it had attempted a coup four years ago to prevent it from joining Nato in 2017. “The Kremlin was trying to do it for a long …

6 years ago

Ukraine’s leader orders Orthodox Church to change its name

Associated Press

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president on Saturday signed a bill that orders the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to change its name to reflect its ties to Moscow. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday signed the bill ordering the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to explicitly indicate its link to the Moscow Patriarchate in its name. When the Ukrainian parliament passed the bill Thursday, …

6 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church

LA Times

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center left, attends a closed-door synod of three Ukrainian Orthodox churches to approve the charter for a unified church and to elect leadership in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev on Saturday. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate along with the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church are two branches in Ukraine that did not recognize …

6 years, 1 month ago

Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine

Associated Press

MINSK, Belarus — The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face of pressure on Moscow-affiliated clerics. Ukraine’s Orthodox clerics will gather for a meeting Saturday that is expected to form a new, independent Ukrainian church, and Ukrainian …

6 years, 1 month ago

AP Explains: Russia-Ukraine dispute raises new tensions

Associated Press

MOSCOW — A dispute between Russia and Ukraine in the waters off the Crimean Peninsula has raised the prospect of a larger military confrontation between the two neighbors. But Russia’s ties with the industrial heartland of eastern Ukraine run deep, with many Russian speakers living there. ANNEXATION AND VIOLENCE Russia annexed the Crimea in 2014 after troops without insignia occupied …

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Russia detains man for killing general on orders of Ukraine's security service

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Russian general Igor Kirillov killed in Moscow: What do we know so far?

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Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service claims responsibility for the bomb blast in the Russian capital. During the early hours of Tuesday, Kirillov was killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. “Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the armed …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

News Analysis: Russian general’s assassination in Moscow: Chilling new phase in Ukraine war?

LA Times

Investigators stand at the site where Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, were killed by an explosive device planted near a residential apartment building in Moscow on Dec. 17, 2024. On the snowy sidewalk of a drab residential street in Moscow, blood, soot and the mangled remnants of an electric scooter marked the spot where a top …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing after accusations by Ukraine

LA Times

Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow. A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him. Russia’s top state investigative agency said it’s looking …

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1 month ago

Ukrainian court jails woman who wrote pro-Moscow reports to 14 years in jail

Hindustan Times

A Ukrainian court on Friday sentenced a woman to 14 years in jail for working with Russia's intelligence agencies to write fake reports justifying Moscow's invasion. A Ukrainian court on Friday sentenced a woman to 14 years in jail for working with Russia's intelligence agencies Kyiv has charged thousands of people with collaborating with Russia since the February 2022 invasion, …

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Russia arrests German national for plotting to blow up railway line

Firstpost

Russian military news outlet Zvezda has published a video purporting to show the Russian-German man, whose face was blurred out, confessing to the crime. Man paid to defuse bomb Meanwhile, Russian military news outlet Zvezda has published a video purporting to show the Russian-German man, whose face was blurred out, confessing to the crime. In the video, the man can …

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

The Independent

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Russian LGBTQ+ activists describe a climate of fear following new laws and court rulings

LA Times

Russian Supreme Court judge Oleg Nefedov is shown in a hearing last year, before the court banned the LGBTQ+ “movement,” labeling it extremist and effectively outlawing any activism. In the year since Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed any promotion of LGBTQ+ rights, activists say they are experiencing a climate of fear and intimidation in the country. Putin has argued the …

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Russia’s forced relocation of Ukraine’s 314 children: Yale’s investigation uncovers disturbing details

Live Mint

A report released by Yale’s School of Public Health, first shared with Reuters, reveals a disturbing Russian-led program that forcibly took Ukrainian children from occupied territories, stripped them of their Ukrainian identity, and placed them with Russian families. Lead researcher Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab, stated, the Reuters report said, that the evidence could further support …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Worst-case scenario’: Ukraine awaits Trump’s presidency with trepidation

Al Jazeera

The incoming US leader, who is friendly with Putin, has touted a vague peace plan that worries military experts and government insiders. Trump’s “peace plan” remains vague, but observers say it most likely involves ceding some or all of the Russia-occupied areas – almost 19 percent of Ukraine’s territory – in exchange for a peace deal or a freeze of …

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1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

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

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2 months 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, …

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2 months ago

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

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2 months ago

Ukraine’s Hopes Rest On Appealing To Trump’s Dealmaking Instincts

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING In his September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was asked if he wanted Ukraine to be victorious in its efforts to fight off Russia’s brutal invasion. I will get it settled before I even become president.” Now, after Trump’s win Tuesday, Ukraine and its allies in the U.S. are preparing for …

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Russia seeks 6-year jail term for medic accused of criticising Ukraine war

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2 months, 1 week ago

Russia seeks 6-year jail term for medic accused of criticising Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

Paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova is on trial for statements allegedly made during a private appointment with a patient. Handcuffed behind a glass defendant’s cage in a court hearing on Friday, the Moscow medic cried and said: “I am innocent.” Many have pointed to her birthplace – Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, which Russia has painted as the root of all evil …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Finland charges a combatant with war crimes allegedly committed in 2014 in Ukraine

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Finnish Prosecutors File Charges Against Russian Combatant in 2014 War Crimes Case

Associated Press

Finnish prosecutors have filed charges against a Russian combatant, Yan Petrovsky, for alleged war crimes in 2014 in Ukraine. The suspect, who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region, is accused of participating in acts that violate the laws of war, including the killing of 22 Ukrainian soldiers and seriously injuring four others.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Evangelicals emerge as a potent lobby for US support of Ukraine

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Evangelicals Emerge as a Potent Lobby for US Support of Ukraine

Associated Press

Evangelicals emerge as a potent lobby for US support of Ukraine, with several American Baptist leaders and organizations actively advocating for continued American aid to the country. Ukrainian Baptists and other evangelicals have been working tirelessly to raise awareness and garner support from American Christians, highlighting the spiritual dimension of the war in Ukraine. Their efforts have gained attention and …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

How Ukrainian hackers duped Russian army wives to pose for 'calendar'

Daily Mail

A group of Ukrainian hackers is developing quite the reputation for enacting a unique brand of vigilante justice on Russian military men involved in Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine. Colonel Sergei Atroshchenko - commander of the 980th Assault Aviation Regiment - ordered a pair of warplanes to drop two 500kg bombs on Mariupol's theatre on March 16, 2022. Hackers also …

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