Ukraine war: Kherson, major city in the country's south is now under Russian control
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine war: Kherson, major city in the country's south is now under Russian control

Op India  

On March 2, Kherson, one of the major cities of Ukraine reportedly came under Russian control, as per reports. #BREAKING Ukrainian officials confirm Russia’s capture of southern city Kherson pic.twitter.com/fkwCwFXEci — AFP News Agency March 3, 2022 Ihor Kolykhaiev, Mayor of Kherson, wrote a post on his Facebook account asking the residents to follow the orders of the Russian soldiers. New Agency AFP said one million people have already fled from Ukraine since Russia initiated military action. He said, “The occupiers are in all parts of the city and are very dangerous.” #UPDATE Russian forces have taken over the Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials confirm, the first major urban centre to fall since Moscow invaded a week ago. “The occupiers are in all parts of the city and are very dangerous,” Gennady Lakhuta writes on Telegram pic.twitter.com/GJz7Bdq8j7 — AFP News Agency March 3, 2022 Natalie Gallon, Reporter at CNN, said in a social media post that the Russian troops were seen walking under stress after the intense fight.

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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 …

Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say
Trending News
1 week, 5 days ago

Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few kilometers of the city. “Russian occupiers are throwing all available forces forward, attempting to break through the defenses of our troops,” Ukrainian army chief …

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’
Trending News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

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

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012
3 weeks, 2 days 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 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 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 war: Russia attacks Kyiv with a barrage of drones, missiles in first combined strike
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine war: Russia attacks Kyiv with a barrage of drones, missiles in first combined strike

Firstpost  

Russia on Wednesday launched its first combined drone and missile assault on Kyiv in over 70 days as Ukrainian leaders urgently seek more Western air defence support amid political concerns Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv on Wednesday, launching a barrage of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 says, authorities …

Russia strikes Ukraine's 2 biggest cities in its latest barrage, officials say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia strikes Ukraine's 2 biggest cities in its latest barrage, officials say

The Independent  

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Heavy Rain Offers a Moment of Hope for Kherson Civilians as Drone Attacks Continue
2 months ago

Heavy Rain Offers a Moment of Hope for Kherson Civilians as Drone Attacks Continue

CNN  

In the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine, civilians have started to hope for heavy rain – the only weather conditions that prevent Russian drones from flying overhead, they say. Drone attacks on ordinary people living here have sharply increased since the beginning of fall, with residents reporting Russian drone attacks on pedestrians, cars, buses and even an ambulance. The injury …

Russian forces advance on Ukraine frontline city after Crimea oil depot attack
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian forces advance on Ukraine frontline city after Crimea oil depot attack

ABC  

Russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian frontline city of Toretsk, according to Ukraine's military. Further north in the Donetsk region, Ukraine said a Russian attack had killed one person and wounded seven — including children aged two and 13 — in the city of Sloviansk. A Russian attack on Ukraine's north-eastern city of Kharkiv on Tuesday …

Russian strike kills six as Ukraine marks defenders day
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian strike kills six as Ukraine marks defenders day

The Hindu  

A Russian strike on a southern Ukraine market killed six people on Tuesday as the nation held a moment of silence to mark a major public holiday honouring troops, authorities said. ‘Work with both’ As Moscow pressed ahead in the east, Russia announced plans on Monday to boost its defence budget by almost 30% next year as it drives resources …

A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 6 at a Ukrainian market
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 6 at a Ukrainian market

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — An apparent Russian artillery strike hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding three others, authorities said, on a morning when Ukrainians across the country were observing a minute’s silence for their military and war dead. Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s Office said the strike was “most likely” …

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 …

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has launched a counteroffensive in its Kursk region to dislodge Ukraine’s forces who stormed across the border five weeks ago and put Russian territory under foreign occupation for the first time since World War II, Ukraine’s president said Thursday. A Russian missile attack Thursday killed three people and injured two others, all of them Ukrainian workers …

Russia says captured town, three villages in eastern Ukraine
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia says captured town, three villages in eastern Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russia's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said it had captured the town of Krasnogorivka in eastern Ukraine as well as three villages in different parts of the Donetsk region. Russian troops have been advancing steadily in the Donetsk region in recent weeks and are closing in on the town of Pokrovsk, a vital logistics and transport hub for Ukrainian forces. Russian …

Ukraine war: Russia claims another village in east Ukraine, near Pokrovsk
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine war: Russia claims another village in east Ukraine, near Pokrovsk

The Hindu  

Russia said on Monday that its forces had captured the east Ukrainian village of Memryk, a stepping stone to the Kyiv-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk some 20 kilometres away. Pokrovsk lies on the intersection of a key road that supplies Ukrainian troops and towns across the eastern front and has long been a target for Moscow's army. "Units of the …

Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk region
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk region

The Hindu  

Russian forces have gained control of the Kirove settlement, known in Ukraine as Verezamske, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Russia has been making incremental gains in the region at a time when Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia's Kursk region after a surprise cross-border attack that began on Aug. 6. Separately, the defence …

Russian bombing in Ukraine's Kharkiv kills seven and injures dozens, as Zelenskyy demands permission for long-range attacks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian bombing in Ukraine's Kharkiv kills seven and injures dozens, as Zelenskyy demands permission for long-range attacks

ABC  

A Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine's north-eastern city of Kharkiv hit a residential building and a playground on Friday, killing seven people and injuring at least 77 more, local authorities said. Ukrainian authorities said Friday's attack, launched from planes in Russia's Belgorod region, involved five aerial guided bombs also known as "glide bombs" which are fitted with a navigation …

Russia strikes residential building, playground in Ukraine's Kharkiv, 7 dead
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia strikes residential building, playground in Ukraine's Kharkiv, 7 dead

India Today  

A Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv hit a residential building and a playground on Friday, killing seven people and injuring at least 77 more, local authorities said. Kharkiv has been the focus of heavy Russian bombing throughout the war, although there has been a drop in intensity in recent weeks, possibly related to a shock …

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  

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Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
4 months ago

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of Kursk would …

Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia
4 months ago

Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, and Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, right, look at a map during their visit to Sumy, Ukraine, on Thursday. President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit Thursday to the northeastern Ukrainian border area from which his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia more than two weeks ago, seizing dozens of settlements. Zelensky said the Kursk …

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

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

Daily Mail  

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

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 …

Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city
4 months ago

Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Civilians with small children in their arms and lugging heavy suitcases fled Monday from Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army was bearing down fast despite a lightning Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. “We barely got out.” Pokrovsk is one of Ukraine’s main defensive strongholds and a key logistics hub in the Donetsk region. …

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
4 months, 1 week ago

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country’s troops had taken full control of Sudzha, the largest Russian town to fall to Ukraine’s forces since the start of their cross-border incursion more than a week ago. Although Russian military bloggers reported that Russian reserves sent to the Kursk region had slowed Ukrainian advances, questions remain over …

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces have taken control of the Russian town of Sudzha, over a week after his forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv’s forces have been in the town, located 105 kilometers southwest of the city of Kursk, since last Wednesday, but this is the first confirmation …

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.” …

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the incursion, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an …

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

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

Associated Press  

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

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia’s Kursk region by the Security Service of Ukraine, also known as the SBU, struck a number of substations causing …

Why Russia-Ukraine War Is So Hard to Win, and How It Might End
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Russia-Ukraine War Is So Hard to Win, and How It Might End

Bloomberg  

Russia’s war in Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin once hoped to conclude in a few weeks, is grinding through its third year, with neither side able to gain a decisive upper hand. Bringing an end to the conflict — whether through one side’s clear victory, a messy compromise or simply a cessation of hostilities without a final deal — may …

At least three killed in multiple Russian attacks on Kharkiv
6 months, 3 weeks ago

At least three killed in multiple Russian attacks on Kharkiv

Al Jazeera  

An apartment building was among sites hit in Ukraine’s second-biggest city with at least 16 people reported injured. At least three people have been killed and 16 injured after Russian missiles hit at least three sites including a five-storey apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city. Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said the missiles, all thought to be S-300s, also hit …

The death toll in Kharkiv attack rises to 14 as Zelenskyy warns of Russian troop movements
6 months, 4 weeks ago

The death toll in Kharkiv attack rises to 14 as Zelenskyy warns of Russian troop movements

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Sunday that Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive along Ukraine’s northern border, as the death toll rose to 14 in an aerial bomb attack on a large construction supplies store in the city of Kharkiv. In a video statement from Kharkiv, Zelenskyy said that Russia is preparing offensive actions 90 kilometers northwest …

Attacks kill four in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, three in Russia’s Belgorod
7 months ago

Attacks kill four in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, three in Russia’s Belgorod

Al Jazeera  

Local authorities in Kharkiv say two missiles hit a hardware hypermarket as part of renewed Russian assault on the city. Two Russian missiles hit a hardware hypermarket with about 200 people believed to be inside in the first attack on Saturday, Oleh Syniehubov, Kharkiv’s regional governor, said on his Telegram channel. Ivor Terekhov, the mayor of Kharkiv, said a second …

Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Moscow’s troops press offensive
7 months ago

Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Moscow’s troops press offensive

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the country’s northeast and killed at least seven civilians early Thursday, officials said, as Kyiv’s army labored to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack “extremely cruel” and expressed renewed frustration at not getting enough air …

Russia deals symbolic blow to Ukraine with village capture
7 months ago

Russia deals symbolic blow to Ukraine with village capture

The Hindu  

Russia said on May 22 that its forces had retaken Klishchiivka, one of a handful of villages on the eastern front that Ukraine took control of in a lacklustre counteroffensive last summer. A Russian drone attack killed a Ukrainian police officer who was evacuating civilians from the front-line village of Vovchansk, Ukraine's Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said. Klishchiivka's capture came …

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, …

Is Russia’s assault on northeastern Ukraine already losing steam?
7 months, 1 week ago

Is Russia’s assault on northeastern Ukraine already losing steam?

Al Jazeera  

Moscow’s troops have seized several villages in Kharkiv in recent days, but experts say Ukraine’s defence and Russia’s manpower woes will limit the advance. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow wants to create a “sanitary zone” in Kharkiv to protect the Russian region of Belgorod that lies north of it and has been heavily shelled by Ukrainian forces. Moscow’s push …

Zelenskyy in Kharkiv as Ukraine claims to partially halt Russia’s offensive
7 months, 1 week ago

Zelenskyy in Kharkiv as Ukraine claims to partially halt Russia’s offensive

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has travelled to the city of Kharkiv and said the situation in the northeast is “under control” after the military managed to partially halt a Russian advance, most notably thwarting an invasion of the key border town of Vovchansk. Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously said that Russia was advancing on “all fronts”, the military making …

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 …

Russia pounds 30 towns and villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia pounds 30 towns and villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

ABC  

In short: Russia's defence ministry said that troops had "improved the tactical position and dealt a blow to manpower" around the Kharkiv region. Russia's defence ministry said that troops had "improved the tactical position and dealt a blow to manpower" around the Kharkiv region. Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that troops had "improved the tactical position and dealt a …

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv says Russian forces having ‘tactical success’ in assault on northeastern region on shared border. Russia has widened its ground assault in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, attacking new areas to try to expand the front and stretch Ukraine’s forces, the region’s governor says. On Friday, Moscow’s troops entered Ukraine near Kharkiv city, opening a northeastern front in a war that has …

Ukraine’s military chief admits ‘difficult situation’ in Kharkiv region
7 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s military chief admits ‘difficult situation’ in Kharkiv region

Al Jazeera  

General Syrskii says situation in northeastern oblast ‘significantly worsened’ this week as Russian forces continue to advance. Ukraine’s military chief has admitted his forces are facing a “difficult situation” in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, where thousands more people have fled their homes as Russian forces continue to advance. “There are ongoing battles in the border areas along the state …

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

Thousands evacuate as Russia pounds Ukraine border town

New Indian Express  

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

Ukraine evacuates thousands of civilians as fighting rages in Kharkiv region near border with Russia
7 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine evacuates thousands of civilians as fighting rages in Kharkiv region near border with Russia

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. Our forces have repelled nine …

Keep calm and carry on: Ukraine’s Kharkiv holds tight under Russian fire
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Keep calm and carry on: Ukraine’s Kharkiv holds tight under Russian fire

Al Jazeera  

As news of Russia’s spring offensive in Kharkiv started to spread through Kharkiv on Friday, Ukraine’s second biggest city did not descend into panic. “A direct attack on Kharkiv is quite unlikely because it is a big city,” says Jakub Palowski, a military expert and deputy editor in chief of Defence24.pl website. “Ukraine currently has a mobilised army and, in …

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