Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off Russian warship may be alive, officials say
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off Russian warship may be alive, officials say

NPR  

Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off Russian warship may be alive, officials say Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP A group of Ukrainian soldiers stationed on an island military outpost who were presumed dead after a terse and profane interaction with a Russian warship last week may still be alive, Ukrainian officials announced Sunday. The Ukrainian troops on Zmiiniy Island — also known as Snake Island — may instead have been captured by Russian military forces, according to a statement from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Sponsor Message Last Thursday, a Russian warship reportedly approached Snake Island, which is located in the Black Sea off the Ukraine-Romania border and asked the Ukrainian forces there to surrender. TASS, the Russian state news agency, said Friday that no Ukrainian troops had died in the confrontation but rather that 82 Ukrainian service members "voluntarily surrendered" to Russian forces.

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Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion
4 months ago

Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion

CNN  

Pokrovsk, Sumy and Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Dima never puts out a cigarette until he smokes it right down to the filter, risking burning his fingers to squeeze out one more drag. The situation is particularly dire among infantry units near Pokrovsk and elsewhere on the eastern front line, where Ukraine is struggling to stop Russia’s creeping advances. “The days …

Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion
4 months ago

Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion

CNN  

Pokrovsk, Sumy and Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Dima never puts out a cigarette until he smokes it right down to the filter, risking burning his fingers to squeeze out one more drag. The situation is particularly dire among infantry units near Pokrovsk and elsewhere on the eastern front line, where Ukraine is struggling to stop Russia’s creeping advances. “The days …

Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side

Associated Press  

Russia is sending Ukrainian prisoners of war to the front lines of their homeland to fight on Moscow’s side in the war, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. “Russian authorities might claim they are recruiting them on a voluntary basis but it’s hard to imagine a scenario where a prisoner of war’s decision could be taken truly voluntarily, …

Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow's side
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow's side

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia is sending Ukrainian prisoners …

Ukraine Russia war: Corpses of Russian troops 'cover the ground' in Ukrainian town, says Zelensky
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine Russia war: Corpses of Russian troops 'cover the ground' in Ukrainian town, says Zelensky

Daily Mail  

Everything in Soledar is 'completely destroyed', with no walls left standing and the dead bodies of Russian soldiers decaying on the streets, Zelensky said Russian forces are aiming to take control of the nearby city of Bakhmut In Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine, the ground is scarred from fierce battles The corpses of Russian soldiers are 'covering the ground' …

Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died
2 years ago

Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died

CNN  

CNN — An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a large number of Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian military, pro-Russian military bloggers and former officials. The Ukrainian military said later on Monday that the number of Russian servicemen killed in Makiivka is “being clarified” after claiming earlier that around 400 Russian soldiers were killed …

Ukraine says 24 dead after attack on civilian convoy
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine says 24 dead after attack on civilian convoy

India Today  

Ukraine on Saturday accused Russian forces of gunning down 24 civilians including children in an attack on a road convoy near the recently recaptured town of Kupiansk. On Friday, Ukrainian troops had shown AFP reporters a group of vehicles riddled with bullet holes and several corpses in civilian clothes outside the village of Kyrylivka, a short distance east of Kupiansk. …

Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine

Associated Press  

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 …

As losses mount, Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine
2 years, 4 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 …

Ukraine crisis: Bodies recovered from Mariupol steel-plant siege; DNA testing underway to identify remains
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine crisis: Bodies recovered from Mariupol steel-plant siege; DNA testing underway to identify remains

Firstpost  

The Azov Regiment was among the Ukrainian units that defended the steelworks for nearly three months before surrendering in May Kyiv: Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol where their last-ditch stand became a symbol of resistance against Moscow’s invasion. Meanwhile, Russian forces …

Nearly 60 feared dead after Russia bombs Ukraine school
2 years, 8 months ago

Nearly 60 feared dead after Russia bombs Ukraine school

India Today  

Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school sheltering about 90 people in its basement, while Ukrainian troops refused to surrender at a besieged steel plant that Moscow’s invading forces sped to seize before Russia’s Victory Day holiday. The Washington-based think tank added that “the Ukrainian counteroffensive demonstrates promising Ukrainian capabilities.” However, the Ukrainian …

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Mounting attack may end scope for negotiation, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Mounting attack may end scope for negotiation, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Firstpost  

The Ukrainian president said that the continuing siege of Mariupol could scuttle attempts to negotiate an end to the war The continuing siege of the port city of Mariupol, which has come at a horrific cost to trapped and starving civilians, could scuttle attempts to negotiate an end to the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his country’s journalists in …

RIP Moskva: How Russians mourned a warship's demise
2 years, 8 months ago

RIP Moskva: How Russians mourned a warship's demise

India Today  

Dozens of people gathered in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Friday to mourn the sinking of the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, a symbol, the crowd heard, of hope, revival and power until its demise. Some embraced and others laid flowers in memory of the Moskva missile cruiser at a monument to the 1696 foundation of the Russian …

Ukraine: Dozens of dead civilians found on street in Bucha as Russian forces retreat
2 years, 9 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 …

Ukraine-Russia War: Ukraine Says 14,700 Russian Troops Killed; Shelling Hits Chernigiv Hospital
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine-Russia War: Ukraine Says 14,700 Russian Troops Killed; Shelling Hits Chernigiv Hospital

News 18  

Ukraine Ministry of Foriegn Affairs on Sunday said 14,700 Russian troops have been killed since Moscow invaded the country on February 24. Ukrainian authorities say that Mykolaiv, which they describe as being a “shield” to the key strategic military port of Odessa, some 130 kilometres further west, is resisting Russian attacks and pushing back the invaders’ assaults. Ukrainian President Volodymyr …

Kyiv: Here’s what we know about the 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside Ukraine’s capital
2 years, 10 months ago

Kyiv: Here’s what we know about the 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside Ukraine’s capital

CNN  

CNN — For days, residents of Kyiv had been bracing themselves for a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery to arrive for an assault on the Ukrainian capital. On Thursday, US intelligence suggested that the convoy was still stalled some distance from Kyiv, backing claims made by both the Ukrainian government and UK’s defense ministry. Earlier …

Ukrainian soldiers who told Russian forces 'go f*** yourself' captured alive, not killed: Report
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukrainian soldiers who told Russian forces 'go f*** yourself' captured alive, not killed: Report

India Today  

Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island who were lauded for refusing to lay down their weapons in the face of attack by the Russian forces were captured alive and not killed, the Ukrainian Navy told media. RUSSIA ATTACKS KHARKIV At least 11 people were killed on Monday in rocket strikes by Russian forces on residential districts of the Ukrainian city of …

Ukraine war: Snake Island soldiers who told Russian warship ‘go f**k yourself’ might still be alive
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine war: Snake Island soldiers who told Russian warship ‘go f**k yourself’ might still be alive

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 A group of Ukrainian soldiers …

‘We don’t know who to shoot, they all look like us’: Russian soldiers in Ukraine becoming disoriented, US official says
2 years, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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‘Go f*** yourself’: Ukraine's soldiers told Russian warship before all 13 were killed in action | Watch
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Go f*** yourself’: Ukraine's soldiers told Russian warship before all 13 were killed in action | Watch

India TV News  

Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers on Friday lost their lives guarding the Snake Island in the Black Sea, during the Russian invasion. When they were asked to lay down their arms and surrender, they told the Russian army: "Go f*** yourself." In a video that went viral on social media, the Ukrainian guards and Russian forces engaged in an exchange. Do you …

A Russian warship tells Ukrainian soldiers to surrender. They profanely refuse
2 years, 10 months ago

A Russian warship tells Ukrainian soldiers to surrender. They profanely refuse

NPR  

A Russian warship tells Ukrainian soldiers to surrender. They profanely refuse Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP Ukrainian service members guarding a Black Sea island are being heralded for their defiant response to a Russian warship demanding their surrender. Russia's defense ministry disputes Ukraine's version of the events, saying that 82 Ukrainian service members voluntarily surrendered, according …

Ukraine crisis: Civilian killed in frontline shelling, say officials
2 years, 10 months 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 …

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