Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s president did not provide details of the extra powers the heads of annexed regions will have under his decree. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, four regions of Ukraine that Russia proclaimed as annexed last month. Putin did not immediately spell out the steps that would be taken under martial law, but said the measures were intended to increase the stability of the economy, industry and production in support of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. “‘Martial law’ implementation on the occupied territories by Russia should be considered only as a pseudo-legalisation of looting of Ukrainians’ property,” he wrote on Twitter. “This does not change anything for Ukraine: we continue the liberation and deoccupation of our territories.” Reporting from Moscow, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Vall said that the declaration would have far-reaching consequences for those living in the Russian-occupied regions.

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Is Russia plotting to divide Ukraine into 3 regions?
1 month ago

Is Russia plotting to divide Ukraine into 3 regions?

India Today  

The echoes of war grow louder in Eastern Europe, with chilling reports suggesting that Russia may be pursuing an audacious and deeply concerning strategy to reshape global power dynamics — and dismantle Ukraine in the process. The plan allegedly details an approach that could carve Ukraine into three distinct parts, fundamentally altering the nation’s sovereignty and its role on the …

Putin opens door to Donald Trump’s peace deal but Ukraine must make huge concessions; will Zelenskyy accept the plan?
1 month ago

Putin opens door to Donald Trump’s peace deal but Ukraine must make huge concessions; will Zelenskyy accept the plan?

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a ceasefire deal in Ukraine with US President-elect Donald Trump but remains firm on key demands, including Ukraine abandoning its NATO aspirations and accepting limited territorial concessions, Reuters reported citing five sources familiar with Kremlin thinking. Putin’s position on security and neutrality Putin emphasized the importance of Ukraine’s neutrality during the Valdai …

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report
1 month ago

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report

Firstpost  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-elect Donald Trump only if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abandons ambitions of his country joining Nato Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon …

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 …

‘Full Control Of Donbas’: Putin Outlines Key Aim Of Special Military Operation In Ukraine
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Full Control Of Donbas’: Putin Outlines Key Aim Of Special Military Operation In Ukraine

News 18  

Russia’s primary aim is to take full control of the Donbas region of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday. He also said that Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian region of Kursk had failed to slow Russia’s own advance in eastern Ukraine and had weakened Kyiv’s defences along the frontline in a boost …

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 …

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions
4 months, 1 week ago

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions

China Daily  

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting regarding the situation in the Kursk region, in his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on August 12, 2024. MOSCOW -- Ukraine's attack on the Russian border will receive a "worthy response" and the Russian military's main task is to knock the Ukrainian forces out of Russian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. …

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: 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 …

Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down

Al Jazeera  

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said several areas would be closed to most civilians. Russia has denied its ground offensive on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region is failing after an official said he would seal off border villages to shield them from Ukrainian shelling. Belgorod’s regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Tuesday that civilian access to 14 Russian border villages …

Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. They also coincided with a meeting of leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations in Italy and after the U.S. and Ukraine …

Putin vows to order 'immediate' ceasefire if Ukraine withdraws from occupied regions, renounces NATO plans
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin vows to order 'immediate' ceasefire if Ukraine withdraws from occupied regions, renounces NATO plans

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday promised to "immediately" order a ceasefire in Ukraine and begin peace talks if Kyiv starts withdrawing from four regions occupied by Moscow's forces and renounces its plans to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. He said his proposal is aimed at a “final resolution” of the conflict in Ukraine rather than “freezing it", …

Putin issues his truce demands. Ukraine calls them ‘absurd’
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin issues his truce demands. Ukraine calls them ‘absurd’

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. They also coincided with a meeting of leaders of the Group of 7 leading industrialized nations in Italy, where the U.S. and Ukraine signed …

Putin demands more land to end Ukraine war, terms Kyiv rejects as ‘complete sham’
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin demands more land to end Ukraine war, terms Kyiv rejects as ‘complete sham’

CNN  

CNN — President Vladimir Putin said Russia will only end its war in Ukraine if Kyiv surrenders the entirety of four regions claimed by Moscow and abandons its bid to join NATO – terms Kyiv immediately dismissed as a “complete sham” and “offensive to common sense.” Speaking Friday ahead of a peace conference in Switzerland to which Russia has not …

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue
7 months ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue

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 Ukrainian forces have secured “combat …

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Why is Kharkiv important? | Explained
7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Why is Kharkiv important? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said the situation in the city of Kharkiv — a town in the northeastern part of the country that has seen intense fighting since Russia invaded the country in February 2022 — has stabilised. We also continue to counter Russian… pic.twitter.com/FGaoiaS25E — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський May 16, 2024 …

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region but has no plans to capture the city
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region but has no plans to capture the city

LA Times  

A damaged fighter plane is shown at Belbek air base, near Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but that there are no plans to capture the city. Russia’s new offensive has “expanded the zone of active …

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 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  

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Ukraine’s border villages feel full force of Russian war machine as Putin moots possible ‘sanitary zone’
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine’s border villages feel full force of Russian war machine as Putin moots possible ‘sanitary zone’

CNN  

Sumy region, Ukraine CNN — “Evacuation! In the opposite direction, on the other side of the border, Ukraine’s military has stepped up its attempts to “bring the war” to Russia, coordinating with Russian volunteers fighting for Ukraine as they carry out commando-style raids on villages in the Belgorod and Kursk regions, as well as increasing its own artillery and drone …

How Russia’s grab of Crimea 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West
9 months, 1 week ago

How Russia’s grab of Crimea 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West

Associated Press  

A decade ago, President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, a bold land grab that set the stage for Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022. “Crimea is ours!” soon became a popular slogan in Russia, and Putin channeled that patriotism by appearing Monday evening at a Red Square concert celebrating the annexation’s 10th anniversary, calling it “a great event …

Putin: Russia’s goals in Ukraine unchanged, no peace until they’re achieved
1 year ago

Putin: Russia’s goals in Ukraine unchanged, no peace until they’re achieved

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s goals in Ukraine remain unchanged and there will be no peace until they are achieved, President Vladimir Putin has said in his first end-of-year news conference since the offensive began. “As for demilitarisation, they don’t want to negotiate, so we are then forced to take other measures, including military measures,” Putin said. On the ongoing war and relations with …

Russia plans presidential vote in annexed Ukrainian regions
1 year ago

Russia plans presidential vote in annexed Ukrainian regions

Al Jazeera  

The decision raises logistical and security challenges for Moscow because of its limited control in the four regions. Russia plans to run next year’s presidential election in the four regions of Ukraine that it annexed in 2022. Moscow’s ability to hold the election in what it calls its “new territories” is politically important for the Kremlin, but it raises logistical …

Blow for Putin as Ukraine takes major step in bid to outflank Russian troops
1 year, 1 month ago

Blow for Putin as Ukraine takes major step in bid to outflank Russian troops

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 top Ukrainian official said …

'They made their choice..': Putin celebrates one-year anniversary of annexation of Ukrainian regions
1 year, 2 months ago

'They made their choice..': Putin celebrates one-year anniversary of annexation of Ukrainian regions

India TV News  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the annexation of Ukrainian regions since the invasion of the latter country last year, saying that the resident of those areas "made their choice to be with their Fatherland". In an address to mark the occasion, Putin said that the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions was …

Local elections take place across Russia, but Ukraine is 'not on the agenda'
1 year, 3 months ago

Local elections take place across Russia, but Ukraine is 'not on the agenda'

The Independent  

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Putin threatens to seize more of Ukraine to block attacks on border regions
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin threatens to seize more of Ukraine to block attacks on border regions

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Tuesday that he could order his troops to try to seize more land in Ukraine to protect bordering Russian territory — a threat with questionable credibility because the Kremlin lacks full control over areas it already annexed. Putin’s comments at an open meeting with military journalists and bloggers followed Kyiv’s claims that …

Raids into Russia’s Belgorod aim to stretch forces thin: Analysts
1 year, 7 months ago

Raids into Russia’s Belgorod aim to stretch forces thin: Analysts

Al Jazeera  

Security experts say incursions seek to pull Russian troops away from key battlegrounds as Ukraine plans to launch a major counterattack. “They’ll have to respond to this and put troops there and then have lots of troops all along the border area – even though that may not be the way the Ukrainians are coming.” Russia’s military said on Tuesday …

Moscow ‘deliberately’ repopulating Ukraine with Russians? Vladimir Putin's plan
1 year, 7 months ago

Moscow ‘deliberately’ repopulating Ukraine with Russians? Vladimir Putin's plan

Hindustan Times  

Russia continues a "deliberate depopulation campaign" in occupied areas of Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War reported. The American thinktank noted Ukraine's deputy defence minister Hanna Malyar said that Russia was "trying to change the ethnic composition of Ukraine" by conducting a large-scale resettlement. "Russia may hope to import Russians to fill depopulated areas of Ukraine in order …

Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of his forces fighting in Ukraine for the second time in two months, officials said Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his latest trip near the front line. Germany’s official federal government website on Tuesday listed a Patriot surface-to-air guided missile system as among the military items delivered within …

Putin visits war-ravaged Kherson, Luhansk on 'surprise inspection'; directs troops 'to carry on attacks'
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin visits war-ravaged Kherson, Luhansk on 'surprise inspection'; directs troops 'to carry on attacks'

India TV News  

Putin visits Kherson: Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday, visited the headquarters of his troops fighting against Ukraine. Ukraine is preparing for a new counteroffensive Last month, Putin visited the Russian-held Sea of Azov port city of Mariupol, which was captured by Russian troops in May after two months of fierce fighting. Ukrainian officials have said they’re buying time by …

Putin and Zelensky rally troops with war poised for new phase
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin and Zelensky rally troops with war poised for new phase

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of his forces fighting in Ukraine for the second time in two months, officials said Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his latest trip near the front line. Elsewhere, Kremlin video showed Putin arriving by helicopter at Russian forces’ command post in southern Ukraine’s Kherson province, then flying to the headquarters of …

Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces used ground- and air-fired missiles, rocket launchers and weaponized drones to bombard the provinces of Ukraine it has illegally annexed but doesn’t fully control, causing casualties, building damage and power outages Friday. According to British intelligence, Ukraine’s key supply route to the west of Bakhmut was under threat, with Russia using artillery more effectively and …

Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air

The Independent  

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Ukrainian Deputy PM urges residents to evacuate Bakhmut immediately
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukrainian Deputy PM urges residents to evacuate Bakhmut immediately

Firstpost  

Almost a year after Russia launched invaded Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle to control areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine. Kyiv: Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk urged the residents of Bakhmut to evacuate from the city “immediately.” “I appeal to the civilians who are still in Bakhmut. Moscow’s forces were in control of “all” access roads …

A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, Putin is beginning new offensives – and he desperately needs a victory
1 year, 10 months ago

A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, Putin is beginning new offensives – and he desperately needs a victory

ABC  

As the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches, its army has commenced the preliminary phase of its 2023 offensives. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has outlined in multiple speeches his intention to take back all Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia, including Crimea. So, to force the Ukrainians to use their military to defend against Russian attacks instead of conducting their …

Russia advances towards two towns in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia advances towards two towns in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region

Al Jazeera  

Moscow’s forces push towards the Ukrainian towns of Orikhiv and Hulyaipole, according to Russian state media reports. Moscow’s forces are pushing towards two towns in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhia region, where fighting intensified this week after several months of a stagnant front, Russian state media has reported. Russia warns the West The reports come as a Russian official said that governments …

Russia claims capture of village near Ukraine’s Bakhmut
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia claims capture of village near Ukraine’s Bakhmut

Al Jazeera  

Moscow says its troops have seized Klishchiivka as they press their offensive in the eastern region of Donetsk. The Russian Ministry of Defence said in a war update on Friday that its forces had seized Klishchiivka, a village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Ukraine’s allies weigh whether to send tanks Russia made its claims of battlefield advances as Ukraine’s Western allies …

Kremlin says any Ukraine peace plan must include annexed regions
1 year, 11 months ago

Kremlin says any Ukraine peace plan must include annexed regions

The Hindu  

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's 10-point peace plan, saying that proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine must take into account what it calls "today's realities" of four Ukrainian regions having joined Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "There can be no peace plan for Ukraine that does not take into account today's realities regarding Russian …

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 …

Russian foreign minister says Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it
1 year, 11 months ago

Russian foreign minister says Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it

LA Times  

Smoke billows after Russian attacks in the outskirts of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday warned anew Ukraine that it must demilitarize, threatening further military action and falsely accusing Kyiv and the West of fueling the war that started with Moscow’s invasion. Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine must remove any military threat to Russia — otherwise “the Russian …

Zelenskyy blasts Russian ‘terror’ after Kherson city shelled
2 years ago

Zelenskyy blasts Russian ‘terror’ after Kherson city shelled

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday blasted Russian "terror" after shelling on Christmas Eve left at least eight dead and 17 injured in Kherson city, which Kyiv's forces recaptured in November. "At least eight civilians were killed and 17 were injured," the Kherson region's prosecutor's office said on social media. On Friday alone the Kherson region was targeted by 74 …

'Situation extremely difficult...': Putin calls for strengthening of borders amid ongoing war with Ukraine
2 years ago

'Situation extremely difficult...': Putin calls for strengthening of borders amid ongoing war with Ukraine

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: Amid the ongoing war in Eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday claimed that the situation along borders is "extremely difficult" and also directed security officials to boost surveillance. "The 'maximum composure, the concentration of forces' was required of Russia's counterintelligence operations to strictly suppress the actions of foreign intelligence services, to quickly identify traitors, spies and …

Russia shells Ukraine's eastern front as Vladimir Putin's war aims appear to shift
2 years ago

Russia shells Ukraine's eastern front as Vladimir Putin's war aims appear to shift

ABC  

Russian forces have shelled the entire frontline in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials have said, as part of what appeared to be the Kremlin's scaled-back ambition to secure some of the territories it has claimed. Key points: Ukrainian forces fired barrages of rockets in response to widespread Russian shelling Ukraine said about 240 Russian soldiers were wounded …

Ukraine vows to keep pushing Russia out after Kherson liberation
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine vows to keep pushing Russia out after Kherson liberation

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to keep pushing Russian forces out of his country after they withdrew from Kherson, leaving behind devastation, hunger and booby traps in the southern Ukrainian city. One Ukrainian official described the situation in Kherson as “a humanitarian catastrophe.” The remaining residents in the city are said to lack water, medicine and food. Moscow’s announcement that …

Police, media return to Kherson after Russian retreat
2 years, 1 month ago

Police, media return to Kherson after Russian retreat

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian police officers have returned – along with TV and radio services – to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops. The Russian retreat represented a significant setback for the Kremlin some six weeks after President Vladimir Putin annexed the Kherson region and three other provinces in southern and eastern Ukraine – in breach of international …

Ukraine works to stabilize Kherson after Russian pullout
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine works to stabilize Kherson after Russian pullout

LA Times  

Ukrainian police officers returned Saturday, along with TV and radio services, to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops, part of fast but cautious efforts to make the only regional capital captured by Russia livable after months of occupation. “Water supplies are practically nonexistent.” The chairman of Khersonoblenergo, the region’s prewar power provider, said electricity was …

Russia says retreat from key city of Kherson has begun, but Ukraine remains cautious
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia says retreat from key city of Kherson has begun, but Ukraine remains cautious

LA Times  

Russia said its troops began pulling out of a strategic Ukrainian city Thursday, amid growing signs it was following through on a retreat that would mark a turning point in the grinding war. Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak warned that Russian forces had laid mines throughout Kherson, saying they wanted to turn it into a “city of death.” Alexander Khara, …

Russia orders troop withdrawal from Ukraine’s Kherson city
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia orders troop withdrawal from Ukraine’s Kherson city

Al Jazeera  

Retreat would be a significant blow to Russia, but Ukraine remains cautious. Pavel Felgenhauer, a Moscow-based Russian military and defence analyst said the announcement was a “big blow” to Moscow and was being criticised in Telegram channels linked to the nationalist right. This is not a Russian defeat since it will be withdrawing in an orderly manner and Ukraine will …

Putin endorses evacuation of Ukraine’s Kherson region
2 years, 1 month ago

Putin endorses evacuation of Ukraine’s Kherson region

Al Jazeera  

Russia could be preparing to withdraw from parts of the Kherson region, which it claims to have annexed. Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, amid conflicting reports of a curfew being imposed in the Russian-controlled area. Russia could be preparing to abandon its military foothold on the west …

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