Splintered Ukrainian city braces for new battle with Russia
2 years, 5 months ago

Splintered Ukrainian city braces for new battle with Russia

Associated Press  

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — A group of young off-duty Ukrainian soldiers gathered at a military distribution center to enjoy a rare respite from the fighting that has again engulfed their fractured home in eastern Ukraine. “Everyone knows that there will be a huge battle in Slovyansk,” said one of the soldiers, who could not be named for security reasons. Russia’s defense minister said Russian army forces and a separatist militia on Sunday captured the city of Lysychansk and now controlled all of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province. “Both Russians and Ukrainians kill civilians — everyone should understand that.” On Thursday, a group of elderly residents couldn’t hide their frustration after a bomb blast slashed open their roofs and shattered their windows. He said while pro-Moscow sentiment in the city has faded - in part because of the horrors witnessed in 2014 - there are still “people who are waiting for the return of the Russian troops.” As the front line moves closer, attacks on the city intensify.

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After Ukraine's incursion into Russia, the world gets a glimpse of life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After Ukraine's incursion into Russia, the world gets a glimpse of life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain

ABC  

In the back of an armoured combat truck, the drive towards the border is rough, hot and noisy. But after Ukraine's audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region, its military leads us into the enemy territory it holds, at least for now. "When we talk to them, they say that they do not know what has been happening in Ukraine for …

‘Stay in a city being shelled, or take a risk moving’ - uncovering the human cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine
10 months ago

‘Stay in a city being shelled, or take a risk moving’ - uncovering the human cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine

The Independent  

Iryna’s body told her it was time to leave. “The sessions were online, but it gave me the chance to socialise with other Ukrainians and learn about healthcare, education, emergency cases, rights and opportunities in the UK.” It’s also helping her with her career. Thanks to this guidance, I’ve gained employment and self-employment as well.” Iryna took part in the …

Putin snarls that Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia - as his forces rain down death on cities in east of the country
10 months, 1 week ago

Putin snarls that Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia - as his forces rain down death on cities in east of the country

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin has snarled that the Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia that could determine its fate as his forces rain down death on cities in the east of the country. This comes as Russian forces shelled and fired missiles at a series of cities in eastern Ukraine yesterday, killing at least three people and …

Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor
1 year ago

Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor

Associated Press  

SUMY, Ukraine — Whenever 52-year-old Anna is agitated, she senses the chilling touch of a gun barrel between her brows — a haunting reminder of an encounter with a group of Russian soldiers on her street about a year ago. On Nov. 22, she finally fled her home, joining a trickle of refugees on “the corridor,” a 2-kilometer trek along …

Russia steps up missile barrage of recaptured Ukrainian city
2 years ago

Russia steps up missile barrage of recaptured Ukrainian city

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — Natalia Kristenko’s dead body lay covered in a blanket in the doorway of her apartment building for hours overnight. “Russians took the two most precious people from me,” their bereft daughter, Lilia Kristenko, 38, said, clutching her cat inside her coat as she watched on in horror Friday as responders finally arrived to transport her mother to …

Ukrainians’ resilience persists despite new Russian barrage
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukrainians’ resilience persists despite new Russian barrage

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When massive, coordinated Russian bombardments shook cities and towns across Ukraine a week ago to trigger a new phase in the Kremlin’s war, one strike left a huge crater in a popular Kyiv children’s playground and ripped open a central intersection. Ukrainians’ resilience in the nearly 8-month-old war continues to be unwavering, despite an uptick in attacks …

The bleak Ukrainian landscape Russia leaves behind: Corpses in the garden, land mines and fear
2 years, 2 months ago

The bleak Ukrainian landscape Russia leaves behind: Corpses in the garden, land mines and fear

LA Times  

Corpses in need of reburial, traumatized villagers, rocket remnants strewn across sunflower fields: In eastern Ukraine, this is the bleak landscape left behind when Russian troops fled. As Ukrainian and Russian troops traded artillery fire along the adjacent front line, “the dogs barked nonstop,” recalled Raisa Nikolaevna, a Sviatohirsk resident in her 60s. A 67-year-old retired cleaning lady agreed to …

Russia’s ‘most hidden crime’ in Ukraine war: Rape of women, girls, men and boys
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia’s ‘most hidden crime’ in Ukraine war: Rape of women, girls, men and boys

LA Times  

The Russian soldier taunted her: Your friend, he sneered, is lying on the floor, raped and naked and dead. “She would defy them,” said S., still shaken and sorrowful as she described the harrowing events of five months earlier, before late-winter chill gave way to spring, then high summer. “She would tell them: ‘I’m not afraid of you.’” S. holds …

Where does Russia stand after fall of Ukrainian city's last bridge leaves no escape route for residents?
2 years, 6 months ago

Where does Russia stand after fall of Ukrainian city's last bridge leaves no escape route for residents?

India Today  

Residents of the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk have now been effectively cut off from the rest of the country with the fall of the last of the three bridges linking it with its twin city — Lysychansk. Severdonetsk Governor Serhiy Haidai said evacuation and supplies to the city are now impossible as the last bridge over the Siverskyi Donets river …

‘Now I am a beggar': Fleeing the Russian advance in Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Now I am a beggar': Fleeing the Russian advance in Ukraine

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — As Russian forces press their offensive to take the eastern Ukrainian cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, civilians who have managed to flee say intensified shelling over the past week left them unable to even venture out from basement bomb shelters. “We were sitting there, then the traffic police came and they said: ‘You should evacuate as fast …

Occupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans
2 years, 7 months ago

Occupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine — Ever since Russian forces took the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in early March, residents sensed the occupiers had a special plan for their town. Kherson now suffers from a severe shortage of medicine, cash, dairy and other food products, and Ukrainian officials warn the region could face a “humanitarian catastrophe.” Russia has blocked all humanitarian assistance …

Occupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans
2 years, 7 months ago

Occupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine — Ever since Russian forces took the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in early March, residents sensed the occupiers had a special plan for their town. Residents believe Russian troops have not yet besieged or terrorized the city — as they did in Bucha and Mariupol — because they are planning to hold a referendum to create a …

‘Constantly depressing': Ukrainian town watches war close in
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Constantly depressing': Ukrainian town watches war close in

Associated Press  

TORETSK, Ukraine — War has again drawn near to Toretsk in eastern Ukraine. “Anything that is happening, any noise, if our neighbors bang the door, a metal door, you are shocked,” said resident Andriy Cheromushkin. “You don’t know what will happen tomorrow, let alone the next minute,” Cheromushkin said. His wife, Tatiana, called the situation “constantly depressing.” It is also …

Ukraine urges civilians to flee expected Russian assault in east
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine urges civilians to flee expected Russian assault in east

LA Times  

Residents walk amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday. Luhansk’s governor, Serhiy Haidai, said Wednesday on Facebook that people were escaping “under the roar of enemy guns.” In suburbs around the capital, Kyiv, Ukrainian investigators pressed ahead with the grim task of documenting evidence of war crimes in the form of mass graves …

In fiery speech, Ukraine’s Zelensky implores U.N. Security Council to hold Russia to account
2 years, 8 months ago

In fiery speech, Ukraine’s Zelensky implores U.N. Security Council to hold Russia to account

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an impassioned address to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, likened perceived Russian atrocities in his homeland to Nazi war crimes, calling for Nuremberg-style tribunals to hold Moscow accountable. In a perhaps risky strategy of sharply criticizing the body from which he is seeking help, Zelensky issued a stark challenge to world institutions such as …

Hungry and terrorized, Ukraine’s second-biggest city suffers relentless bombardment
2 years, 9 months ago

Hungry and terrorized, Ukraine’s second-biggest city suffers relentless bombardment

LA Times  

In the night sky over what was once a vibrant European metropolis, the stars blaze down. Kharkiv, home to nearly 1.5 million people before the war, has suffered the most relentless Russian bombardment of any Ukrainian city other than the battered southern port of Mariupol. “It can’t go on like this,” said Oksana Kabachenko, a 27-year-old mother of two who …

Ukraine-Russia war: Kremlin continues to surround Kyiv as 'unimaginable tragedy' looms
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Kremlin continues to surround Kyiv as 'unimaginable tragedy' looms

Firstpost  

The United Nations has said 2.5 million people have now fled Ukraine and around two million more have been internally displaced by the war Kyiv, Ukraine: Russian forces inched towards Kyiv and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities Friday, drawing warnings of “unimaginable tragedy” as the United States and the EU moved to tighten the economic noose around the …

Russia attacking populated areas in Ukraine, like Syria in 2016: UK military
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia attacking populated areas in Ukraine, like Syria in 2016: UK military

Hindustan Times  

Russia is targeting populated areas in Ukraine, British military intelligence said Sunday as Moscow's invasion rumbles into a 11th consecutive day amid a mounting death toll and growing refugee crisis, talk of a third world war, and allegations of nuclear 'dirty bombs'. British intelligence also told Reuters Russian forces remain frustrated in attempts to capture key cities and capital Kyiv …

Photos: Shelling continues in Ukraine as Russian forces advance
2 years, 9 months ago

Photos: Shelling continues in Ukraine as Russian forces advance

Al Jazeera  

More than one million people have fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, in the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations says. “Unless there is an immediate end to the conflict, millions more are likely to be forced to flee Ukraine.” Russian troops were in the centre of the southern Ukrainian port city of Kherson on Thursday after a day …

Residents of Ukrainian cities describe life under bombardment
2 years, 9 months ago

Residents of Ukrainian cities describe life under bombardment

NPR  

Residents of Ukrainian cities describe life under bombardment As the fighting in Ukraine enters a second week, Russian and Ukrainian forces are still battling over control of strategic cities. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's been one week since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and in that time, the U.N. estimates that more than a million people have fled across …

Piercing the fog of war: What’s happening in Ukraine and how Vladimir Putin’s campaign is shaping up
2 years, 9 months ago

Piercing the fog of war: What’s happening in Ukraine and how Vladimir Putin’s campaign is shaping up

Firstpost  

The Russian strongman has a free hand in Ukraine; his forces dominate the country, and he has enough in hand to ratchet up the military pressure notch by notch A week into the Russian military operation in Ukraine, and the fog of war remains as thick as ever. This is because of, one, the purposeful lack of media spectacle in …

Op-Ed: Fleeing Kyiv with my family, our whole life in two suitcases
2 years, 9 months ago

Op-Ed: Fleeing Kyiv with my family, our whole life in two suitcases

LA Times  

Every day for Ukrainians has become a nightmare. But on the fifth day of the war, I decided to leave the capital with my two young children for Lviv, a safer city in western Ukraine. Putin’s war against Ukraine really began eight years ago, but back then the missiles landed only in one region. The country’s 44 million residents now …

Photos: Shelling, blasts as Russia steps up Ukraine attacks
2 years, 9 months ago

Photos: Shelling, blasts as Russia steps up Ukraine attacks

Al Jazeera  

A huge convoy of Russian tanks and other military vehicles has massed near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on the sixth day of Russia’s war on Ukraine. As the talks along the Belarusian border wrapped up, several blasts could be heard in Kyiv and Russian troops advanced on the city of nearly 3 million. Elsewhere, video from Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city with …

‘Mariupol won’t give up’: Ukrainians defy Russian invasion threat
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Mariupol won’t give up’: Ukrainians defy Russian invasion threat

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainians rally in the eastern city of Mariupol after Russia recognises the independence of breakaway regions. “I came to show that we love Ukraine and we don’t want Russian ‘peace’ here,” said Andriy Voytsekhovskyy, 28, a painter and skater. “I think it’s complete nonsense what Putin is doing, but Mariupol is, and always always has been, a city that doesn’t …

Ukrainians contemplate a heartbreaking decision amid fears of conflict with Russia: stay or leave
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukrainians contemplate a heartbreaking decision amid fears of conflict with Russia: stay or leave

ABC  

In their apartment in suburban Kyiv, Nadiia Khmel and her son Dymytro Humeniuk are preparing for an attack they hope never comes. Mr Humeniuk said he did not trust reports that Russia was withdrawing some of its military units from near Ukraine's border. Russia said it had started withdrawing some military units from areas near Ukraine's borders and it has …

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