Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area

The Hindu  

Russia’s Defense Ministry said on September 10, 2022 that it is pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counter offensive has made significant advances in the past week. The institute said it appeared that “disorganized Russian forces caught in the rapid Ukrainian advance.” They cited social media images of apparent Russian prisoners seized in the advance around Izyum and surrounding towns. The same report said Ukrainian forces “may collapse Russian positions around Izyum if they sever Russian ground lines of communication” north and south of the town. Baerbock said Germany will assist Ukraine in finding and removing mines and other unexploded ordnance left by Russian troops in areas where they have been pushed back by Ukrainian forces.

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Russia captures more villages in Ukraine's Donetsk and Kharkiv regions
3 days, 15 hours ago

Russia captures more villages in Ukraine's Donetsk and Kharkiv regions

Firstpost  

Russia said its forces had taken Yantarne, a village in the Donetsk region located about 10 kilometres southwest of the key logistics hub of Kurakhove. Further north, Russian troops captured Kalinove, a village in the Kharkiv In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defence Ministry Press Service in October, a Russian Army "Grad" self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket …

Russian troops capture Kurakhove amid ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine
1 week, 2 days ago

Russian troops capture Kurakhove amid ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Monday, adding the wrecked town to the Kremlin’s list of conquests in the partially occupied Donetsk region during the almost three-year war. After a months-long conflict, Russian forces in eastern Ukraine have taken control of the Kurakhove stronghold The claim, which …

Russia claims to capture village in eastern Ukraine after advances
1 week, 3 days ago

Russia claims to capture village in eastern Ukraine after advances

The Independent  

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Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn’t confirm the loss
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1 week, 3 days ago

Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn’t confirm the loss

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Monday, adding the wrecked town to the Kremlin’s list of conquests in the partially occupied Donetsk region during the almost three-year war. The claim, which drew no response from Ukrainian authorities, came a day after the Russian Defense …

Ukraine pressing attacks in Russia’s Kursk region
1 week, 4 days ago

Ukraine pressing attacks in Russia’s Kursk region

LA Times  

In this image taken from video distributed Saturday, Russian servicemen attend a combat training for assault units. President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region. In Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region, Zelensky said …

Russia promises retaliation after saying Ukraine fired US-supplied missiles
1 week, 5 days ago

Russia promises retaliation after saying Ukraine fired US-supplied missiles

Al Jazeera  

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons against Russia. “On January 3, an attempt was made from Ukrainian territory to launch a missile attack against the Belgorod region using US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles,” the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. Outgoing US President Joe Biden had authorised Kyiv to use long-range weapons against …

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, …

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

Russian forces advance on Ukraine frontline city after Crimea oil depot attack
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Russia says captured town, three villages in eastern Ukraine
4 months 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 …

Russian bombing in Ukraine's Kharkiv kills seven and injures dozens, as Zelenskyy demands permission for long-range attacks
4 months, 2 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 …

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there

Hindustan Times  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured territory in the eastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched a large offensive in the spring that brought initial gains but the operation soon stalled. Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade said in a statement late Thursday …

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there

The Independent  

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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, 3 weeks 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 …

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says
5 months 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 strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
5 months ago

Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region

Hindustan Times  

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region MOSCOW -Russian forces on Tuesday struck back at Ukrainian troops with missiles, drones and airstrikes in actions that one senior commander said had halted Ukraine's advance after the biggest attack on sovereign Russian territory since the war began. Russian war bloggers reported intense battles across …

Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia, as Moscow claims new gains in Donetsk region
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia, as Moscow claims new gains in Donetsk region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Sunday said it struck an oil depot in southern Russia that supplies the Kremlin’s troops as Russian strikes in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow claimed further gains, left five civilians dead and 15 others wounded. Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement Kyiv’s security services were responsible for a drone strike in Russia’s southern …

Ukraine forced to pull out from yet another village as Russia reduces region to ruins
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine forced to pull out from yet another village as Russia reduces region to ruins

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. The army left the village of Urozhaine in the …

The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s army has pulled out from the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, an official said Thursday, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses in a relentless onslaught. Despite valiant defending, analysts say, Ukrainian forces are being pushed back in some places along the front line by the bigger and better equipped …

Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, on Thursday. Ukraine’s army has pulled out from the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, an official said Thursday, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses in a relentless onslaught. Despite valiant defending, analysts say, Ukrainian forces …

Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down
5 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Ukraine's army chief says Russia is augmenting its troops presence in the Kharkiv region
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine's army chief says Russia is augmenting its troops presence in the Kharkiv region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted an array of aerial attacks on Ukraine with cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s air force said Thursday, while the chief of the army said Russia is increasing its troop concentration in the Kharkiv region where Moscow’s forces have made significant advances in a spring offensive. AP AUDIO: Ukraine’s army chief says Russia is …

After northern distraction, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine’s east
7 months, 3 weeks ago

After northern distraction, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine’s east

Al Jazeera  

Russia has intensified its attacks on the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar and other targets in Ukraine’s east, taking advantage of the fact that some Ukrainian units were diverted to fight its new incursion in the northern region of Kharkiv. Ukraine also unleashed waves of aerial and naval drones, striking Russian refineries, oil depots, airfields and ports, and sinking …

Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Moscow’s troops press offensive
7 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin tries to claim Russia isn’t after Kharkiv despite massive attack on region
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin tries to claim Russia isn’t after Kharkiv despite massive attack on region

The Independent  

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Russian gains in Ukraine don’t point to a breakthrough for Moscow: US Generals
7 months, 4 weeks 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, …

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region but has no plans to capture the city
7 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Ukraine says it has checked Russia’s offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has checked Russia’s offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian units locked in street battles with the Kremlin’s forces in a key northeastern Ukraine town have halted the Russian advance, military officials in Kyiv claimed Thursday, though a senior Moscow official said the frontline push had enough resources to keep going. Russian attempts to establish a foothold in the town of Vovchansk, which is among the …

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

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
8 months 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
8 months 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 …

Ukraine says withdrew troops in parts of Kharkiv region
8 months ago

Ukraine says withdrew troops in parts of Kharkiv region

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukraine has pulled back troops near several villages in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces have been advancing and pounding settlements in a new offensive along the border, Kyiv said. Moscow launched a surprise major ground assault on the Kharkiv region last week as it seeks to advance across the battlefield with Kyiv struggling for arms and manpower. …

Ukraine war: Kyiv’s soldiers battle to stop Putin’s forces advancing around Kharkiv
8 months ago

Ukraine war: Kyiv’s soldiers battle to stop Putin’s forces advancing around Kharkiv

The Independent  

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

Thousands evacuate as Russia pounds Ukraine border town
8 months 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’s military chief admits ‘difficult situation’ in Kharkiv region
8 months 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 …

A renewed Russian offensive on Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine forces some 1,700 civilians to flee
8 months ago

A renewed Russian offensive on Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine forces some 1,700 civilians to flee

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 Russian forces began a renewed …

Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
8 months ago

Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee

Associated Press  

VOVCHANSK, Ukraine — Moscow’s forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday, and Associated Press journalists in the city of Vovchansk described multiple buildings destroyed after Russian airstrikes and barrages of Grad rockets. Ukrainian officials didn’t confirm whether Russian had taken the villages, which lie in a contested “gray zone” …

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

Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
8 months ago

Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee

LA Times  

Tetiana, 82, cries with her daughter as she is evacuated from Vovchansk, Ukraine, on Saturday. Moscow’s forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in Ukraine’s northeast, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday, and Associated Press journalists in the city of Vovchansk described multiple buildings destroyed after Russian airstrikes and barrages of grad rockets. Ukrainian officials didn’t confirm whether …

Ukraine civilians evacuated as Putin's troops launch Kharkiv invasion
8 months ago

Ukraine civilians evacuated as Putin's troops launch Kharkiv invasion

Daily Mail  

Ukraine is conducting mass civilian evacuations of towns in the Kharkiv region as Russian troops launch a fresh ground invasion of the northeastern territory amid fears Vladimir Putin seeks to seize the nation's second city. Though Russia would have to commit huge resources to capture Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, it could compel Ukraine to send more troops to the region, …

Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region
8 months ago

Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region on Friday to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defenses, authorities said, signaling a tactical switch in the war by Moscow that Ukrainian officials had been expecting for weeks. Kharkiv’s regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said intense overnight shelling targeted Vovchansk, a city with a prewar population of …

Russia tries to breach Ukraine’s defenses in the Kharkiv region
8 months ago

Russia tries to breach Ukraine’s defenses in the Kharkiv region

LA Times  

The assault began at dawn. “There is a fierce battle,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters in the capital, Kyiv, hours after Russian troops launched an armored ground offensive in northeastern Ukraine, near the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. Ukraine’s defense ministry said its forces had blunted an initial Russian attempt to break through Ukrainian lines outside the border town of …

As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave
8 months, 3 weeks ago

As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave

Associated Press  

KHARKIV, Ukraine — A 79-year-old woman makes the sign of the cross and, gripping her cane, leaves her home in a quaint village in northeast Ukraine. FILE - Olha Faichuk, 79, kisses her neighbor as she is evacuated from her home, which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike in Lukiantsi, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Acknowledging …

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

The Hindu  

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armoured vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. If the Russians stick to their multiple pushes across the front, he said, “Eventually they may find more …

Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv kill 6 and wound 11
9 months, 1 week ago

Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv kill 6 and wound 11

The Hindu  

Russian forces overnight attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, local officials reported. Governor of the Kharkiv region Oleh Syniehubov said missile strikes on the city damaged residential buildings, a gas station, a kindergarten, a cafe, a shop and cars. On the ground in Ukraine, Russian …

Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv kill 6 people, 11 wounded
9 months, 1 week ago

Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv kill 6 people, 11 wounded

India TV News  

Kyiv: Russian forces launched a coordinated attack overnight with drones and missiles on Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, killing at least six people and injuring 11 more, according to local officials. Russian forces advancing in Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, told Politico in an interview published on Thursday, that he saw Kharkiv as the most likely target …

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