Ukraine-Russia war: Kyiv claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Kyiv claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation

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Ukraine's Ministry of Defense on Monday said the military recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea. Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate said Russia has been deprived of the ability to fully control the waters of the Black Sea, and this makes Ukraine many steps closer to regaining Crimea. The reports of Ukraine's battlefront gains came at the time when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's train tour to Russia for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In fighting, Ukrainian forces liberated part of the Donetsk province town of Optyne and advanced on the towns of Klishchiivka and Andriivka south of Bakhmut, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said.

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Russia captures more villages in Ukraine's Donetsk and Kharkiv regions
3 days, 12 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 …

15,000 of Putin's troops have been killed trying to drive Ukraine out of Kursk, Zelensky reveals as Kyiv's forces 'destroy five Russian air defence systems worth more than £300 million in one day'
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

15,000 of Putin's troops have been killed trying to drive Ukraine out of Kursk, Zelensky reveals as Kyiv's forces 'destroy five Russian air defence systems worth more than £300 million in one day'

Daily Mail  

Some 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in attempts to repel Ukraine's advances in Kursk since August, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed, as Kyiv's Navy and drone operators dealt costly blows to Russia's air defences. A Russian soldier fires a gun toward a Ukrainian position in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region A destroyed Russian tank sits on a …

Ukraine Russia war latest: Kyiv strikes three Russian air defence systems as surprise Kursk attack rolls on
1 week, 2 days ago

Ukraine Russia war latest: Kyiv strikes three Russian air defence systems as surprise Kursk attack rolls on

The Independent  

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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, 2 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, 2 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 …

Ukraine strikes Russian port with missiles, hits oil depot with drones: Report
1 month ago

Ukraine strikes Russian port with missiles, hits oil depot with drones: Report

Firstpost  

The Druzhba oil pipeline, constructed during the Soviet era, transports oil from Western Siberian and Caspian Sea fields to European markets, while the Baltic Pipeline System carries oil to the Baltic Sea, with both passing through the Bryansk region FILE PHOTO: The Druzhba oil pipeline between Hungary and Russia is pictured at the Hungarian MOL Group's Danube Refinery in Szazhalombatta, …

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

Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says
2 months ago

Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer. Ukrainian troops “continue to hold back” the “nearly 50,000-strong enemy group” in Kursk, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram after receiving a briefing from General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander-in-Chief …

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 recaptured another village in eastern Ukraine
4 months ago

Russia says recaptured another village in eastern Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russia said on Saturday that it had recaptured another village in eastern Ukraine, where it has made a string of advances. Russian forces have advanced rapidly in the eastern region of Donetsk in recent weeks, putting pressure on a Ukrainian army that is short of both soldiers and weapons. On August 6, the Ukrainian army launched an incursion into Russia's …

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

Ukraine war: Russia claims another village in east Ukraine, near Pokrovsk
4 months 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
4 months, 2 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 …

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 ‘heading for partial ceasefire talks’ before Kursk offensive
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine ‘heading for partial ceasefire talks’ before Kursk offensive

The Telegraph  

However, a spokesman for Russia’s foreign ministry denied the claims on Sunday afternoon, stating that the talks could not be disrupted as they were not set to happen in the first place. Ukraine has weathered Russian missile and drone hits on its power network since the first winter of the war, causing rolling blackouts that have significantly affected lives and …

Russia says Ukraine used Western rockets to destroy bridge in Kursk region
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia says Ukraine used Western rockets to destroy bridge in Kursk region

The Hindu  

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely U.S.-made HIMARS, to destroy a bridge over the Seym river in the Kursk region, killing volunteers trying to evacuate civilians. "For the first time, the Kursk region was hit by Western-made rocket launchers, probably American HIMARS," Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said late on Friday on the …

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 …

Russian advances in Donetsk threaten Ukrainian lines of supply
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian advances in Donetsk threaten Ukrainian lines of supply

Al Jazeera  

During the last week of July, Russia mounted its largest assaults in eight months in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, seizing a string of settlements in an apparent bid to cut off key supply routes and force a mass Ukrainian retreat. It appeared that Russia’s strategy was to cut off two highways – one supplying Ukraine’s garrison in Vuhledar in southern …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces take aim at targets well behind the war’s front line. Kyiv officials say some 20% of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine are launched from the Black Sea, and successful Ukrainian attacks have dented Moscow’s capability. Also Tuesday, …

Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had destroyed a Russian military patrol ship in the Black Sea near annexed Crimea, the latest naval attack on Moscow's fleet in the key waterway. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence unit on Tuesday released a black and white video of what it said was the overnight attack on the Sergei Kotov, a 94-metre Russian …

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Black Sea
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Black Sea

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian warship from the Black Sea Fleet in a special operation off Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky The offical account of Ukraine's defense ministry on X has shared a video on Thursday, purpotedly showing the sinking of the Russian warship. The ministry informed that a special unit of Ukraine's defense destroyed the missile …

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments
1 year ago

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries said Tuesday, bolstering Ukrainian morale after battlefield disappointments and doubts about the future of Western aid. It’s extremely difficult for a ship to survive something like that,” Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said on U.S.-backed Radio Liberty. U.K. Defense Secretary Grant …

Ukraine says it now has a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River near Kherson city
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine says it now has a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River near Kherson city

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A top Ukrainian official said its troops have established a beachhead on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River near Kherson, an important advance in overcoming one of Russia’s most significant strategic barriers in the war. Ever since Russian forces left the city of Kherson and the territory around it in November 2022, the only area they …

Europe considers commitments to Ukraine as Russia’s war rages on
1 year, 2 months ago

Europe considers commitments to Ukraine as Russia’s war rages on

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine and Russia both scored some territorial successes and flung missiles and drones at each other during the 90th week of the war, each showing little sign of abatement. Two days later, Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, said, “Against all odds, Ukraine’s Defence Forces have gained a foothold on the left bank of the Dnieper.” Ukrainian headway …

Ukraine says it’s gained a foothold on eastern bank of Dnipro River near Kherson
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine says it’s gained a foothold on eastern bank of Dnipro River near Kherson

LA Times  

Ukrainian marines move along the Dnipro River at the front line near Kherson, in southern Ukraine, in October. A top Ukrainian official said Ukrainian troops have established a beachhead on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region, an important advance in bridging one of Russia’s most significant strategic barriers in the war. Ever since Russian forces …

Russian forces make renewed push to take eastern Ukraine towns with drones, missiles and mortars
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian forces make renewed push to take eastern Ukraine towns with drones, missiles and mortars

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — At least three civilians were killed and others wounded in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. A man died as Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian-held town of Nikopol from their stronghold at Ukraine’s largest nuclear …

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
1 year, 3 months ago

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Al Jazeera  

Russia relocates ships from their main base in Sevastopol while the UK lauds Kyiv’s ‘functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet’. British Defence Minister James Heappey compared the “functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet” to the liberation of Kharkiv Oblast one year ago. “This is the reason why a large part of the Black Sea fleet vessels were relocated …

Putin’s prized Black Sea fleet ‘functionally defeated’ as Ukrainian attacks cripple key force
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin’s prized Black Sea fleet ‘functionally defeated’ as Ukrainian attacks cripple key force

The Independent  

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Ukrainian forces ‘enjoy success’ near Bakhmut as Putin deploys reserves
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukrainian forces ‘enjoy success’ near Bakhmut as Putin deploys reserves

The Independent  

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander was among dozens of officers killed when Crimea HQ was hit in Storm Shadow missile strike, says Ukraine - as troops make breakthrough in key battleground
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander was among dozens of officers killed when Crimea HQ was hit in Storm Shadow missile strike, says Ukraine - as troops make breakthrough in key battleground

Daily Mail  

Ukraine has claimed it killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea fleet in an unprecedented and devastating missile strike on Vladimir Putin's naval headquarters in the annexed Crimean peninsula last week. The reported breakthrough came as Kyiv said that senior Russian navy commanders had been among dozens killed or wounded in a missile attack on Moscow 's Black Sea Fleet …

Ukrainian missile hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukrainian missile hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters

LA Times  

In an image taken from video, smoke rises from the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea. Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to officials on both sides of the conflict and images from the scene in …

Ukraine recaptures another village from Putin’s forces – as it keeps up attacks on Russia’s ships
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine recaptures another village from Putin’s forces – as it keeps up attacks on Russia’s ships

The Independent  

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UK Storm Shadow missiles used in Ukraine’s largest strike so far on Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea
1 year, 4 months ago

UK Storm Shadow missiles used in Ukraine’s largest strike so far on Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea

The Independent  

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Ukraine ‘many steps closer to regaining Crimea’ after Black Sea gains
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine ‘many steps closer to regaining Crimea’ after Black Sea gains

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 Ukrainian military said on …

Ukraine says Black Sea gas, oil platforms recaptured from Russian control
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine says Black Sea gas, oil platforms recaptured from Russian control

Al Jazeera  

The Ukrainian military said it has recaptured several strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea close to Crimea, which Moscow’s forces had occupied since 2015. “Russia has been deprived of the ability to fully control the waters of the Black Sea, and this makes Ukraine many steps closer to regaining Crimea,” the agency added. Anton …

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation

The Hindu  

The Ukrainian military said Monday that it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea and claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine left in ruins after the war's longest and deadliest fighting. The recapture of the so-called Boyko Towers platforms provides an energy source and takes back an asset …

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea’s annexation
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea’s annexation

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said Monday that it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea and claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine left in ruins after the war’s longest and deadliest fighting. The recapture of the so-called Boyko Towers platforms provides an energy source and takes …

The key to Ukraine punching through Russia’s defences – and putting Putin’s forces on the back foot
1 year, 4 months ago

The key to Ukraine punching through Russia’s defences – and putting Putin’s forces on the back foot

The Independent  

Long-range strikes by drone and missile and a raid on territory in occupied Crimea that took Russian forces by surprise – all part of Kyiv’s recent push towards the peninsula that is a symbol of Vladimir Putin‘s territorial ambitions. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has long spoken of the need for Ukraine to retake all areas of territory occupied by Russia, …

Ukraine says captured village of Robotyne on southern front
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine says captured village of Robotyne on southern front

The Hindu  

Ukraine announced on August 28 that its forces had recaptured the village of Robotyne on the southern frontline, where its troops have focused a counteroffensive against entrenched Russian positions. Our forces are advancing southeast of Robotyne and south of Mala Tokmachka," Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Malyar said on television. Mr. Malyar said on August 28 that Ukrainian troops were advancing …

Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia

NPR  

Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia toggle caption Greg Myre/NPR First, Russia wiped out Ukraine's navy. Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Myre/NPR Greg Myre/NPR Russia pulls out of a grain deal Russia's dominance of the northern Black Sea means Moscow can keep Ukraine from exporting its abundant grain — and that's exactly what it's been doing …

Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv's troops
1 year, 6 months ago

Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv's troops

Firstpost  

Russian accounts said its forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks in eastern Donetsk region, including around Bakhmut President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians that Russia was throwing all its resources into a campaign to stop Kyiv’s troops from pressing their counter offensive and a top general reported new progress on the southern front. Russian accounts said its forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks …

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