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Russia deals symbolic blow to Ukraine with village capture
7 months 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 …

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Zelenskyy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal
2 years, 5 months ago

Zelenskyy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal

India Today  

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday acknowledged Kyiv's forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk in the eastern Donbas region after a grinding Russian assault, but vowed to regain control over the area with the help of long-range Western weapons. Zelenskyy said Russia was concentrating its firepower on the Donbas front, but Ukraine would hit back with long-range weapons such as the …

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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy pledges to retake Lysychansk
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy pledges to retake Lysychansk

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s president promises to retake Lysychansk after Russia claimed the city’s capture has given it full control of the Luhansk region. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acknowledged that his forces have withdrawn from the bombed-out city of Lysychansk, the last Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk province. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin that Luhansk had been …

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Fighting intensifies for control of key Ukrainian city Lysychansk
2 years, 5 months ago

Fighting intensifies for control of key Ukrainian city Lysychansk

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine denies claims by pro-Russian separatists that they have encircled the city in the Donbas region. Russian media showed videos of Luhansk militia parading in the streets of Lysychansk waving flags and cheering, but Ukraine National Guard spokesman Ruslan Muzychuk told Ukrainian national television the city remained in Ukrainian hands. Ukrainian media quoted Vadym Denysenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s Interior …

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Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault
2 years, 5 months ago

Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

Associated Press  

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — Russian forces withdrew from a strategic Black Sea island Thursday, potentially easing the threat to the vital Ukrainian port city of Odesa, but kept up their push to encircle the last stronghold of resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk. The Kremlin portrayed the pullout from Snake Island as a “goodwill gesture.” But Ukraine’s military claimed it …

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Fall of Severodonetsk is Russia’s biggest victory since Mariupol
2 years, 6 months ago

Fall of Severodonetsk is Russia’s biggest victory since Mariupol

Al Jazeera  

Fall of city after weeks of street fighting transforms the battlefield in the east of Ukraine to Moscow’s advantage. Russian forces have fully occupied Severodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city said, confirming Ukraine’s biggest battlefield setback for more than a month after weeks of fighting to hold the strategic town and latest symbol of Ukrainian resistance. ‘Tactical regrouping’ …

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Russians advance on war’s front line in eastern Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Russians advance on war’s front line in eastern Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The Russian military extended its grip on territory in eastern Ukraine as it seeks to cut supply lines and encircle frontline Ukrainian forces, while the Ukrainian military announced Thursday the arrival of powerful U.S. multiple-launch rocket systems it hopes will offer a battlefield advantage. Ukrainian forces withdrew from some areas near the city of Lysychansk to avoid …

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Timeline: Week 17 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Timeline: Week 17 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Here, Al Jazeera looks at the major events that marked the 17th week of the war in Ukraine: June 15 Russian forces attack Ukraine’s easternmost free city of Severdonetsk from several directions, as Ukrainian defenders fight to take back the city centre. 🔵 – Revetments/Dug in areas, Camo netting 🔴 – Vehicles – A.D, Radar, Fuel, etc ⚪️ – Helicopter …

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As Kyiv claims political victory, Russia advances in east Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

As Kyiv claims political victory, Russia advances in east Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

While Ukraine moves closer to the EU and away from Moscow’s orbit, Russian troops seize further territory in the Donbas. “The status has chiefly a symbolic political character, which underlines that Ukraine belongs to Europe, it doesn’t belong to the Russian world as Russia wished … so it has political weight,” said Panayotis Ioakeimidis, professor of European policy at the …

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Ukraine latest updates: German heavy weapons arrive in Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: German heavy weapons arrive in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from June 21: Long-range precision weapons deployed after Berlin was criticised over its hesitation to send sophisticated arms. 21 Jun 2022 - 15:58 GMT US says conveyed to Russia detained Americas should be protected under Geneva Conventions The United States disagrees “vigorously” with the Russian position that the US citizens captured in Ukraine are not covered by the …

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Endless shelling and dead soldiers: A vicious artillery war spreads in Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Endless shelling and dead soldiers: A vicious artillery war spreads in Ukraine

LA Times  

The first shell was the worst, mostly because it came as a surprise. “I want to stay alive, that’s it, but I have to go these places.” Over his three months of service the battle lines have swung to and fro, but it was still two steps forward one step back in favor of the Russians. There’s shelling and shooting …

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Russia-Ukraine live updates | Xi Jinping expresses readiness to help settle Ukrainian crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine live updates | Xi Jinping expresses readiness to help settle Ukrainian crisis

The Hindu  

Russia told Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in embattled Severodonetsk to lay down their arms by early Wednesday as it fights to maintain momentum in its battle for control of eastern Ukraine. Mr. Podolyak said the ratio Russian to Ukrainian artillery along the frontline in some areas was 10 to 1.- AFP MOSCOW Russia says Donetsk death …

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Kyiv issues list of equipment it wants to win the war with Russia
2 years, 6 months ago

Kyiv issues list of equipment it wants to win the war with Russia

Daily Mail  

Volodymyr Zelensky's top adviser has told the West to dramatically step up deliveries of heavy weapons if Ukraine is to defeat Russia's invasion. Mykhailo Podolyak said Monday that Kyiv needs 1,000 howitzers, 300 rocket artillery systems, 500 tanks, 2,000 armoured vehicles and 1,000 drones 'to end the war'. Ukraine has asked its Western allies to supply an additional 1,000 artillery …

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Timeline: Week 13 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Timeline: Week 13 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

The 13th week of Moscow’s war on Ukraine saw Russian forces respond to Ukraine’s recent counteroffensives by mounting a series of attacks and military advances in the east of the country. May 21 Ukraine says Russian forces are launching an offensive from Donetsk to encircle the rest of the Luhansk region from the west. May 22 The Ukrainian general staff …

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