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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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What’s next for Ukraine after the fall of Luhansk?
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s next for Ukraine after the fall of Luhansk?

Al Jazeera  

As the war grinds on with reports of nationwide attacks, some Russian forces are regrouping while others focus on Donetsk. Russian forces have “succeeded in liberating” the Luhansk region in southeastern Ukraine, Sergey Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in a televised meeting. Moscow recognised the “independence” of separatist statelets in Luhansk and Donetsk two days before the …

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Ukraine: Governor urges 350,000 residents flee Russian offensive
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine: Governor urges 350,000 residents flee Russian offensive

Al Jazeera  

Governor’s call for people in Donetsk to leave province appears to represent one of the biggest evacuations of the war. The governor said that Russia’s “number one target” is currently the cities Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, in part because of critical infrastructure in the towns, such as water filtration centres. “This is sheer terrorism.” “There is no safe place without shelling …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukraine lays out $750 billion 'recovery plan' for postwar future
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukraine lays out $750 billion 'recovery plan' for postwar future

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s forces have withdrawn from the bombed-out city of Lysychansk, prompting Russia to claim full control of the eastern Luhansk region, a key Kremlin war goal, but President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to regain the lost territory. Russia Putin orders Ukraine offensive to continue after capture of Lugansk Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to press …

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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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Timeline: Week 18 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Week 18 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Here, Al Jazeera looks at the major events that marked the 18th week of the war in Ukraine: June 22 Russian forces fight to take Sirotyne on the western edge of Severodonetsk. June 23 Ukraine’s general staff say fighting continues in Severodonetsk, and the Russian encirclement of Lysychansk from the south was repulsed at Borivske, just 6km east of Lysychansk, …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia says it has more than 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia says it has more than 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war

The Hindu  

Russia on Thursday began shipping grain from Ukraine’s occupied territory, with a vessel carrying 7,000 tonnes of cereal sailing from Ukraine’s occupied port of Berdyansk. Russia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine on June 30 after NATO branded Moscow the biggest “direct threat” to Western security and agreed plans to modernise Kyiv’s beleaguered armed forces. Vyacheslav Volodin, an …

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Ukraine latest updates: Battle for Lysychansk city grinds on
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Battle for Lysychansk city grinds on

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from June 29: Lysychansk is last eastern stronghold under Ukrainian control following retreat of Ukraine’s forces from Severodonetsk. “We think he has effectively the same political goals that we had previously, which is to say that he wants to take most of Ukraine.” 29 Jun 2022 - 19:01 GMT ‘No one wants to see a NATO-Russia conflict’: analyst …

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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city shopping centre
2 years, 5 months ago

Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city shopping centre

Daily Mail  

Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike Monday on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine's central city of Kremenchuk, Ukrainian officials said. Russia has carried out a deadly missile strike on a busy shopping centre in Ukraine in Putin's latest barbaric attack against civilians It is just the latest strike carried out by Vladimir …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | G-7 demands Russia ‘immediately’ return Ukrainians taken by force
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | G-7 demands Russia ‘immediately’ return Ukrainians taken by force

The Hindu  

The G-7 leaders have pledged to continue supporting Ukraine “for as long as it takes.” In a joint statement Monday after a video link session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the leaders underlined their “unwavering commitment to support the government and people of Ukraine in their courageous defence of their country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” President Joe Biden is set …

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Q&A: Ukraine’s Haidai on the battle for Severodonetsk, Lysychansk
2 years, 5 months ago

Q&A: Ukraine’s Haidai on the battle for Severodonetsk, Lysychansk

Al Jazeera  

Luhansk governor says his troops will hold on to Lysychansk for ‘as long as possible’ so the Ukrainian army can shore up defences in the neighbouring Donetsk region. Russian forces have taken control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, delivering a significant victory for President Vladimir Putin, four months after he ordered his troops into …

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Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war's bloodiest fights
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war's bloodiest fights

India Today  

Russian forces fully occupied the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of some of the war's bloodiest fighting. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, told Reuters that Ukraine was carrying out "a tactical regrouping" by pulling its forces out of Sievierodonetsk. Russia's defence ministry …

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Ukraine's Severodonetsk is now 'fully occupied' by Russia as Kremlin announces 'total liberation'
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine's Severodonetsk is now 'fully occupied' by Russia as Kremlin announces 'total liberation'

Daily Mail  

Ukraine's strategic city of Severodonetsk is now 'fully occupied' by the Russian army, its mayor said on Saturday. The Ukrainian army on Friday said it would withdraw its forces from the city - of around 100,000 inhabitants before the war - to better defend the neighbouring city of Lysychansk. Ukrainian servicemen ride a bus to their positions near the city …

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Ukraine latest updates: Russia occupies all of Severodonetsk
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Russia occupies all of Severodonetsk

Al Jazeera  

Latest updates from June 25, 2022: Mayor says Russian forces were trying to ‘establish their own order’ and had appointed ‘some kind of commandant’. 25 Jun 2022 - 14:27 GMT Russian forces occupy all of Ukraine’s Severodonetsk: Mayor The mayor of Severodonetsk has said Russian forces had fully occupied the city. 25 Jun 2022 - 11:23 GMT Mayor says Ukrainian …

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Unique, historical: Zelenskyy on EU's decision to grant candidate status to Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Unique, historical: Zelenskyy on EU's decision to grant candidate status to Ukraine

India Today  

Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia's invasion that Kyiv and Brussels hailed as an "historic moment". HOT SUMMER Russian forces were trying to encircle Ukrainian troops defending Lysychansk, senior Ukrainian defence official Oleksiy Gromov said in a briefing on Thursday. On the southern front, Russian forces struck Ukrainian …

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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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Ukraine latest updates: Russian reserves heading to Luhansk
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Russian reserves heading to Luhansk

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from June 18: Luhansk governor says reserves are coming from other battle areas to the front-line at the eastern city of Severodonetsk. 18 Jun 2022 - 16:15 GMT Russia sending large number of reserve troops to Severodonetsk: Ukrainian governor Russia is sending a large number of reserve troops to Severodonetsk from other battle zones to try to gain …

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Ukraine pleads for western arms as Russia chokes frontline city
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine pleads for western arms as Russia chokes frontline city

The Hindu  

Ukraine pleaded with Western governments on Wednesday to decide quickly on sending heavy weapons to shore up its faltering defences, as Russia said it would evacuate civilians from a frontline chemical plant. "Ukraine is really in a very critical situation and therefore, it's an urgent need to step up," Mr. Stoltenberg told journalists ahead of a gathering of NATO ministers. …

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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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Ukraine latest updates: Moscow bans dozens of UK citizens
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow bans dozens of UK citizens

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from June 14: Individuals have been blacklisted due to ‘dissemination of false and one-sided information’ about the war, the foreign ministry says. I’m not taking chances.” 14 Jun 2022 - 12:25 GMT Russia slashes gas deliveries via Nord Stream, says Gazprom Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has said it would be reducing the daily gas deliveries via the Nord …

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Russia-Ukraine latest: Moscow able to fight war for another year
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest: Moscow able to fight war for another year

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate believes that Russia can continue its war for another year, warning that Kyiv is significantly outgunned on the frontlines. “Therefore everything now depends on what weapons the Western partners give us.” 10 Jun 2022 - 16:06 GMT Obama hails Ukrainian people’s “heroic resistance” United States former President Barack Obama has said the human costs in Russia’s …

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