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Russia targets cities and infrastructure in largest air attack since war began, Ukraine says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia targets cities and infrastructure in largest air attack since war began, Ukraine says

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone attack aimed at energy infrastructure across Ukraine at the start of the week, marking the biggest air assault since the war began, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv also reported that former Wagner mercenaries were among the troops at the border and urged Minsk “not to make tragic mistakes for their …

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Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local officials said Thursday, killing at least two people and burying families under rubble as the Kremlin’s forces continued to pound the fiercely contested area with long-range weapons. Russian military units simultaneously launched six S-300 missiles toward the Donetsk region during the night, according to Ukrainian …

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Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine

LA Times  

A servicewomen cries Saturday after placing flowers to commemorate those killed in the war, as the city of Kherson marks one year since Ukraine retook it from occupying Russian forces. Russian forces have ramped up attacks in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to gain ground near two key front line cities, Ukrainian military officials said Sunday. Ukraine’s General Staff said …

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Russian forces pound Ukrainian cities, killing at least 12
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian forces pound Ukrainian cities, killing at least 12

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s first large-scale air attacks in nearly two months come as Ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive. At least 12 people have been killed and several injured after Russian forces attacked cities and regions across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, in a series of night-time air raids. “We have two cruise missile hits on Uman; a residential building and a warehouse …

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Deaths, blackouts as Russian missiles hit multiple Ukraine cities
2 years ago

Deaths, blackouts as Russian missiles hit multiple Ukraine cities

Al Jazeera  

Russia has launched a new barrage of missiles at targets across Ukraine, killing at least 14 people in the eastern-central city of Dnipro and disrupting power supplies in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions, officials said. Emergency blackouts were applied in “most regions” of Ukraine on Saturday due to the raids, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said. Sunak’s office said the British …

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EU condemns 'barbaric' Russian missile attacks on Ukraine cities, warns Belarus
2 years, 3 months ago

EU condemns 'barbaric' Russian missile attacks on Ukraine cities, warns Belarus

Hindustan Times  

The European Commission condemned as "barbaric" Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday and warned Belarus against helping its ally kill civilians. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Russia's acts had "no place in the 21st century", adding in a tweet that military support for Ukraine from the bloc was on its way. Russia pounded …

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Ukrainian civilians take shelter as Russia targets cities, infrastructure far from frontline
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukrainian civilians take shelter as Russia targets cities, infrastructure far from frontline

ABC  

The civilians of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities are reeling after being targeted by Russian missile strikes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says were deliberately timed to kill people. Russia's missile attacks on central Kyiv on Monday morning killed at least eight. Security camera footage posted online showed a cloud of shrapnel and flame engulfing a glass-bottomed footbridge across parkland …

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Four cities, four lives: In the shadow of Russia-Ukraine war
2 years, 7 months ago

Four cities, four lives: In the shadow of Russia-Ukraine war

India Today  

Over the past few months, Ukraine has witnessed unprecedented violence that will go down as one of the bloodiest in its history. As the country withstood almost 100 days of war, the question that's on one's mind is what did it take for Ukrainians to defy the staggering odds? 'WHEN WAR ENDS, IT WILL BE A GREAT DAY' It was …

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‘Fierce battles’ raging in eastern Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Fierce battles’ raging in eastern Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Fighting intensifies across cities is Kharkiv and Luhansk regions as Russia presses its offensive into the east. Fierce fighting is raging in two eastern Ukrainian regions, local authorities have said, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presses deep into the country’s east. Kharkiv’s regional governor Oleg Sinegubov said on Saturday that Ukrainians soldiers retook three villages near the Russian border after …

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Russia strikes Ukraine\'s big cities, bears down on Mariupol
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia strikes Ukraine\'s big cities, bears down on Mariupol

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: Russian forces renewed missile strikes on Kyiv and intensified shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, in an apparent strategy to hobble Ukraine's defences in preparation for what is expected to be a full-scale Russian assault in the east. “If you have the opportunity to stay a little bit longer in the cities where it's safer, do it.” The mayor …

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Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian airstrike on Mariupol theatre
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian airstrike on Mariupol theatre

The Hindu  

Ukrainian authorities said Friday that about 300 people died when a Russian airstrike blew up a theater where hundreds of civilians were sheltering — a catastrophic loss of civilian life that, if confirmed, is likely to further crank up pressure on Western nations to step up military aid. His foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Friday characterized the Western pressure as …

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Ukraine mounts counteroffensive to drive Russians back from Kyiv, key cities
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine mounts counteroffensive to drive Russians back from Kyiv, key cities

Live Mint  

KYIV : Ukraine said Wednesday it has launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces encroaching on its capital, Kyiv, and other key cities​ hours before President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to address Congress about the war in his country. The White House said Tuesday that Mr. Biden would head to Brussels to participate as the West wrestles with how to intensify …

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Zelenskyy urges Ukraine no-fly zone in Canada parliament address
2 years, 10 months ago

Zelenskyy urges Ukraine no-fly zone in Canada parliament address

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian president gets multiple standing ovations in Canada’s parliament as he calls for more international support. Ukraine needs a no-fly zone to stop Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and towns, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Canada’s parliament, as Western leaders continue to rule out directly intervening in the conflict. “Can you imagine when you call your, and you ask, ‘please …

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Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities
2 years, 10 months ago

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities

Al Jazeera  

UN refugee chief says internal displacement is also growing as Ukrainian forces battle multi-pronged assault. “But the really impressive aspect of Ukraine’s resistance so far is how strong and how wide it has been … there is a sense of Russia having rolled the dice.” 26 Feb 2022 - 18:35 GMT Zelenskyy says he welcomes potential move to cut Russia …

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Russia-Ukraine: Mapping anti-war protests around the world
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine: Mapping anti-war protests around the world

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people in several cities across the globe have taken part in anti-war protests. Hundreds of Russians have staged anti-war protests in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod, among other cities. International cities where protests have taken place: Adana; Almaty; Amsterdam; Antwerp; Athens; Atlanta; Austin; Baku; Bangkok; Barcelona; Bari; Beirut; Belfast; Belgrade; Berdyansk; Berlin; Bern; Bishkek; Bloomington; Bordeaux; Boston; …

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