The Ukrainian official in charge of the region stated Tuesday that Russian troops had gained partial control of the east Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, as Moscow’s army moved farther into the Donbas region. Read more: Georgia’s breakaway region abandons a vote on joining Russia “The situation is extremely complicated. Part of Severodonetsk is controlled by … Read more
Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal surrendered and taken to Russian forces the last gathering of Ukrainian fighters stayed in the Azovstal steelworks – the last piece of Mariupol not constrained by Russia – have given up following quite a while of barrage. In any case, what befalls them next is hazy. Those Ukrainian officers who have … Read more
Several Ukrainians have camped out in the Kharkiv subway system, frightened of Russian shelling and refusing to give up the inconveniences despite Moscow’s withdrawal from the region. “We call ourselves the moles because we live underground,” Kateryna Talpa, 35, a call centre manager, said. Talpa lives in the “Heroes of Labour” station in the Saltivka … Read more
Ukraine will appoint the dog that Russians left, as a national guard A dog that came with Russian troops in Mikolaiv region and assisted in war is left behind. This German shepherd that accompanied Russian soldiers is now taken in by Ukrainian guards. The dog will now assist Ukrainian troops and work as a service … Read more
Ukraine said it was forcing Russian forces out of Kharkiv, the country’s second largest city, but was meeting fierce resistance, as Washington predicted Vladimir Putin was prepared for a lengthy battle. The US House of Representatives approved late Tuesday sending a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine, despite President Joe Biden’s warning that Ukraine will … Read more
Lt. Col. Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov Regiment soldiers inside the Azovstal plant, said fierce fighting is taking place within the complex after Russian forces broke its perimeter. Earlier Wednesday, the Foreign minister of Ukraine declared the facility “holds” despite Russian strikes. “Despite all the statements by Russian officials that Mariupol is under their … Read more
A bus convoy departed Mariupol on Wednesday in a new attempt by Ukraine, the United Nations, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to evacuate residents from the southern Ukrainian city, according to the regional governor. Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko claimed the truck was headed to the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia. He did not … Read more
The vehicle, loaded with fatigued Ukrainian soldiers with clamped jaws, speeds away at top speed. The 81st brigade’s troops have now been ordered to retreat from the eastern front, where Russian forces are advancing. The brigade walked 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) Saturday, camouflaged in the woods and under crossfire, until their point of retreat at … Read more
In the latest prisoner swap with Russian forces, 14 Ukrainians, including a pregnant soldier, were released, Ukraine reported on Saturday, without specifying the number of Russians returned to Moscow. “Today, we carried out a new exchange of prisoners. Fourteen of ours are coming home, seven military and seven civilians. One of the military women is … Read more
Russian forces in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region have switched from a steamroller tactic to one of persistently chipping away at their foes in the hopes of crushing them down. Ukraine’s army has little option but to try to stall their larger and better-equipped enemy in the sprawling plains of Donbas, where artillery is king. “It’s … Read more
Two Ukrainian women whose husbands are defending a besieged steel mill in Mariupol, in the south, are demanding that any evacuation of civilians include military personnel, claiming that if the troops are left behind and seized by Russian forces, they will be tortured and killed. “The lives of soldiers matter too. We can’t only talk … Read more
On Bucha’s Yablunska Street, they all took separate routes to death: a perilous evacuation, a borrowed bicycle, and a wounded parent. One of them was even born in Russia. But at the end of it all, at least 20 people in civilian clothes were found on a stretch of the street — victims of what … Read more
Pavel Borlatschenko sobbed as he watched his wife Marina board one of the last buses transporting civilians from Lyman, which is set to fall to Russian soldiers soon. Swirls of black smoke rise above a depot near the railway station after a morning strike in the town in the eastern Donbas region, where the Russian … Read more
A large steel factory in Mariupol, where the city’s final defenders and some residents are holed up, was pounded by Russian forces on Wednesday, according to a local official. Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin claiming there was no need to storm the Azovstal complex after declaring victory in Mariupol, an assistant to the city mayor, … Read more
Ukraine’s state-owned atomic energy organisation claimed on Tuesday that Russian missiles flew low over Europe’s largest nuclear power facility in southern Ukraine, reiterating fears that Russia’s incursion may result in a “nuclear catastrophe.” On the 36th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear catastrophe at the now-defunct Chornobyl facility in what was then Soviet Ukraine, Energoatom … Read more
LONDON: Britain claimed it had reduced duties on all Ukrainian goods while prohibiting specific technology shipments to Moscow in order to assist Kyiv in its battle against the Russian invasion. Responding directly to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request, the UK’s foreign trade department said Monday that it has dropped “all taxes on commodities imported from … Read more
The war in Ukraine has made it difficult for doctors to treat injured patients. Part of the issue is getting to the areas being pounded by Russian forces. But some doctors are helping the war-torn country. Dr. David Nott is a trauma surgeon. He has not only visited Ukraine but is also training doctors remotely … Read more
According to the most recent update from the British Ministry of Defense, Ukraine was able to resist “several Russian assaults” this week along the Donbas region. Russian troops continue to encounter adversity, including low morale as a result of a lack of time and resources to mount effective assaults. Somehow, Russia manages to make territorial … Read more
They are desperate to leave and are running out of food, women and children said in a video released on Saturday from a giant steel works in Mariupol. The video was released by the Azov battalion, which was formed by pro-Ukrainian nationalists in 2014 and later became a regiment of the Ukrainian national guard. Reuters … Read more
A tried Ukrainian evacuation of civilians from the shattered town of Mariupol, in which many stayed trapped, became “thwarted” through Russian forces on Saturday, a town reputable stated. “The evacuation changed into thwarted,” Mariupol metropolis official Petro Andryushchenko said on Telegram, including that round 2 hundred citizens had accrued on the evacuation meeting factor announced … Read more
Ukraine will make a new attempt on Saturday to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, the heavily destroyed town in large part controlled by Russian forces, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk stated. “Today we can again try and evacuate women, kids and the elderly,” Vereshchuk stated on Telegram, urging people to collect on the motorway close to … Read more
Ukrainian troops are defending the Azovstal steel and iron works in Mariupol, which are now almost entirely occupied by Russian forces. Militaries, marines, and medics are believed to be in bomb shelters beneath the industrial complex. Initially, a bloody battle was expected, with Russian units attempting to locate the remaining Ukrainian forces in the tunnels … Read more
This war’s courage stories abound. Animals have helped save residents from invading Russian forces. Among them is 2-year-old ‘Patron,’ the Jack Russell Terrier hero in Ukraine for detecting deadly explosives. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) shared a video of “Patron” on Facebook, claiming that the dog has already cleaned up to 90 explosive … Read more
On Monday, Russian forces started missile assaults on the western city of Lviv and hammered other sites around Ukraine in what looked to be a concerted effort to wear down the country’s defenses in preparation for an all-out assault on the east. At least seven people were reported killed in Lviv, where plumes of dense … Read more
The European Union on Monday condemned the “indiscriminate” bombing of civilians via Russian forces in Ukraine after lethal moves hit the western town of Lviv. “The EU condemns the ongoing indiscriminate and illegal shelling of civilians and civilian infrastructure via Russian military,” stated an announcement with the aid of EU overseas policy chief Josep Borrell. … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed an honorary title on a brigade accused by Ukraine of “war crimes” and mass killings in the town of Bucha. The statement became made on the 54th day of Moscow’s navy campaign in Ukraine, with hundreds killed and 12 million humans fleeing their homes or U.S.A. In the … Read more
Russian troops on Monday captured the east Ukraine metropolis of Kreminna, neighborhood authorities stated, as Kyiv’s military released salvos on Russian forces in the nearby agreement of Rubizhne. “There becomes a main attack within the night” from Sunday to Monday in Kreminna, the Lugansk local governor Sergiy Gaiday stated in a statement on social media. “The Russian … Read more
Kyiv: A day after Russian forces blasted a missile unit outside of Kyiv, an AFP correspondent reports that early Saturday morning, attacks hit a military hardware factory in the Ukrainian capital. After Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on social media that there had been explosions in the capital’s Darnyrsky district, smoke erupted from the region … Read more
