Ukraine retakes village but warns of trouble in north-east – Kyiv
Kyiv/Kupiansk, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine announced the recapture of the village of Urozhaine from Russian troops in the south-east on Wednesday, but warned the situation on the north-eastern front was deteriorating amid Russian counter-attacks. Urozhaine, on the edge of Donetsk region, is the first village Kyiv says it has retaken since 27th July, a sign of […]
Ukraine reports fierce fighting, “some success” in counter-offensive
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine on Monday reported fierce fighting along its entire front line and “some success” in pushing back Moscow’s troops in one part of the southeast where Ukrainian forces are trying to retake Russian-occupied territory. Progress has been hampered by widespread Russian-laid minefields and strong fortifications, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said. Lyubov Tolchina, […]
Ukrainian forces press southward, say strategic village recaptured from Russians
Reuters Ukrainian forces pressed their counter-offensive through the Russian-occupied south-east on Thursday, capturing the village of Staromaiorske in a campaign to drive a wedge through Russian defensive positions. The counter-offensive has focused on securing villages on the southward push and areas around the eastern city of Bakhmut, taken by Russian forces in May after months […]
Russia strikes Ukraine grain ports after pulling out of export deal
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a UN-backed deal to let Kyiv export grain, and Moscow claimed gains on the ground in an area where Ukrainian officials said Russian forces were going back on the offensive. Russia said it hit fuel storage in Odesa and a plant […]
Moscow halts grain deal in what UN says is a blow to people in need everywhere
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, spreading fear in poorer countries that price rises will put food out of reach. Hours earlier, a blast knocked out Russia’s bridge to Crimea in what Moscow called a strike by Ukrainian sea drones, […]
Ukraine says fighting in east has intensified
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Fighting in eastern Ukraine has “somewhat intensified” as Ukrainian and Russian forces clash in at least three areas on the eastern front, a senior Ukrainian defence official said on Sunday. Ukrainian servicemen, of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, prepare to fire a mortar at their […]
Ukrainian forces advance in south, hold “initiative”, says Zelenskiy
Reuters Ukrainian troops pressed on with their campaign to recapture Russian-held areas in the southeast on Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in broadcast comments that his country’s forces had “taken the initiative” after an earlier slowdown. Russian accounts said heavy fighting gripped areas outside the eastern city of Bakhmut, captured by Russian mercenary Wagner […]
Ukraine reports “particularly fruitful” few days in counter-offensive
Kyiv, UkraineReuters A Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russian forces has been “particularly fruitful” in the past few days and Ukraine’s troops are fulfilling their main tasks, a senior security official said on Tuesday. The comments by Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, were Kyiv’s latest positive assessment of the month-old counter-attack although […]
Ukraine reports Russian attacks in east, progress in south
Reuters Ukrainian forces are resisting a Russian onslaught in eastern areas of the front and face difficulties in the northeast, but are making progress near the shattered city of Bakhmut and in the south, the deputy defence minister said on Sunday. Russian accounts of the front line said Moscow’s forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks near […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy calls Russian leaders “bandits”, rules out frozen conflict
Kyiv, UkraineReuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described Russia’s political and military leaders as bandits on Wednesday, and ruled out any peace plan that would turn the war on Ukraine into a frozen conflict. Zelenskiy made his remarks in a speech to parliament on Ukraine’s Constitution Day, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his troops […]