Ukrainians expect tough fight for Kherson; Russia stages nuclear war games
Frontline north of Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian troops at the front line said on Wednesday they were expecting a bitter fight for the southern Kherson region, which Russia now appeared to be reinforcing after days in which it seemed possible that Moscow might withdraw. In Russia, the military staged a high-profile rehearsal for nuclear war, […]
Russia launches biggest air strikes since start of Ukraine war
Updated: 7:45am, 11th October, 2022Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia rained cruise missiles on busy Ukrainian cities on Monday in what the United States called “horrific strikes”, killing civilians and knocking out power and heat with its most widespread air attacks since the start of the war. Missiles tore into intersections, parks and tourist sites in the capital […]
Putin calls Crimea bridge blast terrorism; thirteen killed, dozens hurt in Zaporizhzhia shelling
Kyiv, ReutersReuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukraine of orchestrating the powerful blast that damaged a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea the day before, describing the explosion as an “act of terrorism”. “There is no doubt. This is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying critically important civilian infrastructure,” Putin said in […]
Blast hits Crimea bridge crucial to Russia’s war
Kyiv, UkraineReuters A powerful blast damaged Russia’s road-and-rail bridge to Crimea on Saturday, hitting a prestigious symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula and the key supply route to forces battling to hold territory captured in southern Ukraine. The early morning explosion on the bridge over the Kerch Strait, for which Russia did not immediately […]
Russia holds votes in occupied parts of Ukraine; Kyiv says residents coerced
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia launched referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations who dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not to recognise their results. Ukrainian officials said people were banned from leaving some occupied areas until the four-day vote was over, armed groups […]
Ukraine girds for more violence on Independence Day, war’s six month mark
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainians on Wednesday mark 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union in what is certain to be a day of subdued, but defiant celebrations overshadowed by fears of new Russian missile attacks. Ukraine’s Independence Day, which falls six months since Russia’s 24th February invasion, has this year taken […]
New blasts in Crimea, Russian missile wounds 12 near nuclear plant
Reuters New blasts resounded in the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula on Saturday and a Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station, wounding 12 civilians, Russian and Ukrainian officials said. That strike at the Pivdennoukrainsk (South Ukraine) nuclear station and fresh shelling near the Zaporizhzhia station, […]
Blasts, fresh drone attacks rock Russian-held areas far from Ukraine war front
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia reported fresh Ukrainian drone attacks on Friday evening, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, apparent displays of Kyiv’s growing ability to pummel Moscow’s assets far from front lines. The latest incidents followed huge blasts last week at an air base in Russian-annexed […]
Blasts hit Russian base in Crimea, Ukraine targets supply lines
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia blamed saboteurs for explosions at one of its military bases in Moscow-annexed Crimea while Kyiv hinted it was responsible as Ukrainian officials said their strategy was to destroy supply lines supporting Russia’s invasion. The blasts on Tuesday engulfed an ammunition depot at a military base in the north of the Crimean peninsula, […]
Kyiv urges travel ban on Russians as Moscow steps up assault in eastern Ukraine
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine’s President called on the West to impose a blanket travel ban on Russians, an idea that has found support among some European states but angered Moscow, which pressed on with a fierce military offensive in eastern Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s idea looked likely to divide the European Union, where differences on how […]