Ukrainian troops have secured foothold in the south, senior official says
Reuters Ukrainian forces have secured a foothold on the east bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said on Tuesday. Andriy Yermak’s remarks were the first official acknowledgement that Ukrainian troops were established on the Dnipro’s east bank in Kherson region. A view shows the dried-up Dnipro River […]
Russian air strikes on Ukraine kill four, damage grain and port facilities
Reuters Russian air strikes and shelling killed six people in Ukraine and caused “significant damage” to infrastructure at the Black Sea port of Odesa and to grain storage facilities, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The air attacks were part of a campaign that has made it harder for major grain producer Ukraine to export its […]
Essay: Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years
SUSANNE WENGLE and VITALII DANKEVYCH – in an article first published on The Conversation – look at the impact of the dam breach and subsequent flooding last month…
War zone villagers flee after massive Ukraine dam destroyed
Kherson, Ukraine Reuters A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers to flee and prompting finger-pointing from both sides. Ukraine said Russia had committed a deliberate war crime in blowing […]
Russia says it has gained more ground in battle for Bakhmut
Reuters Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday said its forces had captured more territory in Bakhmut as they pursue their bid to seize full control of the city. The battle for Bakhmut has turned into one of the bloodiest of the 14-month war, with the Eastern Ukrainian city almost completely destroyed by artillery shelling and urban […]
Ukrainians in Kherson wait for loved ones to cross frontline river
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian families waited in bitter cold on Sunday for their loved ones to cross from the Russian-held bank of the Dnipro River to Kherson, a city that since Ukraine recaptured it from Russian forces last month has been under heavy shelling. Military officials in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on Saturday warned […]
Ukraine says Russia pulls back forces from river towns opposite Kherson
Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s military on Thursday said Russia had pulled some troops from towns on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River from Kherson city, the first official Ukrainian report of a Russian withdrawal on what is now the main front line in the south. The statement gave only limited details and made no […]
Updated: Zelenskiy accuses Russian troops of committing war crimes in Kherson
Updated: 9am (AEST)Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes and killing civilians in Kherson, parts of which were retaken by Ukraine’s army last week after Russia pulled out. “Investigators have already documented more than 400 Russian war crimes. Bodies of dead civilians and servicemen have been […]
Village near Kherson rejoices at Russian rout, recalls life under occupation
Blahodatne, Ukraine Reuters The Russians left Blahodatne in the same direction from which they came, pulling out of the remote Ukrainian village under cover of darkness to join the rest of their force retreating across the Dnipro River. Only a handful of residents remained through more than eight months of occupation, and after Ukrainian forces […]
Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons biggest prize
Blahodatne, Ukraine Reuters Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February. “Today is a historic day. We are getting the south of the country back, we are getting Kherson back,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said […]