Missiles pound Ukraine as Russia eyes Bakhmut’s capture by April
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would take weeks if not months to fall. Following a pattern of heavy bombardments after Ukrainian battlefield or diplomatic gains, Russia launched 36 […]
Russian reinforcements pour into eastern Ukraine, says governor
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia was pouring reinforcements into eastern Ukraine ahead of a new offensive that could begin next week along a front where there have been relentless battles for months, a Ukrainian governor said. Desperate for Western military aid to arrive, Ukraine anticipates a major offensive could be launched by Russia for “symbolic” reasons around […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says situation at the front getting tougher; almost 200 prisoners swapped
Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that the situation on the front lines in the east of the country was getting tougher and Russia was throwing more and more troops into battle. Russian forces are slowly gaining ground in the Donbas region, encircling the city of Bakhmut north of Donetsk and battling to […]
Ukraine war: Fighting heats up in east and north after tank pledges
Near Vuhledar, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine on Friday battled Russian troops trying to pierce its lines in the east and northeast, and artillery bombardments intensified after Western allies promised the Kyiv government it would send them tanks to repel the invaders. Kyiv said fierce battles were under way, a day after at least 11 people were […]
Russian mercenary firm claims strategic Ukrainian town of Soledar, control unclear
Kyiv/Near Bakhmut, Ukraine Reuters The outcome of a battle for the eastern Ukrainian salt mining town of Soledar hung in the balance on Wednesday, as Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group claimed to have won control, with fighting focused in the town centre. Kyiv said earlier its forces were holding out. Reuters was unable to verify conditions […]
“Land covered in corpses” as Russia strives for first big Ukraine gains in months
Kyiv/Near Bakhmut, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were still holding onto positions in the eastern mining town of Soledar, withstanding assaults by wave after wave of Russian soldiers and mercenaries seeking Moscow’s first battlefield victory for months. Earlier, the British Defence Ministry said Russian troops and fighters of Wagner, a mercenary company […]
Russia intensifies assaults on Ukrainian salt mining town and eastern front
Kyiv/Siversk, Ukraine Reuters Russia has stepped up a “powerful assault” led by the Wagner contract militia on Soledar in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv said on Monday, describing a difficult situation for forces repelling waves of attacks around the salt mining town and nearby fronts. Soledar, in the industrial Donbas region, lies a few miles from Bakhmut, […]
Shelling booms around Bakhmut’s streets in “Christmas ceasefire”
Bakhmut Ukraine Reuters Shellfire echoed on Saturday around the near-deserted streets of the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, current focus of the most intense fighting in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite Moscow’s declaration of a ceasefire for Eastern Orthodox Christmas. Sparkling clear skies and a dusting of snow belied the devastation of a city abandoned by […]
Russia steps up artillery attacks on liberated Kherson and eastern Ukraine
Kyiv/Bakhmut, UkraineReuters Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine’s military said, while also exerting pressure along frontlines in the east. Russia fired 33 missiles from multiple rocket launchers at civilian targets in Kherson in the 24 hours to early Wednesday, the […]
Russia bans oil sales to countries that accept price cap
Kyiv/Bakhmut, Ukraine Reuters Russia announced on Tuesday it would ban oil sales to countries that abide by a price cap imposed this month by the West, giving its long-awaited response to the most dramatic step taken so far to limit Moscow’s ability to raise funds for its war in Ukraine. Under the price cap, which […]