Seven killed in Russian drone attack on Odesa, Ukraine says
Odesa, Ukraine Reuters A Russian drone attack that killed seven people including an infant and a two-year-old on Saturday could have been avoided if Ukraine was not facing delays to weapons supplies, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. The drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa. A general view shows an […]
Western leaders in Kyiv, G7 pledge support for Ukraine on war anniversary
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Heads of the Group of Seven major democracies on Saturday pledged to stand by war-weary Ukraine, and Western leaders traveled to Kyiv to show solidarity on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, with no end in the sight to the fighting. After initial successes in pushing back the Russian army, Ukraine has […]
More than 8,000 killed during 2022 Mariupol siege – Human Rights Watch
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters At least 8,000 people were killed by fighting or war-related causes in Russia’s months-long conquest of Mariupol, one of the biggest battles of the nearly two-year war between Russia and Ukraine, according to Human Rights Watch. Mariupol became a byword for horror during a nearly three-month-long Russian siege for control of the […]
Ten people die in Ukraine snowstorms; German authorities urge people to stay home
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ten people have died in snowstorms in Ukraine, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Tuesday, after icy winds and storms swept the country since Sunday, cutting power and blocking roads. Southern Ukraine was the worst affected, particularly the Black Sea region of Odesa. Cars and buses slid off frozen roads into fields and […]
Russian air strikes wound eight in Odesa, damage museum, port, Ukrainian officials say
Odesa, Ukraine Reuters Russia launched a major air attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa late on Sunday, wounding at least eight people, setting ablaze trucks loaded with grain and damaging one of the city’s principal art galleries, officials said. About 20 multi-storey buildings and more than two dozen cars were damaged in […]
Russia’s biggest drone strike in weeks hits Ukrainian infrastructure
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia launched a massive drone attack early on Friday, hitting critical infrastructure in the west and south of Ukraine and destroying private houses and commercial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, officials said. The air force said it shot down 24 “Shahed” drones out of 40 launched by Russia, the biggest drone […]
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 […]
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, […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy decries “revolting” practices at recruitment centres
Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy this week decried “revolting” practices exposed during an audit of Ukraine’s military recruitment centres and pledged to fix the system by placing in charge people who understood the meaning of war. Zelenskiy has expressed indignation at corruption uncovered during the audit last month after a high-profile incident of wrongdoing came to […]
Explainer – Ukraine: When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters Russian air strikes this week hit silos and shipping terminals for Ukrainian grain, potentially violating international law, which forbids attacks on resources essential to the civilian population. Drone attacks wrecked buildings in the port of Izmail and prevented ships on the Danube River from loading grain for export. Around 100,000 metric […]