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 […]
Zelenskiy vows to defend “fortress” Bakhmut, hosts EU leaders in Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainians will fight “for as long as we can” to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday, as he hosted European Union leaders to discuss further sanctions on Russia and Kyiv’s prospects for joining the EU. Meanwhile, the United States said it would send more than $US2.175 […]
Zelenskiy wants tougher Europe, Putin evokes victory over Nazis
Kyiv, Ukraine/Volgograd, Russia Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged European leaders visiting Kyiv on Thursday to pile more sanctions on Russia, where President Vladimir Putin evoked a famous World War II victory over the Nazis to rally his nation. The West has imposed sweeping punitive measures since Russia’s nearly year-old invasion of Ukraine that has […]
Ukraine raids home of billionaire in war-time anti-corruption crackdown
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Security services searched the home of one of Ukraine’s most prominent billionaires on Wednesday, moving against a figure once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s sponsor in what the authorities called a wartime anti-corruption purge. The action, days before a summit with the European Union, appears to reflect determination by Kyiv to demonstrate […]
Moscow’s ‘big revenge’ has begun, Zelenskiy says, as Russia claims Ukraine gains
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia has begun its “big revenge” for Ukraine’s resistance to its invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as Russian forces claimed a series of incremental gains in his country’s east. Zelenskiy has been warning for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault on Ukraine after about two months of […]
Zelenskiy: Ukraine needs more weapons, faster
Reuters Ukraine needs new weapons and faster deliveries to confront a “very tough” situation of constant attacks by Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. “The situation is very tough. Bakhmut, Vuhledar and other sectors in Donetsk region – there are constant Russian attacks. There are constant attempts to […]
Ukraine helicopter crash kills interior minister in Kyiv as fighting rages on in east
Updated: 8:20am, 19th January, 2022 (AEST)Brovary Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s interior minister and a child were among at least 14 people killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed into a nursery and set it ablaze in a suburb of the capital Kyiv. Separately, Ukraine said its forces again blunted Russian attempts to advance on the frontline […]
Ukraine says it is fighting on in blood-drenched, devastated Soledar
Kyiv/Near Soledar, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Thursday its troops were holding out against a massive onslaught of Russian artillery to defend the salt mining town of Soledar in the east, with drone footage showing utter devastation there and buildings reduced to smouldering husks. “The goal of the enemy is to break through the defence of […]
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 […]