Ukraine tells African mission no peace talks with Russia before withdrawal
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said after meeting African leaders in Kyiv on Friday that peace talks with Russia would be possible only after Moscow withdraws its forces from occupied Ukrainian territory. And Zelenskiy said he failed to understand what could be gained from the leaders meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday in […]
Ukrainians brave return to former frontline village after Russian retreat
Posad-Pokrovske, Ukraine Reuters When Russian forces advanced in the middle of last winter, the villagers of Posad-Pokrovske began to flee, joining compatriots from across the southern Ukrainian province of Kherson in a mass westward exodus. Over the past month, since Ukraine’s army recaptured the provincial capital and surrounding territory, they have been slowly returning to […]
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: Biden says missile that killed two in Poland may not have come from Russia
Updated: 2:50pm (AEST)Warsaw, Poland/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A missile that killed two people in Poland was probably not fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after an emergency meeting of NATO leaders called to discuss what Poland called a strike by a Russia-made projectile. The explosion on Tuesday at a grain facility near […]
Zelenskiy, visiting Kherson, vows to drive Russia from all of Ukraine
Kherson, Ukraine/Ankara, Turkey Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday visited Kherson, the biggest prize his troops have recaptured so far, vowing to press on until Kyiv reclaims control of all its occupied territory. Zelenskiy’s visit came as the heads of US and Russian intelligence met in Turkey for the highest level publicly acknowledged face-to-face talks […]
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 […]
Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat
Klapaya, Ukraine Reuters Villagers holding flowers waited on the road to the southern city of Kherson to greet and kiss Ukrainian soldiers on Saturday as they poured in to secure control of the right bank of the Dnipro River after a stunning Russian retreat. Volleys of incoming and outgoing artillery fire continued to blast around […]
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 […]
Ukrainian troops reclaim dozens of towns from Russian control, close in on Kherson
Kyiv/Frontline north of Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian troops have reclaimed dozens of landmine-littered settlements abandoned by Russian forces in southern Ukraine, officials said, the day after Moscow announced its withdrawal from the strategic capital city of Kherson province. There were indications on Thursday night that Ukrainian forces were getting closer to the city of Kherson, […]