Ukraine’s Donetsk region pounded by up to 2,500 Russian strikes daily – Governor
Donetsk region, Ukraine Reuters Russia is firing between 1,500 and 2,500 shells and rockets at Ukraine’s war-ravaged Donetsk region every day and is targeting critical infrastructure to make it harder for people to remain there in winter, its Governor told Reuters. The eastern province, 57 per cent of which is occupied by Russia, has been […]
Twenty-seven killed after Ukraine shells Russian-controlled city of Donetsk – officials
Reuters Twenty-seven people were killed and 25 injured when Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed head of the Donetsk region, said on Sunday. According to Alexei Kulemzin, the city’s Russian-installed mayor, Ukrainian forces bombarded a busy area where shops and a market are located. Pushilin said […]
Russian warship fires warning shots at cargo ship in Black Sea; shelling kills seven, including a baby, in Kherson region
Moscow, RussiaReuters A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the south-western Black Sea as it made its way northwards, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain deal last month. In July, Russia halted participation in the Black Sea grain […]
Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson
Kyiv, Ukraine AP Russian shelling damaged a landmark church Thursday in the Ukrainian city of Kherson that until last year held the remains of Prince Grigory Potemkin, an 18th-century Russian military commander who encouraged Catherine the Great to expand the Russian Empire into what is now southern Ukraine. Ukraine’s emergency service said four of its workers were […]
Ethnically targeted violence worsens in Sudan’s Darfur – rights monitors
Reuters Gunmen killed at least 40 civilians in a single day in Sudan’s Darfur region as ethnically motivated bloodshed has escalated in step with war between rival military factions, Human Rights Watch reported on Tuesday. In the West Darfur city of El Geneina, several prominent figures have been killed in recent days and volunteers are struggling […]
Twenty injured, others trapped in blast near Ukrainian city of Dnipro
Reuters An explosion near the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday hit a two-storey dwelling, injuring 20 people including five children, and rescuers pulled residents out from under the rubble, the regional Governor said. Serhiy Lysak, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said three of the children were in serious condition. A total of […]
Updated: Russia says Ukraine tried to kill Putin with drone attack on Kremlin
Updated: 7:50am, 4th May (AEST)Moscow, Russia/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of a failed attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin citadel in Moscow, and threatened to retaliate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv had nothing to do with the reported overnight incident. “We don’t attack Putin, or […]
Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine’s breadbasket
ROD NICKEL, of Reuters, reports on the damage being done to previously fertile farmland in Ukraine…
Russian forces bombard Ukraine’s Bakhmut in major new offensive, NATO chief says
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut endured heavy artillery fire on Monday as the NATO chief backed reports from local officials that a major new Russian offensive had begun, days before the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion. Ukrainian defenders, who have already held out for months, were braced for new ground attacks, Ukrainian […]
Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, UN warns: “You’re playing with fire!”
London, UKReuters Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the UN nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major nuclear disaster. More than a dozen blasts shook Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Saturday evening and Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency […]