Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odesa region as war nears half-year mark
Reuters Artillery shells rained down on a city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear plant overnight and Russian missiles hit targets near Odesa, a Ukrainian Black Sea port and grain export hub, as the war headed for its six-month milestone on Wednesday. The 24th August will also mark 31 years of Ukraine’s independence from Soviet rule […]
At least 14 killed in shelling on north Syria market, rescuers say
Reuters Fourteen people were killed including at least five children in a rocket attack on a market in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab on Friday, according to emergency responders working in rebel-held areas. The White Helmets rescue group earlier put the death toll at nine. It said that figure might rise further as rescue […]
Total of 17 dead in two attacks on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv – official
Kharkiv, UkraineReuters A total of 17 people were killed and 42 were injured in two separate Russian attacks on the major northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the regional governor said on Thursday. Three civilians were killed and 17 wounded in a pre-dawn rocket strike on Thursday, the local emergency service said. That followed a Russian […]
Ukrainians at nuclear plant work under Russian guns, says technician; Ukraine carries out emergency drills
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian technicians at the Russian-held nuclear power plant hit by shelling work under the barrels of Russian guns and face huge pressure, but they are staying on to make sure there is no Chernobyl-style disaster, one of them said. The technician, who asked that his identity not be disclosed for fear of Russian […]
Russian forces pound Ukraine’s Donetsk region
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian forces reported heavy Russian shelling and attempts to advance on several towns in the eastern region of Donetsk that has become a key focus of the near six-month war, but said they had repelled many of the attacks. The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces also reported Russian shelling of more than […]
Ukraine, Russia blame each other for nuclear plant shelling
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Friday of risking catastrophe by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces in a region expected to become one of the next big front lines of the war. Western countries have called for Moscow to withdraw its troops from the Zaporizhzhia plant, but […]
Ukraine, Russia trade blame for nuclear plant shelling amid global alarm
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Monday for the weekend shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex amid international alarm that their battle for control of the plant could trigger catastrophe. Calling any attack on a nuclear plant “suicidal”, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres demanded UN nuclear inspectors be given access to Zaporizhzhia, the […]
One war, two worlds: Ukraine neighbours face shelling with defiance or despair
Slatyne, Ukraine Reuters The only 10 residents left in the Commune, an apartment complex in the eastern Ukraine town of Slatyne, share the hardships of Russia’s invasion, from relentless shellfire and exploding rounds to a lack of power and running water. But the inhabitants of two of the blocks, which sit barely 100 metres apart across an overgrown […]
Blasts hit Kyiv while UN chief visiting, Ukraine blames Russian missiles
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia fired two missiles into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and one hit the lower floor of a residential building, injuring at least three people, its mayor said. Reuters could not independently verify the cause of the explosions. Kyiv has enjoyed relative calm […]
Anger and disbelief amidst the rubble in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Kharkiv, Ukraine Reuters On a residential street in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, debris was strewn all around, blood stained the ground and the bodies of people carried from destroyed homes lay covered in blankets. Some survivors of the barrage by Russian forces sat silently where they could, staring at the carnage. Others helped rescue […]