Postcards: Kids descend to the bunker at Ukraine’s first underground school
VITALII HNIDYI, of Reuters, reports from Kharkiv on the opening of Ukraine’s first purpose-built bunker school located six metres below the ground to protect them from Russian drone and missile attacks…
Dozens of countries sign up for Ukraine peace summit, Switzerland says
Berlin, Germany Reuters A summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine has drawn delegations from more than 50 countries, Swiss President Viola Amherd said on Wednesday. The neutral Swiss government was seeking a broad-based turnout from different parts of the world, and 160 invitations were sent, Amherd said […]
Analysis – West, Russia manage limited cooperation in Arctic despite chill in ties
Oslo, Norway Reuters When Arctic nations simulated a large oil spill for a virtual training exercise in March off northern Norway, Russia also took part – a rare sign of cooperation between Moscow and the West that highlighted the special status of the polar region. Relations between Russia and Western nations have been in the […]
Ukraine pulls back in two areas of Kharkiv region, warns of buildup near Sumy region
Near Vovchansk, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday its forces pulled back to new positions in two areas of the north-eastern Kharkiv region where Moscow is pressing an offensive, and warned of a Russian force buildup to the north near its Sumy region. A cross-border attack on a new flank in Sumy region would […]
Blinken, in Kyiv, vows unwavering US support as Russian attacks intensify
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters The US will stand by Ukraine until its security sovereignty is guaranteed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on Tuesday in a visit to Kyiv, at a time when Russia is mounting fresh attacks in the country’s east. The top US diplomat is the first senior US official to travel to Ukraine […]
Russia widens Kharkiv front in Ukraine with small assault groups, Governor says
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia pressed its ground assault into the north of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Monday, attacking new areas with small groups to try to widen the front and stretch Ukrainian forces, the regional Governor said. Moscow’s troops entered Ukraine near its second largest city of Kharkiv on Friday, opening a new, north-eastern front […]
Putin taps economist to run defence, replacing Shoigu in unexpected move
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilise the defence budget and harness greater innovation to win in Ukraine. More than two years into the conflict, which has cost both […]
Russian forces bear down on Ukraine border town in Kharkiv region
Near Vovchansk, Ukraine Reuters Russian forces attacking Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv region reached the outskirts of the border town of Vovchansk, Kyiv’s troops said on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described heavy fighting there and in the east. Moscow troops smashed into the Kharkiv region on Friday, opening a northeastern front in the 27-month war that […]
Ukrainian missile kills 15 at apartment block, Russia says
Updated: 5:45pm (AEST) Moscow, Russia Reuters At least 15 people were killed and scores injured on Sunday when a section of a Russian apartment block collapsed after being struck by fragments of a Soviet-era missile, launched by Ukraine and shot down by Russia, Russian officials said. In one of the deadliest attacks to date on […]
Fierce fighting rages in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region as Russia touts gains
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Fierce fighting raged into a second day on the fringes of Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv region on Saturday as Moscow said it had captured five villages, while Kyiv said it was repulsing the attacks and battling for control of the settlements. Russia launched the armoured incursion early on Friday, an attack on a […]