Missile strikes postal depot in Ukraine’s Odesa, 14 injured, regional governor says
Reuters A Russian ballistic missile struck a postal depot in the Ukrainian port of Odesa late on Wednesday, injuring 14 people and triggering a large fire, Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said. It was the third missile attack on the city in as many days. Smoke rises following a Russian ballistic missile that struck a postal […]
Russian missile kills three in Ukrainian port of Odesa
Reuters A Russian missile attack killed three people and injured three others in the Ukrainian port of Odesa early on Wednesday, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said. Kiper, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the attack damaged civilian infrastructure. An educational institution building burns after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in […]
Ukrainian official discusses taken children with Vatican envoy
Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff thanked a Vatican envoy on Tuesday for his efforts in trying to bring home thousands of children forcibly taken to Russia and asked him for help in returning prisoners of war. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has visited both Russia and Ukraine on a mission mandated by Pope Francis […]
Russian missile hits educational institution, kills four in Ukraine’s Odesa
Odesa, Ukraine Reuters A Russian missile attack on an educational institution in a popular seafront park in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa on Monday killed at least four people and injured 32, local officials said. Regional governor Oleh Kiper, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said that in addition to those killed in […]
Ukraine pulls back from three villages in east, Zelenskiy pleads for weapons
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s top commander said on Sunday Kyiv’s outnumbered troops had fallen back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations. The statement by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi reflected Ukraine’s deteriorating position in the east that Kyiv hopes it can stabilise […]
Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of air defences despite a breakthrough in US military aid. The air strike, carried out with long-range missiles, including cruise missiles fired by Russian strategic bombers based […]
Kyiv issues restrictions on passports for military-age men
Reuters The Ukrainian Government, further tightening regulations as it seeks to address a shortage of troops, approved rules temporarily barring military-age men from applying for passports abroad. The provisions, and a subsequent clarification from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, were announced on Wednesday, a day after Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba suspended consular services for males aged 18 […]
Civilian recruitment: Ukraine launches military charm offensive as conscription flags
DAN PELESCHUK, of Reuters, reports on the civilian recruitment push taking place in Ukraine…
Russian drone attack injures nine in Ukraine’s Odesa, officials say
Reuters Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine that injured nine people in the Black Sea port of Odesa, four of them children, and also targeted Kyiv, the capital, Ukraine’s military officials said early on Tuesday. The injured children, which include two infants, have been hospitalised, as well as three of the injured adults, the […]
US conservative faith leaders praise Johnson for House’s approval of foreign aid
United States RNS Conservative religious leaders who had been imploring Speaker Mike Johnson to back assistance for Ukraine and Israel in fighting their wars celebrated the House’s passage of foreign aid packages Saturday, clearing the way for the measures to go to the Senate. Brent Leatherwood, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious […]