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Ukrainian Army medical units unload a shell-shocked and concussed soldier at a medical facility in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on April 29. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images) Russian forces are pressing an offensive in the direction of Sloviansk, an important town in the Donetsk region, according to the Ukrainian military. The offensive involves heavy shelling of Ukrainian defenses, the […]
Firefighters drive towards a fire at a factory after a Russian attack, on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 15. (Felipe Dana/AP) Russian attacks have intensified in a range of locations in eastern Ukraine including Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk, according to Ukrainian military and regional officials. Russian forces appear to . . .
There is growing concern about the need to get more ammunition — and in particular artillery ammunition — to Ukrainian forces more rapidly as heavy ground combat against Russian units is expected to unfold in the coming days, according to a US official. While the United States is shipping 18 155mm towed howitzers and 40,000 artillery rounds […]
The Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva sails back to the port of Sevastopol, Crimea on November 16, 2021. (Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters) The Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva rests deep beneath the Black Sea today. Ukraine claims that it hit Moskva with missiles, causing it to sink. Russia has insisted the reason . . .
The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the Kyiv region, a police official says. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to US President Joe Biden to designate Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism”, the Washington Post reports. Ukraine’s defence ministry accuses Russia of using long-range bombers in Mariupol, where fighting is […]
CNN — The governors of Iowa and Nebraska announced last week interagency initiatives to donate police protective gear, including military-grade equipment such as helmets and vests, to Ukraine to help civilians defend themselves against Russia’s invasion. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said his . . .
EPA/Piotr NowakCopyright: EPA/Piotr Nowak The Stand up for Ukraine solidarity event was held in Poland’s capital WarsawImage caption: The Stand up for Ukraine solidarity event was held in Poland’s capital Warsaw Global government and business leaders as well as banks have pledged 10.1 billion euros to provide humanitarian support for Ukraine.
Dead civilians line streets of recaptured town near Kyiv Ukraine accuses Russian forces of laying mines ICRC convoy on way to besieged port of Mariupol Ukrainian negotiator hints at Zelenskiy-Putin talks BUCHA, Ukraine, April 3 (Reuters . . .
Biden says Nato ‘will respond in kind’ if Putin uses chemical weapons Ukraine has accused Moscow of “forcibly deporting” over 400,000 civilians from shattered Ukrainian cities to Russia to pressure Kyiv into conceding defeat. Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s ombudsperson, said 402,000 people, including 84,000 children, had been taken against their will into Russia, where some may […]
KYIV, Ukraine >> NATO estimated on today that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce resistance from the country’s defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought. By way of comparison, Russia lost about 15,000 troops over 10 years in Afghanistan. A senior NATO […]