Oleksiy Sorokin

Villages destroyed, people killed as Russians bombard Ukraine’s south

June 24, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin, Anna Myroniuk

MYKOLAIV OBLAST – Early on, Ukraine’s south became one of the hardest-hit regions of Russia’s full-scale invasion.Moving out of occupied Crimea, Russians sacked the southern regional capital of Kherson...

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European Commission recommends granting Ukraine candidate status, reforms must follow

June 17, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has issued the commission's ruling, advising EU member states to grant Ukraine and Moldova candidate status."We recommend to give Ukraine the...

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100 days of Russia's war in photos

June 4, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin, Anna Myroniuk, Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Refugees fleeing war zoneRussia’s full-scale invasion, launched on Feb. 24, has caused the largest migration crisis of the 21st century.According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...

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Mykolaiv holds on through Russian bombardment, lack of water

May 24, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin, Anna Myroniuk

When asked where the help comes from, Kyropyatnik pointed to the wall of the stockroom she is in charge of: “Here is a letter from a home for...

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As Russia bombards Odesa, Soviet-friendly mayor rebrands as patriot

May 17, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin, Anna Myroniuk

In October, Trukhanov and businessman Galanternik, who allegedly lives in London, were charged with the illegal acquisition of land plots, causing Hr 533 million ($18.5 million) in losses...

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264 Azovstal defenders evacuated to Russian-controlled territory, promised medical treatment

May 17, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin

Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that 264 Ukrainian soldiers were evacuated on May 16 from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to hospitals in Russian-occupied Novoazovsk and...

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With mined beaches, extended curfew, Ukraine’s main tourist hub Odesa is ready to fight

May 10, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin, Anna Myroniuk

Dyachenko, a university lecturer, left everything behind and came to the recruitment office on the first day of the war. With his previous military experience, he was eager...

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Zelensky gives press conference in Kyiv subway, doesn't hold back on Russian 'bastards'

April 24, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin

On April 23, two months into Russia's all-out-war against Ukraine, one metro station in Kyiv got crowded again. President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an unusual press conference for Ukrainian...

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EU Council president visits Russian war crime scenes, says EU must do more for Ukraine

April 21, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin

BORODYANKA, Kyiv Oblast – Walking through the town of Borodyanka, 40 kilometers northwest of Kyiv, European Union Council President Charles Michel wasn’t hiding his grief.Visiting the largely destroyed...

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Russia's war leaves villages near Kyiv devastated, destroyed (PHOTOS)

April 13, 2022 / by Oleksiy Sorokin, Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Kyiv Oblast was among the first regions hit by Russia's full-scale invasion. Starting from late February, towns and villages near the Ukrainian capital had been suffering from the...

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