After months of reports that Russia would expand its aggression against Ukraine, the unthinkable happened early in the morning of Feb. 24, 2022: Russian missiles began raining down on Ukrainian cities, and all at once, millions of people had to act quickly to get themselves and their loved ones to
Editor's Note: The following is the address by President Volodymyr Zelensky published by the President's Office on Feb. 24, 2023, the day that marks one year since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Great People of Great Ukraine! A year ago, on this day, from this very place,
During his surprise visit to Ukraine on Feb. 20, U.S. President Joe Biden pledged an extra $500 million in aid to the country, reports CNN. The assistance package will consist of more military equipment, such as javelins, howitzers, and artillery ammunition.
Russian attacks were reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts in the east, south, and north of Ukraine.
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First it was the tanks, now it’s the fighter jets. As Ukraine braces for another possible major Russian offensive in the upcoming weeks, Western leaders are yet again coming up with a variety of excuses why this time, they cannot justify supplying F-16 and F-35 fighter jets to Ukraine.
The Institute for the Study of War predicts that Russia’s attack on Ukraine from Belarus is more plausible at the end of 2023. “There are no observed indicators that Russian forces in Belarus have the command and control structures necessary for the winter or spring 2023 attack against Ukraine about which Ukrainian issued warnings in late 2022,” the ISW writes.
The village of Nevske, located near the western border of Luhansk Oblast and liberated from Russian occupation in October, was subjected to a massive shelling by Russian forces on Jan. 9, the military administration of Luhansk Oblast said on Telegram.
Nine private houses were damaged and one completely destroyed by the attacks. A school and a local farm were also damaged. No casualties were reported.
Russian forces had allegedly suffocated the victims with plastic bags, beat them with heavy objects, and used electroshocks, trying to elicit “the addresses of Ukrainian patriots, particularly members of the resistance movement.”
Earlier, Pope Francis asked people to spend less on Christmas celebrations, using the savings to help Ukrainians through a very difficult winter.
Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces shot down 10 Shahed drones in the Kyiv Oblast and over the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said in a Telegram post.
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Russia's war against Ukraine has been a wake-call for the European Union's defense capabilities as weapons deliveries to Ukraine deplete military stockpiles in Europe, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.
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Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported that four people were wounded in Ivanivske, three in Bakhmut, one in Maksymilianivka, and one in Toretsk. According to the governor, it is still impossible to determine the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
My ancestry can be traced back to the 18th century. On my mother’s side, there are Zaporizhian Cossacks and peasants who had lived in the region for generations. On the other side, my father’s family traces its history from Old Believers who settled the region in the late
"This is the worst winter since World War II," Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko told German newspaper Bild. Klitschko stressed that residents should be prepared for the "worst-case scenario" regarding power outages during the winter period. " But we don't want it to come to that," Klitschko said.
Exactly one year ago, on Nov. 11, 2021, we decided to create the Kyiv Independent. “We” were a group of some 30 journalists fired from the Kyiv Post, then Ukraine’s main English-language newspaper. The owner fired the whole newsroom for defending its editorial independence and remaining stubbornly critical of
About 2.6 million people in Ukraine will be unemployed by the end of 2022, almost twice as many as in 2021, Deputy Economy Minister Tetiana Berezhna told Ukrainske Radio. "Eight candidates are now competing for one job," said Berezhna.
Moderated by Ryan Evans, CEO of the War on the Rocks, speakers discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine, why Russia failed to conquer Kyiv in three days, and what to expect from Moscow next.
Russia's drone strikes using Iranian-made drones have “a clear goal: to make the Ukrainian people suffer,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a news conference on Oct. 21. “Moscow can knock out the lights across Ukraine, but it cannot, it will not extinguish the Ukrainian spirit. He’s only deepening the resolve to defend their country,” Blinken said.
Ukraine's Operational Command "South" reports that Russia has sent a sabotage and reconnaissance group consisting of up to seven people toward the recently liberated Tryfonivka village in Kherson Oblast. The group was repelled by Ukraine's army. The command also reported that the Russian forces have reportedly lost 14 soldiers as well as three self-propelled artillery installations, a Msta-B howitzer and two Orlan-10 drones.
Ukraine's Armed Forces liberated Novoliubivka, Nevske, Hrekivka, Novoiehorivka, Nadiia, Andriivka, and Stelmakhivka villages, according to Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai. "Right now, Ukraine fully controls these seven settlements," he said.
In the past 24 hours, Russian forces have killed two civilians and wounded seven in Donetsk Oblast, not including Mariupol and Volnovakha, reported the oblast governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko. Russia also shelled Kharkiv Oblast, injuring eight people, said the oblast governor, Oleh Syniehubov.
Rory Mason, a 23-year-old Irish national, died in combat while taking part in the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast, reports BBC.
In the past 24 hours, Russian troops have killed one and wounded six civilians in Donetsk Oblast, Pavlo Kyrylenko, its governor, reported on Oct. 5. He added that four civilian bodies were also exhumed in liberated Sviatohirsk.
Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Oct. 4 that Russia had also lost 2,424 tanks, 5,018 armored fighting vehicles, 3,823 vehicles and fuel tanks, 1,407 artillery systems, 340 multiple launch rocket systems, 177 air defense systems, 266 airplanes, 228 helicopters, 1,028 drones, and 15 boats.
The Diia.Business center has reopened in the city of Bucha, which was liberated on March 31, according to the Digital Transformation Ministry. It will assist Bucha residents in business recovery, relocation, and arrangement of export activities. The center in Bucha was working online after the building had been captured and damaged by the Russian military at the beginning of Russia's full-scale war.
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Russia had also lost 2,227 tanks, 4,748 armored fighting vehicles, 3,610 vehicles and fuel tanks, 1,340 artillery systems, 318 multiple launch rocket systems, 168 air defense systems, 253 airplanes, 217 helicopters, 932 drones, and 15 boats, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Sept. 21.
The Ministry for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories reported that over 30,000 people from Zaporizhzhia Oblast were evacuated, as well as over 24,000 people from Kherson Oblast, 17,000 (including 3,000 children) from Donetsk Oblast, and more than 5,000 from Kharkiv Oblast.
