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Zelensky calls for immediate electricity import boost amid new Russian attacks on energy infrastructure
Russian forces launched overnight attacks on Jan. 16-17 across Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure, including substations, in Odesa and Kyiv oblasts, triggering emergency power outages, authorities reported
Ukrainian delegation headed by Budanov arrives in US to clarify peace proposal
The delegation consists of the recently appointed President’s Office head Kyrylo Budanov, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, and the parliamentary leader of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, David Arakhamia.
Embassies say they are staying in Kyiv despite energy crisis, extreme cold, Russian attacks
Foreign embassies based in Kyiv say they are not evacuating staff despite worsening power outages, damage to energy infrastructure, and forecasts of extreme cold, according to responses obtained by the Kyiv Independent. The statements come as Ukraine’s energy situation worsens amid repeated Russian mass strikes, with a state of emergency declared on Jan. 14 and weather forecasts warning that late January temperatures could drop below –20 degrees Celsius (–4 degrees Fahrenheit). Kyiv hosts the
Inside Ukraine's AWOL and military desertion crisis
Panic attacks have haunted Ukrainian serviceman Yaroslav since he returned home in the summer, leaving him gasping at night. Frustration with his commanders drove the 33-year-old to go absent without leave (AWOL), joining a growing number of Ukrainian soldiers who have left their units without permission. For Yaroslav, then a deputy platoon commander, it began with what he described as his leadership's "indifference" to soldiers' lives. Yaroslav said his command kept ordering missions that, in
Kadyrov's son Adam reportedly in Moscow hospital after car accident in Grozny, Chechnya
The motorcade had been moving at a high speed before encountering an obstacle, leading to a mass accident and a number of victims.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,225,590 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,130 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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The circumstances around the reportedly self-imposed strike were not immediately clear.
