Key developments on Oct. 23 * Ukraine says Russia hastily relocated manpower, equipment away from Kherson * Report: Russia cuts internet, mobile connection in Kherson to 'isolate' city * Minister: 90% of wind power, 50% of solar power facilities in Ukraine lost due to war * Russia fires 2 missile strikes, 25 airstrikes across
VELYKYI BURLUK, Kharkiv Oblast — War veteran Serhii Chepurnyi recently turned 40. This year, he didn't celebrate his birthday. His hands shaking as he took a cigarette from its pack, Chepurnyi carefully chose his words as he recalled what Russian soldiers did to him when occupying his native village, Velykyi Burluk.
Key developments on Oct. 21 * Ukraine’s intelligence says Russia mined Kakhovka dam in April * Ukraine says it liberated 88 settlements in Kherson Oblast, 551 in Kharkiv Oblast * PM: Dozens of energy facilities damaged by Russian attacks in 10 days * Russia fires 4 missile strikes, 10 airstrikes across Ukraine Ukraine
Belarus to welcome 9,000 Russian troops. Meanwhile, a covert mobilization is ongoing in Belarus. Belarus' dictator Alexander Lukashenko warns of a so-called "increased risk of terrorist threats" in Belarus, as authorities give contradicting statements about an alleged "counter-terrorist regime" in the country. Ukraine is considering abolishing Kyiv's visa-free regime
Key developments of Oct. 20 * Zelensky accuses Russia of preparing to blow up dam in Kherson Oblast * Minister: Russia carries out nearly 300 strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities in 10 days * About 1,500 civilians killed in Kharkiv Oblast since February * Russia fires 3 missile strikes, 20 airstrikes across
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is deliberately creating the grounds for a large-scale disaster in Ukraine's southern Kherson Oblast. "We have information that Russians mined the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant," Zelensky said in an Oct. 20 address to the European Council. The Kakhovka dam holds about 18 million cubic meters
MILL VALLEY, California – Director Evgeny Afineevsky is best known for bringing to the screen one of the most pivotal moments in the modern history of Ukraine – the 2013-2014 EuroMaidan Revolution – in the film known as "Winter on Fire." Now he is putting a spotlight on a no less historic moment
Ukraine is the most significant part of Europe’s eastern borderland: all black earth and agriculture, the last bastion before the steppe and the vastness of Russia. The country’s geography has defined its significance as a strategic center as it becomes more entwined with the liberal values of the
Massive Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and energy infrastructure all over Ukraine are becoming a regular occurrence. One apparent aim of Russian attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure is to bully Ukraine's population into submission. On Oct. 19, President Volodymyr Zelensky didn't rule out a potential failure of
Key developments on Oct. 19 * Putin says he imposes martial law in Ukraine’s occupied regions * Russian proxies to flee Kherson amid counteroffensive * Another 8 bodies found in liberated Lyman, Donetsk Oblast * Russia fires 4 missile strikes, 11 airstrikes across Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a “decree” on Oct.
As Ukrainians push toward occupied Kherson, the Russian occupiers on Oct. 18 said they would move up to 60,000 Ukrainian civilians to occupied parts of Ukraine or Russia. The occupation authorities called it an “evacuation,” saying that Ukrainian forces are likely to attack the city. The Russians have already
The winner of the prestigious human rights award, named in honor of Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, was announced by President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola on Oct. 19. "They are standing up for what they believe in," Metsola wrote on Twitter. "Fighting for our values. Protecting democracy, freedom & rule of law. Risking their lives for us."
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a "decree" on Oct. 19 "imposing" martial law in occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, following its sham "referendums" there. According to the Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti, it will "come into effect" on Oct. 20. "Heads of regions will be given additional powers to ensure security," said Putin.
LYMAN, Donetsk Oblast – On a quiet road lined by pine forest leading into the city of Lyman, the remains of a frantic but unsuccessful escape clutter the roadside. Four repurposed civilian cars, burnt-out and upturned, mark the spot where the flight of Russian soldiers met an abrupt end. Just beside
Key developments on Oct. 18 * Russia intensifies attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure * Ukraine’s foreign minister proposes to cut diplomatic ties with Iran * 5 children bodies found at Lyman’s mass burial site * Russia launches over 190 strikes across Ukraine from Oct. 7 to 18 Russia renewed attacks on
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called recent Russian drone strikes a "sign of increased desperation by Russia." Blinken promised to continue adjusting U.S. aid to fit the Ukrainian needs at a press conference at Stanford University in California on Oct. 17. "You're seeing these drone attacks. What
Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General recently published a report putting Russian war crimes and crimes of aggression at 40,040 since Russia’s full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24. With territories recently liberated from Russian occupation by Ukrainian forces
Warning: This story contains a graphic image that some readers may find disturbing. Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with kamikaze drones on Oct. 17, killing civilians and leaving swathes of land cut off from electricity. Here are the key developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine on Oct. 17: Kyiv struck
KYIV — For the second Monday in a row, central Kyiv awoke to the sound of explosions caused by a Russian attack. Five blasts interspersed with Ukrainian defenders’ frantic small arms fire echoed through this downtown district early in the morning on Oct. 17. A week ago, Russia struck the same
President's Office Head Andriy Yermak reported that 108 Ukrainian women were freed from Russian captivity on Oct. 17. Yermak said the released Ukrainian prisoners include 37 soldiers from Azovstal, 11 officers, and 85 privates and sergeants. He added that 12 of them are civilians. "Among those released were (also) women
KYIV – Russia launched its first-ever attack on the Ukrainian capital using Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones early on Oct. 17, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. A fire broke out in a non-residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district while several residential buildings were damaged, according to the mayor. The bodies of four
Key developments on Oct. 15-16 * Ukrainians in Kherson Oblast deported to Russia, other occupied territories * Blasts damages former administration building in occupied Donetsk * Russia losing 6.5 soldiers for every Ukrainian in south * Russia launches 10 airstrikes on Ukraine Russia has begun deporting Ukrainians from Kherson Oblast. Russian-installed proxies in
Key developments on Oct. 14 * Media: Lukashenko reportedly begins covert mobilization in Belarus * Russia slowly advances in Donetsk Oblast * Zelensky vows victory as Ukraine celebrates Defender’s Day * Russia fires 3 missiles, 10 airstrikes across Ukraine Speaking on the sidelines of a summit in Kazakhstan, dictator Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that
Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. BRUSSELS — Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s defense minister, was in an excellent mood after several intense days of closed-door meetings at the NATO headquarters. The Alliance hosted a meeting of defense ministers of all 30 member nations on Oct.
Yuriy Vitrenko's desk, buried in paperwork, leaves little room for doubt – the winter of 2022 will be hard for Ukraine. Naftogaz, Ukraine's energy monopoly, will face an uphill battle to provide enough gas for this year's heating season, CEO Vitrenko told the Kyiv Independent. He said that this will be
Key developments on Oct. 13 * Russian-led militants call for evacuation from Kherson * Russia captures villages near Bakhmut * Putin proposes Erdogan new gas deal * Russia launches 15 airstrikes across Ukraine Russian proxies in Kherson Oblast are losing control of the southern region they have occupied since early March. Russian-led militants now
Mykhailo Fedorov and his team “make things happen,” Time magazine wrote when it selected Fedorov as one of its 100 emerging world leaders in September. “It is like it is in his DNA to take action,” his profile read. Fedorov, Ukraine’s 31-year-old deputy prime minister and minister of digital
Key developments on Oct. 12 * Russian strike on Avdiivka kills at least 7 people * Ukraine liberates 5 villages in Kherson Oblast * Stoltenberg: Air defense to be 'top priority’ in NATO support for Ukraine * Russia delivered 3 missile strikes, 4 airstrikes across Ukraine Warning: This story contains a graphic image that
BRUSSELS — As Russia unfolds a massive bombing campaign against Ukraine’s vital public infrastructure, Kyiv’s international backers say they work to accelerate defense assistance — and provide Kyiv with air defense. Following a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said members of the
They usually come at four or five in the morning. Men in uniform and with guns pull up in large vehicles. The dogs start barking. The family wakes up, knowing exactly what is about to happen. The house is searched. Phones and computers are taken away. And so is the
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in his war against Ukraine, and he may be paying the price. By announcing the mobilization of conscripts on Sept. 21 and the illegal annexation of more Ukrainian territory on Sept. 30, he increased domestic instability in Russia. People who were content
Key developments on Oct. 11 * Russia launches nearly 30 missiles, 7 airstrikes across Ukraine, targeting critical infrastructure * Russia kidnaps another senior official from occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant * Zelensky calls for international observers to monitor Ukraine-Belarus border * G7 vows to support Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’ Russia continued to
