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☆ Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Russian forces ‘trying to surround’ east Ukraine stronghold; Putin meets military top brass
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A Ukrainian infantryman walks along a trench in the mud after the rain on Nov. 9, 2023, in an area the military calls the "Horlivka front," an urban-type settlement in Toretsk urban hromada, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said Friday that the Russian military "does not stop trying to surround" the shattered eastern stronghold of Avdiivka. The industrial hub of Avdiivka, which is regarded as the gateway to Donetsk, has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. The update from Ukraine's General Staff reported a series of Russian assaults in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions over the last 24 hours. Elswhere, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, chief of the General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov and other key figures at the southern military grouping's headquarters to discuss the Ukraine war.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov Organizations: The General Staff of, Armed Forces, Ukraine's General Staff, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, CNBC, General Staff Locations: hromada, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, Avdiivka, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Russian

Ukrainian strikes on the eastern Donetsk region left six people dead and another nine wounded Saturday, said Denis Pushilin, the Russia-backed head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. Ukrainian forces shelled the cities of Donetsk, Svitlodarsk and Horlivka, Pushilin said on Telegram. Several houses and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged during the strikes, Pushilin added. Remember: The Donetsk People's Republic is a self-declared, Russian-backed separatist region in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has raged since 2014. This post has been updated to include the latest death and injury toll reported by Russia-backed authorities in Donetsk.

Persons: Denis Pushilin, Pushilin Organizations: Donetsk People's Locations: Donetsk, Russia, Donetsk People's Republic, Ukrainian, Svitlodarsk, Russian, Ukraine

☆ A 91-year-old Ukrainian woman who fled Russians twice in her lifetime cursed 'Putin's bastards' for ruining her final years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An elderly Ukrainian woman recounted her experiences fleeing Russian invaders twice before she died. Kateryna Lihusha told The Wall Street Journal that she first fled home as a baby in 1932. Before she died, Lihusha was among the millions of Ukrainians who were displaced by the war and are now scattered throughout Europe and beyond. The first time Lihusha fled Russian invaders was as a baby in her mother's arms in 1932, the Journal reported. Lihusha died a year later of kidney disease.

Persons: Kateryna Lihusha, Lihusha, Vladimir Putin, —, Vladimir Putin's, lambasting Putin, Lihusha's, Valentyna Pryshchepa Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, Wall Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Europe, Poland, Ukrainian, Horlivka, Soviet Union, Kyiv

☆ A Ukrainian Life Spent Fighting and Fleeing Russia Ends in Poland
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Oksana Grytsenko | James Marson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TORUN, Poland—The first time that Kateryna Lihusha fled a murderous Kremlin effort to tighten its grip on Ukraine, it was 1932 and she was a baby in her mother’s arms. Her parents ran to the eastern Ukrainian city of Horlivka from a nearby village where Soviet security officials were seizing grain. Many of her relatives who stayed would die of hunger.

Persons: Kateryna Lihusha Locations: TORUN, Poland, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Horlivka

☆ How Russia’s Offensive Ran Aground
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Josh Holder | Marco Hernandez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

But within months of the invasion, Russia’s rapid advances ran out of steam, even as it narrowed its ambitions and focused on eastern Ukraine. No Russian gains No Russian gains No Russian gainsIn September 2022 Grid of cities taken by Russia in the Donbas in September 2022. No Russian gains No Russian gains No Russian gainsIn October 2022 Grid of cities taken by Russia in the Donbas in October 2022. Russia captured the small salt-mining town. Kurdiumivka Soledar Kurdiumivka Soledar Russia captured the small salt-mining town.

For much of the winter, the war in Ukraine settled into a slow-moving but exceedingly violent fight along a jagged 600-mile-long frontline in the southeast. Now, both Ukraine and Russia are poised to go on the offensive. They are looking for vulnerabilities, hoping to exploit gaps, and setting the stage for what Ukraine warns could be Moscow’s most ambitious campaign since the start of the war. Ukraine must now defend against the Russian assault without exhausting the resources it needs to mount an offensive of its own. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has given an order to take all of the Donbas region by March, Ukrainian intelligence says.

☆ Live updates: Russian troops ready to advance in Donetsk, official says; U.S. responds to recent airbase strikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pro-Russian official Denis Pushilin, the acting head of the separatist "Donetsk People's Republic" in eastern Ukraine, has claimed that Russian forces in the region — arguably the most hotly-contested region in the Ukraine war at the moment — could soon be in a position to advance and capture Bakhmut. Denis Pushilin (C), leader of the separatists in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) arrives to deliver a press conference in Donetsk, on April 11, 2022. Fighting in Donetsk has descended into bloody trench warfare in recent months with fierce battles over every mile of territory and settlement surrounding Bakhmut. The General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces said Wednesday morning that Russian forces continued to focus their efforts on "conducting offensive operations" in the area around Bakhmut. It's not the first time that Pushilin has claimed that Bakhmut is close to encirclement, having said the same thing last week.

☆ Un oraș din Ucraina este pe cale să-și schimbe numele în New York. De ce își doresc oamenii acest lucru
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Un mic orășel din Ucraina, de lângă Donețk, vrea să își schimbe numele în New York, iar primul pas în această direcție deja a fost făcut. A fost fondat de coloniști germani și prima dată a apărut pe o hartă în 1846 cu numele de New York. A fost o așezare minusculă inițial, dar apoi a crescut, majoritatea locuitorilor fiind germani. Novhorodske a devenit un oraș industrial prosper și a continuat să se dezvolte până la începutul anilor 1990, când Uniunea Sovietică s-a prăbușit. Oamenii speră că schimbarea le va oferi un nou început și va atragere turiști.

Persons: Tatiana Krasko, Kristina Șevcenko Organizations: Rece Locations: Ucraina, Donețk, New York, Novhorodske, Revoluția Rusă, sovietici, Uniunea Sovietică, Rusia, Horlivka

☆ Un mic oraș din Ucraina este pe cale să-și schimbe numele în New York; Oamenii spun că au tot dreptul să facă asta
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Sursa foto: ukranews.comUn mic oraș din Ucraina este pe cale să-și schimbe numele în New York; Oamenii spun că au tot dreptul să facă astaUn mic orășel din Ucraina, de lângă Donețk, vrea să își schimbe numele în New York, iar primul pas în această direcție deja a fost făcut. A fost fondat de coloniști germani și prima dată a apărut pe o hartă în 1846 cu numele de New York. A fost o așezare minusculă inițial, dar apoi a crescut, majoritatea locuitorilor fiind germani. Novhorodske a devenit un oraș industrial prosper și a continuat să se dezvolte până la începutul anilor 1990, când Uniunea Sovietică s-a prăbușit. Oamenii speră că schimbarea le va oferi un nou început și va atragere turiști.

Persons: Tatiana Krasko, Kristina Șevcenko Organizations: Rece Locations: Ucraina, New York, Donețk, Novhorodske, Revoluția Rusă, sovietici, Uniunea Sovietică, Rusia, Horlivka, Șevcenko, ucrainean, Rusiei

A fost fondat de coloniști germani și prima dată a apărut pe o hartă în 1846 cu numele de New York. A fost o așezare minusculă inițial, dar apoi a crescut, majoritatea locuitorilor fiind germani. Novhorodske a devenit un oraș industrial prosper și a continuat să se dezvolte până la începutul anilor 1990, când Uniunea Sovietică s-a prăbușit. Oamenii speră că schimbarea le va oferi un nou început și va atragere turiști. „Este important să scăpăm de influența rusă”, a spus Șevcenko, care este cea care a pledat pentru schimbarea numelui în parlamentul ucrainean.

Persons: Tatiana Krasko, Kristina Șevcenko Organizations: Rece Locations: Novhorodske, New York, Ucraina, Revoluția Rusă, sovietici, Uniunea Sovietică, Donețk, Rusia, Horlivka, Șevcenko, ucrainean, Rusiei

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