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☆ In Ukraine’s West, Draft Dodgers Run, and Swim, to Avoid the War
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | Nicole Tung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The roiling water can be treacherous, the banks are steep and slick with mud, and the riverbed is covered in jagged, hidden boulders. Yet Ukrainian border guards often find their quarry — men seeking to escape the military draft — swimming in these hazardous conditions, trying to cross the Tysa River where it forms the border with Romania. Lt. Vladyslav Tonkoshtan recently detained a man on the bank, where he was preparing to cross the river in the hope of reuniting with his wife and children, whom he had not seen in two years since they fled to another country in Europe. That thousands of Ukrainian men have chosen to risk the swim rather than face the dangers as soldiers on the eastern front highlights the challenge for President Volodymyr Zelensky as he seeks to mobilize new troops after more than two years of bruising, bloody trench warfare with Russia.

Persons: Vladyslav Tonkoshtan, Volodymyr Zelensky Locations: Romania, Europe, Russia

☆ Dwindling Ammunition Stocks Pose Grave Threat to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The crew at an artillery position in eastern Ukraine had 33 shells in its ammunition bunker, stacked neatly like firewood against a wall. Twenty minutes later, smoke wafted around a howitzer and 17 shells were gone — more than half the crew’s ammunition. The rapidly depleted stack was emblematic of Ukraine’s dwindling supply of artillery munitions, even as Russian attacks persist. “Artillery decides battles,” said Capt. Vladyslav Slominsky, the artillery commander along this section of the front.

Persons: ”, Vladyslav Slominsky, Mike Johnson Organizations: “ Artillery, ”, U.S . Congress, Republicans Locations: Ukraine, Russia

☆ 41 Days in a Bunker: How a Battle Raged on Ukraine’s Bloody Front Line
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After repelling waves of Russian attempts to storm their small bunker in a cellar near an abandoned house, the enemy was on top of them. Vladyslav Molodykh, 39, whose call sign is Hammer. “They were shouting, ‘Surrender and you’ll live.’ There was no point in surrendering because they would have torn me apart.”It was around 10 a.m. on Dec. 14. Private Molodykh would emerge from the freezing, cramped cellar 41 harrowing days later — alone but alive. The battle for the bunker in Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine, was only a small part of one of dozens of clashes raging along a 600-mile front.

Persons: ”, Vladyslav Molodykh, “, Molodykh Organizations: Ukrainian Locations: Avdiivka, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Chinstrap penguins survive on more than 10,000 naps a day, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The art of nodding off appears to have been mastered by breeding chinstrap penguins, who take more than 10,000 naps a day, with each nap lasting an average of four seconds, according to a new study. They observed that the penguins in the colony engaged in more than 600 bouts of microsleep an hour. A 1986 study found captive, nonbreeding emperor penguins to have fragmented sleep called “drowsiness,” which also resembles the microsleep pattern of the breeding chinstrap penguins. He added that through these short bursts of sleep the penguins could “sleep and remain vigilant” while incubating. “I think that’s why it’s important to study sleep.

Persons: King George Island, ecophysiologist Paul, Antoine Libourel, ” Libourel, Federico Anfitti, Libourel, “, they’d, ”, Christian Harding, Vladyslav Organizations: CNN, Neuroscience Research, of Lyon, University of California, University of Oxford Locations: France, South Korea, Germany, Antarctica, “, microsleeps, San Diego

☆ Ukraine unveils monument to soldier shot dead on video
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Vladyslav Smilianets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Workers prepare to lift the statue of Ukrainian serviceman Oleksandr Matsievskyi, who was executed by Russian troops in 2022, at his memorial site, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Nizhyn, Ukraine, November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Acquire Licensing RightsNIZHYN, Ukraine, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian soldier who was posthumously awarded a medal after a widely shared video showed him declaring "Glory to Ukraine" before apparently being shot dead, was commemorated with a statue in his northern hometown on Saturday. Kyiv blamed "brutal and brazen" Russians for his death, as did his mother Paraska Demchuk, 68. "He would say to me, 'Mum, I will never let them capture me'," she said through tears. Additional reporting by Max Hunder and Nick Starkov; writing by Elaine Monaghan; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Oleksandr Matsievskyi, Thomas Peter Acquire, Oleksandr Matsievskiy, Slava Ukraini, Paraska Demchuk, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Matsievskiy, Slava, Max Hunder, Nick Starkov, Elaine Monaghan, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Workers, REUTERS, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Nizhyn, Ukrainian, Chernihiv

☆ Detained Ukraine tycoon Kolomoisky gives up control of 1+1 Media for five years
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - Billionaire tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky who is in custody on suspicion of fraud has transferred control over 1+1 Media, one of Ukraine's largest media groups, to its general director for five years, the group said on Thursday. The decision was taken on Monday as Kolomoisky is currently unable to fully carry out his duties, the group said. But Russia's invasion has eaten into their influence, destroying industrial assets in the east and south, while the television channels they controlled have been broadcasting under a centralised signal since Moscow's February 2022 attack. Kolomoisky's media group owns the 1+1 television channel, which has been one of the most influential and viewed channels in Ukraine for decades. The group also inclusdes a number of other TV channels, media resources such as the UNIAN information agency and production units.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Vladyslav, Kolomoisky, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Yuliia Dysa, Nick Macfie Organizations: REUTERS, Soviet Union, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Soviet

And at least 10 people were injured in overnight missile attacks on the city of Cherkasy in central Ukraine. Last year, Russia began a series of intense attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in October. Ukrenergo said the overnight missile attacks resulted in damage to power facilities in western and central regions and caused blackouts in several areas. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 36 of 43 missiles launched by Russia on Thursday, Ukraine’s army chief said. On Thursday, Zelensky travels to meet Biden, who is seeking to hear a “battlefield perspective,” the White House said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Vitalii Klitschko, Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s, “, ”, Ihor Klymenko, Kyiv City Military Administration Serhii Popko, Vladyslav Sodel, Sergei Supinsky, Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Biden, John Kirby Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, White House, Internal, Kyiv City Military Administration, Russia, Reuters Firefighters, Getty, United Nations General Assembly, UN, National Security Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine CNN — Ukraine, Kherson, Kharkiv, Russia, Cherkasy, “, Vladyslav, AFP, New York, Ukrainian

☆ Ukrainian soldiers hope for Western arms to speed up counteroffensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Anna Voitenko | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Servicemen of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade prepare to conduct a reconnaissance mission, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, Ukraine September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsSummary Ukraine says it has retaken two villages near BakhmutSoldiers says more Western arms would speed up advancesUkrainian army still uses Soviet-era Grad systemsNEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. The West has provided Ukraine with arms worth billions of dollars since Russia's invasion nearly 19 months ago, and some Ukrainian troops have deployed Vampires and HIMARS. But Ukrainian soldiers suggest confidence is growing, especially after the recapture of the villages of Andriivka and Klishchiivka about eight km (five miles) south of Bakhmut. Until more sophisticated Western weapons arrive, the soldiers are likely to continue relying on the self-propelled Grad (meaning "hail") which came into service in the 1960s.

Persons: Stringer, Denys, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ivan, Andriivka, Ron Popeski, Timothy Organizations: Assault Brigade, REUTERS, Russian, General Assembly, Troops, Reuters, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Ukraine's, Ukraine, Bakhmut, Soviet, BAKHMUT, Czech, Moscow, Andriivka, Russia, Klishchiivka, Russian

☆ Ukraine security agency confirms new allegations against magnate Kolomoisky
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky appears at a court session about a preventive measure against him, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Ukrainian business magnate Ihor Kolomoisky has been served with notice of a third set of allegations following his detention on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Friday. Kolomoisky is suspected of having set up an organised group, which comprised employees of the bank, to obtain the funds from 2013 to 2014, it said. Reuters could not immediately reach Kolomoisky or his lawyers for comment on the new allegations. Zelenskiy is trying to root our corruption and restrict the influence of business magnates as Ukraine strives for membership of the European Union.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Vladyslav, Serhiy Leshchenko, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Kolomoisky, Zelenskiy, Anna Pruchnicka, Timothy Heritage, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Security Service of Ukraine, Ukraine's Economic Security Bureau, Reuters, Soviet Union, National, European Union, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Soviet, U.S, Kolomoisky, Ukrainian, PrivatBank

☆ New allegation against detained Ukrainian magnate Kolomoisky, official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ihor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires, arrives at court in Kyiv, September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 14 (Reuters) - Detained Ukrainian business magnate Ihor Kolomoisky, already facing fraud charges, has been served with notice of a third set of allegations, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday. Leshchenko said the new allegations resulted from an investigation by Ukraine's Bureau of Economic Security. They included forging documents, illegal takeovers of property by an organised group and property acquisition in questionable circumstances. Kolomoisky is among the tycoons who built their fortunes in the ashes of the Soviet Union and amassed political power in Ukraine's fragile democracy.

Persons: Ihor, Vladyslav, Ihor Kolomoisky, Serhiy Leshchenko, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Kolomoisky, Leshchenko, Ron Popeski, Nick Starkov, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Ukraine's Bureau of Economic Security, of Economic Security, National, European Union, Soviet Union, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Kyiv, Privatbank, Ukraine, PrivatBank, Soviet, U.S

☆ Ukraine is using its advanced Leopard tanks as a 'nocturnal predator' fighting mostly at night and at dawn, soldier says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian troops praised the advanced Leopard 2A6 tank's night vision as an advantage over Russia. Another said the long-range night vision gives them a "close to a 100% success rate." You can watch the soldiers speak about the tank here:—Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 12, 2023The Leopard 2A6 tanks may be Ukraine's best tanks, Forbes noted. They are more advanced than older Leopard tank models also given to Ukraine by its allies. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian colonel-general previously called the tanks the best ones in Europe and said they have good night vision.

Persons: Forbes, Vladyslav, Yurii Organizations: Service, Leopard, 47th Mechanized Brigade, —, Leopards, Lada Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Europe, Ukrainian, Germany, Soviet, Russian, Robotyne

☆ Ukrainian soldier says new Leopard tanks are better than old Soviet ones because the ammo doesn't explode, kill the crew, and blow the turret off if it takes a hit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine's armor arsenal was bolstered by Western tanks like the German-made Leopard ahead of the counteroffensive. A gunner with the 47th Mechanized Brigade says these vehicles are vastly superior to Soviet tanks. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty ImagesWith Soviet-era tanks like the T-64 or later T-72 and T-80, crew survivability wasn't the highest priority. Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBeyond tanks, Ukrainian service members also speak very highly of Western-made protected mobility platforms, such as armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Other Western vehicles, like the American-made Humvee, have also received praise from Ukrainian forces.

Persons: Vladyslav, it's, SERGEI SUPINSKY, Dogukan, Ukraine Ed Ram, Jack Watling, Nick Reynolds Organizations: 47th Mechanized Brigade, Service, 47th Mechanized, Strategic Communications, 2A6, —, Getty, Anadolu Agency, ABC News, Bradley, Washington, Britain's Royal United Services Institute Locations: Soviet, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Russian, Skybyn, Kyiv, AFP, Peremoha, Brovary, Zaporizhzhia Region

☆ Ukraine freezes $80 million of tycoon Kolomoisky's assets, media report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO-Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky arrives at court, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies on Friday froze more than $80 million in assets belonging to tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky for 48 hours as part of an embezzlement investigation, Ukrainian media outlets reported. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said it had frozen more than 3 billion hryvnia in assets in addition to nearly 1,000 properties and more than 1,600 vehicles and vessels from the former owner of lender PrivatBank. Kolomoisky is a former owner of PrivatBank, which was nationalised in late 2016 as part of a clean-up of the Ukrainian banking system. Ukrainian officials have also said that "de-oligarchisation" is an important step to building a stronger state after the war with Russia.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Vladyslav, Kolomoisky, NABU, Yuliia Dysa, Dan Peleschuk, Tom Balmforth, Timothy Heritage, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Soviet Union, European Union, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Soviet, Russia

☆ Ukraine arrested the oligarch who owns the TV station that aired Volodymyr Zelenskyy's show before he became president
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine has detained Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch, as part of an anti-corruption drive. Kolomoisky owns the TV station that showed Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "Servant of the People." The country's security service said on its Telegram channel that oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky would be held in custody for two months on fraud and money laundering charges. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky appeared in court on Saturday. Kolomoisky owns the TV station 1+1 that broadcast "Servant of the People," in which Zelenskyy played a comedian who becomes president.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Kolomoisky, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Forbes, Vladyslav Musiienko, Reuters Zelensky, Zelenskyy, they'd, oligarch, Petro Poroshenko Organizations: Reuters, BBC News, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kolomoisky

☆ Ukraine will speed up advance on southern front -commander
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Vladyslav Smilianets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Ukrainian soldiers of the Separate Assault Battalion 'Skala' enter the embattled village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on August 25, 2023. Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in June, but well-prepared Russian defence lines reinforced by minefields have slowed their southward advance towards the Sea of Azov. "We don't stop here," said a commander who led some of the troops into Robotyne and uses the nom de guerre "Kombat". Both are occupied by Russian forces following Moscow's full-scale invasion in February last year. A U.S. official said last week that Ukrainian forces did not appear likely to be able to reach and retake Melitopol in their counteroffensive, intended to split Russian forces in the south.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Vladyslav Smilianets, Pavel Polityuk, Timothy Heritage, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Separate, Ukrainian Armed Forces, REUTERS Acquire, Reuters, Robotyne, U.S, Thomson Locations: Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Azov, Ukrainian, Orikhiv, Berdiansk, Melitopol, Moscow

☆ Alongside modern Western arms, Ukraine uses custom-built 'mini-Grads'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Vladyslav Smilianets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine has an arsenal of high-tech Western arms to fight Russian forces, but is also deploying custom-built mini-rocket launchers that use parts taken from a Soviet-era system. [1/3]Ukrainian servicemen of the 108th Separate Brigade of Territorial Defence fire small multiple launch rocket systems toward Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 19, 2023. It is rather ineffective to fire 10, eight or two rockets at one target," he said. He said the development of such weaponry was designed to "give an advantage to units which typically do not have this type of weapon." Reporting by Vladyslav Smilianets, Writing by Timothy Heritage; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gall, Viacheslav, Luka, Yurii Osokolanskyi, Oleksandr Musiyenko, Vladyslav Smilianets, Timothy Heritage, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Reuters, Territorial Defence Brigade, 108th, Brigade, Territorial Defence, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Soviet, Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia, United States, Zaporizhzhia region

☆ Video captures the terrifying moment a Russian ballistic missile slammed into a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killing 7, wounding 144
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian missile struck a central square in Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram said that most victims were crossing the road, returning from church, or in vehicles when a missile hit the city's landmark Drama Theatre. A video posted by UNITED24Media shows the terrifying moment the powerful Russian Iskander ballistic missile hit the civilian building. A view shows an ambulance near the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine August 19, 2023. "I understand that their aim was a military event taking place in the building of the drama theatre and that it was their target," he said.

Persons: Sofia, Ihor Klymenko, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Lomako, Savenok Lomako, Denise Brown Organizations: Service, Russian, Telegram, UNITED24Media, REUTERS, BBC, UN Locations: Russian, Chernihiv, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Russia

CNN —At least seven people died including a six-year-old girl and 90 others were injured after a Russian missile strike hit a central square in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, Ukrainian officials said. Saturday’s strike – in a city close to the Russian border and far from the frontlines – hit a theater and a university. An emergency service worker stands at the site of a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv. Vladyslav Savenok/ReutersThe aftermath of a Russian missile strike. Vladyslav Savenok/ReutersUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack turned “an ordinary Saturday… into a day of pain and loss.”“A Russian missile hit right in the center of the city, in our Chernihiv.

Persons: Ihor Klymenko, “, Klymenko, Vladyslav Savenok, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Oleksandr Lomako, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Valery Gerasimov, Wagner, Zelensky, Ulf Kristersson, King Carl XVI, Queen Silvia, Kristersson, ” Zelensky Organizations: CNN, Internal, Reuters, Kremlin, Staff, Russian Armed Forces, Swedish, Gripen, “ Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Chernihiv, Vladyslav, Reuters Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Rostov, Sweden, Zelensky, ”

☆ A Ukrainian sergeant says the battleground was so thick with wounded soldiers that the evacuation vehicles were accidentally driving over their bodies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A New York Times report detailed how Ukrainian soldiers are coping with the mental trauma of war. One soldier who has nightmares said he saw evacuation vehicles mistakenly drive over wounded soldiers. "I remember the faces of all our dead comrades," another Ukrainian soldier told the Times. The sergeant, 28-year-old Vladyslav Ruziev, was among the Ukrainian soldiers who told the Times they were traumatized by what they'd seen in the ongoing war with Russia. The lack of progress and the number of wounded Ukrainian soldiers have started to take a toll on the country's morale, The Washington Post reported last week.

Persons: they'd, Ruziev, Ruslan Proektor, Russia's, Tanisha Fazal, Fazel, I'm Organizations: New York Times, Times, Service, The New York Times, Washington Post, Street, University of Minnesota Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Ukraine's frontline farmers face Russian rockets and rock-bottom prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Vladyslav Smilianets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Viacheslav RatynskyiVELYKOMYKHAILIVKA, Ukraine, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Less than 30 km (19 miles) from Ukraine's southeastern front line, rural farmers whose businesses have survived Russian rockets now fear another hammer blow to their livelihoods: rock-bottom prices for their harvest. "The price (for crops) is not acceptable for the farmers. The farmers of Velykomykhailivka must juggle their worries about collapsing prices and export difficulties with the prospect of more Russian missiles crashing into their farms. We won't have any profit this year with such storages and crop prices." Reporting by Vladyslav Smilianets; Writing by Max Hunder; Editing by Tom Balmforth and Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mykola, Krut, Vladyslav Smilianets, Max Hunder, Tom Balmforth, Conor Humphries Organizations: Local, Russian, REUTERS, Reuters, UN, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Velykomykhailivka, Dnipropetrovsk region, VELYKOMYKHAILIVKA, Russian, Dnipropetrovsk, Moscow

☆ Two dead after Russian attack on Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia -minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Vladyslav Smilianets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] A view shows the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine August 9, 2023. National Police/Handout via REUTERSZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and seven injured in an apparent missile attack by Russia on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said. Zaporizhzhia city council secretary Anatoliy Kurtev earlier said that Russia had hit a residential area of the city. Ukraine suspects that an Iskander missile was used in the attack, Yermak said. Reporting by Vladyslav Smilianets in Zaporizhzhia, editing by Bernadette Baum, Andy Sullivan and Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vyacheslav, Ihor Klymenko, Anatoliy Kurtev, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Andriy Yermak, Yermak, Vladyslav Smilianets, Bernadette Baum, Andy Sullivan, Grant McCool Organizations: National Police, Handout, REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, REUTERS ZAPORIZHZHIA, Russia, Ukrainian

☆ Russian missiles kill nine, destroy hotel in eastern Donetsk, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Vladyslav Smilianets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

POKROVSK, Ukraine, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Russian missiles struck the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk twice on Monday night, killing nine people, wounding scores and destroying apartments and a popular hotel, officials said. [1/8]A view shows a building destroyed during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine August 7, 2023. It was one of the few still operating in the eastern Donetsk region, close to the frontline. Then the second blast hit her building. Another resident, 75-year-old Lidia, said she was on the phone when the second blast hit.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Alexei Kulemzin, Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko, Lidia, Vladyslav Smilianets, Olena Harmash, Nick Macfie, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Donetsk Regional, Administration, REUTERS Residents, Thomson Locations: POKROVSK, Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Donetsk region, Handout

☆ Ukrainian orphans taste freedom after fleeing Russian occupation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Stefaniia Bern | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"There was no ping pong in occupation, children don't even play soccer in the stadiums. Last month, their father finally died of AIDS, the same illness that killed their mother a decade ago, leaving them orphans. Moscow says it has gathered hundreds of thousands of orphans and vulnerable children there, taking them to Russia for their safety. Children whose parents die are the most urgent cases, because the Russian-installed occupation authorities will swiftly impose legal guardianship, said Save Ukraine's founder, Mykola Kuleba. Once they have Ukrainian passports sorted, they will go stay with their late father's ex-wife, now a refugee in Slovakia.

Persons: Ilona Pavliuk, Maksym, Ilona, didn't, tugging absentmindedly, haven't, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Mykola Kuleba, Peter Graff, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: REUTERS, KYIV, Valera, International Criminal Court, Save, Ukraine, Dnipro, Thomson Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Belarus, Vladyslav, Nova Kakhovka, Pishchane, Dnipro, Russia, Russian, Moscow, Hague, Save Ukraine, Slovakia, Ukrainian

☆ On Ukraine's landmine-strewn front, even the corpses can kill
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Vladyslav Smilianets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Viacheslav RatynskyiZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine, Aug 3 (Reuters) - When they found the bodies of Russian troops at an abandoned position, something about the corpses looked wrong. "We lose one sapper every day, either wounded or dead. Even their own dead: "They know that our med-evac groups lift the wounded and the dead, under which they then find these explosives. "We had cases when five or six wounded people were brought in, and most of them turned out to be sappers. Ukraine's factories have tooled up to make equipment to help keep the sappers safer.

Persons: Volodymyr, it's, Oleksandr, Ihor Iefymenko, Vitalii Hnidyi, Peter Graff, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Armed Forces, REUTERS, PM, GO, Brigade, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Donetsk region, Soviet, Kharkiv, Canadian

☆ 'The Russians were waiting for us': Ukraine troops describe tougher fight than expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Vladyslav Smilianets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

In the end, they recaptured the ruined village of Staromaiorske, claiming Ukraine's biggest advance for weeks. Troops at the spearhead of Ukraine's counteroffensive say a battle last week along the front in the southeast proved to be tougher and bloodier than expected, with plans going awry and an enemy that was well-prepared. "The Russians were waiting for us," said a 29-year-old soldier using the call-sign Bulat, from a unit sent into battle in armoured vehicles during last week's assault. My vehicle drove over an anti-tank mine, but everything was ok, the vehicle took the hit, and everyone was alive. The Russian defenders had set up "pre-sighted zones" in anticipation of the attack, said a 24-year-old Ukrainian marine with the call-sign "Dub".

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Staromaiorske, Kyiv's, Nobody, Vladyslav, Peter Graff, Jon Boyle Organizations: Troops, ”, Reuters, NATO, Thomson Locations: Staromaiorske, Donetsk region, Ukraine, DONETSK PROVINCE, Kyiv

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