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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine disputes Russia's claim to have seized another village; Kyiv, Odesa targeted in drone strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, speaks during the farewell ceremony for Dmytro Kotsiubailo on Independence Square on March 10, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. They conduct a complex operation ... it will be a difficult period. Mid-May, early June," Budanov told the BBC in an interview conducted on April 19, a day before the U.S. House of Representatives approved a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hinted last Friday that Russian forces would try to seize the city of Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine in a future significant Russian offensive operation. Russia wants to establish a demilitarized so-called "sanitary zone" in the border areas of Ukraine to protect Russia's southwestern regions from attack.

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, Dmytro Kotsiubailo, Budanov, We've, we'll, Sergei Lavrov, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Directorate of Intelligence, BBC, . House, CNBC, Russian, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, BBC Ukrainian, Kharkiv

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia fends off drone, missile and 'balloon' attack; Ukraine says it deserves same support as Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It's been a difficult week for Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he continues to plead with the country's allies for more military aid, air defenses and backing to help beat Russia. Kyiv has watched how Israel's Western partners actively intervened last Saturday to help to defend the state from a massive Iranian drone and missile strike, with many of the projectiles intercepted by U.S., British, French and Jordanian forces. Although he has to tread a fine line between maintaining their support and goodwill, and campaigning for deeper assistance, Zelenskyy echoed that sentiment when addressing EU leaders Wednesday night. "We are still convincing that we need to protect Europe from ballistic missiles and 'Shaheds' [Iranian-made drones], from cruise missiles and bombs, as it happened in the skies of Israel and other countries in the region. Our Ukrainian sky and the sky of our neighbors deserve the same security," he said.

Persons: It's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Israel, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russia, U.S, NBC Locations: Jordanian, Ukraine, U.S, Europe, East, Brussels, Israel

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Over 200,000 left without power after latest 'massive' Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russian drone and missile strikes targeting infrastructure in several regions across Ukraine early Thursday show the need for more air defense systems, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. "Russian terrorists once again targeted critical infrastructure objects. Objects in other regions were also targeted: Kyiv, Zaporizhzhya, Odesa, and Lviv," Zelenskyy stated. "Each of our neighbors in Europe, each of our other partners sees how critical Ukraine's need for air defense is," he said, adding, "Air defense and other defense support are needed, not turning a blind eye and long discussions." Ukraine is growing frustrated at procrastination over additional military aid, with $60 billion of U.S. assistance blocked by Republican lawmakers.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Republican Locations: Ukraine, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Lviv, Europe, Russia, Russian

Ukraine's intelligence chief claimed on Wednesday that Russia was aware that a terrorist attack was being planned since at least Feb.15. The Islamic State militant group claimed it was behind the Moscow attack, but Russia has blamed Ukraine and its allies, saying they orchestrated the attack. Budanov claimed Russia knew where the combat groups would come from, and which countries the attackers would travel through to reach Russia. Similarly, Russia has not produced evidence to back up its claims that Ukraine and the West were behind the terrorist attack. Read more here: Russia knew of terrorist attack plot weeks ago, Ukraine's military spy chief says— Holly Ellyatt

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, Dmytro Kotsiubailo, Budanov, Ukrinform, Read, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Directorate of Intelligence, Crocus City Hall, Russian Federation, Islamic State, White, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Crocus, Moscow, Syria

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia says U.S. defended Kyiv too quickly after terror attack; Ukraine reshuffles security chiefs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"As for whether it is possible to say 'one way or another': you can say it any way you want. But (...) while the investigation is underway, the official authorities cannot afford to do any statements on this matter," Peskov told reporters, news agency Interfax reported. "Although I recommend that you very carefully reread President Putin's statements that he made over the last two days. Russia has presented no evidence that there was any involvement by Ukraine and Kyiv itself vehemently denies any role in the deadly attack on concertgoers. Eight suspects, nationals of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, have been remanded in custody and charged with terrorism offenses ahead of trial.

Persons: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV, KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Putin, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Getty, Kremlin, concertgoers Locations: Zaryadye, Basil's, Moscow, AFP, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

☆ Ukraine war latest updates: 'Radical Islamists' carried out Moscow terror attack, Putin says, but he insists Ukraine link exists
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Security Service of Ukraine, speaks to members of the Ukrainian Parliament on February 7, 2023. The head of Ukraine' Security Service (SBU) said more "special operations" will be carried out this year as Ukraine looks to inflict more damage on Russian military hardware and infrastructure. Everything needs to be done in the right time, you will see how it goes," Vasyl Maliuk said in an interview with ICTV that was reported by news agency Ukrinform. Maliuk claimed Ukrainian security agencies have destroyed 809 Russian tanks, as well as other armored vehicles and e-warfare systems since the start of the war. He also said the security service was operating attack drones both against Russian front-line positions and within Russia itself.

Persons: Vasyl Maliuk, Maliuk, Russia's, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Security Service Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Crimea

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Pentagon chief looks to convince Ukraine of ongoing support; Putin attends rally in Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People attend a rally and a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at Red Square in Moscow on March 18, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly attended an open-air rally in Moscow on Monday evening at which he told the crowd that the annexation of Crimea and other regions in Ukraine had been difficult but worthwhile. The rally and concert in Red Square marked the 10th anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. "Just this morning, I was informed that the railway from Rostov to Donetsk to Mariupol and Berdyansk has been restored. And this will be another alternative road to the Crimean bridge," he said, in comments translated by Reuters.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Berdyansk, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russian, Ukraine, Reuters Locations: Crimea, Red, Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, Rostov, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Mariupol

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia is ready for nuclear war, Putin warns, and Moscow will conduct nuclear tests if the U.S. does
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with participants of the International Youth Festival, March 6, 2024 in Sirius territory, Sochi, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is technically ready for a nuclear war but cautioned that such an eventuality is not a near-term prospect. "Therefore, I don't think everything is rushing to it [toward a nuclear war]," Putin said in comments translated by Google. Putin said Russia could resort to using nuclear weapons if the state was in danger, noting that "Weapons exist in order to be used. He said Russia would be ready to conduct nuclear tests if the U.S. did so, stating, "If they conduct such tests ...

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Ukraine's, Joe Biden, Biden, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Festival, RIA Novosti, NATO, Google Locations: Sirius, Sochi, Russia, Stavropolsky Krai, Krasnodar Krai, Ukraine, U.S

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia attacked by wave of Ukrainian drones, shelling; Vatican rows back on 'white flag' comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Russian authorities said seven regions were targeted by a wave of Ukrainian drones overnight, with attacks carried out against the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, Moscow, Oryol and Tula regions. Air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 25 Ukrainian drones (also known as UAVs, unmanned aerial vehicles) overnight over the regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense said, according to a statement published by the Tass news agency. In a separate report, Tass cited the defense ministry as saying it had foiled a separate attempt to target the border region of Belgorod with missiles and shelling. "In the morning, the Kstovo industrial zone, a fuel and energy complex facility, was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian territory with drones on previous occasions, however, particularly targeting energy and fuel infrastructure, such as oil refineries.

Persons: Gleb Nikitin, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russian Ministry of Defense, Tass, Russian Federation, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, CNBC Locations: Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, Moscow, Oryol, Tula, Kiev, Nizhny Novgorod, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine tries to quash speculation over why first lady declined Biden State of the Union invite
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

First lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska arrives at the White House with President Volodymyr Zelensky on September 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska will not be attending U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Thursday because of a scheduling conflict, her spokesperson said. "The Embassy of Ukraine in the USA received an invitation for the First Lady of Ukraine to be present on March 7 during the Union address to Congress by the President of the United States," Tetyana Gaiduchenko said. There has been speculation that Zelenska declined the invitation on learning that Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, had also been invited to the prestigious event. The Washington Post reported that Navalnaya's potential presence was uncomfortable for the Ukrainians because of Navalny's past statements that Crimea, which Putin annexed in 2014, belonged to Russia.

Persons: Ukraine Olena Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelensky, Olena Zelenska, Joe Biden's, Tetyana Gaiduchenko, Zelenska, Yulia Navalnaya, Alexei Navalny, Putin, Biden, Donald Trump, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: White, USA, NBC, Washington Post, U.S, Republican Locations: Ukraine, Washington ,, Joe Biden's State, United States, Kyiv, Crimea, Russia

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia threatens to expel reporters, accuses ambassadors of meddling; Ukraine strikes Black Sea Fleet ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Russian Foreign Ministry building is seen behind the Army billboard reading "Our Defenders! Zakharova said Tuesday that Western ambassadors in Moscow were interfering in Russian affairs and questioned their business in Russia. "They devote all their time - I mean the Western part of the ambassadors, the ambassadors of Western countries, NATO - to only one thing ... Zakharova also said that Russia would expel German journalists working in the country if Berlin decided to "touch" Russian reporters. Zakharova claimed that Germany intended to expel Russian journalists and to not renew their visas or accreditation to work in the country.

Persons: Maria Zakharova, Zakharova, Sergei Lavrov, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russian, Ministry, Russia's, Russian Foreign, NATO, RIA Novosti, CNBC Locations: Moscow, Berlin, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Putin delivers State of the Nation address to Russian lawmakers, troops and journalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's Elections Commission said that the pro-Kremlin United Russia part had won local elections in four regions of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, in a vote dismissed by Kyiv. Germany, the U.K., Spain, Poland and NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg were among those denying that sending ground troops into Ukraine was an option. The Kremlin had warned earlier Tuesday that such a move would lead to an "inevitable" conflict between NATO and Russia. Since then, state-run Russian media has been dominated by Russian officials relishing the obvious division in NATO, and Macron's apparent misreading of the NATO mood music. She claimed NATO countries' denials that they planned to send their ground troops into Ukraine showed the West had "betrayed Ukraine and will continue to use and betray it," repeating Moscow's baseless claims that Western countries are using Ukraine to destroy Russia.

Persons: Alexander NEMENOV, ALEXANDER NEMENOV, Emmanuel Macron, Jens Stoltenberg, Macron, Vyacheslav Volodin, Volodin, Maria Zakharova, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Commission, Kremlin, Kyiv, Getty Images, NATO, NATO's, Foreign Ministry, Ukraine —, Russian Foreign, Sputnik, Tass Locations: St, Basil's, Moscow, Russia's, Kremlin United Russia, Ukraine, AFP, Germany, Spain, Poland, Russia, NATO, Russian

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia relishes NATO division over ground troops; Kyiv needs weapons urgently, ex-president says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed Tuesday that Ukraine had lost 444,000 servicemen since the start of the war, or Russia's "special military operation, as it describes its invasion of Ukraine. "As a result of the decisive and active actions of our military personnel, the combat potential of the Ukrainian armed forces is decreasing. In total, during the operation, the Ukrainian armed forces had lost over 444,000 military personnel, he said, without presenting evidence to back up his comment. Russia's claims that Ukraine has lost over 444,000 personnel is wildly above Ukraine's admission last weekend that it had lost 31,000 troops in the war so far. Ukraine's military said last weekend that over 411,000 Russian personnel had been killed in the war.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu, Russia's, Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russia's, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russia, U.S

☆ Ukraine war live updates: European ground troops could be sent to Ukraine in future, France says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

French President Emmanuel Macron waits for guest arrivals for a conference in support of Ukraine with European leaders and government representatives on February 26, 2024 in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the sending of Western troops to Ukraine has not been "ruled out." "There is no consensus today to officially, openly, and with endorsement, send troops on the ground. The president did not give any further details on which countries could consider sending troops but said France was "not against sending them." He said the EU would "impose further sanctions on companies and countries that facilitate this circumvention of sanctions."

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Ukraine's, Holly Ellyatt Locations: Ukraine, Paris, France, Russia, Kyiv

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Biden calls Putin a 'crazy SOB'; Kremlin says Biden is trying to look like a 'cowboy from Hollywood'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting at the Congress Hall in Bishkek on Dec. 9, 2022. The Kremlin has reacted to President Joe Biden calling his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, a "crazy SOB," saying that Biden had humiliated himself, and the United States, in making the off-the-cuff remarks. "Probably there is an attempt to look like some cowboy from Hollywood, but frankly I don't think it's possible," he said. "This is the last existential threat. We have a crazy SOB like that guy Putin and others and we always have to worry about nuclear conflict, but the existential threat to humanity is climate," Biden said.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Joe Biden, Biden, Putin, Dmitri Peskov, Peskov, I'd, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Economic, Reuters, Biden Locations: Bishkek, United States, Hollywood, San Francisco, Russia, Russian, America

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Tucker Carlson reportedly leaves Russia; Kyiv silent on ex-Fox News host's interview request after criticism
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"As soon as it [the interview] is prepared, it will be released," he told reporters, according to TASS news agency. He also claimed that no one had "bothered" to interview the Russian president. Announcing his interview with Putin, Carlson said "we are not here because we love Vladimir Putin. Russia's media landscape is tightly-controlled by the Kremlin and is consistently careful to orchestrate favorable coverage (and to omit any criticism) of Russia's leadership. It's also rare for Western media outlets to be granted an audience with Putin and many foreign journalists have been expelled from Russia.

Persons: Peskov, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin, Brice Mahamat Idriss Deby, Carlson, Putin, Alexander NEMENOV, ALEXANDER NEMENOV, Mister Carlson, couldn't, It's, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Kremlin's, Sputnik, Kremlin, Commission, Kyiv, Getty Locations: Moscow, Russian, United States, St, Basil's, Russia's, Kremlin United Russia, Ukraine, AFP, Russia

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine's army chief reportedly about to be sacked; Putin pins plane crash blame on U.S. Patriot system
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi attends a ceremony marking the Day of Ukrainian Statehood, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 28, 2023. Ukraine's army chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi is expected be dismissed from his post by the end of the week, news outlet CNN reported Wednesday, citing sources. Zaluzhnyi reportedly refused a request from Zelenskyy to step down earlier this week and remains in post for now. Defense analysts point out that it's standard practice for military commanders to be replaced during times of war, if new strategy and vision are deemed necessary. Ukraine's forces are seen to be making little headway in reclaiming Russian-occupied territory, instead having adopted a more defensive stance to retain the positions held.

Persons: Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zaluzhnyi, Zelenskyy, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrainian, CNN, Ukraine's Armed Forces Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia

☆ Ukraine war latest updates: Russia's punishing strikes on Ukraine leave dead and injured, cars ablaze and buildings destroyed
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DONETSK, UKRAINE - JANUARY 21: A view of the damage after the shelling in the market place in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is currently under Russian control, ongoing Russian and Ukrainian war on January 21, 2024. At least 25 people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday due to shelling in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is currently under Russian control. (Photo by Leon Klein/Anadolu via Getty Images)The number of people killed or injured in a missile strike on a market in Donetsk city on Sunday has risen, a Russian-installed official said Monday. Pushilin blamed the attack on Ukraine, saying it had resorted to targeting civilians as a result of failures on the battlefield. Pushilin also claimed Ukraine had used cluster munitions in the strike, which the Kremlin described as a terrorist attack.

Persons: Leon Klein, Denis Pushilin, Pushilin, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Anadolu, Getty, Donetsk, RIA Novosti, Russian Locations: DONETSK, UKRAINE, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russian, Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Moscow strikes back at Ukraine after drones and missiles target Russian oil terminals, market
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DONETSK, UKRAINE - JANUARY 21: A view of the damage after the shelling in the market place in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is currently under Russian control, ongoing Russian and Ukrainian war on January 21, 2024. At least 25 people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday due to shelling in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is currently under Russian control. Moscow accused Kyiv of launching a missile strike on a market in Donetsk city, killing at least 25 people and wounding 20 others, Russian officials said. Particularly severe Russian strikes are in the Donetsk region," Zelenskyy said in his nightly address. "There have been more than 50 Russian shelling incidents just from multiple rocket launcher systems, and also dozens of airstrikes and missile strikes," he said.

Persons: Leon Klein, Novatek, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Anadolu, Getty Images, CNBC Locations: DONETSK, UKRAINE, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Baltic, Bryansk, Leningrad, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Bakhmut

☆ Ukraine war latest updates: Putin hails military gains in Ukraine; Blinken warns of 'real problem' if Kyiv gets no extra funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Polish President Andrzej Duda told CNBC Tuesday that Ukraine's refusal to cede ground to Russia in any prospective peace talks was "perfectly understandable." "To me, as the president of Poland, it's perfectly understandable. He told CNBC that "all those voices who are saying that we probably should have some kind of political process, talks or discussions, they somehow don't hear what Mr. Putin is saying," Rinkēvičs told CNBC on Tuesday. When asked to comment on Sunday's talks, the Kremlin's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told CNBC, "We find these negotiations strange without our participation. Read more on the story here: 'Perfectly understandable': Russia's neighbors back Ukraine's refusal to negotiate on peace talks— Holly Ellyatt

Persons: Andrzej Duda, Duda, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, Latvia's, Edgars, Putin, Rinkēvičs, Sunday's, Dmitry Peskov, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: CNBC, Economic, Kremlin's Locations: Russia, Davos, Poland

☆ Ukraine war latest updates: Zelenskyy in Davos to plead Ukraine's case before global elite; Russian city declares state of emergency
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Russian city of Voronezh introduced a state of emergency Tuesday morning after an alleged Ukrainian drone attack injured a 13-year-old girl and damaged apartment buildings. The city's mayor Vadim Kstenin said on Telegram that a "night raid" damaged four residential buildings, breaking dozens of windows. Russia's Ministry of Defense stated on Telegram that five drones (UAVS) were shot down over the Voronezh region overnight. Earlier, the governor of the wider Voronezh region, Alexander Gusev, said Russian air defense systems had "repelled an attack by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles," or drones. Ukraine increased drone attacks against Russian territory, with the border city Belgorod coming under repeated attack around the New Year, causing Russia to retaliate.

Persons: Vadim Kstenin, Alexander Gusev, Gusev, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russia's Ministry of Defense, Russian Federation, Ministry, CNBC Locations: Russian, Voronezh, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Belgorod, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Winter storms batter Russia and Ukraine, wreaking havoc, death and destruction ... but war continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told CNBC it would be a "tragedy" for Ukrainians if Russian President Vladimir Putin wins the war. Therefore we will be more vulnerable if President Putin wins so it's in our security interests to support Ukraine," he told CNBC's Silvia Amaro in Brussels. Concerns have grown recently that public support for continued military funding for Ukraine has declined. Stoltenberg said bipartisan support for Ukraine remained strong in the U.S., despite some rumblings of Republican discontent over military aid. "I'm absolutely confident that the United States understands that it's dangerous for the United States if President Putin wins in Ukraine," he said.

Persons: Jens Stoltenberg, Vladimir Putin, Stoltenberg, Putin, CNBC's Silvia Amaro, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: CNBC, Kyiv, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Beijing, Brussels, Europe, U.S, United States

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Moscow claims Ukraine is seeing 'colossal losses' after crossing river into Russian-occupied territory
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to conduct offensive operations in the east and south of the country despite rainy and snowy weather conditions, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War noted Tuesday. The ISW also noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the need to strengthen Ukrainian capabilities before winter during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Monday. So-called "milbloggers" have also been commenting on deteriorating weather conditions. Milbloggers have become a key feature of the Russian pro-war information space, although some have been critical of the defense ministry and its war strategy. "Russian milbloggers also claimed that muddy conditions are complicating vehicle movements but that both Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to maneuver and operate in all directions," it said.

Persons: Lyman, Serhiy Khlan, Nadiya Zamryha, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Defense Lloyd Austin, Russian milbloggers, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: 21st Mechanized Brigade, Institute for, Ukrainian 14th Mechanized Brigade, U.S, Defense Locations: Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russian, Kherson Oblast, Kherson, Kharkiv, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia says co-existence not possible with Ukraine’s current ‘regime’; Kyiv marks uprising anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Nov. 21 marks the beginning of pro-European mass protests in Ukraine in 2013 that led to the "Maidan" revolution in February 2014 and the ousting of Ukraine's then pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovich. The Kremlin described Ukraine's 2014 revolution, which Kyiv is commemorating on Tuesday, as a foreign-sponsored coup. Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on Feb. 19, 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine. "The fact that it was sponsored from abroad has been acknowledged, directly and indirectly, by representatives of foreign countries. The 2014 Maidan revolution marked a more definite split with Russia which, shortly afterward, invaded and annexed Crimea.

Persons: Ukraine's, Viktor Yanukovich, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Kyiv, Tass Locations: Ukraine, Independence, Kyiv, Russia, Crimea

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia says 'hell' awaits Ukrainians after confirming they've crossed Dnipro river into occupied territory
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine reported Tuesday that its forces had established a foothold on the eastern bank of the river. The announcement could herald the start of an advance toward Russian-occupied Crimea, with Ukraine saying on Wednesday that it was starting to push back Russian forces. The Kherson area, in southern Ukraine, is partially occupied by Russian forces after an offensive to take the city of Kherson last year prompted Russian forces to withdraw to the eastern bank of the river. Russian forces are pummeling Ukrainian units that have have crossed over the Dnipro river to the Russian-occupied left (or eastern) bank of the river in Kherson, a Russian-installed official said Wednesday. "Additional forces have now been brought up," he said, claiming that Ukrainian forces were blocked in the village of Krynki where "a fiery hell" awaited them.

Persons: Natalia Humeniuk, Roman PILIPEY, ROMAN PILIPEY, Vladimir Saldo, —, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Reuters, 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade, Kremlin, Getty, Google, Institute for, CNBC Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Crimea, Kherson, Russian, Ukrainian, The Dnipro, Europe's, AFP, Krynki, Zaporizhia Oblast, Kherson Oblast

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