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☆ Opinion | ‘Ukraine Has Gone Through a Terrible Period’: A Q. and A. With Frederick and Kimberly Kagan
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

We’re at a crucial moment in the Ukraine war. After Congress’s monthslong delay in approving additional American aid — and the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive last year — Ukraine finds itself on the defensive. I found their observations about what is arguably the most consequential military conflict of the 21st century invaluable. After the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive last year and delays in American aid, we’ve seen Russians make gains on the ground and in the air. Vladimir Putin seems optimistic about the course of the war, and Ukraine is bracing for a new Russian offensive in northeast Ukraine.

Persons: Congress’s, —, Frederick, Kimberly Kagan, David French, we’ve, Vladimir Putin Organizations: American Enterprise, Institute for Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Iraq

☆ China’s Role in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( German Lopez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the last few weeks, a Russian blitz has claimed more than a dozen villages in northeast Ukraine, near the country’s second-largest city. And Russia’s economy is limited by steep sanctions from some of the richest countries in the world. But it has supported Russia’s economy by buying oil and expanding other kinds of trade. Without Beijing’s help, Moscow might still continue its war, but it would do so in a weakened state. Of course, Washington and its allies have also provided support, including actual weapons, to Ukraine.

Persons: ”, David Sanger Organizations: U.S Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, China, Washington

☆ Russia started new offensive early and with too few soldiers, as it tried to get ahead of US aid to Ukraine, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussia began its latest offensive in northern Ukraine too early and without enough soldiers because it wanted to get ahead of Western aid heading to Ukraine, experts said. AdvertisementRussia started its new offensive in Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, earlier this month. But, it added, "the likely premature start of Russian offensive operations appears to have undermined Russian success in northern Kharkiv Oblast." AdvertisementUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 24, 2024. In April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was firing 10 times more artillery than Ukraine, and had 30 times more aircraft.

Persons: —, ISW, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Washington DC, for, Business, Presidential, AP Ukraine, Forces, Kharkiv, BI Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kharkiv Oblast, Kharkiv, Kharkiv City, Berestove, Vovchansk

☆ Opinion: Credibility is the key at Trump trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

The idea that Cohen talked to Trump about Daniels on that call “was a lie,” Blanche alleged. Moreover, my experience has been that juries don’t decide based upon one moment — they base their judgment on an overall view.”There were allegedly three parties aware of the scheme to conceal the real reason Trump paid Cohen more than $400,000 in supposed legal fees: Trump, Cohen and Allen Weisselberg, then-chief financial officer of the Trump Organization. “Weisselberg could be the linchpin to validate Cohen’s claims about Trump agreeing to reimburse him through Trump Organization, as a business expense,” wrote attorney Stacy Schneider. Trump seems to be tempted to go mano a mano and show that he is better fit to be commander-in-chief. The new requirement for GOP politicians wanting to demonstrate their loyalty to Trump seems to be visiting the Manhattan courthouse where he’s on trial.

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☆ Russia and Ukraine Engage in Dueling Air Assaults Behind the Front Lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Russia and Ukraine targeted each other’s territory on Sunday with drone attacks and airstrikes that hit urban centers and energy facilities, as both sides look for ways to inflict damage beyond the battlefield. The Russian military said it had shot down nearly 60 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region of southwest Russia, which Ukraine has increasingly targeted in recent weeks because it is home to energy and military facilities supporting combat operations. Local Russian officials said an oil refinery had been struck in the attack. Russian officials did not comment on the reported strike on the airfield. Ukrainian officials said Russia struck northeast Ukraine, including the city of Kharkiv, killing at least 10 civilians and wounding more than 20 people.

Organizations: Local, Kharkiv Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Krasnodar, Russian, Kharkiv, Ukraine’s

☆ Russia Presses Attacks in Northeast Ukraine, Seeking Buffer Zone on Border
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Ukrainian Army said on Saturday that Russian troops had tried to break through its defenses near the village of Lyptsi, which lies directly north of Kharkiv. It said the attacks had been repelled, but maps of the battlefield compiled by independent groups analyzing publicly available video of the fighting showed that Russian troops had almost reached the outskirts of the village. Ukraine’s Khartia Brigade, which is defending Lyptsi, posted a video on Telegram on Friday afternoon that it said showed Russian soldiers advancing on the village on foot, and attacking in small groups between tree lines. The brigade said it had targeted the Russians with rockets, forcing them to withdraw. Russian troops opened a new front in Ukraine’s northeast a week ago, surging across the border and quickly capturing about 10 settlements in what Ukrainian officials and military analysts described as an attempt to stretch Ukraine’s already outnumbered forces.

Persons: Lyptsi Organizations: Ukrainian Army, Ukraine’s Khartia Brigade Locations: Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine’s, Lyptsi

☆ Russia appears to be creating a 'buffer zone' to stop Ukraine raiding Russian towns, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russian troops appear to be creating a "buffer zone" in northeast Ukraine, military experts said. The goal is likely to stop Ukraine from carrying out cross-border raids on Russian towns, they said. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussian forces appear to be creating a "buffer zone" instead of pursuing deeper offensives in northeast Ukraine, likely in a bid to stop Ukraine from raiding Russian towns, military experts said.

Persons: — Organizations: Kremlin, Service, Business Locations: Ukraine, Belgorod, Kharkiv

☆ Putin replaces longtime defense minister in surprise move; Russia claims gains as fighting rages in northeast Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved his longtime ally Sergei Shoigu from the defense ministry to Russia's powerful Security Council amid a government reshuffle. Russian economist Andrei Belousov will be Russia's new defense minister, while Shoigu will replace Nikolai Patrushev, another long-standing Putin ally, as the secretary of the powerful Security Council. Shoigu had headed the defense ministry since 2012, going in to the role with no military experience, and oversaw Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In other news, Russia's Defense Ministry on Sunday claimed more advances in the Kharkiv area of Ukraine after Russian forces launched a new offensive in the northeastern region.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Staff Valery Gerasimov, Staff Sergei Rudskoi, Andrei Belousov, Shoigu, Nikolai Patrushev, Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, Belousov Organizations: Staff, Armed Forces, Sputnik, Security Council, Wagner Group, Kremlin, Russia's Defense Ministry, Sunday Locations: Ukraine, Rostov, Don, Russia, Kremlin, Russian, Kharkiv

☆ 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 is losing its war against Russia. Here's what its defeat might look like.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . There is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine, with a congressional vote that could release the aid package expected this weekend. Spurling, the RAND analyst, said that a Russian victory would most likely take the form of Ukraine ceding large amounts of conquered territory to Russia. AdvertisementThis implies that Ukraine, in any scenario, will have to cede territory, either formally or informally.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Oleksandr Danylyuk, Bryden Spurling, George Beebe, Ukraine's, Beebe Organizations: Service, Royal United Services Institute, of Defense, RAND Corporation, Business, CIA, RAND, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Europe, Russia, Kharkiv, Ukraine's, Russian, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Moscow, NATO

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia steps up offensive in east Ukraine as forces look to seize major town by May 9, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Russian forces continue to pummel eastern Ukraine in a bid to advance farther into the Donetsk region while Ukraine continues to suffer shortages of manpower and materiel. The commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said Monday that Russian forces were aiming to capture the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk by May 9, the date on which Russia commemorates Soviet victory in World War II. Chasiv Yar lies west of Bakhmut, which was captured by Russian forces last May. Capturing Chasiv Yar would give Russia another strategic gain in Donetsk and could allow it to advance on industrial hub Kramatorsk. Syrskyi did not present evidence for his claim.

Persons: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Chasiv Yar, Syrskyi Organizations: Russian Locations: Ukraine, Donetsk, Chasiv Yar, Russia, Soviet, Bakhmut

☆ Russia is using chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops to create panic before it attacks: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is using chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces, The Telegraph has reported. The report says Russia is using the weapons to create panic before launching attacks. AdvertisementRussia is launching daily attacks on Ukrainian positions using prohibited chemical weapons, The Telegraph has reported. The report, citing front-line Ukrainian troops, says Russian forces are using the weapons in a bid to create panic before launching attacks on Ukrainian positions. It says Russia is using drones to drop grenades filled with CS gas, a chemical agent whose use in war is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Persons: —, Marc, Michael Blum, Russia's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Ukrainian, Telegraph, Service, CS, Chemical, Convention, 810th Naval Infantry Brigade, Kyiv Post, Republicans Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Chasiv Yar, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv

☆ What the US Army should learn from Ukraine's hasty retreat from a Russian assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

And it should be a wake-up call for the US Army, which could find itself in the same situation, according to a US Army intelligence officer. With the potential for large-scale ground operations against well-armed Chinese or Russian forces, it's a topic that the US military cannot afford to neglect. The Ukrainian retreat suffered from poor coordination between the 110th Mechanized Brigade that had been defending the city, and the newly arrived 3rd Assault Brigade that was supposed to cover the 110th's withdrawal. The other lesson of Avdiivka is ensuring adequate support for a retreat, especially for the covering force that screens the withdrawal of the rest of the army. AdvertisementTo their credit, and despite a lack of ammunition, Ukrainian commanders were able to provide some fire support for the retreat.

Persons: It's, Ryan Forte, —, Forte, Corbis, Avdiivka wasn't, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, US Army, Business, Modern, Institute, 3rd Assault Brigade, Zenit, US, Union Army, Army, Marine Corps, 110th Mechanized Brigade, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Avdiivka, West, Donetsk, Russian, Russia, Moscow, Tunisia, Bull, Korean, America, Korea, Ukrainian, Forbes

☆ Russia is making the use of its glide bombs a priority, and it's causing devastation on the front lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is intensifying glide bomb attacks on Ukrainian defenses. Oleh Synyehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, said last week that Russia was using glide bombs in attacks on that part of the front line. They said, according to the ISW, that Russia is seeking to mass produce the FAB-1500-M54 guided glide bomb and increase its use on the front line. Konrad Muzyka, director of the Poland-based Rochan defense consultancy, told The Washington Post that Russia was launching up to 100 glide bomb attacks a day. AdvertisementUkraine also has a glide bomb in its arsenal, the US-made JDAM, but reports say that Russian electronic warfare units have been able to intercept the bombs.

Persons: —, Oleh Synyehubov, Synyehubov, Dmytro Lykhovyi, Konrad Muzyka, Muzyka Organizations: Service, FAB, Group of Forces, CNN, Washington Post, New York Times Locations: Russia, Soviet, Russian, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Ukraine, Krasnohorivka, Poland

☆ Russian troops are said to be gathering in large groups, allowing them to be targeted by drones and taken out by missiles: ISW
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian troops keep on gathering in groups, military bloggers said, according to a think tank. Ukraine is using drones and missiles for strikes amid intensifying Russian attacks. It's the latest in a series of similar strikes in which Ukraine has used precision-guided US-made HIMARS missiles to hit Russian troops gathering miles behind the front line. Ukraine has also used exploding drones to target groups of Russian troops and armored vehicles gathering to attempt to break through Ukrainian defensive lines. AdvertisementThe ISW said that Russian milbloggers, who have been an important source of independent information on the Russian military during the Ukraine war, believe that inept Russian commanders are to blame.

Persons: — Organizations: Ukrainian, Service Locations: Ukraine, Donetsk Oblast, Russian, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Kherson Oblast, Russia, Avdiikva

☆ Russia was ridiculed at the start of the war. Two years on, it has reasons to be confident
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Internal political frictions and the replacement of popular military chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi has also fueled concerns over military strategy going forward. "I think for Ukraine, there's really quite minimal difference between a president who can't deliver lethal aid and a president who won't deliver lethal aid. Russia's President Vladimir Putin listens while then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, in 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles while visiting an aviation plant on February 21, 2024, in Kazan, Russia. "The dispute over mobilization is happening at a time when most authorized U.S. military aid is close to exhausted and Congress has yet to pass a new aid package."

Persons: Moscow —, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, there's, James Nixey, that's, Putin, Donald, Trump, Nixey, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Brendan Smialowski, Alexei Navalny, Kurt Volker, he'd, Avdiivka, Volker, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, David Kirichenko, Kirichenko Organizations: Anadolu, Getty, Kyiv —, U.S, Russian, AFP, NATO, CNBC, Analysts, Institute for, Russia, Manpower, Kremlin, Center for, Armed Forces of, Bloomberg Locations: Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Avdiivka, Eurasia, Helsinki, Finland, West, U.S, Russian, Kazan, Donetsk, Armed Forces of Ukraine

☆ Russia and Ukraine exchange missile attacks after sinking of Russian warship
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Russia and Ukraine exchanged air attacks on Thursday, with Moscow targeting cities across Ukraine and Kyiv striking the Russian border city of Belgorod, one day after Kyiv said it sank another Russian warship off the coast of Crimea. Hours later, Russian authorities said five people were killed and 18 injured, in a missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod. Ukraine’s strikes on Belgorod on Thursday are the latest in a series of attacks on the city, which has been dragged into Moscow’s conflict. Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions near the border have continued almost daily for over a year, sometimes resulting in civilian casualties. At the end of last year Russia claimed Ukraine killed 24 people in shelling on Belgorod.

Persons: Vyacheselv Gladkov, Caesar Kunikov, Belgorod Region Vyacheslav, Anatolii Kurtiev, ”, Maksym Kozytskyi, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Zaluzhnyi Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Zaporizhzhia, Russian Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Kyiv, Russian, Belgorod, Crimea, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Belgorod Region

☆ Things are going badly for Ukraine — really badly
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewAs the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion approaches, the situation is beginning to look bleak for Ukraine. But the offensive failed to achieve a breakthrough, and Ukraine is now seeing crucial support from its allies bleed away. Ukraine has previously warned it may not be able to successfully defend itself against Russia without US help. The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency defense aid bill that could help Ukraine. According to reports, Ukraine is struggling to fight off Russian attacks, particularly around the city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk, east Ukraine.

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☆ Russia's Airstrikes Hit Hospital, Injuring Several in East Ukraine, Governor Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Russia launched several missile attacks on the town of Selydove in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, damaging a hospital, destroying a dozen residential flats and injuring several people, Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said on Wednesday. "Reportedly, three people, including a child, are under the rubble (of the hospital)," Filashkin said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that 100 patients were evacuated to hospitals in nearby towns. The 1 a.m. Wednesday strike (2300 GMT Tuesday) damaged a wing of the hospital, Filashkin said. The Latest Photos From Ukraine View All 91 ImagesReuters was not able to independently verify the reports. Photos You Should See View All 22 ImagesBoth Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians in strikes on each other's territories.

Persons: Vadym Filashkin, Filashkin, Lidia Kelly, Himani Sarkar Organizations: Reuters Locations: Russia, Selydove, Ukraine's, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russian, Melbourne

☆ Video shows Ukraine taking out the front and back vehicles of a Russian armored convoy, trapping the others
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine shared video of four Russian armored vehicles being destroyed over the winter. The drone's-eye-view video shows the first of the four armed vehicles being struck with an explosion. The footage, shared on December 28 and set ironically to the tune of Wham! A month after the assault, Russian forces are still trying to advance on Kupiansk, a crucial railway hub for the region. The Russian army is behaving "recklessly," he said, adding that it has "intensified the use of armored vehicles, actively deploying tanks and infantry combat vehicles."

Persons: —, Volodymyr Fito, Fito, Tabaivka Organizations: Service, 14th Mechanized Brigades, Facebook, Wall Street, Ground Forces, Ukrainska Pravda Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, Kupiansk, Berlin, Russia, Synkivka

☆ Ukrainian soldiers feel they have been abandoned on a crucial part of the frontline and their situation is being 'hushed up': report
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian soldier told the BBC of the situation on a key part of the frontline. Ukrainian forces are battling to hold onto territory won back near the Dnipro River. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Ukrainian soldier told the BBC that Ukrainian forces fighting to defend a crucial part of the frontline feel "abandoned" by their command. In the interview, the soldier described how Ukrainian forces are struggling to reinforce and resupply their positions amid intense Russian attacks.

Persons: —, didn't, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: BBC, Service, AFP, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Business Locations: Ukrainian, Dnipro, Kherson, Ukraine, Krynky, Kyiv

☆ Russian missile strikes kills one, wounds 10 in east Ukraine, Kyiv says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Rescuers work at a site of a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Novohrodivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine November 30, 2023. Russia fired six missiles at three settlements in the region, most of which is occupied by Russian forces, Klymenko said on Telegram messaging app. Later, Donetsk authorities said rescuers found one body while four others, including one child, were still under the rubble. Invading Russian forces have occupied much of Donetsk and Russia has said it intends to take over the whole region. The Ukrainian military said earlier on Thursday its air defence shot down 14 out of 20 drones in a Russian overnight strike.

Persons: Ihor, Klymenko, Myrnohrad, Pavel Polityuk, Raju Gopalakrishnan, Alex Richardson Organizations: Press, State Emergency Service of, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Novohrodivka, Donetsk region, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Donetsk, Ukraine's, Russia

☆ Russian Attacks on Key City Are Like Zombie Movie: Ukrainian Soldier
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian and Ukrainian forces are deadlocked across a broad front line. Russia has tried to take the city, hoping to break the stalemate with Ukrainian forces in east Ukraine. They were repelled by Ukrainian forces using artillery, mortars, grenades, drones and cannons fired from US-supplied Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. The soldier told the AFP that Russian units advance overnight in units of five to seven then attack in the morning. AdvertisementFor months, Ukrainian and Russian forces have been deadlocked in a front line stretching from east to south Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces seeking to make advances in the south, and Russian forces in Avdiivka.

Persons: —, Wagner, Yevgenvy Prigozhin Organizations: AFP, Service, Ukrainian, Bradley Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Avdiivka, Ukraine, AFP

☆ East Ukraine's Kharkiv builds underground schools as Russia keeps up attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Vitalii Hnidyi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Workers build a heavily fortified underground school that will allow children to safely return to in-person studies, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine November 15, 2023. Schools in the region of around 2.5 million people, which borders Russia, were forced into online learning after the Kremlin's February 2022 invasion. More are planned by the end of next year, Korotovskykh said, adding that 817 educational facilities across the Kharkiv region had been damaged or ruined during Russia's invasion. Ukrainians are now bracing for another winter of likely Russian air strikes targeting critical infrastructure, which last year caused widespread blackouts across the country. Reporting by Vitalii Hnidyi; Writing by Dan Peleschuk Editing by Gareth Jones and Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy, Anton Korotovskykh, Korotovskykh, Serhiy Petrulyanis, Vitalii Hnidyi, Dan Peleschuk, Gareth Jones, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Workers, REUTERS, Rights, Schools, Russian, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kharkiv region, Rights KHARKIV, Ukraine's Kharkiv, Russia, Kharkiv

☆ Rescuers search for survivors after lethal Russian missile strike in east Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/9] A view shows a residential house heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Selydove, Donetsk region, Ukraine November 15, 2023. Local officials in one channel on Telegram messenger said that four people were believed to be trapped under the rubble. There were no soldiers living there, only civilians," Olha, a 64-year-old woman who lives next door to the ruined building, told Reuters. Russia has carried out regular missile and drone strikes on population centres behind the front line of its 21-month-old invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine regularly reports that Russian missile and drone strikes have killed and hurt civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure during the full-scale war launched by Russia in February 2022.

Persons: Alina Smutko, Olha, Natalia, Max Hunder, Ivan Lyubysh, Tom Balmforth, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: REUTERS, Russian, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Selydove, Donetsk region, Russia, Moscow

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