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☆ Zelenskiy visits two sectors of front, hands out awards to Ukrainian troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KYIV, June 26 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited two sectors of the frontline facing Russian troops in eastern and southern Ukraine, handing out awards and posing with troops in video footage posted online on Monday. The first visit, according to the president's office, involved the Khortytsia operational-strategic group, including soldiers who have fought Russian troops in the Bakhmut sector, where battles have been intense. "I have the honour to be here today, talk to the commander and first of all thank you, thank you for protecting our country, sovereignty, our families, children, Ukraine," Zelenskiy said. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERSA second video showed Zelenskiy at a fuel station. In the third video, Zelenskiy is shown handing out awards, posing with soldiers and again examining maps with officers.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Hanna Maliar, Anna Pruchnicka, Timothy Heritage, Ron Popeski, Sandra Maler Organizations: Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, Deputy, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Donetsk, Russian, Donetsk region, Rivnopil, Kyiv

☆ Ukraine reports 'partial success' in southern fighting, digging in
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, June 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces are reinforcing positions they have reached in areas of the southern front line after having "partial success" fighting Russian forces, a military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Ukrainian forces are conducting offensive operations in the direction of the Russian-occupied cities of Melitopol and Berdiansk in the Zaporizhzhia region, General Staff spokesperson Andriy Kovalev said, listing names of southeastern villages. "They had partial success in the directions of Novodanilivka - Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka - Verbove, Vilne Pole - Makarivka, they are consolidating at the achieved boundaries," he was quoted as saying by the Ukraine Military Media Center. Ukraine is also fighting to hold back an advance of Russian troops in the east, with "especially heavy fighting" taking place along near Lyman in the Donetsk region, he said. Reporting by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Timothy HeritageOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andriy Kovalev, Mala, Tom Balmforth, Timothy Organizations: General, Ukraine Military Media Center, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Russian, Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Lyman, Donetsk

☆ Ukraine reports new retaken village in southern counterattack
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian soldiers held up yellow-and-blue national flags in a video circulated on social media, in which they said they were inside Piatykhatky, the eighth southeastern village that Kyiv says it has liberated. "Today, June 18, the forces of 128 assault brigade chased out the Russians from the village of Piatykhatky. A Russian-installed official in the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia region had said on Sunday that Kyiv's troops had retaken Piatykhatky, but that they had then been pushed out and that the settlement was now located in a "grey" area of control. Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Ukrainian forces had not only retaken Piatykhatky but had advanced by up to seven km (4.3 miles) into Russian lines in two weeks. Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and Lidia Kelly; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Timothy HeritageOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Piatykhatky, Hanna Maliar, Maliar, Pavel Polityuk, Lidia Kelly, Tom Balmforth, Timothy Organizations: Reuters, Piatykhatky, Telegram, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv, Piatykhatky, Zaporizhzhia

A Russian-installed official said on Sunday that Ukraine had taken control of the village, Piatykhatky, in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Ukrainian forces had not only retaken Piatykhatky but had advanced by up to seven km (4.3 miles) into Russian lines in two weeks, capturing 113 square km (44 square miles) of land. The reported capture of the villages reflects incremental gains for Ukraine that highlight the challenge of breaking through lines Moscow has spent months strengthening. Russia says it invaded Ukraine to "denazify" it, an argument Ukraine and its Western allies call a pretext for a land grab. While Ukraine conducts what Western governments and analysts say are probing attacks to test Russian forces, officials from two NATO member states said Moscow is redeploying some of its forces as it seeks to predict where Ukraine will strike.

Persons: Ukraine Zelenskiy, Hanna Maliar, Piatykhatky, Maliar, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Vladimir Rogov, Margo Grosberg, Michael Kofman, Denise Brown, Dan Peleschuk, Lidia Kelly, Wendell Roelf, Philippa Fletcher, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Russian Defence Ministry, NATO, Russia, Western, Estonian Defense Forces, Twitter, Russia's Defence Ministry, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russia, French, KYIV, Russian, Piatykhatky, Moscow, Ukrainian, Novodonetske, Donetsk, Sweden, Estonian, Dnipro, Estonia, U.S, Great Salt, Kherson region, Kyiv, West

☆ Ukraine war: Zelensky signaled the counteroffensive against Russia is underway. Here's what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

There has long been speculation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive, not least as it has been talked up by Ukrainian officials. In reality, Ukraine has been softening up Russian forces for months and is already engaged in efforts to recapture territory. Gains for Ukrainian forces in Zaporizhzhia could strike a major blow to Russia’s wider campaign. Ukrainian forces attacking Russian near Bakhmut. NATO intelligence estimates that for every Ukrainian soldier killed defending Bakhmut, Russian forces lost at least five.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Wagner, Bakhmut, Donald Trump, Trump, ” Organizations: CNN, Russian, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Kremlin, Bakhmut . 3rd Assault Brigade, Ukrainian Armed Forces Press Service, Reuters, Tactical Missile Systems, US, CNN Town Hall Locations: Ukraine ”, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donbas, Crimea, “, –, Bakhmut, Russian, Bakhmut ., Reuters Ukraine, NATO, Kingdom, United States, Germany

☆ As Ukraine Struggles With Floodwaters, Russia Strikes Odesa
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The number of fortifications Russia has installed in the Zaporizhzhia region since 2022 is more than double those erected in other regions of Ukraine where fighting is taking place, the report found, citing satellite data. Zaporizhzhia has become a focal point of intensified fighting in recent days as Ukrainian forces mount an offensive that military analysts say is an effort to sever Moscow’s hold on territory connecting Russia to occupied Crimea. Satellite images suggest that at least some of the Russian fortifications are of low quality, Mr. Jones said. Others sit on top of the earth, when they are supposed to be partly underground, or appear to be eroded by weather, it added. Ultimately, Mr. Jones said, regardless of their quality, fortifications “are only as good as the forces that are defending them.”

Persons: ”, Seth G, Jones, Alexander Palmer, Joseph S, Bermudez Jr, — Organizations: Center for Strategic, International Studies, ” Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Moscow, Europe, Washington, Dnipro, Crimea, Melitopol, France

☆ Ukraine counteroffensive: Is Kyiv's operation underway south of Zaporizhzhia?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Andrew Carey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The attacks had been repelled, Shoigu said, adding that Ukrainian forces had suffered significant losses of both soldiers and arms. The situation facing Russian forces was very serious, he said. Breaking Russia’s land-bridge to Crimea, by rolling back Russian forces to the Sea of Azov, is clearly a central military objective for Ukraine. Ukrainian troops fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian forces near the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. Viacheslav Ratynskyi/ReutersCNN cannot independently verify claims made by Russian officials or those of well-sourced Russian military bloggers.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu, Semyon Pegov –, ” –, Volodymyr Zelensky, Alexander Kots, Vladimir Rogov, ”, Caesar, Ratynskyi Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, Russian Ministry of Defence, 47th Mechanized Brigade, Defense Ministry, Reuters CNN, Russian Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Nova, Zaporizhzhia, Moscow, Orikhiv, Tokmak, Russian, Crimea, Azov, Melitopol, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Donetsk, Ukrainian

☆ Biden will ‘at some point’ meet with China’s Xi Jinping, top White House official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Sam Fossum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —President Joe Biden will “at some point” meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, as the two countries work to reset normal relations amid what has been an extremely tumultuous and tense year in the relationship. And then, at some point, we will see President Biden and President Xi come back together again,” Sullivan told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an interview on “GPS” that aired Sunday. That is the firm conviction of President Biden,” Sullivan added. The incident marked the second time in two weeks that Chinese military personnel have engaged in aggressive maneuvers in the vicinity of US military personnel near China’s border. Tensions between Washington and Beijing soared in February after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over the continental US and was subsequently shot down by the American military.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Jake Sullivan, “, Biden, Xi, ” Sullivan, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Sullivan’s, Antony Blinken, ”, Qin Gang, Sullivan, Wang Yi, it’s, Zakaria, Zelensky Organizations: CNN, White House, GPS, Canadian, State Department, East Asian, United, Ukrainian, US, Russian Locations: United States, Taiwan, China’s, South, Washington, Beijing, China, reengage, Vienna, Bali , Indonesia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Russian, Berdiansk

☆ Opinion: The war on Russia’s doorstep just got uncomfortably close
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Michael Bociurkiw | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Then on Tuesday morning a drone attack on the Russian capital brought the conflict to Russian soil with fresh clarity. The aim here appears not to actually occupy Russian land – but to send a message to Putin and the Russian public that the Ukraine war is a waste of blood and treasure. What is perhaps likely in the short term, is that Russia will use a hybrid strategy to attack Ukraine and make life uncomfortable for the West. It is reasonable to assume that Putin will not end this war voluntarily, by submitting to a ceasefire or peace deal. And with the war he started getting uncomfortably close, I believe Putin’s days in office could be numbered as well.

Persons: Michael Bociurkiw, CNN —, Michael Bociurkiw Chrystia, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Putin, David, Goliath, Kyiv’s, ”, Zelensky, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Rather Organizations: Atlantic Council, Organization for Security, Cooperation, CNN, Russia, Putin, Kremlin, Kyiv, Russian Volunteer Corps, of Russia, Ukraine, Legion, Armed Forces of, New York Times, Nazi, Twitter Locations: Odesa, Europe, Iraq, United States, Putin Russian, Belgorod, Ukrainian, Berdiansk, Moscow, Ukraine, ”, Russia, Kyiv, Washington, Armed Forces of Ukraine

☆ More than 1,600 evacuated from Zaporizhzhia nuclear-plant areas
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 8 (Reuters) - Some 1,679 people, including 660 children, have been evacuated from areas near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, a Moscow-installed official in the Russia-controlled parts of the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine said late on Sunday. The head of the U.N.'s nuclear power watchdog warned on Saturday that the situation around the plant has become "potentially dangerous" as Moscow-installed officials began evacuating people from nearby areas. Ukraine is expected to start soon a much-anticipated counteroffensive to retake Russian-held territory, including in the Zaporizhzhia region. "(The evacuees) have already been placed in the temporary accommodation centre for residents of the front-line territories of the Zaporizhzhia region in Berdiansk," Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian-installed governor of the Russia-controlled part of Zaporizhzhia region, said on his Telegram messaging channel. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Situation around Europe's largest nuclear power plant is 'potentially dangerous,' watchdog warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Leila Sackur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Members of the delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visit the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on March 29, 2023. The situation in the area near Europe's largest nuclear power plant is "becoming increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous," the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said Saturday. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a statement that he was "extremely concerned about the very real nuclear safety and security risk," facing the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southeast Ukraine. "I'm extremely concerned about the very real nuclear safety and security risks facing the plant. The 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near the northern Ukrainian city of Pripyat is considered the worst on record.

☆ IAEA warns of dangers around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as evacuations under way
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 6 (Reuters) - The head of the U.N.'s nuclear power watchdog warned on Saturday that the situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear station has become "potentially dangerous" as Moscow-installed officials began evacuating people from nearby areas. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), called for measures to ensure the safe operation of Europe's largest nuclear plant as evacuations were under way in the nearby town of Enerhodar. "The general situation in the area near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is becoming increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous," Grossi said on the agency's website. A widely expected Ukrainian spring counter-offensive against Russian forces is viewed as likely to take in the Zaporizhzhia region, around 80% of which is held by Moscow. Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia plant days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of his neighbour in February 2022.

☆ Fact Check-Photograph shows July 2022 explosion in Russian ammunition depot, not recent airfield airstrike
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A picture of a large explosion has been miscaptioned online as if showing a recent Ukrainian strike on a Russian airfield. The image dates from July 2022 and shows an attack on a Russian ammunition depot in Kherson. Reuters found one recent report about a Ukrainian strike in Berdiansk, published on May 1 by Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform (here). The photograph dates from July 2022 and shows a strike on a Russian ammunition depot. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

☆ Russia digs in as Ukraine prepares to attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

And in the case of Polohy, Russia has constructed two distinct defensive lines, one to the north and one to the south. Musiyenko estimated that Ukraine would have a force of between 100,000-110,000 for an attack, including eight assault brigades with a total of 40,000 troops. Russia has not said how many troops it has in Ukraine, or within its borders ready to deploy. A leaked U.S. intelligence document dated Feb. 28 seen by Reuters said the West had committed 200 tanks to Ukraine. Army chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said in December he needed 300 to defeat Russia, along with other vehicles and artillery.

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.

"This could slow down [a Russian assault] significantly," said Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Ukraine's former defence minister. This was a major boost for the Ukrainian military, allowing it to destroy Russian ammunition dumps and weapons storage facilities. "We are currently unable to reach Russian military facilities more than 80 kilometres away," said Ukrainian military analyst Oleksandr Musiyenko. Beyond the logistical impact, the addition of a longer-range weapon to Ukraine's arsenal could help shake Russian confidence. Still, said Karako, it is possible the Ukrainians could end up receiving an even longer range weapon in the future.

☆ Ukraine's attack on one of Russia's most important bases shows Putin is losing his grip on the Black Sea
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Robert Farley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sevastopol is vital to Russian power-projection in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and beyond. (The frigate, Admiral Makarov, became the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet upon the sinking of the cruiser Moskva). Moreover, Ukraine's access to Western anti-ship missiles has already made the Black Sea inhospitable for Russian ships. Russia's hold on the Black Sea slipsRussian President Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Sevastopol on May 9, 2014. In the longer-term, Russia's centuries-long grip on the Black Sea may well be slipping away, with potentially huge implications for Russia's role on the international stage.

Kievul susţine că Rusia a comasat trupe în apropiere de frontiera de est a Ucrainei în ultimele săptămâni, în timp ce informaţiile despre atacuri ale rebelilor împotriva forţelor guvernamentale s-au înmulţit semnificativ. Reprezentanţii Rusiei şi SUA au discutat despre situaţia din sud-estul Ucrainei, a comunicat marţi agenţia rusă oficială de presă TASS, citând o declaraţie a ministrului rus adjunct de externe Serghei Riabkov. Cu toate acestea, oficialul ucrainean nu a exclus cu totul posibilitatea unor provocări din partea Moscovei, potrivit publicaţiei Zerkalo nedeli. Dacă nu vedeţi spitale, nu sunt sigur că trupele ruse se pregătesc de o ciocnire serioasă”, a subliniat el. Referitor la perspectiva negocierilor, vicepremierul ucrainean a menţionat că autorităţile de la Kiev vor încerca să găsească alt loc decât Minskul pentru întâlnirile trilaterale în cadrul Grupului de contact (Ucraina, Rusia şi OSCE), după încheierea pandemiei.

Persons: separatiştii, Serghei Riabkov, Riabkov, îşi, Dmitri Peskov, Homceak, Ben Hodges, Hodges Organizations: NATO, ONU, Uniunea Europeană, Kremlinul, Rusia, Ukraina, Minskul Locations: Rusia, Ucrainei, Donbas, Moscova, Minsk, SUA, Ucraina, Statele Unite, Ruse, Briansk, Crimeea, Europa, Odesa, Mariupol, Kiev, OSCE, Belarusul, Rusiei

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