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☆ Russian Court Extends Detention of American Reporter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Ivan Nechepurenko | More About Ivan Nechepurenko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A Moscow court on Tuesday extended the pretrial detention of Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who has been held in Russia for nearly eight months on an espionage charge that he, his newspaper and the U.S. government vehemently reject. Mr. Gershkovich, 32, has been held in the notoriously strict Lefortovo prison in Moscow since his arrest on March 29 during a reporting trip to the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in a Russian penal colony. Wearing jeans and a checkered shirt under a dark jacket, Mr. Gershkovich listened to the judge on Tuesday from a white courtroom cage, according to a video shared by the press service for Moscow courts. The ruling means that Mr. Gershkovich will remain in custody until Jan. 30; it was the third time his detention has been extended.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich Organizations: Wall Street, U.S Locations: Moscow, American, Russia, Russian, Yekaterinburg

☆ U.S. passport delays have eased — but aren’t yet back to normal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tooga | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesRecord passport demand fuels delaysJordan Siemens | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesPassport processing delays resulted from high demand for international travel as pandemic-era health fears and travel restrictions loosened. Before the pandemic, it took two to three weeks for expedited passports and six to eight weeks for routine passport processing, the State Department said. Passport demand generally fluctuates throughout the year. Andrea Comi | Moment | Getty ImagesA traditional passport — a passport book — costs $130. Expedited passport processing costs an extra $60.

Persons: It's, You've, Andrea Comi Organizations: Digitalvision, Getty, Siemens, State Department, Department, Travelers, United States Postal Service

☆ Russian court extends pre-trial detention for WSJ reporter Gershkovich
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attends a court hearing on the extension of pre-trial detention on espionage charges in Moscow, Russia November 28, 2023. Moscow General Jurisdiction Courts Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for two months until Jan. 30, 2024, the court's press service said on Tuesday. Gershkovich was arrested on March 29 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage that carry up to 20 years in prison. "The court ruled to extend the term of detention of Gershkovich, accused of a crime under Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, for up to 10 months, that is, until January 30, 2024," Moscow's Lefortovo district court said. Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy FaulconbridgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: Wall, Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Wall Street, Russian Federation, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Yekaterinburg, Lefortovo

☆ Ten people die in Ukraine snowstorms
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/7] Ukrainian service members release a car which is stuck in snow following a heavy snowstorm in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released November 28, 2023. Southern Ukraine was the worst affected, particularly the Black Sea region of Odesa. Cars and buses slid off frozen roads into fields and police battled high winds to tow the vehicles out. "As a result of worsening weather conditions, 10 people died in Odesa, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Kyiv regions," Klymenko wrote on the Telegram app. Oleh Kiper, governor of the Odesa region where five people died due to the weather, said nearly 2,500 people had been rescued after becoming trapped by the snow.

Persons: Ihor Klymenko, Klymenko, Oleh Kiper, Kiper, Max Hunder, Andrew Heavens, Ed Osmond Organizations: Press Service, Operation Command, Ukrainian Armed Forces, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Telegram, Thomson Locations: Odesa region, Ukraine, snowstorms, Southern Ukraine, Odesa, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kyiv

☆ Russia's huge Air Force is still mostly intact, but it hasn't been building the jets it needs to win on the ground in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After nearly two years of combat in Ukraine, Russia's air force is still largely intact. If Russia's air force can't perform that mission, Russian ground forces will continue to struggle. AdvertisementDespite its losses in the Ukraine, Russia's air force is still quite robust. What Russia doesn't have is the support aircraft needed to find and attack enemies on the ground. AdvertisementAs long as Ukraine's air defenses aren't suppressed, the Russian Air Force can't provide meaningful support to ground troops.

Persons: —, Cmdr, Matthew Galamison, Michael Petersen, Galamison, Petersen, Sukhoi Su, Mihail Tokmakov, Sefa, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP, NATO, US, US Naval War College, US Air Force's Air, Space Operations, Getty, Russian Air Force, EA, Kyiv, Russia's, Russian Army, REUTERS, British Defence Ministry, Anadolu Agency, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Kyiv City, Chernihiv, Forbes

☆ Snowstorm kills eight in Ukraine and Moldova, hundreds of towns lose power
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said five people had died in southern Odesa region and suggested there might be others elsewhere. Schools were closed in both southern Ukraine and in Moldova. [1/5]Emergency workers release a van which is stuck in snow during a heavy snow storm in Odesa region, Ukraine in this handout picture released November 27, 2023. Central Kyiv and southern Odesa and Mykolaiv regions were the hardest hit by the power cuts, with 40,000 homes initially affected in Kyiv region, authorities said. Eight people suffered hypothermia and five were injured by falling trees in Odesa region, the emergency service said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ihor Klymenko, Dan Peleschuk, Dysa, Alexander Tanas, Tom Balmforth, Bernadette Baum, William Maclean, Tomasz Janowski, Ron Popeski Organizations: Schools, Press, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, REUTERS Acquire, Sunday, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Moscow, Odesa, Odesa region, Central Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Ukraine's, Odessa, Chisinau

☆ Winter storm causes power outages, road closures in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Emergency workers release a van which is stuck in snow during a heavy snow storm in Odesa region, Ukraine in this handout picture released November 27, 2023. The extreme weather comes as tens of thousands of troops man front-line positions in the 21-month-old war with Russia and amid fears Moscow could target the power grid with air strikes this winter. Ukraine's largest private energy provider, DTEK, said early on Monday that it had been able to restore power to nearly 250 settlements. Ukraine's border service also said on Sunday that Moldova had temporarily suspended vehicle access to its territory from two crossing points in the Odesa region. Reporting by Dan Peleschuk; editing by Tom Balmforth and Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ihor Klymenko, Dan Peleschuk, Tom Balmforth, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Press, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Telegram, Thomson Locations: Odesa region, Ukraine, Odesa, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine's, Moldova, Kyiv

☆ Ukrainian sabotage of Crimea bridge 'overturns' naval operations -intelligence head
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Newly appointed Head of the Ukraine's State Security Service Vasyl Maliuk looks on during a session of Ukrainian parliament, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 7, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian sea drone attack on Russia's Crimean bridge in July had "overturned" naval operations and forced Moscow to resort to ferries to move weaponry, the head of Ukraine's main intelligence agency said in a video broadcast on Friday. "We have practically overturned the philosophy of naval operations," Maliuk said in the first of a series of televised documentaries entitled "SBU, the Special Operations of Victory." Traffic has since been operating on the bridge, though Russian officials say repair work is still proceeding. Zelenskiy said this month that Ukraine has seized the initiative from Russia in the Black Sea and, thanks to the use of naval drones, forced Russia's naval fleet and warships to pull back.

Persons: Ukraine's State Security Service Vasyl Maliuk, Vasyl Maliuk, Maliuk, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Ron Popeski, Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Josie Kao Organizations: Ukraine's State Security Service, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, Security Service of Ukraine, Black, Fleet, Thomson Locations: Ukraine's, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Sevastopol

☆ A Russian A320 that made an emergency landing in a wheat field gave customers about $1,100 in compensation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian airline gave customers about $1,100 each after it ditched a plane in a Siberian wheat field. The Airbus A320 is still stuck over two months later, and the carrier may "mothball" it for the winter. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Ural's payout comes two and a half months after the A320 ended up in the remote Russian wheat field. AdvertisementWorkers inspecting the A320 jet in Siberia.

Persons: —, Alexey Malgavko, Oleg Konyuk Organizations: Airbus, Service, Ural Airlines, TASS, People, Federal Air Transport Agency, Aerotime, Workers Locations: Russian, Siberia, Novosibirsk, Ubinsky

☆ U.S. Warns Iran Is Weighing Sending Short-Range Missiles to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Michael R. Gordon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center right, examined munitions in Tehran in September. Photo: russian foreign ministry press service/ShutterstockWASHINGTON—The U.S. fears Iran is preparing to provide Russia with advanced short-range ballistic missiles for its military campaign in Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Iran has already provided Russia with armed drones, guided aerial bombs and artillery shells, U.S. officials said.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu Organizations: Russian, WASHINGTON Locations: Tehran, The U.S, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, U.S

[1/6] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with President of the European Council Charles Michel, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European Council chief Charles Michel warned on Tuesday that a European Union meeting next month to decide whether to begin formal accession talks for Kyiv would be difficult. I think this is the decision which will help Ukraine to believe that there is justice...," Zelenskiy told reporters. "All these are big challenges for everyone and already not only for Ukraine, but a challenge for preserving the unity of the European Union," he said. "It will be a difficult meeting but I do not intend to give up," Michel said, adding that the world needed a strong European Union to ensure stability and prosperity.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Charles Michel, Michel, Maia Sandu, Zelenskiy, Michel's, Sandu, Boris Pistorius, Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa, Dan Peleschuk, Alexandra Hudson, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: European, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Union, Zelenskiy, Moldovan, European Union, Kyiv, ACT AS ONE, EU, German, IRIS, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Moldova, Russia, Moscow, Soviet Moldova, Brussels, Soviet Moscow, Crimea

☆ Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch meets Zelenskiy in Kyiv in 'very important signal' -Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Corporation Lachlan Murdoch, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released November 20, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Nov 20 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Fox Corp (FOXA.O) CEO Lachlan Murdoch in the Ukrainian capital in what Kyiv said on Monday was a "very important signal" of support at a time when global media attention has shifted from the war in Ukraine. A U.S. presidential election next November could bring the return of Republican Donald Trump, who has been sharply critical of support for Ukraine. Zelenskiy said it was vital to keep the world's attention focused on the war in Ukraine. Zelenskiy said Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall, who was badly wounded covering the war in Ukraine last year, and The Sun journalist Jerome Starkey were also invited to the meeting with Murdoch.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Fox Corporation Lachlan Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch's, Republican Donald Trump, Zelenskiy, Benjamin Hall, Jerome Starkey, Murdoch, Hall, Pierre Zakrzewski, Oleksandra Kuvshynova, Tom Balmforth, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Fox Corporation, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Fox Corp, Kyiv, Media, U.S, Republican, U.S . Congress, State, Fox News, Sun, News Corp, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Gaza

Ukrainian forces say they have have “gained a foothold” on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. In March, EU member states agreed to provide Ukraine with 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition for Ukraine to be delivered within 12 months. Both Ukraine and Russia need to replenish extraordinary amounts of ammunition as a grinding war of attrition continues in Ukraine’s east and south. Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, pictured in court in 2014, has received a presidential pardon after doing a stint fighting in Ukraine. The visit was previously unannounced and comes amid concerns that the Israel-Gaza conflict will divert international attention from the war in Ukraine.

Persons: “, Vladimir Saldo, Pilipey, Saldo, ” Boris Pistorius, Pistorius, Josep Borrell, Dimitar Dilkoff, Anna Politkovskaya, Vladimir Putin, Sergey Khadzhikurbanov, Politkovskaya, Khadzhikurbanov’s, Alexey Mikhalchik, Putin, ” Mikhalchik, Khadzhikurbanov, ”, Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, Pavel Golovkin, David Cameron, Zelensky, ” Cameron, Cameron, ” Cameron –, Alexandra Skochilenko, Skochilenko “ Organizations: CNN —, Defense Forces, CNN, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, Getty, Novaya Gazeta, Russian Ministry of Defense, Khadzhikurbanov, AP, Armed Forces, Russian Federation Locations: CNN — Ukraine, Dnipro, Kyiv, Germany, Ukraine, Kherson, Russia, Russian, AFP, Krynky, Crimea, Brussels, EU, Ukraine’s, South, North Korea, Moscow, British, Israel, Gaza, St, Petersburg, St . Petersburg, Skochilenko

☆ Russian artist receives seven-year sentence for anti-war protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Russian artist Alexandra Skochilenko, who had replaced price tags with anti-war messages in a St. Petersburg grocery store as an act of protest, was sentenced to seven years in jail by a court in the Russian city on Thursday. “Today, scientists and doctors around the world are fighting to increase human life expectancy and find cures for deadly diseases. Therefore, I don’t understand: what is (this) war for? War is death,” she added, according to a courtroom correspondent for the independent news outlet Mediazona. “Her persecution has become synonymous with the absurdly cruel oppression faced by Russians openly opposing their country’s criminal war.”

Persons: Alexandra Skochilenko, Skochilenko, Skochilenko “, “, ”, Marie Struthers, Struthers, ” Skochilenko “, ” Struthers Organizations: CNN, Armed Forces, Russian Federation, Novaya Gazeta, “, Amnesty, Central Asia Locations: Russian, St, Petersburg, St . Petersburg, Ukraine, Eastern Europe

☆ Thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Belarus -Yale research
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Anthony Deutsch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

More than 2,000 children Yale identified were transported to the Dubrava children's centre in Belarus' Minsk region between September 2022 and May 2023, it said, while 392 children were taken to 12 other facilities. "Russia's federal government and Belarus' regime have been working together to coordinate and fund the movement of children from Russia-occupied Ukraine through Russia to Belarus." Transports to Belarus through Russia were "ultimately coordinated" between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, it added. Lukashenko approved the use of state organizations to transport children from Ukraine to Belarus and finance their transportation, the Yale report said. Once in Belarus, children have been subjected to military training and re-education, it said.

Persons: Alexander Lukashenko, Pavel Bednyakov, Vladimir Putin, Russia's Putin, Maria Lvova, Lukashenko, David Ljunggren, Mike Collett, White, Alexandra Hudson, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS, Sputnik, Rights, Yale University, Humanitarian, Yale School of Public Health, State Department, Reuters, U.S . State Department, Ukraine, Yale, Transports, Criminal, Thomson Locations: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Russian, United States, Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Minsk, The Hague

☆ UK's Cameron meets Zelenskiy in Kyiv on first foreign trip as foreign minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron before their meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released November 16, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron travelled to wartime Kyiv and met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks on his first working trip abroad, the Ukrainian leader said on Thursday. Former prime minister Cameron, who was named as Britain's new foreign minister on Monday, said in a video posted by Zelenskiy's office that he wanted to underscore London's support for Ukraine. Strict security measures in place because of the war mean details of visits by foreign dignitaries are sometimes released only some time after they have happened. Reporting by Dan Peleschuk and Olena Harmash; editing by Tom Balmforth and Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, David Cameron, Cameron, Zelenskiy, Dan Peleschuk, Tom Balmforth, Gareth Jones Organizations: Britain's, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Britain, Ukrainian

☆ One killed in Russian missile strike on east Ukraine town
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building damaged at night by Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Selydove, Donetsk region, Ukraine November 15, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSELYDOVE, Ukraine, Nov 15 (Reuters) - At least one person was killed in an overnight Russian missile strike that hit an apartment building in eastern Ukraine, authorities said on Wednesday. The attack on the town of Selydove, northwest of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, heavily damaged a four-storey building, Klymenko said. Russia has carried out regular missile and drone strikes on population centres behind the front line of its 21-month-old full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Reporting by Max Hunder; writing by Dan Peleschuk; editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ihor Klymenko, Klymenko, Max Hunder, Dan Peleschuk, Christina Fincher Organizations: Russian, Press, State Emergency Service of, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Selydove, Donetsk region, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Handout, Russian, Donetsk, Russia

☆ Zelenskiy tells Ukrainians to prepare for Russian winter onslaught
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A military spokesman said Russian attacks on the shattered eastern town of Avdiivka had eased in the past day, but were likely to intensify in the coming days. Zelenskiy issued his warning during his nightly video address a day after Russian forces carried out their first missile attack on the capital, Kyiv in some seven weeks. In his remarks, Zelenskiy hailed the "heroic" efforts of troops defending Avdiivka, under pressure from attempted Russian advances since mid-October. Russian accounts of the fighting on Sunday said its forces had repelled five Ukrainian attacks near Bakhmut. Ukraine's military has been increasingly active in attacking Russian-held areas, but does not always acknowledge the strikes.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, German Galushchenko, Oleksandr Shtupun, Shtupun, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ron Popeski, Maria Starkova, Grant McCool Organizations: Presidential Press Service, Energy, German, Avdiivka, Russian, Sunday, Reuters, Russia's National Guard, Thomson Locations: Ochakiv, Ukraine, Mykolaiv region, Avdiivka, Russian, Melitopol, Kyiv, Russia, Donetsk, Bakhmut

☆ Iran President Raisi says action, not words, needed on Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon in Dushanbe, Tajikistan November 8, 2023. It should be for action," Raisi said at Tehran airport before departing for the summit of Arab and Islamic nations in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. "America says it doesn't want an expansion of the war and has sent messages to Iran and several countries [to this effect]. But these statements are not consistent with America's actions," Raisi said in the televised comments at Tehran airport. "The war machine in Gaza is in the hands of America, which is preventing a ceasefire in Gaza and expanding the war.

Persons: Ebrahim Raisi, Emomali, Raisi, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Simon Cameron, Moore, Christian Organizations: Press Service, REUTERS, Dubai Newsroom, Thomson Locations: Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Tehran, Saudi, Riyadh, Iranian, China, Palestine, Iran, America

☆ Ukraine can still deliver battlefield results this year, Zelenskiy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Alessandra Galloni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Ukraine would still try to deliver battlefield results by the end of the year and that he remained sure Kyiv would eventually have success in the war despite difficulties at the front. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits an artillery training centre, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine November 3, 2023. 'VERY IMPORTANT SIGNAL'He spoke in the interview hours after the European Union's executive published a report on Ukraine's progress towards membership, recommending the trade bloc's members agree to launch accession talks once conditions are met. He called for funds to be taken Russian assets that were frozen after the invasion and poured into the rebuilding of Ukraine. We need joint decision to hold these money which are frozen now and take these money for renovation."

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Donald Trump, Russia's, Olena Harmash, Yuliia, Tom Balmforth, Alison Williams Organizations: Ukraine, Reuters NEXT, U.S, Republican, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, country's, Union, Reuters, reuters, Thomson Locations: New York, Ukrainian, Kherson, Dnipro, Ukraine's, Ukraine, U.S, Gaza

☆ Ukraine orders investigation into Russian attack on assault brigade
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Maria Starkova | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

File Photo: Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov visit an artillery training centre, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine November 3, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLVIV, Ukraine, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister ordered on Saturday an investigation into an alleged Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian assault brigade, after reports that more than 20 soldiers were killed during an awards ceremony. "My condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers from the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade," Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said in a social media statement, adding that he had ordered a "full investigation." In its daily reports on battlefield activities, the Russian Defence Ministry said only that Russian forces "inflicted fire" on a unit of Ukraine's assault brigade in the region, killing up to 30 military personnel. Both Russia and Ukraine have often underestimated their military casualties in the 20-month-long war, while exaggerating the losses they claim to have inflicted upon each other.

Persons: Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Rustem Umerov, Elaine Monaghan, Lidia Kelly, Michael Perry Organizations: Ukrainian Armed Forces, Defence, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Transcarpathian Brigade, Ukrainian Defence, Armed Forces, Russian Defence Ministry, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Rights LVIV, Russian, Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Washington, Melbourne

☆ Chechen leader's son, who beat a prisoner, made top bodyguard
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's 15-year-old son, who was shown beating a prisoner in custody this year, has been appointed to a senior role in his father's bodyguard, top Chechen security officials said on Sunday. Allies of the Chechen leader heaped praise on Adam Kadyrov, who turns 16 this month, for his courage and congratulated him on his appointment. "I sincerely congratulate ... Adam Kadyrov on his appointment to an important position in the security service of the head of the Chechen Republic!" Kadyrov's press service did not respond to a Reuters' request to comment. RIA agency reported on Saturday that Kadyrov's son was awarded the title of Hero of Chechnya in October.

Persons: Ramzan Kadyrov's, Adam Kadyrov, Kadyrov, Adam, Ramzan Kadyrov, Putin, Zamid Chalaev, Lidia Kelly, Guy Faulconbridge, David Evans Organizations: Sunday, Allies, Kremlin, Chechen, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Chechen Republic, Dudayev, Melbourne, Moscow

☆ War in Ukraine Loosens Russia’s Grip on Its Own Backyard
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Yaroslav Trofimov | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, visiting Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday for talks with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Photo: Press Service of the President of Kazakhstan/ReutersWhen domestic turmoil engulfed Kazakhstan in January last year, Russian airborne troops quickly swooped in to help restore order. Moscow’s sway in much of the former Soviet Union—areas that Russians refer to as “near-abroad”—seemed to be at its peak. The invasion of Ukraine, launched the following month, bared the stark limits of Russian power in what Moscow considered its own backyard. Spooked by the bloodshed in Ukraine and by the international sanctions imposed on Russia, its neighbors and allies now are busy diversifying their relationships, hedging against Moscow by deepening ties with China and the West.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Kassym, Tokayev, ” — Organizations: Press Service, Reuters, Soviet Locations: Astana, Kazakhstan, Russian, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, China

☆ White House says US sending smaller military packages to Ukraine due to Congress inaction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden shake hands during the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, Japan May 21, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States has begun sending smaller military aid packages to Ukraine in order to stretch out support given a stalemate in Congress over providing funding for Ukraine, the White House said on Friday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the U.S. intention is to extend the ability to support Ukraine for as long as possible while Congress debates new aid. Reporting by Nandita Bose and Steve Holland Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, Nandita Bose, Steve Holland, Chris Reese Organizations: Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, AIR FORCE, United, White, Thomson Locations: Hiroshima, Japan, United States, Ukraine

☆ Kazakhstan welcomes France's Macron under Moscow's disapproving gaze
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan November 1, 2023. Press service of the President of Kazakhstan/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. At a meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Macron complimented Astana for refusing to side with Moscow on Ukraine and said the two countries planned to sign significant business deals. In addition to oil, Kazakhstan is a major exporter of uranium, and France's Orano already operates a joint venture with its state nuclear firm Kazatomprom. "We can call your visit historic, very important," Tokayev told Macron.

Persons: Kassym, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Sergei Lavrov, France's, Tokayev, Tamara Vaal, Olzhas, Jason Neely Organizations: Press, Rights ASTANA, Kazakh, Astana, United Nations, Soviet Central, Foreign, Moscow, Thomson Locations: Astana, Kazakhstan, Handout, Central Asia, Ukraine, China, Europe, Russia, Moscow, Uzbekistan, Western, France

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