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☆ Russia strikes many Ukrainian regions, cutting off power
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Emergency workers extinguish fire in vehicles at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia?s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichMarch 9 (Reuters) - Russian strikes hit a series of Ukrainian regions early on Thursday, including the capital Kyiv, the Black Sea port of Odesa and the second-largest city Kharkiv, knocking out power to several areas, regional officials said. Power supply has been cut pre-emptively to about 15% of Kyiv residents, he said. Kharkiv region Governor Oleh Synehubov said the city and region had been hit by about 15 strikes. According to Ukrainian news outlet Obozrevatel.ua, two people were injured by a missile strike in Kharkiv which landed near their house.

The four members of the Brotherhood Battalion later buried in Kyiv were Yurii Horovets, 34, Taras Karpiuk, 38, Maksym Mykhailov, 32 and Bohdan Liagov, 19. Ukrainian authorities did not comment on the raid then, and have subsequently denied involvement in attacks claimed by Ukrainian-based groups on Russian soil. "Our aim is to bring the war over to Russian territory. "When we are on Russian territory, we act autonomously," he added. Ukraine's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its relationship with the Brotherhood Battalion, called "Bratstvo" in Ukrainian, and the armed forces.

☆ Fact Check-Man seen in the background of Biden’s meeting with Zelenskiy is the latter’s security chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video captured during U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been shared with a claim that it also accidentally reveals Zelenskiy’s body double or clone. They further suggested that it accidentally revealed proof of a so-called body double or a “clone” (here ). “Polish media accidently recorded #Zelensky's double when they covered #Biden's visit to #Kyiv #Awkward,” said one user on Twitter (here ). Donets does not resemble Zelenskiy. The video shows Zelenskiy’s security chief who has been in the role since 2019.

"The enemy's offensive continues in the east, (with) round-the-clock attacks," Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar said. Earlier, the Russian Defence Ministry said Ukrainian forces had retreated in the face of Russian operations in the Luhansk region, although it gave no details and Reuters was not able to verify this and other battlefield reports. "Even the more fortified second line of defence of the enemy could not hold the breakthrough of the Russian military." BAKHMUT ATTACKSRussia's main effort has been an artillery and ground onslaught on the city of Bakhmut, in Donetsk. Russian forces have launched attacks on several settlements, including Paraskoviivka on the northern approaches to Bakhmut, over the past day, Ukrainian military analyst Oleh Zhdanov said.

☆ Russian forces strike Ukraine, air raid sirens wail across the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Olena Harmash | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Smog is seen during a shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the front line city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 9, 2023. Air sirens blared across the country during the morning rush hour and local officials urged civilians to take shelter, warning of potential new strikes. "Please do not ignore the air alert sirens, and go to the shelters." Air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian television that Ukrainian air defences had shot down five of seven drones and five out of six Kaliber missiles launched at Ukraine. I want to stress again - do not ignore the air alert sirens," said Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv city military administration.

☆ Fire at Odesa power substation leaves Ukraine port city's grid on the brink
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"(The equipment) has been struck so many times that its state leaves much to be desired," Kudrytskyi told a briefing in Odesa, a city on the Black Sea. "We will do everything we can for the improvement of the power supply situation to take days rather than weeks," he said. "The situation is difficult, the scale of the accident is significant, it is impossible to quickly restore power supply," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote on Telegram. Prime Minister Shmyhal said he had ordered Ukraine's energy ministry to scramble every available high-power generator in its nationwide inventory and deliver it to Odesa within a day. At the briefing, Kudrytskyi said the city's critical infrastructure facilities were now being supplied with power.

☆ Ukraine's Red Cross to step up aid as fighting seen intensifying
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BERLIN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian Red Cross is preparing for more aid to the civil population in the country's war-plagued zones in light of a possible new Russian offensive, the organization's general secretary said. "Everyone expects some intensification of the fighting," Maksym Dotsenko told Reuters during a visit to the German capital Berlin. The Red Cross, Ukraine's biggest civil organization, has no access to Russian-occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine, but is operating in the rest of the country. The Red Cross, he said, is ready to provide generators to hospitals and other places in case of more Russian attacks on critical infrastructure. "Of course, we need more financial support," he added, but there was no need for donations of clothing.

☆ UK to supply tanks as Russian missiles hit across Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Earlier this month, France said it would send AMX-10 RC armored combat vehicles to Ukraine, designated “light tanks” in French. Sunak’s announcement came as Russian forces fired missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine on Saturday in the first major barrage in days. In the northeastern Kharkiv region, Gov. On Saturday morning, two Russian missiles hit Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. But that cuts both ways, as Ukraine says its fierce defense of the eastern strongholds has helped tie up Russian forces.

☆ Russian drone attacks target power network in Ukraine's Odesa, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 10 (Reuters) - All non-critical infrastructure in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa was without power after Russia used drones to hit energy facilities, local officials said on Saturday, with much of the surrounding region also affected. "Due to the scale of the damage all users in Odesa except critical infrastructure have been disconnected from electricity," Odesa mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov wrote on Facebook. Odesa, Ukraine's largest port city, had population of over 1 million before Russia's Feb. 24 invasion. A statement posted by the city administration on the Telegram app said that Russian strikes hit key transmission lines and equipment in Odesa region in the early hours of Saturday. Odesa region governor Maksym Marchenko said Russia used 'kamikaze' drones, which fly into their target rather than firing munitions, and that two had been shot down over the Black Sea.

☆ 'Bloody parcels' containing animal eyes mailed to Ukrainian embassies
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Leila Sackur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Bloody parcels containing the eyes of animals and explosives have been sent to several Ukrainian embassies and consuls across Europe, officials said late Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko said in a statement on Facebook that embassies in Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia and Italy had received packages containing the disembodied eyes of animals. Consulates in Naples, Italy, Krakow, Poland, and the Czech city of Brno had also been targeted, he said. Letter bombs were mailed to six addresses in Spain earlier this week, including the Ukrainian Embassy and the U.S. Embassy, as well as to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, causing security to be tightened. Farther south, the Ukrainian consul in Naples, Maksym Kovalenko, told the AP that his office received two letters containing fish eyes at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

☆ A 36-hour crowdfunding burst funded 60 armoured personnel carriers vital for Ukraine's winter warfare
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

60 British FV103 Spartan armored personnel carriers were purchased in 36 hours through crowdfunding. Charity founder Prytula, a popular Ukrainian TV presenter, visited the UK to check on the vehicles before beginning the crowdfunding. The Prytula Foundation has also funded cars, drones, communication systems, and medical equipment. Maria Pysarenko, media manager at the Prytula Foundation, said they could often tap into public sentiments to raise money for the war effort, The Guardian reported. He has helped send at least 500 drones to support the Ukrainian war effort, he told a Bloomberg interview.

☆ Russian soldier spoke of drunkenly killing civilians in phone call near Bucha: 'I think I'm going crazy'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Intercepted phone calls detail a Russian "cleansing" operation in Bucha, the AP reported. "I've already killed so many civilians," one soldier told his wife. Survivors told Insider that Russian soldiers initially acted as if they believed themselves liberators, their government having convinced them that Ukraine is run by Nazis. In a March 14 phone call, another soldier, going by the name Lyona, told his mother about a child who was stopped at a Russian checkpoint. On the boy's phone, soldiers found information about the "location and logistics" of Russian forces, the AP reported.

☆ A Russian state TV pundit's disagreement with Putin's war sparked a shouting match between him and his colleagues
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Russian state TV pundit argued for talks in Ukraine, deviating from the Kremlin's pro-war rhetoric. Boris Nadezhdin has been critical of the war in Ukraine before, promoting negotiations instead. Ukraine has documented and alleged dozens of war crimes that it said Russian soldiers carried out in once-occupied Kharkiv. Sidorchik responded by asking if Russian soldiers who fought Nazi Germany in World War II had opened Pandora's box as well. He urged media outlets not to broadcast graphic footage of war crimes, saying it "won't lead to peace."

☆ Satellite phones, a safe house in the mountains, and cash reserves: How one Ukrainian tech company's extensive war-prep plan enabled it to grow amid the Russian invasion and even aid the fight
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-31 | by ( Sage Lazzaro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Petruk said his prep enabled the company to continue growing amid the war and even aid the fight. Anticipating the invasion, Petruk had spent several months stocking resources and readying backup communication systems for his team. He also recommended employees start working from the western part of Ukraine, where the company stocked food and reserved cash. Some members of the WeSoftYou team pose with their new Starlink internet-service equipment. Some Ukrainian companies lost all their clients upon the invasion, Petruk said.

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