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☆ Ukraine is no longer low on artillery ammo because Russia abandoned so much in recent retreats, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's well supplied with artillery ammo taken as Russia retreated, The Wall Street Journal said. The report said that equipment was being turned on Russian forces as Ukraine advances beyond the recently recaptured city of Lyman in the Donbas region. —Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 11, 2022Oryx, a project to document and track military-equipment usage and losses, has counted 442 Russian tanks captured by Ukrainians throughout the war. The Journal's report, citing Oryx, said 320 tanks had been supplied to Ukraine from elsewhere. Armored fighting vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles that Ukraine captured from Russia also outnumbered foreign donations, according to Oryx.

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☆ Russia Prepares to Annex Ukrainian Regions as Staged Votes Draw to an End
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Ian Lovett | Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine—Russia was wrapping up staged votes in occupied parts of Ukraine on Tuesday, as it prepared to announce the annexation of a swath of the country it invaded seven months ago, raising the stakes after suffering setbacks on the battlefield. Derided as a sham by Ukrainian and Western officials, the votes on whether to join Russia are designed to confer a veneer of legitimacy on Moscow’s land grab. They will also enable Moscow to claim that any effort by Ukrainian forces to recapture the territory amounts to an attack on Russia itself.

☆ Russia Prepares to Annex Parts of Ukraine as Staged Votes End
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Ian Lovett | Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine—Russia is set to formally annex occupied territories in Ukraine after staging referendums that involved coercion, threats and, in some places, soldiers going door to door and forcing people to vote at gunpoint. Kyiv and Western governments have described the votes as a sham designed to confer a veneer of legitimacy to Moscow’s seizure of Ukrainian land seven months on from its invasion. They could also enable Moscow to claim that any effort by Ukrainian forces to recapture the territories, in the south and east of the country, amounts to an attack on Russia itself.

☆ U.S. has not yet delivered NASAMS air defenses to Ukraine -Pentagon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The United States will not start delivering sophisticated NASAMS air defenses to Ukraine for another two months or so, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, disputing reports suggesting Ukraine had already received them. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had been misquoted over the weekend in an English-language television interview transcript suggesting the weapons systems have been delivered. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"The U.S. has not delivered NASAMS to Ukraine at this stage. We expect the first two to be delivered within the next two months or so," Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told a news briefing. The United States has approved sending Ukraine a total of eight NASAMS so far, and Ryder said the remaining six would be "longer term" deliveries.

☆ Ukraine's Zelenskiy: fierce battles along frontline, with some 'positive results'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint news conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoLVIV, Ukraine, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that heavy fighting is taking place with Russian forces in many places along the frontline, some with "positive results" for Kyiv. This is the Kherson region, and also the Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. "We have positive results in several directions." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting in Lviv by Nick Starkov; Writing in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russia's Medvedev: new regions can be defended with strategic nuclear weapons
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sputnik/Konstantin Zavrazhin/Pool via REUTERSLONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated in Russia from Ukraine. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMedvedev said the protection of all the territories would be significantly strengthened by the Russian armed forces, adding:"Russia has announced that not only mobilisation capabilities, but also any Russian weapons, including strategic nuclear weapons and weapons based on new principles, could be used for such protection." If formally admitted to the Russian Federation, the occupied territories, where Ukrainian counteroffensives have gathered pace in recent weeks, will under Moscow's nuclear doctrine be entitled to protection from Russian nuclear weapons. Moscow does not fully control any of the four regions it is expected to try to annex, with only around 60% of Donetsk and 66% of Zaporizhzhia regions held by the Russian army. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Caleb Davis; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Battle to liberate Russian-occupied Luhansk leaves proxy leaders worried; UK pledges to match support for Ukraine in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's counteroffensive is continuing with efforts to liberate the Russian-occupied Luhansk in the eastern Donbas region. Luhansk is where one of two pro-Russian self-proclaimed "republics" are located, and officials there are calling for hasty referenda on joining Russia. In other news, the U.K. has announced that in 2023 it will meet or exceed the amount of military aid spent on Ukraine this year. On Monday, Russian troops struck a nuclear power plant in the country's southern Mykolaiv region, but while its buildings sustained damage, its reactors are functioning normally, Ukrainian state energy officials said. The war "isn't going too well" for Russia, U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley said from Poland, adding that this could make Moscow's reactions less certain and that U.S. forces in Europe need to maintain alertness.

☆ Ukraine says Russia strikes Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant, reactors undamaged
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A production facility damaged by a Russian military strike is seen at a compound of the Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 19, 2022. A blast took place 300 metres (yards) away from the reactors and damaged power plant buildings shortly after midnight, Energoatom said in a statement. The attack has also damaged a nearby hydroelectric power plant and transmission lines. "Currently, all three power units of the PNPP (Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant) are operating normally. Commenting on the strike on the Telegram messaging app, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said: "The invaders wanted to shoot again, but they forgot what a nuclear power plant is.

☆ Russian pop star lashes out against Ukraine war; another nuclear plant hit by Russian strike
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Longtime Russian pop singer and celebrity Alla Pugacheva spoke out against the Ukraine war on an Instagram post to her 3.4 million followers, which received more than 600,000 likes and scores of supportive comments. Acts of public dissent are rare since Russia imposed a law threatening up to 15 years' imprisonment for spreading "fake news" about what Moscow calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine. Russian troops struck a nuclear power plant in the country's southern Mykolaiv region, but while its buildings sustained damage, its reactors are functioning normally, Ukrainian state energy officials said. The war "isn't going too well" for Russia, U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley said from Poland, adding that this could make Moscow's reactions less certain and that U.S. forces in Europe need to maintain alertness. Meanwhile, reports show Russian President Vladimir Putin relying increasingly on ad hoc volunteer forces for its Ukraine combat operations, sidestepping his country's military high command after a series of setbacks in recent weeks.

☆ Video shows a Russian missile striking less than 1,000 feet from a large Ukrainian nuclear plant, Ukraine's military says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine said a Russian missile strike landed less than 1,000 feet from a nuclear power plant on Monday. Ukraine's defense ministry shared a video of security footage near the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, in the country's southern Mykolaiv region, with a timestamp of 12:19 a.m. local time. The black-and-white video appeared to show the moment the Russian missile struck, illuminating a dark scene with a fireball that was immediately followed by larger second fireball. Ukraine's nuclear facilities have not been immune to fighting throughout the nearly seven-month-long war. In areas from which Russian forces recently retreated, Ukrainian troops have discovered mass graves and other evidence of wartime atrocities reminiscent of scenes from the Kyiv suburbs that were liberated from Russian occupation during the spring.

☆ 5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bad morning for stocksU.S. equities markets were on track to open lower Monday morning, adding to the misery lingering from last week's losses. The Covid pandemic isn't the emergency it once was. The development came after Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces suffered a quick succession of losses, ceding territory back to the government of Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy. Thomas Peter | ReutersChina might have reported better-than-expected economic data last week, but don't bet on it lasting, according to analysts. Catastrophe in Puerto RicoA man stands on the beach with his son in in Nagua, Dominican Republic, on September 18, 2022.

☆ Ukraine marches farther into liberated lands, separatist calls for urgent referendum
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Damaged cars are seen in the town of Kupiansk, recently liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 19, 2022. In another important milestone for the counter-offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region, Ukraine's armed forces said troops had crossed the Oskil River over the weekend. GRIM GRAVESUkraine is still assessing what took place in areas that were under Russian control for months before a rout of Russian troops dramatically changed the dynamic of the war earlier this month. The Kremlin denied on Monday that Russia was to blame for atrocities that Ukraine says it has uncovered in the recaptured territory. ALARM OVER NUCLEAR PLANTUkraine accused Russian forces on Monday of shelling near the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant in the country's southern Mykolaiv region.

Ukrainian troops "have pushed across the Oskil. Ukrainian forces swept through the Kharkiv region this month after bursting through the front line, sending thousands of Russian troops fleeing and abandoning their tanks and ammunition. ALARM OVER NUCLEAR PLANTUkraine accused Russian forces on Monday of shelling near the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region. "The invaders wanted to shoot again, but they forgot what a nuclear power plant is," Zelenskiy said in a social media post. 1/17 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 16, 2022.

☆ Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Damaged buildings are seen, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 17, 2022. * The Kremlin rejected allegations that Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine's Kharkiv region as a "lie". DIPLOMACY/AID* U.S. President Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use tactical nuclear or chemical weapons in the wake of Russian military setbacks in Ukraine. read more* Germany will supply Ukraine with four more Panzer howitzer 2000 tanks along with an additional ammunition package, the defence ministry said. Ukraine has urged the West to step up military aid to help it turn the tide of battle against Russia.

[1/3] Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey November 2, 2022. The agreement, reached in July, created a protected sea transit corridor and was designed to alleviate global food shortages, with Ukraine's customers including some of the world's poorest countries. So far, some 9.76 million tonnes of agricultural products have been shipped, predominately corn, but also volumes of soybeans, sunflower oil, sunflower meal and barley. A drop in shipments from major exporter Ukraine has played a role in this year's global food price crisis, but there are also other important drivers. At the start of the conflict there were around 2,000 seafarers from all over the world stranded in Ukrainian ports.

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