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☆ Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting in Russia
  + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
The unprecedented assault began on Tuesday, when up to 1,000 troops entered the Kursk region, according to Russian reports. In Ukraine, the country continues to battle Russia on domestic fronts, including a deadly air attack early Sunday on Kyiv. Belarus, a staunch ally of Russia, has also sent more troops to its border with Ukraine and said Saturday that Ukrainian drones had violated its airspace. Top Russian general Valery Gerasimov boasted last week that Ukrainian troops had been stopped, but Russia is yet to report pushing Kyiv’s forces back across the border. APBut advances into Russia come at a time when Ukrainian forces continue to struggle on several longstanding conflict zones inside its own borders.
Persons: Volodymyr Zelenksyy, Igor Kutsak, HANDOUT, Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Valery Gerasimov, Aleksei Smirnov, Vitaliy Klitschko, ”, Andriy Yermak Organizations: Kremlin, Moscow, Kyiv, Getty, Federal, Terrorism, Ukrainian, Air Locations: Russia’s, Kursk, Ukraine, Russia, AFP, Russian, Belarus, Kyiv, Korean, Pyongyang, Moscow
☆ Ukrainian children's hospital hit in daytime Russian missile attack
  + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Emergency forces and civilians conduct search-and-rescue operations among the rubble of 'Okhmatdyt' Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024. A barrage of Russian missiles killed more than 20 people across Ukraine and seriously damaged a key children's hospital in a rare large-scale daytime attack. The Ukrainian capital's Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital undertook "considerable destruction," with patients being transferred to other medical facilities in Kyiv. "Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv. The ministry said its forces had answered Kyiv's hostilities with a mass attack on Ukrainian military facilities and air bases with long-range precision weapons.
Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Vitaliy Klitschko, Klitschko, Kryvy, Oleksandr Vilkul, Okhmatdyt, Zelenskyy Organizations: Children's, CNBC, Ukrainian, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian, Dnipro, Sloviansk, Ukrainian, Kryvy Rih, Pokrovsk, Donetsk, Europe, Russia
☆ Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv faces overnight drone attack; imprisoned activist Navalny calls war 'stupid' and 'senseless'
  + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Natasha Turak Ruxandra Iordache | Natasha Turak | Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Ukraine's air defenses shot down 10 drones during an overnight attack on Kyiv from Russia, the country's military authorities said. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said there were no casualties, while the southern Odesa region also faced a barrage of drone attacks. Ukraine's air defense forces say they took down a total of 23 drones across the Kyiv and Odesa regions. Navalny is currently serving a nine-year sentence and could face up to 20 more on charges that his supporters say are purely political. The Kremlin meanwhile may struggle to deal with more frequent attacks on its cities while continuing to refrain from fully mobilizing its population for war, the think tank Institute for the Study of War said in its daily report.
Persons: Vitaliy Klitschko, Alexei Navalny, Navalny Organizations: Kyiv Locations: Kyiv, Russia, Odesa, Russian, Ukraine
☆ At least one drone downed in new air attack on Kyiv
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/3] An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichMay 4 (Reuters) - Drones attacked Kyiv on Thursday evening, subjecting residents to spasms of gunfire and explosions in the fourth attack on the capital in as many days. "During the last air alert, an unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted over Kyiv. The object was shot down by air defence forces," Kyiv city military administration head Serhiy Popko said on Telegram. Residents who had gone to air raid shelters said the drones had arrived more quickly than usual after the alerts were declared.
☆ Russia fired more than 120 missiles across Ukraine in the biggest wave of attacks in months, official says
  + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ukraine says Russia fired more than 120 missiles across the country on Thursday morning. Cities that were targeted include Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Zhytomyr, the BBC reported. The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia was attacking multiple cities from "various directions with air and sea-based cruise missiles," the BBC reported. Alongside Kyiv, explosions were also reported in the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Zhytomyr, the BBC said. Most of the western city of Lviv is also without power, and citizens were warned of water disruptions, Mayor Andrii Sadovyi said.
☆ Zelenskiy urges residents to be strong as Ukraine races to restore power
  + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Nick Starkov | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Russia has been pounding Ukraine's power infrastructure since early October, causing blackouts and leaving millions without heating as temperatures plummet. RESTORING POWERIn Ukraine, officials have been resorting to scheduled blackouts as they race to restore power. In Kherson, left largely without power when Russian forces abandoned the southern city last month, the regional governor said 85% of customers now had electricity. On the battlefront, Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces were holding positions along the front line, including near Bakhmut, viewed as Russia's next target in their advance through Donetsk. Russian forces trained tank and artillery fire on both cities and about eight other centres.
☆ Russia's war on Ukraine: latest news
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to talks on a possible settlement in Ukraine but the West must accept Moscow's demands, the Kremlin said on Friday, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would be willing to speak with Putin on ending the war. FIGHTING* Ukraine's armed forces have lost somewhere between 10,000 and 13,000 soldiers so far in the war against Russia, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told a Ukrainian television network. * Russia's Defence Ministry and the head of Ukraine's presidential administration said the two countries had swapped 50 service personnel in the latest prisoner exchange between the two sides. * Ukraine's armed forces reported heavy shelling of a number of eastern frontline villages near the city of Bakhmut. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 1 2 3 4 5DIPLOMACY, FOREIGN RESPONSE* Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a phone call on Friday that the German and Western line on Ukraine was "destructive" and urged Berlin to rethink its approach, the Kremlin said.
☆ Before-and-after photos show the moment an Iranian 'suicide drone' detonates in Russian strike on Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Multiple Ukrainian officials said Russia used Iran-made drones in the Monday morning strikes. Firefighters work after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 AP Photo/Roman HrytsynaSerhiy Kruk, the head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, said three people were killed. Klitschko and other Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia used "kamikaze drones," which are drones that explode on impact. Multiple Ukrainian officials identified the drones as ones made in Iran, which are being increasingly seen on the battlefield in Ukraine. A drone is seen during an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 17, 2022.
☆ Fact Check-Video does not show missile hitting Ukraine President Zelenskiy’s office
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
A tweet dated Oct. 10 (here) that had 6,500 likes at the time of writing, shared the video with the claim: “ZELENSKY'S OFFICE WAS DESTROYED BY A MISSILE STRIKE: UKRAINIAN MEDIA”. Reuters found no evidence that the presidential office building in Kyiv was struck by a missile on this day. Kyiv City Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko released a statement on messaging app Telegram (here) listing the affected areas in Kyiv, which did not include the presidential office building. The area where the smoke is seen billowing from is likely close to Saksahanskoho St, behind a residential building (bit.ly/3SQOyWE), about two kilometers from the presidential office building on Bankova Street (bit.ly/3SQVdQT) (goo.gl/maps/ihUygBudbTguqi4z5). The video shows a missile strike in central Kyiv.
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