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Ukraine CNN —Olga is running around the intensive care unit, constantly checking her patients’ oxygen levels, adjusting their medication and noting their vitals. Ivana Kottasova/CNNThe evacuation train transports wounded soldiers from the frontlines to hospitals across Ukraine. He told CNN he was hurt in a Russian drone strike. I got more motivated,” he told CNN with a smile. After her shift ended, she told CNN that seeing critically ill patients coming from the frontlines is the toughest part of her job.

Persons: Ukraine CNN — Olga, anesthetist doesn’t, It’s, Ivana Kottasova, Oleksandr, “, ”, CNN Oleksandr, Yevgeniy, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Pertsovskyi, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Stanislav, Olga, –, anesthetist Organizations: Ukraine CNN, CNN, Ukrainian Medical Forces, “, Ukrainian Railways, ICU, CNN Ambulance, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Russian, Russia, Crimean, Donetsk, “, Crimea, Moscow

☆ Zelensky says Russian forces started fire at Russian-controlled nuclear plant in southern Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Russian forces started a fire at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post Sunday. Zelensky posted a video showing a large plume of smoke coming out of one of the towers on the plant’s territory. The Russian-installed communications director of the nuclear plant, Evgeniya Yashina, told state media TASS that there were no victims following the strike. 1 was damaged, and plastic steam traps caught fire following the Ukrainian drone strike,” citing the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Team was told by ZNPP of an alleged drone attack today on one of the cooling towers located at the site.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, ”, Yevhen Yevtushenko, Yevgeniy Balitsky, ” Balitsky, Vladimir Rogov, Maria Zakharova, Yashina, ZNPP Organizations: CNN, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian Foreign, TASS, Ministry, Russian Ministry Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Ukrainian, Nikopol, ” Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Enerhodar, ZNPP’s

☆ Insider Today: A historic outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Since then:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. You can get the latest on what the political turmoil might mean for businesses, the economy, and markets right here or by downloading the Business Insider app. This week's dispatchMaster/Getty, Yevgeniy Sambulov/Getty, Tyler Le/BIA historic outageComputers at Australian retailer Woolworths froze with the blue screen of death. An update gone wrong from a single company many hadn't heard of before Friday morning brought retailers, banks, hospitals, production lines, and airlines to a halt.

Persons: —, It's, Donald Trump, Yevgeniy Sambulov, Tyler Le, Cash, Tesla, Crowdstrike, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Slack, de Haro, Gen Z, Rebecca Zisser, Mickey Mouse, Lizzie McGuire, Hannah Montana Organizations: Service, Business, Woolworths, Airline, Microsoft, Getty, Workers, BI Tech, Big Tech, Disney, YouTube Locations: Japan, Alaska

Last week, Ukrainian forces said they had penetrated the first line of Russian strongholds in Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian forces raise the national flag in Robotyne, in Zaporizhzhia, on August 23, after recapturing the village. But Shtupun conceded that the second line “is quite powerful.”“I don’t know why everyone thinks it is weaker. Russian forces deployed artillery and air strikes against Ukrainian forces to the west of Robotyne. Russian forces have reportedly reinforced their defenses in the area with an injection of fresh troops.

Persons: Valerii, Oleksandr Shtupun, Shtupun, Yevgeniy Balitskiy, ”, Antony Blinken, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Reuters, General Staff, Institute for Locations: Robotyne, Zaporizhzia, Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian, Russian, Verbove, Washington, Kyiv

CNN —Ukrainian forces said they had penetrated the “first line” of Russian strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region, in a sign that Kyiv is edging closer to Moscow’s sprawling network of fortified trenches along the southern front. CNN reported earlier this month that the US had been receiving increasingly “sobering updates.”A Ukrainian serviceman walks near a destroyed Ukrainian tank near Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region, on August 25, 2023. Viacheslav Ratynskyi/ReutersUkrainian soldiers ride a tank near Robotyne, a village that Kyiv took last week amid a slow and grueling counteroffensive against dense Russian defense lines. Viacheslav Ratynskyi/ReutersRussian military bloggers reported increased activity near the village of Verbove, in southeastern Ukraine, but said Moscow’s forces were resisting Ukrainian advances. Units were also stationed on the western edge of the village of Verbove, the brigade said on Telegram.

Persons: Viacheslav Ratynskyi, Verbove “, Yevgeniy Balitsky, WarGonzo Organizations: CNN, Kyiv, Ukrainian, “, Reuters, 46th Brigade, –, Verbove Locations: Zaporizhzhia, Robotyne, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Reuters Ukrainian, Kyiv, Reuters Russian, Verbove, Solodka, Tokmak, Novoprokopivka, Russian

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine reportedly destroys supersonic Russian bomber; drones damage Moscow apartments
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The chief of Russia's Wagner private military company, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, appeared in a video published by Wagner-affiliated channels on Telegram. The footage appears to be Prigozhin's first video address since leading an aborted mutiny in Russia in late June. It was not possible for CNBC and NBC News to verify the video or ascertain when and where the footage was shot. PMC Wagner is conducting reconnaissance, making Russia even greater on every continent – and Africa even freer," Prigozhin said, according to a NBC News translation. Wagner has operated in parts of Africa including Mali, the Central African Republic and Libya.

Persons: Russia's Wagner, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, Wagner, PMC Wagner, Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, — Natasha Turak Organizations: CNBC, NBC News, PMC, NBC, ISIS, Central African Locations: Russia, Africa, Belarus, Mali, Central African Republic, Libya

☆ Wagner appears to halt advance on Moscow as Belarus says it brokered deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Brad Howard | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWagner appears to halt advance on Moscow as Belarus says it brokered dealThe Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the head of Wagner Group which is a Russian private military company, has halted his group's advance on Moscow. Belarus released a statement that a deal had been brokered between Wagner and the Kremlin to end the armed insurrection. The White House has stated that it is continuing to monitor the situation, and President Biden has talked with the leaders of the U.K., Germany and France about the fast moving events unfolding in Russia.

Persons: Wagner, Biden Organizations: Wagner, Kremlin Locations: Moscow, Belarus, Russian, Germany, France, Russia

☆ Russia launches fresh wave of strikes on Ukrainian cities; Wagner boss ditches threat to leave Bakhmut
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Russia launched a new wave of attacks on Ukrainian cities Kyiv, Odesa and Kherson, just one day ahead of Moscow's planned Victory Day celebrations on Tuesday, which feature a large military parade and commemorate the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. The Victory Day parade has come to encapsulate Russian President Vladimir Putin's vision of his country, and is set to go ahead despite some concern over a recent alleged drone attack on the Kremlin. Meanwhile, Wagner Group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin has backtracked on his threat to pull his fighters out of the war-torn city of Bakhmut after he announced that Russian military officials agreed to send his group ammunition he said was badly lacking. Wagner Group combatants have spearheaded Russian fighting in Bakhmut, which has become the scene of the war's longest and bloodiest battle.

☆ Zaporizhzhia: Evacuations from Russian-occupied Ukrainian region raise concerns of nuclear power plant safety
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Helen Regan Julia Kesaieva Mariya Knight Katharina Krebs Kostan Nechyporenko Stephanie Halasz | Helen Regan | Julia Kesaieva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the evacuation of a town close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has raised concerns about the facility’s stability. The plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power station, is held by Russian forces but mostly operated by a Ukrainian workforce. The plant is also significant because Ukraine relies heavily on nuclear power. On the groundOn Sunday, Ukraine’s Operation Command South spokeswoman said Russian forces were trying to exhaust Ukraine’s air defense system. Bakhmut has been the site of a months-long assault by Russian forces that has driven thousands from their homes and left the area devastated.

☆ Russia Evacuates Civilians From Parts of Ukraine Ahead of Kyiv Counteroffensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Ian Lovett | Ann M. Simmons | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV, Ukraine—Russian-installed officials ordered civilians in 18 occupied communities near the front line to evacuate as both sides appear to be bracing for a widely expected Ukrainian offensive. Yevgeniy Balitsky , the Russian-installed head of occupied parts of Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, said the evacuation was needed to “strengthen security,” amid an uptick in Ukrainian attacks. The city of Enerhodar, next to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, is among the communities being evacuated.

☆ Russia's top spy agency is worried that domestic banks don't have enough foreign currency, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's top spy agency is worried that domestic banks don't have enough foreign currency. Russia's FSB also urged that any business deals with Chinese firms be kept secret. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, is worried that domestic banks don't have enough foreign currency, the leaked intel assessment said. After Vladimir Putin launched his war on Ukraine last year, Western sanctions froze Russia's foreign-currency reserves. The leaked documents also said that US intelligence officials believe Russia can continuing paying for its war on Ukraine for at least another year.

☆ Ukrainian forces reportedly cross a key river, raising hopes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Ukrainian military forces have successfully established positions on the eastern side of the Dnieper River, according to a new analysis, giving rise to speculation Sunday that the advances could be an early sign of Kyiv's long-awaited spring counteroffensive. In the south, the Dnieper has for months marked the contact line in the Kherson region, where its namesake capital is regularly pummeled by shelling from Russian forces stationed across the river. The think tank cited comments from financier Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group — a private Russian military company whose fighters have spearheaded the offensive on Bakhmut. Russian forces on Saturday and overnight also dropped five guided aerial bombs over the Kherson region, Ukraine's Operational Command South said in a Facebook post Sunday. In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region, Russian shelling wounded a 56-year-old man in Stepnohirsk, a town on the banks of the Dnieper river, local Gov.

It has also denied that its military commanders are aware of sexual violence by soldiers. When Reuters asked for the identities of both soldiers, prosecutors provided only the name of the younger man. Russia has also accused Ukrainian forces of war crimes, including the execution of 10 prisoners of war. A U.N. human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine has said that most of the dozens of sexual violence accusations pointed at the Russian military. So far, Ukrainian prosecutors have convicted 26 Russians of war crimes - some prisoners of war, some in absentia - of which one was for rape.

Zelenskiy says he needs to show that Ukraine was a safe steward of billions of dollars of Western military and other aid. Ukrainian aircraft have launched nine strikes on areas of concentration of Russian forces and two anti-aircraft positions, it said. Arakhamia had said the 37-year-old head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, would replace Reznikov, who would become minister of strategic industries. One obstacle to replacing Reznikov with Budanov, a fast-rising officer decorated for operations that remain secret, is a rule requiring the defence minister to be a civilian. Ukraine said on Monday evening that Russian forces had trained tank, mortar and artillery fire there in the past 24 hours.

☆ Fierce fighting in north of Ukraine's Bakhmut, says Russian head of Wagner militia
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 5 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said on Sunday that fierce fighting was ongoing in the northern parts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the focus of Russian forces' attention for weeks. Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the founder and head of the Wagner group, said his soldiers were "fighting for every street, every house, every stairwell" against Ukrainian forces who were not retreating. Russian forces have been attempting to encircle and capture Bakhmut, a city in the eastern Donbas region, for weeks, and appear to be making slow, grinding and costly progress. "Ukrainian forces are not retreating anywhere. "Fierce battles are going on in the northern quarters for every street, every house, every stairwell," he added.

☆ Russian army officer defects, describes widespread torture including threats to castrate a Ukrainian and send his wife the video
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Russian former senior lieutenant has defected and admitted the army tortures Ukrainians. Konstantin Yefremov told the BBC of horrific abuses, including threats of rape and castration. He is the most senior officer to publicly denounce his former army's abuses, per the BBC. On Wednesday, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin alleged that his office had uncovered evidence of 65,000 Russian war crimes in newly liberated parts of Ukraine, as CNBC reported. His lawyer told Insider's Joshua Zitser that he feared for his life as he scrambled over the Russian border to Norway.

☆ Russian-installed official says Ukrainian 'resistance' persists in Soledar
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 12 (Reuters) - A Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Thursday that "pockets of resistance" remained in the Ukrainian town of Soledar, undermining claims that the town had been taken by Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ridiculed those claims, and independent analysts say fighting is likely ongoing in the town. "At the moment, there are still some small pockets of resistance in Soledar," Andrei Bayevsky, a military figure and Russian-installed local politician, said in an online broadcast. A map displayed in the briefing showed Soledar straddling areas marked under Russian control, but singled out no recent fighting or significant hits on Ukrainian forces in the area. "Russian forces have not yet fully captured Soledar despite recent Russian advances," analysts at the Institute for the Study of War wrote.

☆ Video shows Russian mercenary boss releasing convicts after they fought in Ukraine, warning them not to rape or take drugs now they're free
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Wagner Group's founder released 24 prisoners from mercenary service, Russian media reported. The mercenary army recruited numerous convicts to fight in Ukraine, with the promise of a pardon. Prigozhin is seen addressing the former convicts recruited to serve in his mercenary army, per the outlet. Wagner Group troops have been used in multiple operations in both the Middle East and Africa, as well as the 2022 Ukraine invasion. Alongside his initial recruitment promise to convicts, Prigozhin also issued a threat, per a translation by The Wall Street Journal's Yaroslav Trofimov: "If you serve six months, you are free.

☆ New Hampshire and New Jersey men accused of smuggling military equipment to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A New Hampshire and New Jersey man have been arrested and charged for their alleged roles in smuggling military equipment to Russia, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday. Attorneys for Brayman and Yermolenko did not immediately respond to requests for comment from NBC News. Brayman, a lawful permanent resident living in New Hampshire, allegedly shipped the contraband from his Merrimack residence, about 50 miles northwest of Boston, to Germany and Estonia before they were allegedly forwarded to Russia, according to the indictment. And under the alleged direction of Livshits, one of the Russian nationals, Brayman and Yermolenko allegedly “altered or destroyed shipping documents and other business records, as well as facilitated payments in furtherance of illicit transactions." Approximately a month later, the two allegedly discussed sending items to Russia through Germany “by hook or by crook.”And in August, Livshits allegedly asked Brayman to forge a signature on an invoice, according to the indictment.

☆ DOJ charges 7 with smuggling equipment to Russian military
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —The US Justice Department has charged five Russian nationals, one American and an Israeli who is a US permanent resident with allegedly conspiring to violate US sanctions by smuggling US-made equipment to the Russian military, according to a recently unsealed court documents. According to the 16-count indictment, the defendants were associated with two Moscow companies that worked with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to purchase and smuggle sanctioned items – including semiconductors and other electronic equipment – from the US to the Russian military. Konoshchenok, who the Justice Department believes is an officer for the FSB, was allegedly one of their smugglers. The two US nationals, Brayman and Yermolenko, are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correctly reflect the nationalities of those charged by the DOJ.

☆ Russian billionaire behind mercenary army in Ukraine confronted Putin about botching the war, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian tycoon Yevgeniy Prigozhin met with Putin in private this month, The Washington Post said. It said Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, criticized the handling of the Ukraine war. In a statement to The Post, Prigozhin denied that he spoke to Putin and said he has no right to criticize Russia's army. "I did not criticize the management of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the conflict in Ukraine. Prighozin is not the only Putin loyalist to voice criticism of the Russian military amid the ongoing conflict.

After Ukrainian forces stage ambushes and cut off the key access route to the capital, Russian soldiers tell their relatives that the military strategy is failing. … That’s what we’re fucking going to do, it seems. “Frankly speaking, nobody understands why we have to fight this war," Sergey tells his girlfriend. Replay‘I’ll quit at once.’Frustrated by continuous setbacks and fearing for their lives, Russian soldiers say they are fed up with the military. As quickly as they came, the Russian soldiers in northern Kyiv withdrew, regrouped and pivoted east, where Russian-backed separatists have been waging war for over eight years.

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