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☆ Zelenskyy begins talks with Sweden about receiving Gripen jets, which some experts think could give Ukraine a better chance at taking on Russia's air defenses
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Swedish jets were specifically built to take on Russia's advanced fighter jets. "Today we discussed in detail the future steps regarding the possibility of opening the subject of receiving Swedish Gripens," Zelenskyy said in the joint press conference, per Reuters. Sweden previously said it would not send these jets to assist the war effort. This week, the United States finally approved plans to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, which the country's officials have asked for since the air battle between Russia has reached a stalemate. For one, the Gripen's electronic-warfare capabilities are reportedly able to outmaneuver Russia's Sukhoi jets, which have even eluded F-16s.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Ulf Kristersson, Insider's Christopher Woody, Jake Epstein, Swedish JAS, Corban, Czech Republic — Organizations: Gripen, Service, Swedish, US Air Force, Tech, Royal United Services Institute, Ukrainian, Ukraine Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Sweden, United States, Russia, Swedish, Czech Republic, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, Hungary

☆ Video captures the terrifying moment a Russian ballistic missile slammed into a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killing 7, wounding 144
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian missile struck a central square in Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram said that most victims were crossing the road, returning from church, or in vehicles when a missile hit the city's landmark Drama Theatre. A video posted by UNITED24Media shows the terrifying moment the powerful Russian Iskander ballistic missile hit the civilian building. A view shows an ambulance near the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine August 19, 2023. "I understand that their aim was a military event taking place in the building of the drama theatre and that it was their target," he said.

Persons: Sofia, Ihor Klymenko, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Lomako, Savenok Lomako, Denise Brown Organizations: Service, Russian, Telegram, UNITED24Media, REUTERS, BBC, UN Locations: Russian, Chernihiv, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Russia

☆ Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed 7 people and wounded almost 150
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday vowed stern retaliation for a Russian missile strike in the center of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv that killed seven people and wounded almost 150 others the day before. He identified a 6-year-old girl named Sofia as among the dead in the attack and confirmed that the wounded included 15 children. Meanwhile, Russian air defenses jammed a drone flying towards Moscow early Sunday causing it to crash. Later on Sunday, Starovoit reported that a drone attack on an electrical substation on Saturday had left over 5,500 people in two districts without power, which was later restored. Successful strikes have exposed the vulnerabilities of Moscow's air defense systems.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Vyacheslav Chaus, Oleh Syniehubov, Mark Rutte, Rutte, Vyacheslav Gladkov, Roman Starovoit, Starovoit Organizations: NATO, Kharkiv, Gov, Internal Affairs Ministry, Dutch, Kyiv, Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia's Defense Ministry, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Chernihiv, Ukrainian, Russia, Sweden, Lithuania, Sofia, Kupiansk, Vovchansk, Kharkiv, Netherlands, United States, Eindhoven, Denmark, Belgorod, Kyiv, Kursk

☆ Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working with Sweden to produce 'cool vehicles' like CV90s: 'Just what is needed at the front'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Sunday said he was partnering with Sweden to create new CV90s. The armored combat vehicles, usually made in Sweden, will now also be created in Ukraine. "Everything powerful that serves us now, we must localize and produce," Zelenskyy said. He added: "Armored vehicles – СV90, cool vehicles. "Everything powerful that serves us now, we must localize and produce," Zelenskyy said Sunday.

Persons: Zelenskyy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Bradley, Marder, С . Organizations: Service, Sunday, Russian, Sweden Ministries of Defense, Gripen Locations: Sweden, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Stockholm, Germany, France, Denmark, Netherlands

☆ Russian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A view shows a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 19, 2023. Sweden abandoned its longstanding policy of military nonalignment to support Ukraine with weapons and other aid in the war against Russia. As Zelenskyy arrived in Sweden, a Russian missile strike killed seven people and wounded 90 others in the city center of Chernihiv, the regional capital of the northern Ukrainian province of the same name, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. A Russian missile hit right in the center of the city, in our Chernihiv," he wrote on Telegram. In Russia, President Vladimir Putin visited top military officials in the city of Rostov-on-Don near the Ukrainian border.

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☆ Russian-backed general admits his troops 'cannot win' against Ukraine and suggests freezing the front line where it is
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the Vostok Battalion, said his troops "cannot win" against Ukraine. The Vostok Battalion was forced to surrender a key Ukrainian village earlier this month. In a lengthy Telegram post on Thursday, Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the Vostok Battalion fighting in southern Ukraine, predicted a stalemate between the two sides. He left that post in 2014 and has been commanding troops in the Donbas region ever since. In December, Khodakovsky suggested that the only way Russia could win the war is by using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, according to The Kyiv Post.

Persons: Alexander Khodakovsky, Khodakovsky, Hanna Maliar, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Vostok Battalion, Ukraine, Service, Institute for, Kyiv Post, CNN, Alpha, Security Service of Ukraine, Donetsk People's, Reuters Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kyiv, Donetsk, Russia, Donetsk People's Republic, Moscow

☆ Ukrainian soldiers reject criticism that their counteroffensive is too slow: 'You need to move slowly, but always'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Two Ukrainian soldiers pushed back against those claiming Ukraine's counteroffensive is too slow. The soldiers told Insider they're making progress despite Russia's better weapons and deep defenses. Two soldiers with units on the front lines of Ukraine's fight told Insider that any such criticism was unfair and ill-informed. Drone footage of the area Ukraine's troops moved through near Bakhmut in July, marked by artillery hits. But experts say they see Ukraine making progress in its fight all the same, and that it appears to have ramped up in the last two weeks.

Persons: Russia isn't, Ukraine's, Vitaliy, Adam, Kryukov, It's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Adam Tactical, Bakhmut, Ukrainian Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Bakhmut

☆ Ukraine is figuring out how to destroy the Ka-52 helicopters and mobile artillery holding back its offensive, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine is picking off Russia's Ka-52 helicopters and self-propelled artillery, an expert said. Nico Lange, a Ukraine expert at the Munich Security Conference, said Ukraine's counteroffensive, which began in June, had started to make more progress in the last two weeks. And that number does not include two Ka-52 helicopters that Ukraine said it shot down on Thursday morning. Oryx also records 350 destroyed pieces of Russian self-propelled artillery, with 29 more damaged, seven abandoned, and 10 captured. But Lawrence Freedman, a war expert at the UK's King's College London, told The Economist that Ukraine is making progress.

Persons: Nico Lange, Russia's, Insider's Rebecca Rommen, Oleksii Reznikov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Lawrence Freedman Organizations: Service, Munich Security, UK Ministry of Defence, NATO, Kremlin, King's College London, Economist Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv

☆ Ukraine was given 101 guns and 148,000 bullets collected by Miami police in a buyback scheme
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Miami Police Department sent over a hundred guns and 148,000 bullets to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pressing the US to send more long-range weapons. The "Guns 4 Ukraine" scheme provides vouchers ranging from $50 to $150, depending on the type of weapon handed in. But last month Ukrainian President Zelenskyy made another plea for military assistance, urging the US to supply it with long-range weapons and modern aircraft. "I would really draw attention to long-range armaments," he said, adding: "We have been waiting for this for quite some time."

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ken Russell, Marian Zablotskyi, Biden, Zelenskyy Organizations: Miami Police Department, Service, Miami, Miami New Times, Ukrainian, Committee of America, Ukraine's Finance, Biden Administration, State Department Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon

☆ Dolphins are dying in droves in the Black Sea, and Ukraine says it's evidence that Russia is committing a new kind of war crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian officials have documented an uptick in dolphin and porpoise deaths near the Black Sea. They may use the data to build a case accusing Russia of environmental war crimes, NYT reported. That's according to The New York Times, which reported that there's been a significant increase in dead dolphins and porpoises washing ashore in the Black Sea. In a peace plan he laid out last November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the environmental damage Russia's war was causing. Currently, there are four acts that are considered international crimes that the International Criminal Court (ICC) oversees: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression.

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☆ Ukraine angered by NATO official's suggestion that it could 'give up territory' to Russia and get NATO membership in return
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A NATO official said Ukraine could give territory to Russia in order to join the military alliance. Ukraine's NATO membership has been a divisive issue among its Western allies. "I think that a solution could be for Ukraine to give up territory and get NATO membership in return," he said, per the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang. Ukraine's NATO membership has been a sticking point among its Western allies. "It's unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership," Zelenskyy said last month.

Persons: Stian Jenssen, Jenssen, Mihaylo Podolyak, Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: NATO, Service, Ukrainian, Norwegian, Gang Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Arendal, Norway, Baltic States, France, Germany

☆ Video shows Ukraine using thermal imaging drones to try to locate mines left by Russia to kill and maim its soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is using thermal imaging and drones to find mines left by Russian forces. Ukrainian soldiers showed CNN their anti-mine strategy from the trenches on the front line. The outlet filmed soldiers using a drone with a thermal camera, which clearly showed the mines, glowing, on the soldiers' screen. The soldiers told CNN that after locating mines, they use special charges to blow them up so that their colleagues can move through the area. The New York Times reported that some Ukrainian soldiers have been blasted by mines as they try to help fellow soldiers hit by mines.

Persons: CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, Paton Walsh, Anton, Oleksii Reznikov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Russian, CNN, Service, National Guard Brigade, Guardian, New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Robotine, Russia, Ukraine's, Ukrainian

☆ Democrat-turned-Republican who's now pushing for a Biden impeachment inquiry once opposed doing the same for Trump because it lacked 'bipartisan support' and would 'divide the country'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Jeff Van Drew, then a Democrat, voted against an impeachment inquiry into Trump in 2019. Now a Republican, he's urging an impeachment inquiry into Biden, despite similar political dynamics. Van Drew famously switched parties a few months later and has since become a stalwart Trump backer who votes in lockstep with House Republicans. "We have to be a little tough about this, we can't be weak-kneed as Republicans," Van Drew said on Fox Business recently. —Congressman Jeff Van Drew (@Congressman_JVD) August 11, 2023On a conference call with House Republicans on Monday, Van Drew again spoke up in favor of the effort, according to multiple reports.

Persons: Jeff Van Drew, he's, Biden, Donald Trump, Van Drew, Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden —, Hunter, Van Drew's Organizations: Trump, Republican, Service, Democratic, Democrats, Ukrainian, Republicans, House Republicans, Fox Business Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Jersey, lockstep

☆ A Ukrainian says he paid $5,000 for a medical diagnosis to avoid conscription, an example of widespread corruption and draft-dodging
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is facing increasing difficulties with military recruitment, with some avoiding the draft. One man paid $5,000 for a spine diagnosis, allowing him to leave the country, The Guardian reported. "Everyone knows where to find them," the man told the newspaper. Ukraine amended its conscription laws in January 2023 in an effort to close recruitment loopholes, as the Kyiv Post reported. But a year and a half into Russia's grueling invasion, the ongoing crackdown illustrates a pressing recruitment problem for Ukraine.

Persons: Zelenskyy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin's, Putin Organizations: Guardian, dodgers, Service, Kyiv Post, Street, Freedom House, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Odesa, Europe, Russia

☆ Those desperate to break the deadlock in Ukraine are hoping China will turn on Russia. They shouldn't hold their breath.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

One expert said it was "naïve American diplomacy" to think something fundamental between China and Russia had changed. But the idea that China would turn on Russia anytime soon may be little more than wishful thinking. "It is clever Chinese diplomacy to keep meeting and talking, and it is naïve American diplomacy to think that this means something fundamental has changed," English said. He added threats from the West are also unlikely to turn China against Russia, as Xi knows that Europe is more dependent on trade with China than the other way around. "The West needs to stop looking at Chinese behavior through Western eyes, and start understanding it from a Chinese perspective."

Persons: Xi, Putin, Robert English, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Antony Blinken, Simon Miles, Miles, Wang Wenbin Organizations: Saudi, Service, Privacy, China, NATO, University of Southern, Duke University's Sanford School of Public, Soviet Union, Foreign, Associated Press Locations: China, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, University of Southern California, Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Moscow, West, Saudi Arabia, American, Europe, Soviet, Saudi

☆ Ukraine is now the 'most heavily mined country in the world,' defense minister says, as he pleads for more de-mining equipment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's defense ministry said his country is now "the most heavily mined country in the world." Reznikov said that in some places there are five landmines for every square meter, or 11 square feet. Ukrainian soldiers are clearing mines by hand and exiting tanks to make progress, according to reports. Russia has been using mines heavily during the conflict, and Ukraine said dense minefields have slowed its counteroffensive efforts, which began in June. Experts told Insider that Russian forces had time to build up their defenses because Ukraine's counteroffensive efforts were delayed.

Persons: Reznikov, Oleksii Reznikov, Pete Smith, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Guardian Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Bangalore, bangalore

☆ Russia equipping submarines with hypersonic missiles; Zelenskyy pledges justice for Kherson attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Russia is currently equipping its new nuclear submarines with hypersonic Zircon missiles, the head of the country's largest shipbuilder said in an interview published by the RIA state news agency Monday. Alexei Rakhmanov, chief executive officer of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, said work is "already underway" to fit Yasen-class submarines, otherwise known as Project 885M, with the sea-based hypersonic missiles. In Ukraine, at least three people were injured after a series of Russian drones and missiles hit the port city of Odesa, officials said Monday. Meantime, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged justice after Russian shelling on the southern Kherson region killed seven and injured several more Sunday.

Persons: Alexei Rakhmanov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: United Shipbuilding Corporation Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Odesa, Kherson

☆ Zelenskyy fires recruitment officials for accepting $10,000 bribes. Almost all Ukrainians think the country has a problem with corruption, survey suggests.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a poll, 77.6% of Ukrainians said Zelenskyy was responsible for government corruption. It came out as Zelenskyy fired all the heads of Ukraine's regional military committees. The poll came out as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy launched an investigation into bribery related to military recruitment. Zelenskyy: Recruitment bribes at a time of war is 'high treason'On Friday, Zelenskyy said he dismissed the heads of Ukraine's regional military committees as investigations into corruption in Ukraine continued, particularly in its armed-forces recruitment. "We are dismissing all regional military commissars," a statement on Zelenskyy's official Telegram channel said.

Persons: Zelenskyy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Petro Burkovskyi, Burkovskyi, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Russia, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, US Agency for International, Ilko, Democratic, Foundation, commissars, BBC News, National Agency on Corruption Prevention, Newsweek Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Spain

☆ Zelenskyy fires recruitment officials for accepting $10,000 bribes to help Ukrainian men dodge the draft: 'bribery during war is treason'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

All of Ukraine's recruitment chiefs were fired after an investigation revealed widespread corruption. Officials who recruited troops accepted bribes up to $10,000 to help people dodge the draft. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the actions "treason" and has initiated criminal proceedings. In actions the Ukrainian president labeled "treason," the recruitment chiefs in charge of onboarding new soldiers who had been drafted instead accepted bribes to help men avoid conscription and escape the war-torn country, Zelenskyy said in a statement. "This system should be run by people who know exactly what war is and why cynicism and bribery during war is treason," Zelenskyy said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, —, Mark A Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian Army, Joint Chiefs of Staff Locations: Wall, Silicon, Bakhmut, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine is evacuating towns in an area it reclaimed last year, in a sign it could be losing ground to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine announced a mandatory evacuation of towns and villages under its control in the northeast. It's a sign Ukraine may be losing ground there, as Ukraine also reports shelling and a bomb attack. But Ukraine says it's stopping Russian advances in the area, as it continues its counteroffensive. The Kupiansk city military administration announced on Thursday a mandatory evacuation of towns and villages near the combat zone, citing shelling and the security situation in the area. The evacuation applies to almost 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the Kupiansk district, the Associated Press reported.

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☆ Ukraine says it busted an all-female spy ring who fed crucial military intelligence to Russia and the Wagner Group
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine says it's uncovered an all-female spy ring that passed military information to Russia. Ukraine's intelligence service said they were feeding Russia info on troop and vehicle movements. The group, based in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, passed information on to both the FSB — Russia's main spy agency — and the pro-Russian mercenary Wagner Group, according to the announcement. The purported plan was foiled due to the SBU gaining advanced knowledge and putting on extra security measures, the agency said. It is unclear if the woman arrested was part of this alleged spy ring.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Two drones downed near Moscow; UN condemns strikes on Pokrovsk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Pantsyr S-1 air defence missile system is seen atop the Russian Defence Ministry headquarters in Moscow on August 3, 2023. Two drones were shot down upon approaching Moscow overnight, Russian officials said, in the latest of a growing number of interceptions by the Russian capital's air defense systems. There were no damage or injuries, the Russian ministry of defense said. Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility for drones heading to Moscow in recent weeks, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy late last month said war was "returning to Russia's territory." The unmanned aerial vehicles have led to damage to some buildings in the Russian capital and to a small number of reported injuries.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Denise Brown, Brown Organizations: Russian Defence Ministry, United Nations Locations: Moscow, Russian, Ukraine, Donetsk

☆ An arms dealer says he sold 49 secondhand Leopard 1 tanks to an undisclosed EU country to send to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An arms dealer said he sold 49 Leopard 1 tanks to an unnamed EU country to send to Ukraine. German newspaper Handelsblatt, meanwhile, reported that the Leopard 1 tanks were bought by German arms maker Rheinmetall for use in Ukraine, and that the deal involved 50 tanks. Ukraine began receiving deliveries of Leopard tanks from its allies in February 2023, after months of asking for advanced armored vehicles. Older tanks, once discarded as obsolete, are now in high demand, The Guardian reported, given battlefield needs. Experts say that the West's hesitancy to send tanks to Ukraine gave Russia the time to build up its defenses.

Persons: Freddy Versluys, Versluys, Handelsblatt, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Handelsblatt, Rheinmetall, Service, OIP, Systems, Guardian, Leopard, Reuters, Ukraine, Russian, Kiel Institute Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Belgium, Germany, Russia

☆ Female spy ring working for Russia busted in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Lilian Manansala | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine arrested three female suspects that were part of an alleged spy ring that fed military intelligence to Russia and the Wagner Group. The bust came one day after Ukraine announced it foiled assassination attempt on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Wagner Group Locations: Russia, Ukraine

☆ Zelenskyy warned Russia that it may be left with no ships if it continues to attack Ukraine's ports
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia faces losing all its ships if it continues to strike Ukraine's ports, President Zelenskyy said. The attacks have killed civilians, but in recent weeks Ukraine has hit back with sea drones. Zelenskyy's comments were published days after Ukrainian exploding sea drones struck a Russian oil tanker and a Russian warship. Since then, Russia has ramped up its attacks on Ukrainian ports, killing some civilians and making one strike just a few hundred yards from the border with Romania, a NATO member. Ukraine made a similar declaration about ships traveling to Russian-controlled ports, and in the interview published Sunday, Zelenskyy vowed to respond to any attacks on Ukraine's civilian populations.

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