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☆ Russian missiles cross into Poland during strike on Ukraine, U.S. official tells AP
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
A second person confirmed that apparent Russian missiles struck a site in Poland about 15 miles from the Ukrainian border. It was Russia's biggest barrage yet, and some of the missiles crossed into Poland, where two people were killed, according to a U.S. official. A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries Tuesday, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova. It reported massive power outages after the strikes knocked out a key power line that supplies the small nation, an official said. At least a dozen regions reported power outages, affecting cities that together have millions of people.
☆ Here are the three big issues facing Ukraine as winter approaches
  + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Brad Howard | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Winter is on the way, and in war-torn Ukraine the fight against Russia appears far from over. And there's the prospect of a tactical nuclear weapon attack or even a meltdown at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Europe is also planning for a long-term change in energy policy, with most countries changing from relying on Russian energy exports. "We are already experiencing a very strong decoupling between Europe and Russia on energy," said Simone Tagliapietra, a senior fellow at Bruegel, a Brussels-based think tank. Watch the video above to find out more about the challenges Ukraine and Europe face this winter, and the potential solutions to these pressing problems.
☆ Russian Shelling Forces Ukraine Nuclear Plant to Run on Backup Generators
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Matthew Luxmoore | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukraine said its Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the power grid after Russian shelling damaged transmission lines and left the facility reliant on diesel generators. Two remaining high-voltage transmission lines linking the plant to the Ukrainian power system were damaged following fresh Russian attacks, state nuclear-energy company Energoatom said on Thursday.
☆ A bizarre video appears to show Putin ally Kadyrov being presented with 3 Ukrainian POWs by his teenage sons
  + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video of his teenage sons presenting him with Ukrainian POWs. Kadyrov previously revealed that his three sons, aged 14-16, had been on the frontline in Ukraine. Kadyrov, a staunch supporter of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has called for the use of a "low-yield nuclear weapon." The video, which was posted on Kadyrov's Telegram channel, appears to show two of his sons, along with other Russian soldiers, bringing three Ukrainian prisoners of war to him in Grozny. Lawyers have noted that filming prisoners of war without their consent violates their rights under the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war.
☆ Russian attack hits major power plant in west Ukraine - governor
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
KYIV, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A Russian missile strike hit a major thermal power station in the city of Burshtyn in western Ukraine on Wednesday, the region's governor said, the latest in a wave of attacks on critical infrastructure ahead of winter. The Burshtyn thermal power station was hit, which caused a fire," Svitlana Onyshchuk, Ivano-Frankivsk's governor, said in a video statement online. The same facility was hit by four missiles on Oct. 10, the governor said. Serhiy Borzov, governor of the Vinnytsia region in western Ukraine, said Russia had also carried out attacks on energy facilities in his region on Wednesday. Three people were injured in drone attacks in the northeast region of Chernyhiv, a senior official from the president's office said.
☆ Appeal raises $135,000 for a released Ukrainian POW to help with medical expenses after his brutal treatment by Russian captors
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
More than $130,000 has been raised for a Ukrainian man who was held as a POW by Russian captors. He has a scar on his elbow caused by rusty pliers being used to pull a foreign object out of his arm. Mykhailo Dianov, a musician who served in the Azov regiment, was one of the 215 PoWs freed in a surprise prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia earlier this week. Photos of Dianov shared by the Ukrainian military show him emaciated, bruised, and scarred after his time in a Russian prison. Russian captors were brutal, say POWsAiden Aslin, 28, (right) a British man released by Russia in POW swap on September 22, 2022 ReutersSome of the POWs freed earlier this week have given accounts of brutal treatment and torture by their Russian captors.
☆ Many POWs freed by Russia had suffered torture - senior Ukraine official
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterKYIV, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The head of Ukraine's military intelligence said on Thursday the percentage of released Ukrainian prisoners of war who had suffered torture while in Russian detention was "rather high". 1/2 Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov attend a news briefing about prisoners of war (POWs) swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Read MoreKyrylo Budanov was speaking at a news conference a day after a prisoner swap was agreed between Russia and Ukraine involving almost 300 people, including foreigners. Some of the Ukrainian POWs released by Russia were currently receiving rehabilitation in hospital in Ukraine, the country's interior minister, Denys Monastyrskyi, told the same news conference. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Max Hunder Writing by Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Putin is facing pressure from Russia's hawkish nationalists who want all-out war in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Jason Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +16 min
As the nationalists' most prominent figurehead, Igor Girkin has been among the most searing in his criticism of Russia's military strategy. Addressing his followers last week, Girkin said: "The war in Ukraine will continue until the complete defeat of Russia. The Smolninskoye District Court ruled that the municipal council should be dissolved and subsequently charged the deputies with "discrediting" Russia's military. The widespread purging of liberals and journalists that occurred in the early days of the Ukraine war is relatively straightforward in Russia. But cracking down on ultra- nationalists is more dangerous and may have dire consequences – especially if Russia loses the war.
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