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☆ Russian Forces Strengthen Positions as Ukraine Braces for New Offensive
  + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Russian forces tightened their grip around the eastern city of Bakhmut on Friday as Ukrainian forces brace for a wider onslaught nearly one year since the start of the war. After months of failed assaults on Bakhmut, all approaches to the city are within range of Russian artillery, officials in the Russian-installed administration claimed. Russian forces are entrenched on the eastern edge of the city and are seeking to encircle it.
☆ Ukraine’s Zelensky Urges Faster Weapons Deliveries Amid Russian Push
  + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for speedier weapons deliveries from the West as Russian forces increase pressure on the country’s defenders. Russian forces have battered Ukrainian positions in the country’s east in recent weeks, pushing for a breakthrough before tanks pledged by Kyiv’s partners begin to arrive on the battlefield. In the eastern Donetsk region, Ukrainian troops are coming under constant attack from Russian forces, Mr. Zelensky said in his nightly address, describing the situation as “very tough.”
☆ Russia Seeks Gains in Ukraine Before Western Tanks Arrive
  + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Russian forces have advanced deeper into Bakhmut in recent days, according to Ukrainian soldiers there, moving house by house and threatening Ukraine’s hold on the eastern city, which Russia has made its main immediate target. The Russian advance has been incremental and comes with heavy losses, Ukrainian commanders say. Ukrainian military and civilian leaders have said they would stand and fight for the city, which Russia has been trying to surround from the north and south.
☆ Russia Seeks Gains in Ukraine Before Western Tanks Turn Up
  + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Russian forces pressed an offensive in eastern Ukraine on Friday, seeking to seize an advantage in the months before tanks pledged by Kyiv’s Western allies begin to arrive on the battlefield. Ukrainian forces said on Friday they had repelled Russian attacks on Vuhledar and several other villages in the eastern Donetsk region over the preceding 24 hours. Russia also launched 148 attacks along the front line with Ukrainian forces in the southern Zaporizhzhia region over the past day using tanks, rockets and artillery, the regional military administration said.
☆ Russia Presses Attack in Ukraine’s South While Kyiv Waits for Weapons
  + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Thomas Grove | Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Fighting intensified in Ukraine’s strategically important south, where Moscow claims it is making advances, while Kyiv waits on heavier weapons from its Western allies. Russian forces pushed Ukrainian troops back from the front line in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia in a series of attacks east of the Dnipro River, said Russian-installed regional official Vladimir Rogov .
☆ Russia Claims More Gains in Ukraine as Western Allies Meet to Discuss Weapons
  + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Isabel Coles | Georgi Kantchev | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Russia said it had made further inroads in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Western defense chiefs gathered in Germany for a meeting to determine a major new arms package for Kyiv. Russian state news agency TASS said Russian troops had captured the town of Klischiivka, on the outskirts of the city of Bakhmut, which has been a focal point of the war in recent months. Ukraine’s general staff said Klischiivka came under fire but didn’t say it had been seized.
☆ For Ukraine, Dnipro Apartment Strike Becomes a Symbol of Russian Cruelty
  + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Isabel Coles | Ievgeniia Sivorka | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
DNIPRO, Ukraine—In a family video, a young girl blew out four candles on a birthday cake, her father standing close by in the warm glow of a yellow kitchen. Now, the father is dead and half the kitchen is gone. A bowl of fruit still sits on the kitchen table amid the wreckage—a remnant of the Korenovskiy family’s life before a Russian cruise missile tore through their riverside home in this eastern city.
☆ Ukraine Says Fight for Soledar Isn’t Over Despite Russian Gains
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Isabel Coles | Evan Gershkovich | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LVIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said fighting is continuing in the eastern town of Soledar after Russian forces made major inroads there, claiming their first significant success in Ukraine for months. Russian forces spearheaded by the Wagner Group paramilitary organization have advanced into Soledar in recent days, shifting their firepower there after months of failed attempts to seize the nearby city of Bakhmut.
☆ Fighting Rages in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas Despite Vladimir Putin’s Call for Truce
  + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Isabel Coles | Evan Gershkovich | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas despite a Russian call for a cease-fire, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the largest package of military aid from the U.S. and its allies as “timely and strong.”The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said Russian troops had launched attacks along the front line in the eastern Donetsk region after President Vladimir Putin called for a 36-hour pause in hostilities that was to last through Saturday.
☆ Fighting Rages in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas Despite Putin’s Call for Truce
  + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas despite a Russian call for a cease-fire, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the largest package of military aid from the U.S. and its allies as “timely and strong.”The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said Russian troops had launched attacks along the front line in the eastern Donetsk region after President Vladimir Putin called for a 36-hour pause in hostilities that was to last through Saturday.
☆ Ukraine Strikes Russian Forces in Donbas in Deadliest Attack in Months
  + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Isabel Coles | Evan Gershkovich | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian strike killed dozens of newly mobilized soldiers in Russian-held territory in the east of the country in the single-deadliest known strike in months, piling pressure on Moscow’s military leadership, while Ukraine said it shot down at least 39 drones during another wave of attacks on Kyiv. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that Ukrainian forces used a U.S.-supplied Himars rocket system to destroy a facility used as a base for mobilized troops in the city of Makiivka. In a statement carried by Russian state news agencies, the ministry said 63 troops had died in the blast after four Himars rockets carrying “high-explosive warheads” struck the facility.
☆ Ukraine Begins 2023 Under Attack From Russian Drone Swarm
  + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia attacked Ukraine with a swarm of 45 drones overnight, hours after firing a salvo of missiles at Kyiv and other regions in what many Ukrainians saw as an effort to mar the start of the new year. Air-raid sirens sounded in Kyiv less than one hour after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a New Year address just before midnight, hailing the sacrifices made by Ukrainians in the 10 months since Russia invaded their country.
☆ Russia Launches Fresh Barrage on Kyiv After Zelensky Vows to Strengthen Ukraine’s Air Defenses
  + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Isabel Coles | Alistair Macdonald | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia fired a salvo of missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine on Saturday in what many Ukrainians saw as an attempt to intimidate them on the eve of the new year. The barrage of more than 20 missiles was the second this week and came hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses in 2023. The commander in chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valeriy Zaluzhny, said 12 of the missiles had been intercepted.
☆ Volodymyr Zelensky Vows to Boost Ukraine’s Air Defenses
  + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces were making small gains on the battlefield and pledged to strengthen the country’s air defenses in the new year, as the head of NATO said the alliance should be prepared for a long war ahead. Mr. Zelensky spoke as fighting raged over the eastern city of Bakhmut, which has become the war’s main battlefield. The onset of winter has slowed combat operations, but both sides are eager to show they can make gains after 10 months of fighting. “In general, we hold our positions. There are also areas of the front where we are slowly advancing,” Mr. Zelensky said in his nightly address Friday.
☆ Ukraine Needs Greater Military Aid Next Year, Says Zelensky
  + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would work to boost international support for his country’s war effort in the new year, as U.S. lawmakers sought $44.9 billion for Kyiv in a spending bill for 2023. Russia is betting Western backing for Kyiv will wane as the war drags on and the costs of arming Ukraine and keeping its economy afloat grow. The U.S. has already provided nearly $32 billion in aid to Ukraine since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February, including almost $20 billion in arms and other security assistance. The 2023 spending bill, which includes security, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, awaits approval by Congress.
☆ Ukraine’s Zelensky Visits Front-Line City of Bakhmut
  + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made an unannounced visit to the front-line city of Bakhmut on Tuesday, rallying troops on the country’s deadliest battlefield as Russia intensifies efforts to seize it. Russian forces, including the Wagner private military company, have been fighting for the town for nearly six months. Both sides have poured troops, tanks and artillery into the city, where brutal trench warfare has drawn comparisons to World War I.
☆ Russia Targets Infrastructure Across Ukraine in Latest Barrage
  + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Isabel Coles | Bojan Pancevski | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Russia fired a barrage of missiles at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Friday, in the latest attack targeting the country’s critical infrastructure. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko , said explosions hit three districts of the capital, urging residents to remain in shelters.
☆ Zelensky and Biden Discuss Ukraine’s Grid as Country Scrambles to Restore Power
  + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukraine rushed to restore power supplies following the latest round of Russian attacks, while President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with President Biden after a flurry of weekend diplomacy aimed at strengthening sanctions on Russia. As many as 1.5 million people were left without power in Ukraine’s southern Odessa region after Russian strikes late Saturday. Officials have warned it will take longer to restore power after the most recent attacks.
☆ Ukraine Gains U.S. Support Tackling Vast Task of Removing Landmines
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Russian forces have contaminated up to 65,000 square miles of Ukrainian territory with mines, said President Volodymyr Zelensky , as the U.S. outlined support for tackling a threat it described as the biggest of its kind since World War II. Mines and unexploded ordnance pose a growing challenge as Ukrainian troops drive Russian forces back, having reclaimed more than half the territory Moscow seized since the start of its invasion on Feb. 24.
☆ NATO Chief Urges Military Support for Ukraine as Russian Attacks Rage On
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
As Russia presses a campaign targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine while winter sets in, the head of NATO said the alliance must deny Moscow a victory that would embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin and other authoritarian leaders. Speaking at a meeting of the military alliance’s foreign ministers, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday the group must continue to provide military support for Ukraine, at a time when U.S. officials have begun nudging Kyiv to consider peace, before the changing weather stalls the Ukrainian forces’ recent advances.
☆ Parents in Occupied Ukraine Sent Their Kids to Camp in Russia. Then They Had to Go Rescue Them.
  + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Isabel Coles | Photographs Rena Effendi For The Wall Street Journal | Rena Effendi For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
IZYUM, Ukraine—As war raged around this Russian-occupied city in eastern Ukraine over the summer, the sole Russian radio station in operation offered some respite for children: a camp by the Black Sea. Olena Karyaga had never been separated from her sons before, but they pleaded to go, and it seemed like the only way to protect them from the violence. “I couldn’t imagine they wouldn’t come back,” she said.
☆ Ukraine Scrambles to Restore Power After Russian Missile Strikes
  + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Ukrainian authorities worked to bring back electricity supplies in several cities including Kyiv, a day after a Russian missile barrage damaged critical infrastructure across the country as part of what the U.S. called a campaign by Moscow to “freeze the country into submission.”Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early Thursday that 70% of Ukraine’s capital was suffering power outages and that repair crews had worked overnight to restore water supplies to the eastern half of the city.
☆ Russia Redoubles Attacks in Ukraine’s East After Retreat From Kherson
  + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces renewed their efforts to advance there after retreating from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. The loss of Kherson—the only regional capital seized by Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February—was a major blow for Moscow, which claimed to have absorbed the Kherson region into its own territory in September. But the retreat has also freed up about 20,000 troops for Russia to redeploy to other fronts, including in the eastern Donetsk region.
☆ MH17 Trial Finds Three Guilty Over Downing of Plane
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The verdict session of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 trial near Amsterdam. A panel of Dutch judges found three men guilty over the shooting down of a passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014. All 298 passengers and crew were killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed after being struck by an antiaircraft missile that prosecutors said was launched from a field in an area controlled by Russia.
☆ Ukraine Looks to Cement Full Control of Kherson After Russian Retreat
  + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces moved to re-establish full control over the key southern city of Kherson on Saturday, filling a vacuum left by Russian troops who left it in one of the biggest reversals of the war. Ukrainian special units entered Kherson on Friday after Moscow abandoned the only regional capital to fall under its control since it invaded its smaller neighbor in February. Jubilant civilians came out to welcome Ukrainian forces back, hoisting their flag to mark the end of more than eight months under Russian occupation. One video posted by a local journalist showed civilians, hand in hand, dancing around a bonfire and singing while passing cars blared their horns.
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