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☆ Russia Eyes Gains in Ukraine’s East After Kherson Withdrawal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Matthew Luxmoore | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

On the day Russia announced a withdrawal from the southern city of Kherson last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky began his nightly address with a warning. The biggest clashes were in the eastern Donetsk region, he said Wednesday, praising the courage of soldiers there repelling what he described as a relentless onslaught.

☆ Russia’s evacuation of civilians in southern Ukraine betrays Kremlin concern
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But the Kremlin still doesn’t seem confident that its military can hold back a Ukrainian counteroffensive ahead of winter. The head of the Moscow-appointed regional administration, Vladimir Saldo, without using the word “evacuation,” asked Moscow Thursday to welcome families from the Kherson region that want “to protect themselves” from what he described as constant Ukrainian shelling. The Kremlin promptly agreed to support such efforts, with officials in the southern Russian region of Rostov saying the first arrivals were expected Friday, the state news agency Tass reported. Kyiv has been striking Russian military sites and installations in the region for several months, according to its defense officials, as it prepared for its long-touted counteroffensive there. “If Kherson falls, there will be a moment in which potentially there may be further breakthroughs by Ukraine,” Mevin said.

☆ Russia’s invasion causes damage across Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Michael Ovaska | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Graphics Russia’s invasion causes damage across UkraineRussia's invasion of Ukraine has caused widespread destruction with direct damages of over $97 billion as of June 1 according to a report by the World Bank, the Ukrainian government and the European Commission. Note: As of June 1, 2022 Sources: World Bank, the government of Ukraine and the European CommissionThe report — the first comprehensive damage assessment of the war's impact on Ukraine — provided preliminary figures that will rise as the war continues. Regions like Kyiv and Chernihiv retaken by Ukrainian troops and returned to government control accounted for 22% of damages. Map of Ukraine showing regions of Ukraine and proportional circles for the cost of damage by region. RebuildUA, a project that analyzes the destroyed infrastructure of Ukraine, used drone footage and satellite images to determine 23% of Irpin buildings were damaged.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s renewed nuclear threats has raised fears that his plans for escalation in Ukraine may not be limited to mobilizing more troops. Desperate for a victory, the Russian leader allied his nuclear threats and call-up of reservists to a plan to annex occupied territory in Ukraine’s east and south. “Creating more ‘Russian’ territory is an attempt to scare the West because Russian nuclear doctrine has always maintained that nuclear weapons would only be used in defense of Russia directly. In fact, when Ukraine launched attacks on annexed Crimea this summer, a territory Moscow considers Russian, Putin did not reach for the nuclear button, O’Brien noted. And that victory, Putin hopes, could come through eroding Ukraine’s international support,” Giles said.

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