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Children come back to school as Russia fires missiles and drones
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry has said that three people were injured and two kindergartens were damaged in a drone strike by Russia at Kyiv on Monday. This comes after Russia said it had taken control of the towns of Pivnichne and Vyimka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Debris from intercepted missile and drones fell in every district…
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President Zelenskyy said that the Bakhmont is destroyed as Russia says it won there
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday said that Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine city of Bakhmut “has ended” with the Russian military taking control of the territory. Shoigu added that it’s possible the Russian forces could enter the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is controlled by the separatists. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that…
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Russia had a retreat on Ukrainian fronts
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a ceremony to celebrate incorporation of four Ukrainian territories into the country. The ceremony was held to commemorate the incorporation of the territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Rostov, which were captured by Ukraine in the separatist conflict in the east. Russian forces are also likely to defend the cities…
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A spirit that can last is that of Putin’s nemesis
Ukrainian soldiers on Tuesday entered Russia-backed territory in the Donetsk region for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, according to officials. The operation aims to “neutralise” Russia-backed separatists in the region, the Ukrainian military said in a statement. Russian President Vladimir Putin had said that his forces would withdraw from the region…
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The Biden administration is considering requests from the Ukrainians to gain access to the US weapons cache
Russian officials have blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck Donetsk, a city controlled by the separatists, while Ukrainian officials said Russian rocket strikes hit a town across from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Ukrainian State Emergency Service said at least 19 people were killed and 105 others were injured in Russian missile attacks…
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Biden has another up his sleeve in a war of surprises
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine in April was the “beginning of the end” of his country. The Ukrainian leader further said that Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine was the beginning of the end of his country. Russia had entered Ukraine to support pro-Russian separatists in the provinces…
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Russia has been left isolated and struggling as a result of the war against Ukraine
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has claimed over 9,000 lives, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday. However, the Russian military claimed that its troops have made “major advances” in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said that over 900 of its soldiers had been killed during the conflict.
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Russia’s top brass have failed and are now being blamed
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he would declare that the region of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern and southern Ukraine will be part of Russia on Friday. Russia had annexed the two regions after it fought a war with Ukrainian forces in the region for over seven months. At least 3,610 people have been…
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The failures of Russia’s top brass are now a fair game.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday claimed that the country has “new subjects” and added that the conflict in Ukraine was now a “political issue”. Putin’s claim came after Ukraine announced the annexation of four areas, including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia, from Russia. Putin also announced the return of 82 Russian prisoners of war…
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The Ukrainian government does not believe Putin’s call for a ceasefire is a good idea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on how to deal with the “new territorial realities” in Ukraine. Putin had earlier signed legislation to annex four Ukrainian regions, including the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Zelenskyi said that he’s ready to hold talks but that Ukraine…
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The alleged Ukrainian strike seems to have killed a large number of Russian troops.
The Russian military has launched “air and sea-based cruise missiles” at energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted. This comes after a series of explosions took place on the Russian side of the Dnipro River on Sunday, damaging the offices of Russia’s puppet government in Ukraine’s Donetsk city. Ukraine’s military has claimed…