Tag: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Ukraine says Russia taking ‘colossal losses’ in eastern battle

Summary Ukraine admits taking heavy losses but says Russia’s worse Russian missile attack kills Radio Liberty journalist in Kyiv Moscow says missiles destroyed Kyiv rocket production plant Missiles hit Ukrainian capital during U.N. chief’s visit Biden eyes $33 billion in military, other aid to Ukraine KYIV, April 29 […]

Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General António Guterres, an attack that shattered the capital’s tentative return to normality as the focus of the war moved east. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s […]

Russia cuts natural gas to 2 NATO nations in escalation

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Russia dramatically escalated its standoff with the West over the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, cutting natural gas off to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria and threatening to disconnect even more nations. European leaders decried the move as “blackmail.” A day after the United States and other […]

U.S., allies promise heavy arms for Ukraine, shrug off Russian nuclear war warning

Summary In shift, Germany offers anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine Concern for Moldova after blasts in separatist region Lavrov: NATO support for Ukraine could lead to WWIII RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany/KYIV, April 26 – The United States and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine […]

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

April 25 – The United States will reopen its embassy in Ukraine soon, its top diplomat said on Monday after he and the U.S. defense secretary visited Kyiv, promising more military aid and hailing the fight against Russia’s invasion. read more The following reports could not be immediately verified: […]

Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities Monday, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive. Meanwhile, two fires were reported at oil facilities in western Russia, not far from the Ukrainian border. It was not […]

U.S. officials to visit Kyiv amid call for heavy arms, Ukraine says

Summary U.S. has not confirmed visits by Blinken, Austin Orthodox Christians mark Easter in Ukraine amid conflict Ukraine says destruction of churches disrupt celebrations Missiles hit facility in port city of Odesa, Ukraine says KYIV, April 24 – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd […]

Ukrainian steel plant bombed; Zelenskyy to meet US officials

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces called in airstrikes on a besieged steel factory in the southern city of Mariupol to try to dislodge the last Ukrainian troops holding out in the strategic port, Ukrainian officials said Sunday, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would meet in Kyiv with […]

Ukraine: Russians try to storm Mariupol plant, strike Odesa

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces in Ukraine tried to storm a steel plant housing soldiers and civilians in the southern city of Mariupol on Saturday while attempting to crush the last corner of resistance in a location of high symbolic and strategic value to Moscow, Ukrainian officials said. The reported […]

Possible mass graves near Mariupol as Russia attacks in east

KYIV, Ukraine — Mounds of dirt seen in satellite imagery that Ukrainian officials say indicate new mass graves highlighted the savagery of a war that showed no signs of abating Friday, as Russia pounded targets in eastern Ukraine in a new offensive to take the country’s industrial heartland. Cities […]

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