Tag: Ukrainian
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Aide to Ukrainian armed forces commander killed by explosive in birthday present – POLITICO
[ad_1] A top aide to Ukraine’s army commander was killed in Kyiv by an explosive that went off as he returned home with a birthday present on Monday. “An unknown explosive device went off in one of the birthday gifts. From the beginning of [Russia’s] full-scale invasion, [Major Hennadiy Chastyakov] was a reliable shoulder for…
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Ukrainian missile strike on shipyard in Crimea damages Russian ship
[ad_1] Representative image | Photo: ANI The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea had damaged a Russian ship. The Russian Defence Ministry said late Saturday that Ukrainian forces fired 15 cruise missiles at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, a city in the east of the Crimean…
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Russia likely coercing Ukrainian POWs to fight in Russian Military: ISW
[ad_1] Russian military authorities have “likely coerced” Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) into fighting for their side in Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank. In a Friday assessment of the war in Ukraine, the ISW said the creation of this “volunteer” formation by Russia “would constitute an apparent…
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Ukrainian ‘Artifacts’ Seized in Spain May Not Be Treasures, Experts Say
[ad_1] To the police in Spain, the artifacts possessed an ancient and golden allure. In a criminal investigation, the Spanish police said on Monday, officers had found that 11 pieces of gold, believed to date as far back as the 4th and 8th centuries B.C., had been stolen from Ukraine in 2016 and illegally taken…
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– Ukraine: Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian attempts to cross Dnipro in Kherson region
[ad_1] Russian forces have foiled several attempts by Ukrainian units to cross the Dnipro River in the southern Kherson region over the past day, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry, Ukrainian “sabotage and reconnaissance” teams were stopped while trying to cross the river near the villages of Pridniprovske, Tiahynka and Krynky.…
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Fierce Fighting Flares Around Eastern Ukrainian Town of Avdiivka
[ad_1] Russian and Ukrainian forces were locked in fierce fighting around the eastern frontline town of Avdiivka for a fourth straight day on Friday, in one of Moscow’s biggest military offensives in months. Ukraine’s top military command said that it had repelled more than 20 attacks over the past day around the town, a linchpin…
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Hamas attack has ‘significant consequences in the Ukrainian theatre of war’.
[ad_1] Joining the podcast live is the Telegraph’s Middle East Correspondent, Natalia Vasileyva, who offers her first person account of the recent developments: I’ve been on the road in the south since yesterday, just seeing the unimaginable scenes of this country essentially put on war footing. From seeing tanks being transported on trailers across highways…
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Russian Rocket Strike Claims At Least 49 Lives at Ukrainian Grocery Store
[ad_1] Kyiv: Ukrainian authorities reported on Thursday that a Russian attack targeted a grocery store and cafe in the eastern Kharkiv region, resulting in the tragic loss of numerous lives. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strike, which hit the Kupiansk district of the war-torn region bordering Russia. In this area, Moscow’s forces have been…
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Russia says it has foiled a major Ukrainian drone attack
[ad_1] Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday, as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. The drone attack appeared to be Kyiv’s largest single cross-border drone assault reported by…
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‘Please stay alive’ – last message from Ukrainian volunteer to wife and kids who now live in Louth
[ad_1] Olha Skoryk now lives with her two children in Louth where she still holds weekly online classes with her former students who have escaped the war to live all over the world. The young widow’s story and powerful images of her home as it was being built, finished and then shelled in the war…