Ukraine
U.S.-supplied rockets helping Ukraine retain defensive lines, official says; Putin meets Erdogan to talk grain exports
Russia over-committed in Donbas and likely to make slow progress, UK says Russia continues to commit what are nominally six separate armies to its Donbas offensive, according to the latest intelligence update from the British Ministry of Defence, that noted Tuesday that at full strength, before the invasion, these formations were established for around 150,000 […]
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Russia orders its forces to intensify operations ‘in all directions’; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy suspends top officials after treason fears
Zelenskyy removes top officials after cases of treason in government agencies Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspended the head of Ukraine’s security service and the prosecutor general. It was announced on Sunday that Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova and the Head of the SBU (the Security Service of Ukraine) Ivan Bakanov were being suspended after Zelenskyy said […]
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‘Evil cannot win’: Killed by Russian missile, Liza is buried
Beautiful and serene in a crown of white flowers, 4-year-old Liza who was killed by a Russian missile strike, was buried Sunday in central Ukraine as an Orthodox priest burst into tears and told weeping relatives that “evil cannot win.” Liza, who had Down syndrome, was en route to see a speech therapist with her […]
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45 countries sign a pact to punish Russian war crimes; 2.5 million people have been moved from Ukraine to Russia, UK says
More than 2.5 million people have been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia: UK More than 2.5 million people have been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia, Britain’s Ministry of Defense wrote in its latest intelligence update, with many of those evacuees suspected to have been forcibly deported. “Russia continues to face accusations that it is forcibly […]
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Russians ‘destroying everything they see’ as they bombard Donbas; Ukraine exports deal could be close
Russians ‘destroying everything they see in front of them’ as they try to advance, Ukraine official says Russian forces are reportedly attempting to break through to Siversk — a town that lies between the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in eastern Ukraine — in order to open a way to nearby Bakhmut in Donetsk, a Ukrainian […]
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A ‘very difficult road’ lies ahead for Ukraine, Zelenskyy says; high stakes meeting on grain exports set to take place
Russian advances to continue this week as anti-Russian sentiment grows, UK says In the Donbas, Russian forces will likely focus on taking several small towns during the coming week, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. Siversk and Dolyna are likely to be targets for Russian forces as they approach their bigger objective — the […]
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With tanks and artillery, Russia intensifies attacks on east Ukraine; gas supply concerns deepen as pipeline is shut down
Russian forces are making incremental gains in Donetsk as they regroup, UK says Russian troops continue to make small, incremental territorial gains in the Donetsk region of the Donbas, with Russia claiming to have seized control of the town of Hryhorivka, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. Russian forces also continue their assault along the […]
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Boris Johnson is going, and strategists are betting on big changes to the UK economy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 7, 2022. Henry Nicholls | Reuters LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s eventual successor is likely to bring forth greater fiscal support and less-fractious relations with the European Union, according to economists. Johnson formally resigned as leader of the […]
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15 dead, dozens trapped after attack on Donetsk apartments; Kyiv says Russia isn’t taking an ‘operational pause’
Le Maire: Russia cutting gas to Europe is one of the key scenarios French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking Sunday to CNBC’s Charlotte Reed at the Rencontres Economiques event in Aix-en-Provence, discusses the possibility of Russia shutting off the gas taps to Europe. “I think that this is one of the key scenarios and […]
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Russia is bringing more reserve forces close to Ukraine; Moscow official jailed for anti-war comment
Pro-Russian separatist forces are seen in the Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine on May 28, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russia is bringing its reserve forces from all over the country closer to Ukraine to prepare for future advances, according to the U.K.’s Ministry of Defense. Meanwhile, Moscow says it has […]
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