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Ukrainians face homelessness, disease risk as floods crest from breached dam

Rescuers evacuate local residents from a flooded area after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, in Kherson, Ukraine, on 7th June, 2023.

Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes as floods crested across a swathe of the south on Wednesday after the destruction of a huge hydro-electric dam on front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with their presidents trading blame for the disaster. Residents slogged through flooded streets carrying children on their shoulders, dogs in their […]

Russia launches new attack on Ukraine on Moscow’s ‘sacred’ day

An explosion is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 9th May, 2023

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia launched a new attack on Ukraine on Tuesday as Russia celebrated the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, with Ukraine’s air defences destroying 23 of 25 missiles fired, chiefly at the capital Kyiv, officials said.  The attack – the fifth in May – came a day after Russia […]

Putin visits two regions in Ukraine, Russia presses assault on Bakhmut

Russian President Vladimir Putin disembarks a helicopter as he visits the headquarters of the Dnieper army group in the Kherson Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this still image taken from handout video released on 18th April, 2023.

Kyiv, Ukraine/Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed, while Russian forces stepped up heavy artillery bombardments and air strikes on Tuesday on the devastated Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, meanwhile, visited troops in the eastern town of […]

Kremlin critic jailed in treason case for 25 years in harshest verdict of Putin era

Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, accused of treason and of discrediting the Russian army, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, on 17th April, 2023.

Moscow, Russia Reuters Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court on Monday, the harshest sentence of its kind since Russia invaded Ukraine, after being convicted of treason and other offences in a trial he said was politically-motivated. Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and an opposition politician who holds […]

Russian forces bombard Ukraine’s Bakhmut in major new offensive, NATO chief says

Ukrainian servicemen exit an armoured personnel carrier, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yevhenii Zavhorodnii

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut endured heavy artillery fire on Monday as the NATO chief backed reports from local officials that a major new Russian offensive had begun, days before the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion. Ukrainian defenders, who have already held out for months, were braced for new ground attacks, […]

Zelenskiy wants tougher Europe, Putin evokes victory over Nazis

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, ahead of EU summit in Kyiv, Ukraine February 2, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Kyiv, Ukraine/Volgograd, Russia Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged European leaders visiting Kyiv on Thursday to pile more sanctions on Russia, where President Vladimir Putin evoked a famous World War II victory over the Nazis to rally his nation. The West has imposed sweeping punitive measures since Russia’s nearly year-old invasion of Ukraine that has […]

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy condemns shelling as bodies line streets of Mariupol

Ukraine Mariupol man walking

Lviv/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian authorities condemned Russian artillery attacks on cities in the northeast and the continuing siege of the southern port city of Mariupol, of which Moscow said it had taken almost full control, following almost two months of bloody fighting.  After failing to overcome Ukrainian resistance in the north, the Russian military has […]

Ukraine claims control over Kyiv region as Russia looks east

Ukraine Makariv damaged buildings

Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine said on Saturday its forces had seized back all areas around Kyiv, claiming complete control of the capital region for the first time since Russia launched the invasion.  As Russian troops regrouped for battles in east Ukraine, towns surrounding Kyiv bore scars of five weeks of fighting. Dead civilians laid scattered […]

Orthodox priest reportedly arrested in Russia for sermon decrying invasion of Ukraine

Russia Moscow police respond to protests

RNS A Russian Orthodox priest was reportedly arrested this week after he preached a sermon denouncing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an unusual example of the Russian Government cracking down on a cleric from a faith tradition that has long operated in lockstep with President Vladimir Putin. According to a BBC report citing Russian activists, […]