The origins of the Russia-Ukraine War begin in February 2014 with the covert invasion of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea by disguised Russian troops. The conflict expanded in April 2014 when Russians and local proxy forces seized territory in
The Ukraine-based Freedom of Russia Legion and the Siberian Battalion announced earlier on their Telegram pages that they had launched attacks into Russia from Ukraine. They said they intended to "take our land away from the [Putin] regime, centimeter by centimeter" and called on Russians to bo...
For context: The attacks have occurred amid efforts mediated by Donald Trump's administration to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. As we reported earlier (see 9.32 post), Ukraine and Russia are meant to have agreed a ceasefire in the Black Sea, brokered by the US - but both s...
Azov, town, Rostov oblast (province), southwestern Russia. It lies on the left bank of the Don River, 4 miles (7 km) east of the Sea of Azov. The Greek colony of Tanais, the first known major city in the region, was founded there in the 6th century bc. I
Ukraine says securing further funding from its biggest donor, the U.S., is vital both in the war effort against Russia and for protecting civilians and its critical infrastructure. U.S. lawmakers who support the bill further say it is in the interests of U.S. national security. ...
“Russian Nifodyov died as a result of the shelling of the peaceful village of Solokhi by the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Nikolai Ignatenko was cited as saying. Earlier on Thursday, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, where Solokhi is located, said that at least one civilian had be...
World Leaders Focus on How to Punish Russia Over Ukraine More The Associated Press NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. World leaders are getting over ...
President Joe Biden has warned that if Russia were to move into Ukraine, energy markets could see a big impact. Biden has also pledged that a majornew Russian-German gas pipeline would be halted. The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany was finished in September of ...
No safety from Russia’s “onslaught,” EU says:The European Union has condemned the latest round of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and said the recent shelling in western Ukraine show no part of the country is safe. “Ukraine is being struck by the most intensive missile attacks by the...
(Russia 24) Before the crack of dawn, just before explosions began in cities across Ukraine, Russian state television unexpectedly broadcast an address by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two self-proclaimed “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk, in the breakaway Ukrainian region of ...