Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv electricity plant destroyed by Russian missiles and drones | Ukraine
Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday passed a controversial bill that changes rules on civilian military mobilization to address the military’s talent shortage. This bill requires the president’s signature, but Volodymyr Zelenskyis considered important for Ukraine to better arm itself and address what military analysts say is a major manpower issue as it fights a larger adversary. […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russian strikes kill seven people in Kharkiv and Odesa regions | Ukraine
A Russian strike against a grocery store and pharmacy in northeastern Kharkiv region on Wednesday left three people dead, including a 14-year-old girl. A 16-year-old boy and a woman were also injured in an airstrike in Lipsi, about 10 kilometers from the Russian border. Another guided airstrike destroyed a hospital in the border town of […]
Russian Oil Shatters G7 Price Caps in Defiance of Sanctions
Russian crude currently sells for about $75 per barrel, far above the $60 cap imposed by the Group of Seven (G7) countries in 2022, according to the latest oil price tracking data. Russian oil is trading even higher in markets such as India, suggesting that G7 efforts to drain Russia’s war machine of oil revenues […]
Ukraine war briefing: Three killed in second day of Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia region, says governor | Ukraine
Russian missile attack kills 3 people, injures at least 8 in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia On the second day of deadly attacks on the region, its governor Ivan Fedorov said. Officials said seven apartment buildings, an industrial building, and medical and educational facilities were damaged. Prosecutors released images showing cars buried under rubble […]
Ukraine denies Russian claim of drone strikes on Europe’s largest nuclear plant
A senior Ukrainian government official has denied Russia’s claims that its forces fired a drone explosion at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which Kremlin forces have occupied and operated in southern Ukraine since the start of the war more than two years ago. . Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence service, said the […]
Russian Propaganda on Ukraine Is Infecting GOP
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Russian propaganda has “absolutely” infected the Republican base. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Let’s look at Ukraine. This is an important issue for you and Michael McCaul, the Republican chairman who runs the Formal Inquiry Committee.” The department made a comment that it […]
Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv Leave Six Dead, 11 Injured
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian forces attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles overnight, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, local officials reported. Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Sinievov said the missile attack on the city damaged homes, gas stations, kindergartens, cafes, shops and cars. Overall, Russia launched 32 […]
6 dead, at least 11 injured in Russian strikes on Kharkiv: Regional officials
Two Russian airstrikes hit Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, killing at least six people and injuring 11 others, local officials said online on Saturday. according to post Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the Russian rockets struck the city “in the middle of the night, when the people of Kharkiv were peacefully sleeping.” “Six people died. Another […]
Ex-Air National Guardsman allegedly defected to Russian military after child porn charges
A former Air National Guard member charged with child pornography defected and joined the Russian military in the war against Ukraine, the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office claims. Wilmer Puelomota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is said to have fled the country after being charged with possessing […]
Ukraine Claims Six Combat Jets Destroyed at Russian Airbase
Kiev claims more than a dozen military planes were destroyed or damaged in large-scale drone attack on Russian air base overnight, while similar drone attack on Ukrainian base by Russian military damages aircraft He claims that he could not. Ukraine announced Friday morning that it had launched the largest overnight drone attack of the war […]