Ukrainian weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko who competed in 2016 Olympics killed in war against Russia
A two-time European weightlifting champion who represented Ukraine at the 2016 Olympics was killed in action during the war with Russia, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee announced on Monday. In a post on Telegram, the commission said 30-year-old Oleksandr Pielyeshenko “died in the war with the enemy” on Sunday after joining the Ukrainian army near the […]
Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Russia has issued arrest warrants for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and several former senior officials, including the former president. petro Poroshenko. The wanted list published by Moscow’s Interior Ministry was updated on Tuesday to include President Zelenskiy. The arrest warrant states that the Ukrainian leader is wanted for violating Russian criminal law, but the exact […]
Ukrainian Village Battered as Russian Forces Advance
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows the Ukrainian village of Ocheretine has been destroyed in fighting. The village is a target of Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Russian forces have advanced into the region, attacking Kiev’s exhausted and depleted army with artillery, drones and bombs. […]
Ukrainian troops forced to abandon villages in face of withering Russian assaults
UKRAINIAN TROOPS FALL BACK: While the United States is rushing air defense interceptors, long-range missiles, artillery shells, and small-arms ammunition to Ukraine as part of a $1 billion military aid package, the emergency resupply effort has yet to blunt the Russian advance of on the battlefield. With no defense against Russian “glide bombs,” older one- […]
2 Ukrainian service members stabbed to death in Germany
Two Ukrainian men were stabbed to death at a shopping center in Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany, on Saturday, local police said. stated in a statement. Police said a 36-year-old man died at the scene from “serious injuries” and a 23-year-old man also died at a nearby hospital later that evening. In accordance with German law, […]
Russian Drone Strikes Set Hotel Ablaze in Ukrainian Black Sea City
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones attacked the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv early Sunday, setting hotels on fire and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while also carrying ammunition for more than two years. Shortages continued to hamper the Kiev army. old war. Vitaly Kim, the governor of southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russian airstrikes pound central and western Ukrainian power facilities | Ukraine
Russian missiles hit electricity facilities in central-western Ukraine, increasing pressure on the country’s unstable energy system. Saturday’s airstrike was carried out with long-range missiles, including cruise missiles, and was the fourth major airstrike to target power systems since March 22. DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private power company, announced that four of its six thermal power plants […]
Russia Renews Missile Strikes on the Ukrainian Energy Sector
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia fired a barrage of missiles into Ukraine overnight, in an attack that appears to have targeted the country’s energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia announced that its air defense systems intercepted more than 60 Ukrainian drones over southern Krasnodar. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Russia fired 34 missiles toward Ukraine overnight, […]
Ukrainian men abroad: share your views on Poland and Lithuania’s statements on conscription | Ukraine
Poland and Lithuania pledged to help Ukrainian authorities repatriate conscripted men after Kiev announced it would end consular services for conscripted men abroad. We would like to ask Ukrainian men living abroad their opinion on this development. Whether you left Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion or a few years before that, we want to know […]
House Dems slammed for waving Ukrainian flag in chamber of US House: ‘Disgusting’
House Democrats are under fire for waving a Ukrainian flag on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives during a vote to approve $60 billion in aid for national defense. “As you vote to send more of your hard-earned money to corrupt foreign regimes, a Ukrainian flag will be displayed on the floor of […]