[ad_1] CNN — The Russian-installed leaders in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Wednesday began massively ramping up the relocation of up to 60,000 people amid warnings over Russia’s ability to withstand a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of generating “hysteria” to compel people to leave. Residents in the city …
Read More »Russia martial law: President Putin announces change in four Ukrainian regions Moscow claims to have annexed
[ad_1] CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he has signed a law introducing martial law in four Ukrainian regions the Kremlin has sought to annex, in violation of international law. The regions are Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin made the comments during a scheduled Security …
Read More »Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan: Biden admin has been in touch with Russia in recent days as part of efforts to secure Griner and Whelan’s release
[ad_1] CNN — The Biden administration has had communications with Russia to try and secure the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan “as recently as within past days” said a senior administration official, speaking to CNN on Griner’s 32nd birthday, which she will be spending in a Russian jail. …
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Read More »Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine
[ad_1] Local residents look at parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), that Ukrainian authorities consider to be an Iranian-made drone Shahed-136, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 17.Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters Russia’s use of Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones to attack Ukraine shows its army lacks equipment and personnel, according to Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, a …
Read More »Ukraine looks anxiously towards its northern border, and a fresh influx of Russian troops into Belarus
[ad_1] CNN — The announcement last week by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko that his country and Russia would form a joint regional force and carry out exercises set off alarm bells in Kyiv. The last time Belarusian and Russian forces held joint exercises, in February, many of those Russian forces …
Read More »Yeysk, Russia: 13 killed as SU-34 fighter jet crashes into apartments in western Russia, state media reports
[ad_1] CNN — At least 13 people have died after a Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the western city of Yeysk during a training flight Monday, according to Russian state media and authorities. The incident was due to one of the engines catching fire, reported …
Read More »October 17, 2020 Russia-Ukraine news
[ad_1] Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, left, meets with Tatyana Moskalkova, Russian Human Rights Commissioner, during an exchange of more than 200 prisoners of war.Tatyana Moskalkova, Russian Human Rights Commissioner In a first, Ukrainian and Russian human rights officials met Monday during a prisoner exchange between the two sides. Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, met with …
Read More »Gunmen kill 11, wound 15 in attack on Russian military recruits
[ad_1] CNN — Two gunmen opened fire on Russian military recruits at a training ground in Russia’s Belgorod region, killing at least 11 people and wounding another 15, Russia’s state news agency TASS reports. The attack took place Saturday during a training session at the Western Military District, according to …
Read More »Iran denies supplying Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine
[ad_1] CNN — Iran has denied supplying Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine, saying it “has not and will not” do so. The denial, reportedly made in a phone call between Iran’s Foreign Minister and his Portuguese counterpart on Friday, follows claims by Kyiv and US intelligence that Russia …
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