Source link The country’s energy infrastructure has been badly damaged by Russian airstrikes Saving electricity should become a habit for Ukrainians due to supply constraints resulting from Russian airstrikes on energy infrastructure, according to Sergey Kovalenko, the head of Yasno power provider. The firm is a subsidiary of DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private power generating company. […]
Source link The new sanctions could be a signal to Kiev not to engage in talks, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has suggested The US decision to impose restrictions on Russian metals is an unreasonable move that will only boomerang, Moscow’s envoy to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, has said, suggesting that the new sanctions could be meant to […]
Source link A new administration in Kiev could axe any agreement reached between the outgoing president and Moscow, Belarusian leader has warned There’s no use for Russia to sign a peace agreement with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky as his term in office is nearly over, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has suggested. During a meeting with […]
Source link The attack on Lugansk reportedly used several UK-supplied long-range Storm Shadow missiles Ukrainian forces have launched several missiles at a machinery plant in the Russian city of Lugansk, regional head Leonid Pasechnik has said, adding that the attack damaged civilian infrastructure. DETAILS TO FOLLOW You can share this story on social media: Follow […]
Source link Kiev’s earlier pleas for seven Patriot systems were rejected, despite the EU having more than 100 Ukraine is in talks with Poland, Spain, and Romania for air defense systems after Western allies spurned Kiev’s requests, the Financial Times wrote on Friday, citing sources close to the discussions. This comes after a recent wave […]
Source link The newly passed legislation will pit Kiev against its people, Aleksandr Dubinsky has said A new conscription law will drive a wedge between officials in Kiev and ordinary Ukrainians, lawmaker Aleksandr Dubinsky has said. He described the legislation as a point of no return for President Vladimir Zelensky and his government. On Thursday, […]
Source link A Ukrainian artillery strike on Tokmak in the Russian Zaporozhye Region has killed multiple people, including a child, local governor Evgeny Balitsky confirmed on Friday. Tokmak is a small town some 50km from the Dnieper River, which currently divides the Russian and Ukrainian-controlled areas of the region that joined Russia following a referendum […]
Source link Germans should blame Moscow and not Berlin for high energy prices, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published on Friday. He claimed the embargo against Russia was necessary for defending Europe from “imperialism.” Speaking with Die Tageszeitung, Scholz defended his government’s policy of unequivocal support for Ukraine. “It’s about defending Europe’s peace […]
Source link The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday that an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test has been carried out from the Kapustin Yar range in Astrakhan Region. According to the Russian military, the Strategic Missile Forces “successfully launched ICBM of a mobile ground-based missile system” from the interservice test facility near Volgograd. The test […]
Source link Ensuring that refugees “remain Ukrainian” is a priority for the government, Dmitry Kuleba has said Kiev is concerned about Ukrainians living abroad integrating into the societies of their host countries too fast, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told a forum in Kiev on Friday. Keeping their compatriots living abroad from assimilating is now one […]
Source link The cost to the West of supporting Kiev continues to rise, meaning Moscow’s best option is to wait From time to time, people ask why Russia is not acting more decisively in Ukraine, and why it appears to be dragging its feet. Some say it’s out of weakness, others suspect some secret agreements […]
Source link Ukrainian troops hoping to be demobilized after three years were in for a rude shock when the provision was left out of the newly adopted mobilization bill, multiple Western outlets reported on Friday. The parliament in Kiev approved the long-debated law on Thursday but without the demobilization clause, reportedly at the urging of […]
Source link The former Ukrainian lieutenant colonel had previously shared data with Russia and publicly exposed Kiev’s crimes A former senior operative with Ukraine’s security service (SBU) has been injured in a car explosion in Moscow, TASS reported on Friday, citing sources. The ex-SBU agent, identified by local media as former Ukrainian Lieutenant Colonel Vasily […]
Source link The water levels continue to rise in Orenburg after the levee holding back the Ural River broke The authorities in Orenburg in central Russia ordered mass evacuations on Friday as flood waters continued to rise after the levee holding back the Ural River broke last week. According to Orenburg Mayor Sergey Salmin, over […]
Source link The Ukrainian parliament recently passed a bill to significantly simplify mobilization procedures Ukrainian leaders are unlikely to publicly acknowledge the scale of a new mobilization campaign, fearing it would send shockwaves across the country and demoralize the population, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Ukrainian parliament passed a long-awaited mobilization bill this […]