Russia-Ukraine war

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Russia Strikes Dam Near Zelensky's Hometown

He slams 'terrorist state' after Kryvyi Rih attack

(Newser) - In what Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky said was an attempt to exact revenge for recent Ukrainian military successes, Russian missiles hit a reservoir dam near his hometown Wednesday, causing extensive flooding. The Guardian reports that in an address late Wednesday, Zelensky switched to speaking Russian to denounce the attack on...

Zelensky Takes Surprise Trip to Liberated City

President shows up in Izium for flag-raising ceremony

(Newser) - A week ago, the strategic city of Izium in eastern Ukraine was behind Russian lines. On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit for a flag-raising ceremony in the newly liberated city, the Guardian reports. He thanked paratroopers and sang the national anthem as the Ukrainian flag was raised...

Ukraine Says Forces Have Reached Russian Border

After lightning advance, Kyiv's forces are running out of space for POWs

(Newser) - Ukrainian troops retook a wide swath of territory from Russia on Monday, pushing all the way back to the northeastern border in some places, and claimed to have captured many Russian soldiers as part of a lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat. A spokesman for Ukrainian...

Russian Attacks Leave Kharkiv in the Dark

Power had been restored to some neighborhoods by later Sunday night

(Newser) - Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing widespread outages across Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces pressed a swift counteroffensive that has driven Moscow's troops from swaths of territory it had occupied in the northeast, the AP reports. The bombardment ignited a massive fire at a power station...

Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Last Reactor

Reconnected power lines will be used for cooling No. 6, operator says

(Newser) - The operator of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, now held by Russian forces, announced Sunday they're shutting down its last operating reactor. Energoatom said electrical power is again flowing to the plant, which will be used to cool Reactor No. 6, NPR reports. For several days, the reactor has...

After a Stunning Retreat, Putin Hears It From Hawks
After a Stunning Retreat,
Putin Hears It From Hawks
the rundown
Sep 11, 2022 9:05 AM CDT

After a Stunning Retreat, Putin Hears It From Hawks

Ukraine recaptures large swaths of the northeast

(Newser) - Is it a blip or a major turning point in the Russia-Ukraine war? That's the key question in play after Ukraine forces recaptured cities in the northeast and forced a Russian retreat in that region. Coverage:
  • The gains: Ukraine says it recaptured more than 3,000 square miles in
...

Offensive Has Russians Leaving Areas in Northeast

Foreign Ministry concedes partial withdrawal as Zelensky mocks retreat

(Newser) - Ukraine's advance into its northeast on Saturday regained strategically key cities and towns, places Russian forces had battled for months to seize. The turnabout represents one of the biggest losses for Russia since the invasion began, the Wall Street Journal reports. Its Defense Ministry announced its withdrawal of troops...

Sean Penn, Ben Stiller Can Never Go to Russia
Guess Who Can
Never Go to Russia?
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Sep 10, 2022 12:45 PM CDT

Guess Who Can Never Go to Russia?

Country permanently bans Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, among others

(Newser) - Sean Penn and Ben Stiller have been very publicly engaged in activism on behalf of Ukraine, and now Russia would like them to know they're not welcome. The country's foreign ministry on Monday permanently banned 25 high-ranking officials, academics and experts, business leaders, and cultural figures from...

Ukraine War Hits James Bond's Glassmaker

Iconic French manufacturer Duralex will temporarily close amid Europe's energy trouble

(Newser) - For the glassmakers at iconic French tableware brand Duralex, the mornings have become a horror show. Daily updates from energy traders drop into their email inboxes, showing the asphyxiating upward climb of prices for the natural gas and electricity that power their energy-devouring business. Before Europe's energy crisis—which...

UN Watchdog: Shelling Near Nuclear Plant Can't Go On

Agency calls for safety zone around Zaporizhzhia facility in Ukraine

(Newser) - Europe's largest nuclear power plant was operating in emergency mode Friday for the fifth straight day due to the war in Ukraine, prompting the head of the UN atomic watchdog to call for the establishment of an immediate safety zone around it to prevent a nuclear accident. The six-reactor...

US: We Have New Evidence on 'Series of Horrors' in Ukraine

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says up to 1.6M Ukrainians have been deported to Russia

(Newser) - The US said Wednesday it has evidence that "hundreds of thousands" of Ukrainian citizens have been interrogated, detained, and forcibly deported to Russia in "a series of horrors" overseen by officials from Russia's presidency. The charge came during a United Nations Security Council meeting called to discuss...

Putin: 'It Wasn't Us Who Started the Military Action'

He spoke Wednesday at an annual economic forum

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow will press on with its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and mocked Western attempts to drive Russia into a corner with sanctions. Putin told an annual economic forum in the far-eastern port city of Vladivostok that the main goal behind sending...

Russia Now Getting Weapons From North Korea
Russia Now Has
a New Arms Dealer
Sep 6, 2022 7:41 AM CDT

Russia Now Has a New Arms Dealer

Purchase of artillery shells, rockets a sign of desperation, says US official

(Newser) - With global sanctions preventing Russia from seeking military equipment from its usual sources, the country has now turned to North Korea. Russia, which recently purchased Iranian drones, is now buying millions of artillery shells and short-range rockets from Pyongyang, according to US intelligence. It's a sign of what one...

Zelensky Warns: 'One Step Away From Radiation Disaster'

Russian shelling forces plant to be disconnected from Ukraine power grid

(Newser) - Russian shelling on Monday brought down "the last power transmission line connecting the [Zaporizhzhia nuclear power] plant to the energy system of Ukraine," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, leaving the facility—Europe's largest nuclear plant—"one step away from a radiation disaster." He asked the...

Ukrainian Firefighters Make an Adorable Rescue

'We found a beauty:' Rescuers gently pull a kitten from a building hit by Russian shelling

(Newser) - Ukrainian firefighters understandably weary from rescuing people from buildings hit by shelling in more than six months of war instead found themselves helping a small, furry survivor this weekend—a gray-and-white kitten, reports the AP . The rescuers, wearing full firefighting gear, battled raging flames and smoke to pull the kitten...

UN Team Manages to Get to Zaporizhzhia Plant

International Atomic Energy Agency experts will inspect security conditions at nuclear plant

(Newser) - The New York Times calls it "one of the most complex and perilous missions of its kind ever attempted," and it has apparently been successful, at least in this very initial step. A team from the UN nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe's largest...

Ukraine Pulls Costly Fast One on Russia With Wooden Decoys

Russia lured into wasting expensive cruise missiles on replicas of HIMARs rocket launchers

(Newser) - Ukrainian forces have tricked the Russians into wasting costly cruise missiles on "dummy targets," per the Washington Post . Based on photographs and interviews with US and Ukrainian officials, the Post reports that Ukraine has deployed wooden replicas of HIMARs rocket launchers, which can be difficult to tell apart...

Nuclear Plant Briefly Leaves Ukraine's Grid, Causing Alarm

Blackout renews concerns Russia will take Zaporizhzhia's power

(Newser) - Three lines tying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to Ukraine's electric grid already had been cut during fighting with Russian troops. On Thursday, the final one went down temporarily, knocking the plant offline, sending the Nikopol area into a blackout, and raising fears of a nuclear disaster, the Guardian reports....

Attack on Ukraine Train Station Kills at Least 22

Zelensky had warned of possible Independence Day attacks

(Newser) - Days ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia could do "something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious" as the country celebrated its Independence Day. On Wednesday, he said a Russian attack on a train station had killed at least 22 people, the BBC reports. Ukrainian authorities said the attack...

Popular Russian Politician Detained for 'Discrediting' Army

It's another example of ongoing crackdown on critics of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

(Newser) - The popular ex-mayor of Russia’s fourth largest city was detained by police Wednesday for "discrediting the Russian army,” per Reuters. Masked police were seen raiding the home of Yevgeny Roizman, a prominent opposition figure who served as mayor of Yekaterinburg from 2013–2018. As police escorted him...

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