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Russian Journo Who Protested on State TV in Hot Water Again

Marina Ovsyannikova, who has decried Ukraine war, was briefly detained Sunday by police

(Newser) - A Russian journalist who caused a commotion in March by protesting the war in Ukraine during a state news broadcast was briefly detained over the weekend by authorities. WION reports that Marina Ovsyannikova's social media shared a post Sunday that simply said, "Marina has been detained. Information about...

Zelensky Fires Top Officials After Treason Investigations

People within their departments are suspected, Ukraine president says

(Newser) - As Russian troops pressed their offensive in Ukraine's east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his state security chief and prosecutor general on Sunday, citing more than 651 criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments and other law enforcement agencies. “In particular, more than 60...

Russia Orders Fight Intensified
Russia Tells Troops
to Step It Up
Jul 16, 2022 5:45 PM CDT

Russia Tells Troops to Step It Up

Zelensky assures Ukrainians no missile attacks will divide them

(Newser) - Days after President Vladimir Putin said the war in Ukraine had not "started in earnest yet," Russia told its military Saturday that the time has come. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered troops to "further intensify" the fight "in all operational sectors." Ukraine quickly reported increased...

New US-Supplied Rockets Hit Russian Ammo Depots

HIMARS systems are making a difference, analysts say

(Newser) - Ukraine has suffered major setbacks in recent weeks, with invading Russian forces using artillery to break down defenses before seizing territory—but analysts say long-awaited Western rocket systems could help turn things around. The US-supplied HIMARS system is believed to have been used for multiple recent strikes deep behind Russian...

US Fighter Captured in Ukraine Speaks—Freely or Not

Alexander Drueke 'doing fine' in solitary confinement, though with supposed regrets

(Newser) - One of two US fighters captured in Ukraine says he's "doing fine" despite facing possible execution . Alexander Drueke, a US Army veteran from Alabama, spoke with his mother in a Friday phone call shared with the Washington Post by his family. It was their fifth call since Drueke...

Wimbledon's Russian Ban Leaves a Tangle

Djokovic falls in rankings despite winning, and 2 nations claim Rybakina

(Newser) - "Exclusion is fraught with issues," said a former International Olympic Committee executive. That's becoming clearer for Wimbledon. Under pressure from the UK government because of the war in Ukraine, this year's tournament barred players from Russia and Belarus. The WTA and ATP then decided to not...

Putin to Ukrainians: You Can Be Russian Citizens

He offers expedited citizenship process for all in the country as pummeling continues

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday expanding a fast-track procedure to receive Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians, in yet another effort to expand Moscow's influence in war-torn Ukraine, per the AP . Until recently, only residents of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as...

Report: Russian Inmates Being Asked to Fight in Ukraine

Relatives say Wagner Group has been visiting St. Petersburg-area prisons

(Newser) - Russia is making gains in its relentless assault on eastern Ukraine's Donbas region—but at a heavy cost. With the Russian military low on manpower due to casualties, and with Vladimir Putin reluctant to declare the "special military operation" a war (which would allow the mobilization of fighting-age...

Governor Urges 350K to Flee Donetsk

Russia has stepped up offensive

(Newser) - The governor of the last remaining eastern province partly under Ukraine's control urged more than 350,000 remaining residents to flee as Russia escalated its offensive and air alerts were issued across nearly the entire country. Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said that getting people out of Donetsk province is necessary...

Russia Says It Holds Luhansk
Putin Declares Victory in Region
Jul 4, 2022 4:25 PM CDT

Putin Declares Victory in Region

Ukraine expects a push against Donetsk next

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province. Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin in a televised meeting Monday that Russian forces had taken...

Russians Claim Victory in Crucial Holdout City

Lysychansk, last holdout city in Luhansk province, appears to have fallen

(Newser) - Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine's Luhansk province, Russia's defense minister said, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine's Donbas region. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that Russia's troops together with...

Ukraine: 'Vile' Airstrike Leaves at Least 21 Dead

Zelensky's office: Russia fired 3 missiles on apartment building, campsite in Serhiivka

(Newser) - A Russian airstrike on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, authorities reported, a day after the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from an island in the Black Sea had seemed to ease the threat to the city. Video of the attack...

US Plans New Arms Shipment to Ukraine

$820M package includes surface-to-air missile systems

(Newser) - The US announced on Friday that it will provide Ukraine with $820 million in new military aid, including new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia's heavy reliance on long-range strikes in the war. Russia in recent days has launched dozens of missiles across Ukraine and...

Mattis Sees Putin as Fearful, Invasion as Incompetent

Former defense secretary calls serving under Trump 'raucous times'

(Newser) - In an homage to Russian literature, if not Russian competence, former US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that President Vladimir Putin is a mess. And so is his invasion of Ukraine, the retired general told a forum in Seoul, the Voice of America reports. "Putin is a creature...

Snake Island No Longer in Russian Hands

Russia's defense ministry says troops pulled back in goodwill gesture

(Newser) - Ukrainian forces have recaptured Snake Island on the Black Sea after Russian troops pulled back in what Russia's defense ministry claimed was "a gesture of goodwill." While Ukraine said it had forced Russian troops to flee the small, strategically-located islet overnight on two speed boats following an...

Boris Johnson Calls Out Putin for 'Toxic Masculinity'

The remarks came during an interview following the G7 summit

(Newser) - World leaders have called Vladimir Putin a terrorist and war criminal, and analysts have scrutinized the Russian leader's mental state. But Boris Johnson may be the first to bring gender directly into the mix, saying Putin's war is a "perfect example of toxic masculinity," per the...

G7 Says Russian Attack on Mall Was a War Crime

Kremenchuk strike killed at least 13

(Newser) - A Russian missile attack on a mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, on Monday killed at least 13 people and wounded 40 others—but with rescuers still searching the wreckage, the death toll could rise significantly. The United Nations described the attack on a civilian target in central Ukraine, far from the...

Scores Feared Dead After Russian Missile Hits Mall

Zelensky says number of victims in Kremenchuk is 'unimaginable'

(Newser) - Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian rocket strike Monday on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine's central city of Kremenchuk, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was "unimaginable," citing reports that...

Airstrikes on Kyiv Resume
Russians Resume Kyiv Attacks
Jun 26, 2022 11:15 AM CDT

Russians Resume Kyiv Attacks

Missiles strike residential buildings in capital

(Newser) - Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere Russian troops consolidated their gains in the east. AP journalists in Kyiv saw rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians. Klitschko said four people...

World Leaders Now Going After Russia's 2nd-Largest Export

G-7 nations will ban gold shipments

(Newser) - President Biden said Sunday in Germany that the US and other Group of Seven nations will ban imports of gold from Russia—Moscow's second largest export after energy. A formal announcement was expected Tuesday as the leaders hold their annual summit. Senior Biden administration officials said banning gold would...

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