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Ukraine raises flag on recaptured island, loses key supporter in UK's Johnson

Union Leader 08 Jul 2022

KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces raised their national flag on a recaptured Black Sea island Thursday in a defiant act against Moscow, but Kyiv lost one of its main international supporters after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would step down ... “The moral of the story is ... “Russia cannot be destroyed ... Burning fields ... ....

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Senators visit Kyiv to promote Russia 'state sponsor of terrorism' bill

Colorado Springs Gazette 08 Jul 2022

KYIV • Two U.S. senators seeking to pass a law designating Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” visited Ukraine’s capital on Thursday to discuss the bill with President Volodymyr Zelensky ....

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Putin says Ukraine is heading for ‘tragedy’ as Kramatorsk prepares defense

Japan Times 08 Jul 2022

The mayor of the Donetsk city of Kramatorsk said Russian forces had fired missiles at the city center in an air strike on Thursday and ... .

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Russia pounds Ukraine's Donetsk region after seizing Luhansk

The Dickinson Press 06 Jul 2022

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine/KYIV -- Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the neighboring province of Luhansk after months of grueling attritional warfare in which both sides lost many men ... ADVERTISEMENT ... "This is sheer terrorism." ... Long war ahead? ... .

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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces undeterred; Russia hails Luhansk victory

Brainerd Dispatch 05 Jul 2022

KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday his armed forces were undeterred in their efforts to "break" Moscow's will to pursue a nearly five-month war, while Russia's Vladimir Putin hailed his military's victory in the grueling battle of Luhansk ... We need to break them. It is a difficult task ... But we have no alternative." ... World ... .

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Zelenskiy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal

Union Leader 04 Jul 2022

KYIV - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday acknowledged Kyiv's forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk in the eastern Donbas region after a grinding Russian assault, but vowed to regain control over the area with the help of long-range Western weapons ... Ukraine's military command said its forces had been forced to retreat from the city.

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Zelensky says Ukrainian forces undeterred; Russia hails Luhansk victory

Union Leader 04 Jul 2022

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday his armed forces were undeterred in their efforts to “break” Moscow’s will to pursue a nearly five-month war, while Russia’s Vladimir Putin hailed his military’s victory in the grueling battle of Luhansk ... We need to break them. It is a difficult task. It requires time and superhuman efforts.

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UNESCO declares borshch protected Ukrainian heritage at risk from Russian invasion

Union Leader 02 Jul 2022

KYIV/PARIS — Ukraine claimed victory in an age-old culinary dispute with Russia on Friday after the United Nations’ cultural agency placed a traditional beetroot soup on its list of protected Ukrainian cultural heritage ... Ukraine’s culture minister, Oleksandr Tkachenko, wrote on Twitter. “Victory in the war for borshct is ours!” ... ....

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Russia abandons Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in victory for Ukraine

The Dickinson Press 01 Jul 2022

KYIV -- Russian forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia's blockade on Ukrainian ports. Russia said it had decided to withdraw from the outcrop off Ukraine's southwestern coast as a "gesture of goodwill" to show Moscow was not obstructing U.N ... U.S ... .

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Missile kills 10 in Odesa after Ukraine retakes Snake Island

Japan Times 01 Jul 2022

Ukraine said it had driven Russian forces off the island after an artillery and missile assault, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailing the strategic win ... .

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Russia abandons Snake Island in victory for Ukraine

Union Leader 30 Jun 2022

KYIV -- Russian forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia's blockade on Ukrainian ports. Russia said it had decided to withdraw from the outcrop as a "gesture of goodwill" to show Moscow was not obstructing U.N ... Our Armed Forces did a great job." ... U.S ... U.S.

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G7 pledges unwavering support for Ukraine; shopping center 'hit by Russian missile'

Post Bulletin 27 Jun 2022

KYIV -- Western nations on Monday pledged unwavering support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, including more sanctions on Moscow and air-defense systems, as Russian forces closed in on the last big city still held by Ukrainian troops in eastern Luhansk province ... ADVERTISEMENT. "The lessons for that would be absolutely chilling ... World ... World ... World ... .

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Russians close in on east Ukrainian cities, defenders set to quit Sievierodonetsk

The Globe 24 Jun 2022

KYIV — Ukrainian troops were set to withdraw from the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of intense bombardments and street fighting, the regional governor said on Friday, as Russian advances raised fears they could be cut off and surrounded ... · By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder / Reuters ... · By Robin Emmott and Max Hunder / Reuters ... .

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Russians advance, Zelenskyy expects escalation as EU set to welcome Ukraine

The Globe 20 Jun 2022

Moscow's separatist proxies claimed to have captured Toshkivka, a town on the mostly Ukrainian-held western bank of the Siverskyi Donets river, south of Sievierodonetsk, which has become the main battlefield city in recent weeks. More from Ukraine ... · By Robin Emmott and Max Hunder / Reuters ... · By By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder / Reuters ... .

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Russia advances in battle for eastern Ukraine city as NATO warns of long war

Union Leader 19 Jun 2022

KYIV — Russia said on Sunday it seized a village near Ukraine’s industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a prime target in Moscow’s campaign to control the country’s east, as the head of NATO predicted the war could last for years. Russia’s defense ministry said it had won Metyolkine, a settlement of fewer than 800 people before the war began ... ....