Rebuilding Ukraine after Russian invasion may cost $350 billion, experts say

Reuters 09/10/2022

WASHINGTON — Russia’s invasion caused over $97 billion in direct damages to Ukraine through June 1, but it could cost nearly $350 billion to rebuild the country, a report released Friday by the World Bank, Ukrainian government…

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: allies finally delivering weapons Kyiv asked for

Agence France Presse 04/23/2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said allies were finally delivering the weapons that Kyiv had asked for, adding the arms would help save the lives of thousands of people. In a late night video address, Zelenskiy…

Russian retreat leaves trail of slain civilians in town near Kyiv

Reuters 04/03/2022

BUCHA, Ukraine  – Dead civilians still lay scattered over the streets of the Ukrainian country town of Bucha on Saturday, three days after the invading Russian army pulled back from its abortive advance on Kyiv to the southeast. The…

Russia pledges to reduce attack on Kyiv but US warns threat not over

Reuters 03/30/2022

ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Russia promised on Tuesday to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city but the United States warned the threat was not over as Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status in a…

Ukraine receives silent salute at Oscars ceremony

Reuters 03/28/2022

Hollywood shared a little bit of its big night with the people of Ukraine on Sunday, using text on a screen to ask the world for financial contributions for those suffering from the Russian assault. But rather…

Ukraine says Russia wants to split nation, calls for more arms

Reuters 03/28/2022

LVIV, Ukraine — Russia wants to split Ukraine into two, as happened with North and South Korea, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said on Sunday, vowing “total” guerrilla warfare to prevent a carve-up of the country. President Volodymyr…

Russian journalist killed in Kyiv shelling

Agence France Presse 03/24/2022

KYIV — A Russian journalist for the investigative news outlet The Insider was killed when Russian troops shelled a residential neighborhood in the Ukrainian capital, the outlet said Wednesday, the latest reporter to die in war. Oksana…

LGBTQ+ Ukrainians fight for their country and their rights

Thomson Reuters Foundation 03/22/2022

Before Russia invaded Ukraine three weeks ago, Oleg used to get up early every day to walk his dogs along the wide, French-inspired boulevards of the capital, Kyiv. He had been planning a cycling trip to Odessa…

Ukrainian mother shielded baby from blast as civilian toll mounts

Reuters 03/21/2022

KYIV — Olga, a 27-year-old Ukrainian woman seriously wounded while sheltering her baby from shrapnel blasts in Kyiv, recalled the shock as she saw blood covering her child after a missile strike that shattered glass across the…

Zelensky to Moscow: ‘This is the time to meet

Agence France Presse 03/19/2022

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called again for talks with Moscow on Saturday, saying they were the “only chance for Russia to minimise the damage done with their own mistakes” after invading. The two sides…

Fox News cameraman, Ukrainian journalist killed in Ukraine

Reuters 03/16/2022

Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova were killed in Ukraine after the vehicle in which they were traveling was struck by incoming fire, the U.S. network said on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.…

Second Ukraine mayor abducted by Russian troops

Agence France Presse 03/14/2022

KYIV — A Ukraine mayor was abducted by invading Russian forces on Sunday, the second such kidnapping in days, bringing strong condemnation from the European Union. “The army of the Russian Federation captured the mayor of the…

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