Russian missile strike kills more than 50 in Ukrainian city

Agence France Presse 09/04/2024

POLTAVA, Ukraine — At least 51 people were killed and hundreds wounded Tuesday in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava, authorities said, in one of the single deadliest strikes of the two-and-a-half-year war.…

Ukraine president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

Associated Press 08/31/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the…

Deadly Russian strikes pound Ukraine for 2nd day

Agence France Presse 08/28/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired a wave of attack drones and missiles at Ukraine that killed at least five people, authorities said Tuesday, after a second night of heavy strikes across the war-battered nation. Within hours of…

Russia’s deadly barrage of missiles, drones hits half of Ukraine

Associated Press 08/27/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia battered much of Ukraine on Monday, firing scores of missiles and drones that killed four people, injured more than a dozen and damaged energy facilities in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as…

Ukraine: Reuters team member killed in missile strike on hotel

Agence France Presse 08/26/2024

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — A safety advisor working for Reuters was killed in a missile strike on a hotel in eastern Ukraine, the global news agency said on Sunday, as Kyiv claimed further advances into Russia’s Kursk region. Ukraine…

Ukraine president vows more ‘retribution’ for Russia

Agence France Presse 08/25/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed more “retribution” against Russia on Ukrainian Independence Day Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow announced the exchange of 230 prisoners just over two weeks into Ukraine’s surprise offensive on Kursk. Zelensky…

Ukraine: We struck 2nd key bridge in Russia’s Kursk region

Agence France Presse 08/19/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said Sunday it had struck a second key bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscow’s supply routes as Kyiv’s unprecedented incursion on Russian soil stretched through its second week. Russia meanwhile…

Ukraine and its cross-border attack on Russia: What we know

Agence France Presse 08/14/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s army launched a surprise offensive into Russia last Tuesday, capturing over two dozen villages in the biggest cross-border assault on the country since World War II. The attack comes almost two and a…

Putin orders army: ‘Dislodge’ Ukraine as over 120,000 flee border

Agence France Presse 08/13/2024

President Vladimir Putin ordered his army on Monday to “dislodge” Ukrainian troops who have entered Russian territory as authorities said over 120,000 people had been evacuated away from the fighting. Kyiv launched a surprise offensive into Russia’s…

Ukraine’s incursion into Russian border: How will it affect the war?

Associated Press 08/12/2024

A swift Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region was the largest such cross-border raid by Kyiv’s forces in the nearly 2½-year war, exposing Russia’s vulnerabilities and dealing a painful blow to the Kremlin. The surprise foray has…

‘God saved me’: Ukraine incursion into Russian border sparks panic

Agence France Presse 08/12/2024

SUMY, Ukraine — The roar of artillery fire was deafening as Tetyana conferred with neighbours in her small village, which hugs the Russian border, over whether they should hold tight or flee. The days were relatively calm…

Ukraine: Thousands of troops take part in incursion to destablize Russia

Agence France Presse 08/12/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in a major incursion into Russian territory, aiming to destabilise Russia by showing up its weaknesses, a top Ukrainian official has told AFP. Russia’s army on Sunday…

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