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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Yahoo
Russia continues attacks on Kharkiv as US halts some shipments of weapons to Ukraine
Russian forces overnight struck Kharkiv and the region with Shahed drones, one person was killed and four injured in the region, according to administration head Oleh Syniehubov. A car shop, a residential buildings, and other civilian infrastructure were damaged in Kharkiv.
Globe and Mail
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Globe and Mail
At least three killed, scores injured as Russia targets Ukraine with new attacks
Russian forces have pummelled Ukraine with drones and other weapons, killing three people and injuring scores of others despite international pressure to accept a ceasefire, officials said Thursday. According to the Ukrainian air force, Russia launched a barrage of 63 drones and decoys at Ukraine overnight. It said that air defences destroyed 28 drones while another 21 were jammed. Ukraine's police said two people were killed and six were injured over the past 24 hours in the eastern Donetsk region, the focus of the Russian offensive. One person was killed and 14 others were also injured in the southern Kherson region, which is partly occupied by Russian forces, police said. The head of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, said that 15 people, including four children, were injured by Russian drone attacks overnight. Opinion: Ukraine showed that drones are the new bullets. Why doesn't Canada get this? Kharkiv city mayor Ihor Terekhov said Russian drones targeted residential districts, educational facilities, kindergartens and other civilian infrastructure. 'Kharkiv is holding on. People are alive. And that is the most important thing,' Terekhov said. The Russian military has launched waves of drones and missiles in recent days, with a record bombardment of almost 500 drones on Monday and a wave of 315 drones and seven missiles overnight on Tuesday. The recent escalation in aerial attacks has come alongside a renewed Russian battlefield push along eastern and northeastern parts of the more than 1,000-kilometre front line. While Russian missile and drone barrage have struck regions all across Ukraine, regions along the front line have faced daily Russian attacks with short-range exploding drones and glide bombs. Ukraine hit back with drone raids. Russia's Defence Ministry said that air defences downed 52 Ukrainian drones early Thursday, including 41 over the Belgorod region that borders Ukraine. Regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said three people were injured by Ukrainian attacks Thursday. The attacks have continued despite discussions of a potential ceasefire in the war. During their June 2 talks in Istanbul, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators traded memorandums containing sharply divergent conditions that both sides see as non-starters, making any quick deal unlikely. Speaking at a meeting of leaders of southeast European countries in Odesa, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the European Union to toughen its latest package of sanctions against Russia. He argued that lowering the cap on the price of Russian oil from $60 to $45 as the bloc has proposed isn't enough. Opinion: In Ukraine, the bold drone attacks against Russia are a rare chance for celebration 'Real peace comes with a $30 cap – that's the level that will truly change thinking in Moscow,' Zelensky said. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv Thursday on an unannounced visit, noting that the stepped-up Russian attacks on Ukraine send a message from Moscow that it has 'no interest in a peaceful solution at present,' according to German news agency dpa. Pistorius said his visit underlines that the new German government continues to stand by Ukraine. 'Of course this will also be about how the support of Germany and other Europeans will look in future – what we can do, for example, in the area of industrial co-operation, but also other support,' he said.
The Independent
12-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
3 killed and scores injured as Russia targets Ukraine with new attacks
Russian forces have pummeled Ukraine with drones and other weapons, killing three people and injuring scores of others despite international pressure to accept a ceasefire, officials said Thursday. According to the Ukrainian air force, Russia launched a barrage of 63 drones and decoys at Ukraine overnight. It said that air defenses destroyed 28 drones while another 21 were jammed. Ukraine's police said two people were killed and six were injured over the past 24 hours in the eastern Donetsk region, the focus of the Russian offensive. One person was killed and 14 others were also injured in the southern Kherson region, which is partly occupied by Russian forces, police said. The head of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, said that 15 people, including four children, were injured by Russian drone attacks overnight. Kharkiv city mayor Ihor Terekhov said Russian drones targeted residential districts, educational facilities, kindergartens and other civilian infrastructure. 'Kharkiv is holding on. People are alive. And that is the most important thing,' Terekhov said. The Russian military has launched waves of drones and missiles in recent days, with a record bombardment of almost 500 drones on Monday and a wave of 315 drones and seven missiles overnight on Tuesday. The recent escalation in aerial attacks has come alongside a renewed Russian battlefield push along eastern and northeastern parts of the more than 1,000-kilometer (over 600-mile) front line. While Russian missile and drone barrage have struck regions all across Ukraine, regions along the front line have faced daily Russian attacks with short-range exploding drones and glide bombs. Ukraine hit back with drone raids. Russia's Defense Ministry said that air defenses downed 52 Ukrainian drones early Thursday, including 41 over the Belgorod region that borders Ukraine. Regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said three people were injured by Ukrainian attacks Thursday. The attacks have continued despite discussions of a potential ceasefire in the war. During their June 2 talks in Istanbul, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators traded memorandums containing sharply divergent conditions that both sides see as nonstarters, making any quick deal unlikely. Speaking at a meeting of leaders of southeast European countries in Odesa, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the European Union to toughen its latest package of sanctions against Russia. He argued that lowering the cap on the price of Russian oil from $60 to $45 as the bloc has proposed isn't enough. 'Real peace comes with a $30 cap -– that's the level that will truly change thinking in Moscow,' Zelenskyy said. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv Thursday on an unannounced visit, noting that the stepped-up Russian attacks on Ukraine send a message from Moscow that it has 'no interest in a peaceful solution at present,' according to German news agency dpa. Pistorius said his visit underlines that the new German government continues to stand by Ukraine. 'Of course this will also be about how the support of Germany and other Europeans will look in future – what we can do, for example, in the area of industrial cooperation, but also other support,' he said.
Russia Today
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukrainian strikes cause major blackout
Ukrainian forces have left tens of thousands of people without electricity in a drone strike targeting a substation in Russia's border Kursk Region, Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein has said. Kiev's troops 'are continuing to attack civilian infrastructure,' he said in a Telegram post on Sunday. According to Khinshtein, the strike targeted an electricity substation with a capacity of 110 kilowatts in the western Rylsk district. The Rylsk district had a population of around 30,000 as of 2021, according to government data. The strike on the substation affected parts of two neighboring districts as well, Khinshtein said. The governor vowed to restore power 'as soon as the security situation allows.' Kiev has significantly intensified its drone raids on civilian infrastructure in Moscow and other Russian regions since mid-May, when the first meeting between negotiators from Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul. The attacks peaked during the final week of May, when 2,300 UAVs were shot down, according to the Russian Defense Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described the raids as attempts to derail the peace process. Last week, two bridges collapsed in Russia's border regions. In one case, a bridge fell in front of a moving passenger train in Bryansk Region. The second incident took place in Kursk Region, when a railway bridge collapsed under a moving freight train. In total, seven people died and 113 were injured. Moscow deemed both cases deliberate acts of sabotage. The Russian Investigative Committee stated that they were terrorist attacks planned by Ukraine to cause maximum civilian casualties. Both attacks came shortly before the second round of Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian nighttime attack leaves some Kyiv residents without electricity
A Russian nighttime attack has left 2,167 households on the left bank of Kyiv without electricity. Source: DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine Quote from the company: "We are doing everything possible to restore electricity to every home as soon as possible." Background: On the night of 5-6 June, the Ukrainian capital was subjected to another combined attack by Russia. Civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, cars and metro tracks were damaged as a result of falling debris and strikes. Four people were killed and 20 were injured. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
