December 6, 2023
Charities and NGOs supplying military aid to Ukraine’s armed forces are facing delays of several weeks to critical supplies of drones, electronics and pickup trucks due to border protests by Polish truckers, three industry sources told Reuters. Thousands of trucks carrying commercial goods have been backed up for weeks at Poland’s border crossings with Ukraine
READ MOREHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban demanded on Monday that Ukraine’s membership in the European Union and billions of euros in funding meant for the war-torn country be taken off the agenda at a summit of the bloc’s leaders next week. In a letter to European Council President Charles Michel, who will chair the Dec 14-15
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Updated: 03/12/2023 – 15:36 The “White Angels” police group provides humanitarian aid to the residents of Avdiivka, a former coal hub in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region and a symbol of the grinding war with Russia. The “White Angels” police group provides humanitarian aid to the residents of Avdiivka, a former coal hub in Ukraine’s eastern
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The Zaporizhzhzia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has remained in Russian hands since the invasion of the country in early 2022. ADVERTISEMENT Dangers are multiplying around Ukraine’s nuclear power stations because of the proximity of the fighting and the power cuts, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said
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The wife of Ukraine’s intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning in hospital. Marianna Budanova is the wife of Ukrainian military leader Kyrylo Budanov. A spokesperson for Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency, Andriy Yusov, confirmed the information. He said other employees also had mild symptoms of poisoning but didn’t specify how many. This
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Key Points Marianna Budanova is the wife of Kyrylo Budanov, who heads the Ukrainian military intelligence agency GUR. There are reports other members of the intelligence agency have experienced symptoms. Moscow has previously blamed Ukrainian secret services for the murders of a blogger and a pro-war journalist. The wife of Ukraine’s military spy chief has
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Russia has launched its biggest Shahed kamikaze drone attack yet on Ukraine, primarily targeting Kyiv, Ukraine’s air force says. The overnight mass drone attack hit different districts of Kyiv, eyewitnesses said. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Saturday fragments from downed drones had struck dwellings and other buildings, injuring two people. The wreckage of what
READ MOREUkrainian troops worked to push back Russian forces positioned on the east bank of the Dnieper River, the military said Saturday, a day after Ukraine claimed to have secured multiple bridgeheads on that side of the river that divides the country’s partially occupied Kherson region. Ukraine’s establishment of footholds on on the Russian-held bank of
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What a difference a few weeks makes. When I left Kyiv in September for a short trip to the U.S., the late summer weather was perfect and the mood in Ukraine was upbeat and determined. There had been heavy fighting on the southern and eastern fronts — the long-awaited counteroffensive was going more slowly than
READ MOREUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out holding a presidential vote in the spring and urged his countrymen to avoid political divides, saying they must concentrate all resources on fighting Russia. Zelenskyy’s comments in a video address follow increasing discussions about the possibility of a presidential election in March. Zelenskyy, who was elected for a
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