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Russia: Airstrike Hours After Deal Is Completely Legit

Moscow insists it only went after military targets in Ukrainian port city of Odesa

(Newser) - Russian defense ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa —less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there—had hit only military targets, per the AP . “Long-range missiles destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship and...

Hours After Signing Grain Deal, Russia Attacks Port: Ukraine

Official calls airstrike 'a spit in the face' to UN, Turkey

(Newser) - No sooner had Russia signed an agreement to let grain shipments again flow through the Ukrainian city of Odessa than the port was hit by an airstrike. Among those condemning the attack Saturday was the secretary-general of the UN, who had helped broker the deal , along with Turkey's president,...

Deal Breaks Grain Impasse
Russia, Ukraine Sign Grain Deal
Jul 22, 2022 4:05 PM CDT

Russia, Ukraine Sign Grain Deal

UN calls wartime agreement unprecedented as Kyiv government expresses doubts

(Newser) - Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for the export of millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain—as well as some Russian grain and fertilizer—across the Black Sea. The long-sought deal ends a wartime standoff that has threatened...

UN, Turkey Say There's a Deal to End Ukraine Grain Impasse

Secretary-general arrives in Istanbul for signing ceremony, barring complications

(Newser) - Update: UN officials said Thursday they expect Russia and Ukraine to officially resolve their standoff over grain shipments on Friday, while adding a diplomatic caution. And Turkey announced that a signing ceremony would be held Friday, though Ukraine and Russia didn't immediately confirm those plans, the New York Times...

Europeans Urged to Prepare for Russian Gas Cutoff

Key pipeline has resumed operations with reduced flow

(Newser) - The European Union is urging its members to start cutting back on natural gas to prepare for winter—and a possible end to supplies from Russia. Gas resumed flowing from Russia to Germany through the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline Thursday after 10 days offline for regular maintenance, the New ...

Russia Is Ready to Push Further Into Ukraine: Lavrov

He says the 'geography' of the conflict has changed

(Newser) - Russia is no longer interested in occupying only Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Russian state media published Wednesday. After the US said it would give Ukraine more long-range weapons, Lavrov said that would force the Russian objectives to change, the...

With Words and Jarring Images, Zelenska Frames Need for US Aid

Ukraine's first lady makes a stark and direct appeal to Congress, showing the war's toll on children

(Newser) - Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who has called herself "a non-public person," stood in the US Capitol on Wednesday and starkly made the case for more US air defense systems to block Russian missiles. She showed America's most powerful lawmakers images of the toll of Russian bombardment...

Putin Meets Turkish, Iranian Leaders in Tehran

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei blames West for war in Ukraine

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran on Tuesday for his country’s military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an "independent and strong" Russia. Khamenei said that if Russia hadn’t sent troops into Ukraine, it would have faced an...

Europe Steps Up Efforts to Replace Russian Gas

Deals were signed Monday with Algeria, Azerbaijan, UAE

(Newser) - European leaders ramped up their push to secure alternative energy supplies Monday as fears escalate of a complete natural gas cutoff by Russia, with the leaders of Italy, France, and the European Union sealing deals with their counterparts in Algeria, Azerbaijan, and the United Arab Emirates. With his government's...

Ukraine Girl Is Buried: 'This Song Sounds for You Now'

Liza Dmytrieva was one of three children killed by Russian missiles in Vinnytsia

(Newser) - Liza Dmytrieva was pushing a toy stroller through a park on Thursday, accompanied by her mother. The 4-year-old—who had Down syndrome—was on her way to see a speech therapist at a nearby clinic when Russian cruise missiles struck the city center of Vinnytsia, killing 23 and wounding more...

Russian Journo Who Protested on State TV in Hot Water Again

Marina Ovsyannikova, who has decried Ukraine war, was briefly detained Sunday by police

(Newser) - A Russian journalist who caused a commotion in March by protesting the war in Ukraine during a state news broadcast was briefly detained over the weekend by authorities. WION reports that Marina Ovsyannikova's social media shared a post Sunday that simply said, "Marina has been detained. Information about...

Zelensky Fires Top Officials After Treason Investigations

People within their departments are suspected, Ukraine president says

(Newser) - As Russian troops pressed their offensive in Ukraine's east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his state security chief and prosecutor general on Sunday, citing more than 651 criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments and other law enforcement agencies. “In particular, more than 60...

Russia Orders Fight Intensified
Russia Tells Troops
to Step It Up
Jul 16, 2022 5:45 PM CDT

Russia Tells Troops to Step It Up

Zelensky assures Ukrainians no missile attacks will divide them

(Newser) - Days after President Vladimir Putin said the war in Ukraine had not "started in earnest yet," Russia told its military Saturday that the time has come. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered troops to "further intensify" the fight "in all operational sectors." Ukraine quickly reported increased...

New US-Supplied Rockets Hit Russian Ammo Depots

HIMARS systems are making a difference, analysts say

(Newser) - Ukraine has suffered major setbacks in recent weeks, with invading Russian forces using artillery to break down defenses before seizing territory—but analysts say long-awaited Western rocket systems could help turn things around. The US-supplied HIMARS system is believed to have been used for multiple recent strikes deep behind Russian...

US Fighter Captured in Ukraine Speaks—Freely or Not

Alexander Drueke 'doing fine' in solitary confinement, though with supposed regrets

(Newser) - One of two US fighters captured in Ukraine says he's "doing fine" despite facing possible execution . Alexander Drueke, a US Army veteran from Alabama, spoke with his mother in a Friday phone call shared with the Washington Post by his family. It was their fifth call since Drueke...

Wimbledon's Russian Ban Leaves a Tangle

Djokovic falls in rankings despite winning, and 2 nations claim Rybakina

(Newser) - "Exclusion is fraught with issues," said a former International Olympic Committee executive. That's becoming clearer for Wimbledon. Under pressure from the UK government because of the war in Ukraine, this year's tournament barred players from Russia and Belarus. The WTA and ATP then decided to not...

Putin to Ukrainians: You Can Be Russian Citizens

He offers expedited citizenship process for all in the country as pummeling continues

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday expanding a fast-track procedure to receive Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians, in yet another effort to expand Moscow's influence in war-torn Ukraine, per the AP . Until recently, only residents of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as...

Report: Russian Inmates Being Asked to Fight in Ukraine

Relatives say Wagner Group has been visiting St. Petersburg-area prisons

(Newser) - Russia is making gains in its relentless assault on eastern Ukraine's Donbas region—but at a heavy cost. With the Russian military low on manpower due to casualties, and with Vladimir Putin reluctant to declare the "special military operation" a war (which would allow the mobilization of fighting-age...

Governor Urges 350K to Flee Donetsk

Russia has stepped up offensive

(Newser) - The governor of the last remaining eastern province partly under Ukraine's control urged more than 350,000 remaining residents to flee as Russia escalated its offensive and air alerts were issued across nearly the entire country. Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said that getting people out of Donetsk province is necessary...

Russia Says It Holds Luhansk
Putin Declares Victory in Region
Jul 4, 2022 4:25 PM CDT

Putin Declares Victory in Region

Ukraine expects a push against Donetsk next

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province. Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin in a televised meeting Monday that Russian forces had taken...

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