KYIV, Ukraine—Russia and Ukraine accused each other Friday of shelling a prison in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine, an attack that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war who were captured after the fall of a southern port city in May. Russia said Ukraine’s military used U.S.–supplied multiple rocket launchers to strike the…
Russia Says Ukraine Shelling Killed Dozens of Ukrainian POWs; Ukraine Denies the Attack
Zelenskyy Goes Rogue for Vogue; Man Doesn’t Win ‘Woman of Year;’ ‘Neg. GDP is Good’–Biden.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rose from presidential obscurity to become the Frodo-esque, iconic commander-in-chief against the Russian goliath war machine. But Zelenskyy’s latest foray in modeling for Vogue has us questioning if the fame is going to his head. Transgender athlete Lia Thomas annihilated the competition in the Women’s 500-yard freestyle; but earlier, competing in the…
UK to Accept Unaccompanied Children From Ukraine After Receiving 100,000 Refugees
More than 100,000 people have arrived in the UK under visa programmes designed to help Ukrainian refugees, according to government figures published on Thursday. The government thanked the British public for their generosity and goodwill. It also said it will start processing on Thursday visa applications from unaccompanied children, as long as they have parental consent. Under…
Russia Attacks Kyiv Area for the First Time in Weeks
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv area for the first time in weeks Thursday and pounded the northern Chernihiv region as well, in what Ukraine said was revenge for standing up to the Kremlin. Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, announced a counteroffensive to take back the occupied Kherson region in the country’s south,…
US, Ukraine Sign New Agreement Expanding Cybersecurity Cooperation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Ukraine’s cybersecurity agency signed an agreement this week aimed at bolstering collaboration between the two nations on shared cybersecurity priorities, CISA said. CISA’s signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Ukrainian State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP) aims to strengthen cooperation between…
Russia Cuts Gas Flows Further as Europe Urges Energy Saving
FRANKFURT/LONDON—Russia delivered less gas to Europe on Wednesday in a further escalation of an energy stand-off between Moscow and the European Union that will make it harder, and costlier, for the bloc to fill up storage ahead of the winter heating season. The cut in supplies, flagged by Gazprom earlier this week, has reduced the…
Deutsche Bank Extends Profit Streak in Q2 but Warns on Economy
FRANKFURT—Deutsche Bank posted a better-than-expected 51 percent rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday as investment banking revenues rose, though the lender was less optimistic about the division’s prospects for the full year and warned about the economic outlook. Germany’s largest lender also dropped its cost target for the full year and was more cautious about…
Kremlin: Gazprom Is Supplying as Much Gas to Europe as Possible
MOSCOW—Russia’s Gazprom is supplying as much gas to Europe as possible, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, adding that sanctions-driven technical issues with equipment were preventing Gazprom from exporting more. Russia delivered less gas to Europe on Wednesday in a further escalation of an energy stand-off between Moscow and the European Union that…
Ukraine Uses New Artillery to Hit Key Bridge for Russians; Russia Downplays the Impact of Attack
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian artillery hit a strategic bridge essential for Moscow to supply its forces occupying Ukraine’s southern region, using a U.S.–supplied precision rocket system. The Ukrainian military struck the Antonivskyi Bridge across the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine late Tuesday, the deputy head of the Moscow-appointed administration for the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, said. He…
Ukraine Shelling Triggers Fire at Donetsk Oil Depot: Officials
A fire broke out overnight at an oil depot in Russian-controlled territory of eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Donetsk, the head of the city administration said on Tuesday. “As a result of overnight shelling in the Budennovsky district, there was a fire at a fuel storage warehouse,” Donetsk mayor Alexey Kulemzin…
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