KYIV—Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday to prepare the path for an expected armoured thrust to try to take more territory as the five-month-old war entered a new phase. The strikes, reported by the region’s local governor and the Russian military, followed Moscow’s capture of the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk…
Three Killed, 18 Injured in Ukrainian Artillery Attack on Donetsk Market, Separatists Say
LONDON—At least three people including a child were killed and 18 injured on Monday in a Ukrainian artillery attack at a market in the Russian-backed separatist region of Donetsk, officials in the province said. The Donetsk News Agency showed pictures of burning stalls at the central Maisky market and several bodies on the ground. The…
US Has ‘Credible’ Information Russia Executed Ukrainians Trying to Surrender in Donetsk
April 28, 2022
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The United States has “credible information” that Russian forces executed Ukrainians who were trying to surrender near Donetsk, a U.S. official said Wednesday. “We now have credible information that a Russian military unit operating in the vicinity of Donetsk executed Ukrainians who were attempting to surrender, rather than take them into custody,” Ambassador-at-Large for Global…
Lawmakers Urge Biden to Get Congressional Authorization Before Deploying Troops to Ukraine
A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to seek authorization from Congress before deploying U.S. troops to Ukraine. Forty-three members of Congress penned a letter to Biden amid escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions. Fears of a Moscow-led invasion continue to grow after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two of Ukraine’s separatist regions as…
US Personnel in Ukraine Evacuated to Poland as Fears of Russian Invasion Grow
February 22, 2022
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The United States on Monday evacuated State Department personnel and embassy operations from Ukraine to Poland, as fears continue to grow of a Moscow-led invasion, and shortly after Russia ordered troops into Ukraine’s separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk for so-called “peacekeeping” operations. Citing “security reasons,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement…
UK Begins Withdrawing Embassy Staff and Families From Ukraine, Issues Travel Warning
The United Kingdom has started withdrawing some of its embassy staff and dependents from Kyiv amid growing tensions on the Russia–Ukraine border. The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) confirmed the move on Monday. It also advised against all travel to three contested border regions and all but essential travel to the rest of Ukraine….
UK, Australia, Germany Withdraw Embassy Personnel and Families From Ukraine
The UK and Australia said they have begun withdrawing some embassy personnel from Ukraine, while Germany offered assistance to staff members’ families and some civilians who want to leave. The precautionary measures come as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that “gloomy” intelligence suggested Russia was planning a lightning raid on Kyiv. The U.S. State…
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