Tag: Ukraine

Ukrainian City Cleans Up After Russian Missile Attack

VINNYTSIA, Ukraine, July 15—A Ukrainian city far from the frontline cleared its streets on Friday, a day after a Russian missile attack killed at least 23 people and wounded scores. Ukraine said Thursday’s strike on an office building in Vinnytsia, a city of 370,000 people about 200 km (125 miles) southwest of Kyiv, had been…


UK Summons Russian Ambassador Over Reported Death of British Aid Worker

The UK’s Foreign Office summoned Russian ambassador Andrey Kelin on Friday following reports that a British aid volunteer died in detention. Paul Urey, 45, died due to illnesses and stress, according to Daria Morozova, the Ombudsman of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)—a Russian-backed separatist region in Ukraine that’s recognised by Russia, Syria, and North Korea. Urey was…


British Aid Volunteer Captured in Ukraine Has Died, Report

A British aid worker detained by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine since April has died, according to an official in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). Daria Morozova, the Ombudsman in the self-styled DPR, wrote on Friday on a Telegram channel that Paul Urey died on July 10 due to illnesses and stress, Russian state media, including…


Russian Derangement Syndrome Trumps All

Commentary Saving Ukraine from Russia has become more important to Western leaders than saving the planet from climate change, more important than keeping their populations from freezing in the dark, more important than the viability of Western industries, and more important even than avoiding the risk of an all-out nuclear war between the West and…


As Military Ranks Are Purged, US Is Unprepared for War

Commentary The U.S. proxy war with Russia over Ukraine is on the verge of getting costlier, maybe in more ways than one. Since the start of Russia’s invasion this past February, Washington has appropriated tens of billions of dollars to aid Kyiv, mostly for military training, advanced ordnance, and intelligence assets supporting Ukrainian operations. The spigots are…


Russia Strikes Ukrainian City a Day After Grain Talks Breakthrough

KYIV—Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia far behind the frontlines on Thursday in an attack which Ukrainian officials said had left at least 12 people dead. The strike, which Ukraine said had also wounded dozens, came a day after a breakthrough in talks between Moscow and Kyiv to unblock Ukrainian grain exports and…


Lockheed Delivers First Model of New Rocket Launcher to US Army

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. said on Tuesday it had handed over the first model of its newest mobile rocket launcher to the U.S. Army. The United States and its allies have recently supplied weapons worth billions of dollars to Ukraine to help it repel an invasion by Russia, which Moscow claims is a “special…


Why Life Is Cheap Under Communist Rule: Elizabeth Spalding, Victims of Communism Museum Curator

A harsh reality of communism is that when an atheist state dictates every aspect of people’s lives, life itself becomes cheap and expendable in the eyes of the state, according to Elizabeth Spalding, founding director of the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington. In an interview with Epoch TV’s “American Thought Leaders,” Spalding said the…


‘Unacceptable’: Ukrainian President Criticizes Canada for Allowing Return of Gas Turbines to Germany

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is criticizing Canada for allowing repaired gas turbines to return to Germany, which will be used for Russian gas delivery. In an address on July 11, Zelenskyy announced that his foreign ministry summoned Canada’s envoy to Ukraine to be admonished over an “absolutely unacceptable exception to the sanctions regime against Russia.”…


Ukrainian President Criticizes Canada for Allowing Return of Gas Turbines to Germany

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is criticizing Canada for allowing repaired gas turbines to return to Germany, which will be used for Russian gas delivery. In an address on July 11, Zelenskyy announced that his foreign ministry summoned Canada’s envoy to Ukraine to be admonished over an “absolutely unacceptable exception to the sanctions regime against Russia.”…