Tag: Ukraine

Ukrainian Rockets Hit Russian-Controlled Area as Kyiv Claims It Readies Southern Counter-Attack

KYIV—Ukraine said on Tuesday it had carried out a long-range rocket strike against Russian forces and military equipment in southern Ukraine, as it says it is planning to retake in a counter-offensive using hundreds of thousands of troops. According to Ukraine, the strike hit an ammunition dump in the town of Nova Kakhovka in the…


US State Dept Backs Up Canada’s Decision to Return Nord Stream 1 Turbines to Germany

The federal government has found a powerful supporter for its decision to allow a natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe to resume operations. The U.S. State Department says it backs Canada’s decision to send repaired turbine equipment vital to the Nord Stream 1 pipeline back to Germany. Spokesman Ned Price says it’s the right…


Ukraine Criticizes Canada Over Return of Turbines for Russia-Germany Pipeline

The Ukrainian government is calling on Canada to reconsider its decision to allow the delivery of turbines from a Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline to Germany, saying it sets a “dangerous precedent” when it comes to sanctions against the Russian regime. Natural Services Canada Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced on social media Saturday that turbines from the…


Europe on Edge as Nord Stream Russian Gas Link Enters Shutdown

LONDON/FRANKFURT—The biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany began annual maintenance on Monday, with flows expected to stop for 10 days, but governments, markets, and, companies are worried the shutdown might be extended because of the war in Ukraine. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline transports 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) a year of gas…


Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine’s Second City Kharkiv

CHASIV YAR, Ukraine/KYIV—Russian weapons pounding Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv killed at least three people on Monday, authorities said, while rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble of an earlier strike on an apartment block that killed 19 people in another city. The artillery, multiple rocket launcher, and tank attack on Kharkiv also injured 31 people,…


At Least 15 Killed as Russian Rockets Hit Ukraine Apartment Block: Local Officials

CHASIV YAR/KYIV, Ukraine—At least 15 people were killed and two dozen more are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-story apartment block in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local officials said on Sunday as rescuers picked their way through rubble. Ukraine also reported clashes with Russian troops on fronts in the east and south, while…


Ukraine’s Defense Minister Says It ‘Passed Test’ on US Long-Range Rockets, Wants More

Ukraine’s defense minister stated that his country “passed the test” in using U.S.-made long-range rocket systems that were provided in a recent round of federal aid, although he claimed that more systems are needed. Oleksii Reznikov, the minister, said that longer-range weapons are needed more than short-range weapons in the months-long war, noting that the…


Ukrainian Forces Bear Some Blame for Civilian Deaths in Nursing Home Attack: UN Report

Ukrainian forces put civilians at risk during an attack on March 11 on a nursing home in southeast Kyiv, according to a report from the United Nations. Just two weeks after Russia mounted an invasion into Ukraine on Feb. 24, a care house in the village of Stara Krasnianka was attacked. Located in the eastern region…


Ukraine Permanently Bans Far-Left Communist Parties, Beijing Silent

A Ukrainian court has recently ruled to permanently ban the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU) and confiscate its assets amid the ongoing Ukrainian-Russian war. Analysts believe that the decision reflects the world’s awakening to the dangers of the communist ideology and the far-left political parties that are in tow. China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party has…


UK Defence Chief Says Support for Ukraine Won’t ‘Finish’ With Johnson’s Departure

The UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK will continue its support for Ukraine, no matter who the next prime minister is. It comes as a Ukrainian lawmaker said people are “very much concerned” about whether or not the UK’s next leader will offer the same level of vocal support following the resignation of Prime…