The U.S. State Department issued an alert Tuesday to Americans who remain in Ukraine to “leave immediately” in anticipation of expanded Russian strikes on the country. Wednesday, Aug. 24, is the 31st anniversary that Ukraine split from the Soviet Union, celebrated as the country’s independence day. Some analysts and Ukrainian officials have said that Moscow…
US Embassy Alerts All Americans Still in Ukraine to ‘Leave Immediately’
US Urges Citizens to Leave Ukraine as Fears Grow of Russian Attacks on Capital
KYIV—The United States on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Ukraine, saying it believed Russia was preparing to target civilian and government infrastructure in the next few days as the war reaches the six-month mark. The warning followed a ban by the Ukrainian government on celebrations in the capital Kyiv on Wednesday’s anniversary of independence…
Almost 9,000 Ukrainian Military Killed in War With Russia: Armed Forces Chief
KYIV—Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in the war with Russia, the head of Ukraine’s armed forces said on Monday. The toll given by General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi appeared to be the first provided by Ukraine’s military top brass since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24. Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, told a…
Ukraine Bans Independence Day Rallies for Fear of Russian Rocket Strikes
KYIV—Ukraine’s capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week to commemorate independence from the former Soviet Union, citing a heightened threat of Russian attack in a war that the United Nations said on Monday has killed more than 5,500 civilians. Near frontlines in the south of the country, Ukraine said Russia fired rockets into several southern…
Ukraine Calls on Canada to Shelve Turbine Exemption as German Chancellor to Visit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing renewed calls from Ukraine to cancel a permit allowing turbines repaired in Montreal to be sent back to a Russian energy giant as a three-day visit from Germany’s leader gets underway. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who took over from Angela Merkel in December last year, touched down in Montreal on…
Daughter of Russian Political Commentator Killed in Alleged Car Bombing Outside Moscow
A powerful explosion destroyed a vehicle on Saturday night and killed its driver, identified as the daughter of Russian political commentator Alexander Dugin, Russian authorities said. Darya Dugina, the daughter of Dugin, was killed on Saturday evening after a suspected explosive device blew up the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving, the Investigative Committee of the Russian…
Russian Political Commentator’s Daughter Killed in Suspected Car Bombing Outside Moscow
The daughter of Russian political commentator Alexander Dugin was killed outside Moscow on Aug. 20 when a powerful explosion destroyed the vehicle she was driving, Russian authorities said. Darya Dugina, 29, died when a suspected explosive device blew up her Toyota Land Cruiser, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Moscow region said in a…
BC’s Taxpayer-Funded Climate Virtue-Signalling Continues
Commentary Due to a series of unfortunate events, including the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, there is a world shortage of affordable food and energy. How and when this will end is unknown. Everyone is affected. Those who suffer the most historically live in developing countries. But today, it is affecting nations previously thought to…
Russia Accuses Kyiv of Poisoning Some of Its Soldiers in Ukraine
Russia’s defense ministry accused Ukraine on Saturday of poisoning some of its servicemen in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia in late July. An adviser to Ukraine’s interior ministry said in response that the alleged poisoning could have been caused by Russian forces eating expired canned meat. The Russian defense ministry said…
Russian Missile Wounds 12 in Ukrainian Town Not Far From Nuclear Plant: Ukrainian Official
KYIV—A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said. Vitaliy Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region, said on the Telegram messaging app that four children…
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