Category: 2. RussianAggression

KYIV —  Russia launched several missiles and drones overnight targeting northern and eastern Ukraine, injuring at least 29 people, Ukrainian military and local authorities said on Sunday. The attack targeted Ukraine’s frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, Ukraine’s air… Continue Reading

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A member of a Reuters news team was missing and two others were injured after a Russian missile attack on their hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. Reuters said the… Continue Reading

From electricians to truck drivers to road maintenance workers, more and more Ukrainian women have been taking up technical jobs or manual labor. Some sectors, like farming, face a 60 percent labor shortage after a large number of male workers were mobilized to fight in the military. Continue Reading

As Ukraine marks 33 years of independence on August 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced that 115 Ukrainian prisoners were released in a swap with Russia. “Another 115 of our defenders have returned home today. They are warriors from the National Guard, the Armed Forces, the Navy,… Continue Reading

Five civilians died and 12 were injured in Ukraine’s shelling of the town of Rakitnoye in Russia’s Belgorod region, the governor of the region in the country’s southwest said Sunday. Among the injured are three children, Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region that borders Ukraine,… Continue Reading

A total of 115 prisoners of war returned from Russia to Ukraine on August 24, the country’s Independence Day. Soldiers were brought on buses to a place that Ukrainian authorities had asked to keep undisclosed. It was the 55th prisoner swap since Russia’s full-scale invasion 2 1/2 years ago…. Continue Reading

As Ukraine marks 33 years of independence on August 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced that 115 Ukrainian prisoners were released in a swap with Russia. “Another 115 of our defenders have returned home today. They are warriors from the National Guard, the Armed Forces, the Navy,… Continue Reading

Rescue mission Oleg Grishchenko, 61, a dual Russian and American citizen, was in Moscow when Ukrainian troops stormed across the border. When he realised they were headed for Sudzha, his 88-year-old mother’s hometown, he jumped into his Niva 4×4 and sped off, driving for eight hours and more… Continue Reading