The last time that Sweden updated the crisis preparedness advice it distributes nationwide, Russia had not yet launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Sweden had not joined NATO in response.
Six years later, Ukraine is locked in a grinding…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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Russia Bombards Power Grid in One of War’s Largest Attacks, Ukraine Says
Russia renewed its campaign to destroy Ukraine’s battered power grid on Sunday, targeting facilities across the country with missiles and long-range drones in one of the largest and most complex bombardments of the war, Ukrainian officials…
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Is Europe ready for year-end cutoff of Russian gas via Ukraine?
On the first day of 2025, Ukraine’s contract with Russian state-owned Gazprom will expire, shutting down a major Russian natural gas pathway to Europe.
Although the Kremlin says it is ready to continue the transit deal, urging Europeans to…
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Ukraine on high alert as Russian troops mass near Kursk
While Ukraine was on high alert for air attacks on Monday, the country’s top military commander said tens of thousands of Russian troops were ready to advance on the Kursk region.
“Following the order of their military leadership, they are…
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Ukraine braces for U.S. election, especially near front line in Russia war : NPR
A woman fills bottles with water from a public spigot in front of a bombed out student dormitory in Dobropillya, Ukraine,…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 962 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 962nd day, these are the main developments.
Here is the situation on Monday, October 14, 2024:
Fighting
- Kyiv announced that its forces had destroyed a Russian Tu-134 transport aircraft stationed at a military airfield in the…
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Why Russia is trying to seize a vital Ukrainian coal mine
ON THE OUTSKIRTS of the eastern city of Pokrovsk two women stand waiting for their lift. Like most civilians in the city they have already fled elsewhere, but they have come back to collect some belongings. They are standing by a boarded-up…
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Kamala Harris and Ukraine: Is the US truly committed to Ukrainian victory?
This article also appears in a collection of essays, Harris v Trump, written by Lowy Institute experts on the implications for Australia of the US presidential election.
During the recent US presidential debate, moderator David Muir posed the…
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The West Doesn’t Want Ukraine To Lose But Isn’t Ready For It To Win, Says Russia Policy Expert
A leading expert on Russian foreign policy, James Nixey heads the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House, a London-based research institute. In a recent interview with RFE/RL’s Georgian Service, Nixey, whose research focuses on the…
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Ukraine negotiates nuclear plant protection with UN atomic watchdog observers
As Russia is likely to launch attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this winter, Kyiv is currently in talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to place foreign observers near its nuclear power plants to protect the country’s…
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