Posts tagged moldova
World Briefing: October 17, 2024

Stray dogs are eating the dead in the streets of northern Gaza, an emergency services chief says. UK investigating the origins of a package that caught fire at a DHL depot in Birmingham, amid heightened fears that Russian agents are intent on causing “mayhem” on Britain’s streets.

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WORLD BRIEFING: April 8, 2024

A new drone attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant has raised the risk of a "major nuclear accident", the UN's atomic watchdog has warned. Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month

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WAR IN UKRAINE: March 17, 2023

Russian troops launched several waves of attacks on Ukrainian positions in and around Bakhmut over the past day, Ukraine's military said on March 16, as the monthslong battle for the city in the eastern region of Donetsk continued at high intensity.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: March 13, 2023

Ukrainian military asserted on March 12 that the Russian side lost more than 1,000 troops in 24 hours as Moscow's push for the eastern city of Bakhmut continued. Large pro-Russian protests in the Moldovan capital 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: March 12, 2023

Russian forces are continuing to press their offensive in the area around Ukraine’s Donetsk region city of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian military reported on March 11. Media in Finland have reported that the Prime Minister is prepared to discuss providing U.S.-made fighter jets to Ukraine.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: February 11, 2023

Ukrainians across the country woke up Friday to air raid sirens which lasted most of the day. Russian sent dozens of missiles and drones towards major cities just as President Zelensky returned home from a European tour. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: January 11, 2023

The number of Russian troops killed since the start of their invasion of Ukraine has passed 110,000, according to the Ukrainian armed forces. The weather in Ukraine has taken a turn, with temperatures in most part plummeting to below zero Celsius. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: January 10, 2023

Ukraine says it continues to repel attacks by Russian forces, led by the Vagner mercenary group, in the eastern cities of Bakhmut and Soledar as Kyiv warns Moscow is preparing for another major offensive in the coming weeks.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 28, 2022

Ukrainian forces fought pitched battles in the east, repelling waves of attacks in Donetsk, Ukraine's General Staff of the armed forces said on November 28 as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of more Russian attacks. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 24, 2022

A massive Russian rocket attack Wednesday inflicted more damage on critical infrastructure, darkening many major Ukrainian cities into darkness and also causing blackouts in large parts of Moldova. The U.S. accused Moscow of “weaponising winter” by inflicting maximum pain on civilians. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 21, 2022

The Polish side currently cannot say with certainty where the rocket that fell in Przewodów and killed two people on November 15 was fired from, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 18, 2022

Ten million Ukrainians are enduring emergency power cuts after more Russian missile attacks, just as temperatures fall to freezing and below, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Of the four men charged in the downing of MH17, one was acquitted; the three others are unlikely to show-up to serve their life sentences.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 1, 2022

A massive Russian missile attack Monday hit Kyiv and other major cities, impacting power and water supplies. An official said resettlement of some Kyiv residents might be possible this winter

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WAR IN UKRAINE: October 31, 2022

The Black Sea Grain Initiative which unlocked Ukraine shipments of foodstuffs to global markets is officially suspended, with Turkey announcing the stoppage of vessels from Ukrainian ports. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: October 12, 2022

NATO and G7 leaders pledge more support for Ukraine, warn Russia against use of nukes and its handling of the ZNPP. More strikes on Zaporizhzhia and other cities. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: September 11, 2022

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has confirmed that its forces have entered the strategically important town of Kupyansk in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region. President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Ukraine had now liberated 2,000 sq km from Russia since beginning a renewed counter-offensive earlier this month.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: August 30, 2022

A team from the UN atomic energy watchdog is said to be on its way to the nuclear power plant near Zaporyzhzhia, Ukraine. However it’s not clear how much access they’ll be given once they arrive to the Russian-controlled facility. New images purportedly from the plant suggest shockingly close strikes near the reactor units.  

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