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Ukraine
Saturday, 2 March 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 738
Netherlands signs security pact with Kyiv; drone attack in occupied Kherson kills three; anti-war chants at Alexei Navalny funeral in Moscow
Friday, 1 March 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 737
Eastern front difficult as Russians assault town and villages, says military chief Syrskyi; Ukraine claims shootdown of three more Russian warplanes
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 736
Ukraine's business how they use cruise missiles, says UK; Moscow warned against interfering in Transnistria after separatist request for 'protection'
Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear conflict — ground.news: 228 media reports — 29 February 2024 (LINK)
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 735
Macron government sticks to line that troops on ground may be needed; Biden meets congressional leaders over impasses including Ukraine funding
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 734
Macron won't rule out putting ground troops in Ukraine; German chancellor digs in over Taurus missiles; financial sanctions threat working, US says
Monday, 26 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 733
Bombing destroys train station in frontline Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka; Zelenskiy numbers troop deaths at 31,000 since full-scale war began
Yellen urges world leaders to 'unlock' frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine — AP — 26 February 2024 (LINK)
Poland hits back at comments by Russian UN Ambassador — called an instant classic by former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt — kyivpost.com — 26 February 2024 (LINK)
Alexei Navalny was killed on eve of prisoner swap, his team claims — politico.eu/span> — 26 February 2024 (LINK)
Sunday, 25 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 732
G7 leaders urge additional support after defiant Zelenskiy hosts western leaders; Navalny's body handed over to his mother
Saturday, 24 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 731
Ukrainian military claims it shot down Russian spy plane; Ukraine marks second anniversary of war; Russian drones kill one in Odesa attack
Four Western leaders, including the prime ministers of Italy, Canada, and Belgium, arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to show solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion. — reuters — 24 February 2024 (LINK)
Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his mother, spokeswoman says — ground.news: 224 media reports — 24 February 2024 (LINK)
Friday, 23 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 730
US prepares to unveil hundreds of sanctions against Russian 'war machine'; Zelenskiy tells US conservatives that sending aid now is cheaper than confronting Putin again later
Alexei Navalny's mom given 3-hour 'ultimatum' to agree to private funeral — or have Russian opposition leader buried in prison
— ground.news: 173 media reports — 23 February 2024 (LINK)
Iran denies providing ballistic missiles to Russia — ground.news: 21 media reports — 23 February 2024 (LINK)
US announces more than 500 sanctions against Russia — The Guardian UK ● — 23 February 2024 (LINK)
Russia's foreign ministry said it had significantly expanded a list of EU officials and politicians banned from entering Russia in response to the latest round of sanctions by the bloc.
Thursday, 22 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 729
Putin more upbeat amid stalled US aid and victory in Avdiivka, say western officials; EU approves sanctions package targeting countries helping Moscow
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 728
Russia hands back 11 Ukrainian children under deal struck by Qatar; US dual national arrested in Russia over alleged $51 Ukrainian charity donation
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 727
Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine is found dead in Spain; Ukraine claims shootdown of two more Russian warplanes, Navalny's widow to fight on
?Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who defected to Ukraine 'shot dead' in Spain? Spanish police have not publicly confirmed the identity of the man, who was killed near Alicante last week. A burnt-out car apparently used by the attackers was found near the scene of the crime, the Ukraine intelligence agency's press service told the a Ukrainian press outlet. — BBC — 20 February 2024 (LINK)
Putin denies plans to send nuclear weapon into space — ground.news: 61 media reports — 20 February 2024 (LINK)
White House promises 'major sanctions' on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny's death — ground.news: 306 media reports — 21 February 2024 (LINK)
Fox only: Kremlin calls Navalny murder accusations 'unfounded and vulgar' — foxnews — 20 February 2024 (LINK)
Boris Johnson denies Tucker Carlson claims he demanded $1m for interview, says money was for Ukrainian charities — ground.news: 20 media reports — 20 February 2024 (LINK)
Monday, 19 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 726
Russia pushes for further advances after fall of Avdiivka; Denmark will give Ukraine all its artillery, says PM: 'we don't have to use it at the moment'
Sunday, 18 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 725
Zelenskiy pleads for more arms as troops pull out of Avdiivka; Biden promises he will 'fight' to get Ukraine 'the ammunition they need'
Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin's fiercest foe — AP — 18 February 2024 (LINK)
Navalny's spokeswoman confirms his death and demands body returned to family — ground.news: 264 media reports — 18 February 2024 (LINK)
Saturday, 17 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 724
Ukrainian troops pull out of Avdiivka in major shift on eastern frontlines; US leads global outrage over Alexei Navalny's death
Ukrainian Armed Forces announce withdrawal from key town of Avdiivka — ground.news: 113 media reports — 17 February 2024 (LINK)
Friday, 16 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 723
Ukraine troops reinforce Avdiivka as some defenders withdraw to better positions; lack of US aid already affecting battlefield, says Nato chief
Thursday, 15 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 722
US Senate approves Ukraine aid but battle looms in House; tighten sanctions on Russia and add more, says Nato ex-secretary general
5 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say — ground.news: 60 media reports — 15 February 2024 (LINK)
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 721
US Senate approves Ukraine aid but battle looms in House; tighten sanctions on Russia and add more, says Nato ex-secretary general
Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump because he's 'more experienced and predictable' — ground.news: 165 media reports — 14 February 2024 (LINK)
Ukraine says it has sunk another warship, disabling a third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet — CNN — 14 February 2024 (LINK)
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 720
Zircon hypersonic missile hits Kyiv, Ukrainian experts believe; Mongolian leader trolls Vladimir Putin over size of defunct Eurasian empires
Monday, 12 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 719
Starlink getting into Russian troops’ hands, says Ukraine; US Senate on brink of putting aid bill through to House
Sunday, 11 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 718
Russian drone strike in Kharkiv kills seven including children; Nato’s Stoltenberg calls for increase in arms support to Ukraine
Saturday, 10 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 717
Russian strike kills three in Sumy village as petrol station attack sparks blaze in Kharkiv; western officials deride Tucker Carlson interview with Vladimir Putin
Trump says he might 'encourage' Russia to attack NATO allies — news.yahoo.com — 11 February 2024 (LINK)
— Trump in Conway, South Carolina,: "One of the presidents of a big country stood up [at NATO] and said, 'Well sir, if we don't pay and we're attacked by Russia, will you protect us?' I said, 'You didn't pay? You're delinquent?' He said, 'Yes, let's say that happened.' No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want."
Chernobyl's mutant wolves appear to have developed resistance to cancer, study finds — ground.news: 44 media reports — 10 February 2024 (LINK)
Friday, 9 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 716
Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi is to replace Zaluzhnyi, moving up from commander of land forces. Syrskyi led the successful defence of Kyiv early in the war, and was credited with planning and executing a successful counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region later in 2022. US Senate makes tentative forward step on Ukraine aid
Ukraine and Russia on Thursday swapped 100 prisoners of war each. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said most of the men had defended the port city of Mariupol, which Russia captured after a brutal battle in 2022.
The US treasury has put sanctions on three entities based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one registered in Liberia for violating a cap placed on the price of Russian oil by a coalition of western countries. The treasury also said it had taken steps to bar the import of certain categories of diamonds mined in Russia.
Thursday, 8 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 715
US Republicans reject bill tying Ukraine aid to border security; Kyiv urges west to speed up deliveries of artillery shells
Leaked documents obtained by hackers are reported to reveal that Russia paid Iran $1.75bn in gold bullion weighing about two tonnes for thousands of the Shahed drones used to attack Ukraine. Based on the quantity ordered in the leaked documents, the deal worked out at $193,000 each for 6,000 drones, with the balance made up by licensing fees for Russia to build its own, cheaper copies. A hacker group calling itself the Prana Network said it took the files from servers of the drones' Iranian manufacturer, Sahara Thunder, the Telegraph reported.
Zelensky replaces his army chief in major shake-up of Ukraine's military — ground.news: 330 media reports — 8 February 2024 (LINK)
Tucker Carlson's Putin interview was even worse than expected — slate — 9 February 2024 (LINK)
Tucker Carlson interview: Fact-checking Putin's 'nonsense' history — BBC — 8 February 2024 (LINK)
— "Historians say the litany of claims made by the Russian president are nothing more than a selective abuse of history to justify the ongoing war in Ukraine."
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 714
Special forces blow up Russian Black Sea drone booster station; 'show some spine', Biden tells Republicans blocking Ukraine funding
Tuesday, 6 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 713
'Bakery' attack targeted Russian officials, not civilians, say Ukrainians; Kyiv mayor Klitschko backs military chief Zaluzhnyi
After Zelenskiy said he was considering a "reset" to replace several senior officials, Kyiv's mayor, Vitalii Klitschko, has criticised the possibility of firing the military commander-in-chief, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, saying it was due to his leadership that "many Ukrainians truly trust the armed forces". Klitschko and Zelenskiy have traded criticisms during the war.
UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine's Russian-occupied nuclear power plant — apnews — 6 February 2024 (LINK)
Monday, 5 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 712
Zelenskiy considering replacement of several senior leaders; Russia says 28 dead in shelling on Ukrainian city under occupation
Sunday, 4 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 711
Enemy Tu-95 bomber pilot shot inside Russia, says Ukrainian military intelligence; police target journalists during anti-war protest in Moscow
Saturday, 3 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 710
'Outrageous' killing of French aid workers; ICJ to hear most of Ukrainian case against Russia; Zelenskiy says more defence systems have arrived
Ukraine's defence minister, Rustem Umerov, announced he had suspended Toomas Nakhkur, who led the defence ministry's department for technical policy and weapons development, while authorities investigate suspected corruption in the procurement of weapons.
Friday, 2 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 709
UN court to rule on progress of Ukraine's case against Russia disputing its 'genocide' basis for invasion; Russian warship believed sunk by sea drones off Crimea
Russian dissident's Swiss start-up has secretly supplied Ukraine with military drones: The Swiss-based company Destinus, best known for designing hypersonic rocket-propelled aircraft, has opened up to the French business magazine Challenges about its support to Ukraine's military — kyivpost — 2 February 2024 (LINK)
— 47-year-old Mikhail Kokorich said that Destinus is "already among the main drone producers in Europe" and "Ukraine is one of our main customers." Kokorich, the former head of Russia's space startup Dauria Aerospace, founded Destinus in 2021. He left his native Russia and moved to the US after Vladimir Putin came to power.
Thursday, 1 February 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 708
Heavy Ukrainian missile strikes hit military targets in Crimea; Russia and Ukraine make PoW exchange
The international court of justice (ICJ) has found Russia violated some parts of a UN anti-terrorism treaty by not investigating financial support for separatist groups in eastern Ukraine in 2014. The top UN court declined to rule specifically on alleged Russian responsibility for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014. The ICJ ruled that Russia violated the UN anti-discrimination treaty by failing to protect education in the Ukrainian language in Crimea.