McCarthy: No 'blank check' for Ukraine if GOP wins majority House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy warns that Republicans will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine if they win back the House majority The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Iran agrees to supply missiles as well as drones to Russia Defence secretary Ben Wallace flies to Washington to discuss dangerous new phase in invasion of Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
Ukraine and Russia's second front is a propaganda war. But who is winning? Not only has it proved surprisingly effective against better equipped Russian forces on the ground, Kyiv is also dealing Russia a blow in an information war playing out on the sidelines. ABC News · Oct 18, 2022
How soulmates Hungary and Poland fell out over Ukraine war With one demanding stronger sanctions and the other blaming the EU for soaring energy prices, relations remain tense The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
A game of numbers: How air defense systems work and why Ukraine is eager for more protection Ukraine has received a broad array of military supplies from the U.S. and other allies. Recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an urgent plea specifically for additional air defense resources from the West in response to increased air attacks by Russia. The Conversation · Oct 18, 2022
Putin places nuclear umbrella over annexed Ukraine regions It comes as Nato and Moscow conduct test nuclear exercises this week The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
What are the suicide drones bombarding Ukraine, and where did Russia get them? At least four people were killed in Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian cities on Monday. The attacks were carried out by what are called Shahed drones — also known as suicide or kamikaze drones. WEKU · Oct 18, 2022
Missiles, exploding drones again hit Ukraine's power, water Air strikes have again pounded energy and infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, part of an apparent quickening effort by Russia to drive Ukrainians into the cold and dark as winter bites The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
More than 100 Ukraine women freed in largest Russia prisoner swap of war A Ukrainian prisoner of war reacts, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, as she arrives in Zaporizhzhia Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russian occupiers 'terrorise and kill civilians' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of terrorising and killing civilians following air attacks on Ukrainian cities on Tuesday. Reuters · Oct 18, 2022
Fresh wave of Russian air strikes on cities in Ukraine The body of a man was found in the rubble of an apartment building in Mykolaiv, according to reports Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Ukraine says situation 'critical' after Russia attacks power grid Ukraine warned Tuesday of an emerging "critical" risk to its electricity grid after multiple Russian air strikes targeted energy facilities across the country, with President Volodymyr Zelensky stating that Moscow's repeated bombardments had destroyed one-third of the country's power facilities as winter approaches. Read our blog to see how all… France 24 · Oct 18, 2022
Vladimir Putin unleashes screeching killing machines in Ukraine war to terrorise the residents of Kyiv The screeching sounds of pilotless, bomb-carrying drones are now becoming a familiar daily routine in heart-stopping terror for everyone beneath them in Ukraine. ABC News · Oct 17, 2022
Discussions to continue on Ukraine deal after UN officials' meetings in Moscow Discussions will continue on extending and expanding a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday, after U.N. officials held "positive and constructive" discussions in Moscow on the deal. Reuters · Oct 17, 2022
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 Russia fighter crashes into apartments in city near Ukraine, killing 13 A Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the southern city of Yeysk shortly after take-off on Monday, engulfing apartments in a fireball and killing at least 13 people, Interfax news agency reported.
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 Russian shelling cuts external power to Ukraine nuclear plant - Kyiv The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant in southern Ukraine was operating on emergency diesel generators on Monday after Russian shelling cut off its external power supply, Ukraine's state nuclear energy company said.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Putin has lost more troops in Ukraine than US did in whole of Vietnam war – report Ukraine says more than 65,000 Russian soldiers killed in war so far, around 7,000 more than US fatalities in Vietnam conflict spanning 20 years
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 New UN rights chief urges halt to drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine The new United Nations human rights chief, who took office on Monday as Russian drones struck the Ukrainian capital, said attacks on civilians in Ukraine had to stop.
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 Ukraine shot down 85-86% of Russian drones involved in latest attacks - air force Ukraine has destroyed 37 Russian drones since Sunday evening, around 85-86% of the number involved in attacks, Ukraine's air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said on Monday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022 EU Slaps Human Rights Sanctions on Iran, Warns of More over Ukraine Several European Union foreign ministers on Monday called for sanctions against Iran over the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia, as the bloc agreed a separate set of asset freezes and travel bans over Tehran's crackdown on protests. The sanctions and threat of more will pile pressure on Iran's rulers…
Axios · Oct 17, 2022 Kyiv hit by multiple blasts as Ukraine reports "kamikaze" drone strikes "We need more air defense systems and as soon as possible," a top Ukrainian official says.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022 UN: Ukraine War Pushes 4 Million Children into Poverty Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout have thrown four million children into poverty across eastern Europe and Central Asia, the UN children's agency said Monday. "Children are bearing the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine," UNICEF said. The conflict "and rising…
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 Fire erupts at energy facility in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk after missile hit - governor A big fire broke out at an energy facility in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region after an overnight missile hit, a local official said on Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022 What are kamikaze drones and why is Russia using them in Ukraine? Hitting civilian infrastructure seems to be only effective tactic for Putin’s under-pressure forces
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022 Fighter jet crashes in Russian city near Ukraine; Kyiv says 108 women freed in prisoner swap – as it happened Fighter plane hits residential building in southern Russian city of Yeysk; Ukraine says it is first all-female exchange with Moscow