Sumy: Successful humanitarian corridor out of besieged city will be kept open, says official Sumy which lies on the Russian border is embattled with deadly shelling in recent days The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Russian forces face fierce resistance in key Ukrainian areas 2 weeks into invasion Ukrainian air defenses appear to have seen "success against Russia's modern combat aircraft," per a U.K. intelligence update. Axios · Mar 9, 2022
IAEA Says Loses Contact with Chernobyl Nuclear Data Systems The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct plant, site of a 1986 disaster that… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022
Russian troops stranded in 40-mile convoy could freeze to death in ‘metal tank refrigerators’ Russian troops could freeze in tanks as temperatures expected to dip to -20C The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Serving Queen's guard, 19, disappears from UK to fight Putin's forces in Ukraine The "fed up" 19-year-old Coldstream Guardsman has ditched his post protecting the Queen to join Ukraine's fight against Vladimir Putin as Russia wages war Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022
Irish bread prices almost certain to rise as Ukraine bans exports of grain until end of 2022 Russia and Ukraine account for almost a third of the global wheat exports and over 70% of the world's sunflower oil stock Irish Mirror · Mar 9, 2022
Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee killed by Russian shelling; final Instagram post goes viral Ukrainian actor and TV host Pasha Lee, who joined the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine last week, in a bid to defend his country amid the invasion of Russian troops, has passed away. The Times of India · Mar 9, 2022
Russia invasion ‘slows significantly’ as ‘demoralised’ troops attack civilians Two weeks into the invasion, officials said that Russian troops are having ‘morale’ problems The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Russian bond default ‘imminent’, as inflation jumps; markets surge as oil falls back – as it happened UK announces new aviation sanctions against Russia and investigates plane at Farnborough The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022
Stockport Council urged to cancel deal with Gazprom It is awful that it has taken [war] to happen in Ukraine for everyone to realise we cannot do this" Manchester Evening News · Mar 9, 2022
Chernobyl warning as nuclear plant no longer sending safety signals after Russian seizure ‘Increasingly urgent’ to rotate staff working there since Russia took control, officials warn The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: Wheat exports banned as civilians flee Ukraine has banned wheat exports in an effort to stave off food shortages, civilians are seeking escape routes and concerns are intensifying over safety at the country's nuclear plants, including Chernobyl The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
China blames NATO for pushing Russia-Ukraine tension to 'breaking point' Moves by U.S.-led NATO have pushed tension between Russia and Ukraine to a "breaking point", Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday. Reuters · Mar 9, 2022
Britain's Mothercare Suspends All Business in Russia British baby products retailer Mothercare said on Wednesday all its business in Russia, including shipment of all products, has been suspended following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The company said its local partner in Russia will be pausing operations in about 120 stores and online. Russia represents around 20% to 25%… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022
Radio France Internationale · Mar 9, 2022 France 'worried' about delays to Iran nuclear deal amid Russian invasion of Ukraine France has warned that further delays could obstruct a revived nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran, with the West at loggerheads with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Reuters · Mar 9, 2022 Kremlin tells United States to await response to "economic war" The Kremlin accused the United States on Wednesday of declaring an economic war on Russia that was sowing mayhem through energy markets, and put Washington on notice it was considering its response to a ban on Russian oil and energy.
The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2022 ‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks out As western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska notes that the roots of the climate crisis and invasion are in fossil fuels
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022 Bolshoi Theater's Chief Conductor Quits Tugan Sokhiev, the chief conductor at Moscow’s prestigious Bolshoi Theater, announced he was quitting his job after coming under pressure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters. Sokhiev also said he was resigning as conductor of an orchestra in the French city of Toulouse, where officials had…
ABC News · Mar 9, 2022 Thousands evacuate from Ukraine through humanitarian corridor, with more set to open up Ukraine will on Wednesday try to ensure civilians can evacuate the country through six "humanitarian corridors", including from the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says.
The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022 With Ukraine war, Europe's geopolitical map is moving again Russia has lost influence and friends since the collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989
Newslaundry · Mar 9, 2022 After Bloomberg and CNN suspend operations, NYT removes journalists from Russia With several media organisations halting operations in Russia amid a new law specifying punishments for “false information” about the Ukraine invasion, the New York Times has said that it is “temporarily removing” its journalists from Russia.
Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022 Russian airstrike on Sumy ‘wipes out teenage sambo fighter and his family’ Artyom Priymenko, 16, was said to have been killed alongside his entire family when bombs hit residential homes in the battered city
Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022 Brit landlady bars Putin from drinking at her pub - 'My punters would wreck him' Landlady Sam Rice, who runs the Loaf and Cheese in Burton upon Trent, warned Vladimir Putin he would get "wrecked" if he popped into her pub for a pint after his brutal invasion of Ukraine
ABC News · Mar 9, 2022 Top intelligence chief warns China's 'troubling' strategic convergence with Russia poses threat to democracies The Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence offers a grim assessment of Australia's strategic outlook after Russia and China struck a new pact shortly before the invasion of Ukraine.
The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2022 Biden’s impossible bind: how should the US tackle Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Biden is facing demands for America to do more for Ukraine – but he’s also determined to avoid being the US president who started a third world war