Russian authorities urge residents to leave Kherson ‘immediately’ Call comes as Ukrainian forces are expected to embark on a campaign to recapture the city in southern Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2022
Russian-installed authorities order ‘immediate’ Kherson evacuation Russian-installed authorities in Kherson ordered all residents to leave “immediately”, amid warnings of a looming Ukrainian counteroffensive to recapture the city. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2022
Ukraine faces widespread outages after wave of Russian attacks More than a million households left without power following Russian attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure. Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2022
Lights go out in Ukraine as Russia launches "massive" strike Hundreds of thousands of people in central and western Ukraine have woken up to power outages and periodic bursts of gunfire, as Ukrainian air defense tried to shoot down drones and incoming missiles The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
‘Lions’ Prowl West Bank Amid Talk of a New Intifada In the skies above Nablus, Israeli drones are watching; on the ground, Israeli soldiers block access to the West Bank city as tensions rise amid talk of a new "intifada". Young Palestinians on scooters speed past sellers of everything from olive oil to bras, as they sport the colors of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 22, 2022
Bizarre claim Vladimir Putin’s body double actually fired sniper rifle at training base Russia's tyrannical ruler Vladimir Putin became reclusive during the height of the pandemic, but seems unusually tactile in a video taken at the Western Military District's training ground in Ryazan Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022
Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure prompt energy rationing Attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure could leave many without electricity and heat as winter approaches. Axios · Oct 20, 2022
Ukraine to curb electricity usage after power plants targeted by Russian strikes Ukrainians have reportedly been urged to stock up on water and warm clothing ahead of potential power cuts Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022
How Russia is rounding up reluctant army recruits for Ukraine Russian police accused of raiding hostels, homeless shelters and student dormitories in attempt to boost the military. Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2022
Russia ‘evacuates’ Kherson as Putin declares martial law ahead of ‘Ukraine offensive’ The head of the office of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the evacuation as ‘propaganda’ Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2022
TechScape: Kanye’s dark twisted social media fantasy The artist now known as Ye wants to buy the ‘free-speech’ social network Parler after being banned from major sites. But hopes for a rightwing splinternet, where anything goes, is not so easy The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin imposes martial law in annexed territories in Ukraine – as it happened Russian president says four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia will be put under martial law The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022
Russian commander: Civilians to be moved from "tense" occupied Kherson as Ukraine advances The situation is "very difficult," the newly appointed commander of Russia's invading forces said. Axios · Oct 19, 2022
Russia unveils ‘organised relocation’ for entire Ukraine region Moscow is poised to evacuate thousands of people from an entire Ukrainian region, removing them across the border to Russia. The New Daily · Oct 19, 2022
Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022 Ukraine keeps power on despite Russia’s missile barrage Russian missile and drone strikes targeting Ukrainian power infrastructure over the past week have failed to knock electricity supply off the grid for any prolonged period, according to International Energy Agency data.
Axios · Oct 18, 2022 Russian attacks destroyed 30% of Ukrainian power stations, Zelensky says Missile attacks on Kyiv has limited electricity and water supplies.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022 Prisoner swap with Russia sees 108 Ukrainian women released Group released includes civilians and women captured during Azovstal steelworks siege, with 110 Russians also released
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022 Russian commander of Kherson acknowledges forces under pressure – as it happened This blog is now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the war in Ukraine here.
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 Take more prisoners, Zelenskiy urges troops after big exchange Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday urged his troops to take more prisoners, saying this would make it easier to secure the release of soldiers being held by Russia.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Germany slaps messaging app Telegram with $5 million fine Germany has announced that it is issuing fines of 5.125 million euros ($5 million) against the operators of the messagging app Telegram for failing to comply with German law
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 Head of Russian proxy in eastern Ukraine says 220 to be freed in prisoner swap on Monday Russia and Ukraine will exchange a total of 220 prisoners on Monday in the latest prisoner swap between the two sides, the head of one of the regions that Russia has claimed in eastern Ukraine said in a post on his Telegram channel.
The Times of India · Oct 17, 2022 Russia hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv with kamikaze drones KYIV: Four drone strikes hit central Kyiv on Monday morning as Russia used Iranian kamikaze drones to attack critical infrastructure, the second attack on the city in a week.
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.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022 ‘Kamikaze’ drones hit Kyiv despite Putin’s claim of no further strikes Pregnant woman and her partner killed in latest wave of drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital
The New Daily · Oct 17, 2022 Explosions in Kyiv, as kamikaze drones attack The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been hit by explosions from a wave of kamikaze drones, the head of the Ukrainian president's staff says.