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Ukraine news - latest: Russian strikes leave Kharkiv without power after Kremlin suffers military setback

Kyiv retakes swathe of territory in northeast Ukraine

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

Russian soldiers in retreat as Ukraine regains territory near Kharkiv, US says

The US military said Monday that Russia had largely lost territory it seized near Kharkiv and that Russian soldiers were retreating across the border. Ukraine earlier accused the Russian military of attacking civilian infrastructure in response to a rapid weekend offensive by Ukrainian troops. Read FRANCE 24’s blog to follow…

France 24 · Sep 12, 2022

Russian troops leaving behind weapons and munitions in Ukraine counteroffensive

Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive.

WEKU · Sep 12, 2022

Putin ally Kadyrov criticises Russian army after Ukraine setback

Chechen leader and Putin ally dismisses the loss of Izyum, but concedes the campaign is not going to plan.

Al Jazeera · Sep 11, 2022

Ukraine war: major developments since Russia's invasion

Ukrainian troops have made lightning gains in the east of the country, inflicting one of Russia's worst military setbacks since the Feb. 24 invasion.

Reuters · Sep 11, 2022

Putin, Macron trade blame over Ukraine nuclear plant security

The presidents of Russia and France held talks on Sunday regarding safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin blaming Ukrainian forces while Emmanuel Macron pointed the finger at Russian troops.

Reuters · Sep 11, 2022

Ukraine offensive 'snowballs' as Kyiv 'recaptures 3,000 square km from Russian forces'

Ukraine's chief commander, General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, said on Sunday that the armed forces had regained control of more than 3,000 square km (1,158 square miles) since the start of this month. "There are 50km to go to the state border (with Russia)," he wrote on Telegram

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022

Xi to Meet Putin in First Trip outside China Since COVID Began

Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years for a trip this week to Central Asia where he will meet Russia's Vladimir Putin, just a month before he is set to cement his place as the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 11, 2022

Putin, Macron Trade Blame over Ukraine Nuclear Plant Security

The presidents of Russia and France held talks on Sunday regarding safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin blaming Ukrainian forces while Emmanuel Macron pointed the finger at Russian troops. Conditions at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant continue to cause global concern. Russia and Ukraine accuse…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 11, 2022

Russian nationalists rage after stunning setback in Ukraine

Russian nationalists called angrily on Sunday for President Vladimir Putin to make immediate changes to ensure ultimate victory in the Ukraine war, a day after Moscow was forced to abandon its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine.

Reuters · Sep 11, 2022