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Russian missile strikes force Ukraine to shut nuclear power plants

Russia rained down missiles across Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing shutdowns of nuclear power plants and killing civilians as Moscow pursues its campaign to plunge Ukrainian cities into darkness and cold as winter sets in.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Biden urged to rethink Ukraine’s request for Gray Eagle drones

Ukraine has appealed to the US to supply it with powerful drones as it seeks an advantage in its war with Russia.

Al Jazeera · Nov 22, 2022

Buoyed by southern success, Ukraine revives long-shot dream of retaking Crimea

ODESA, Ukraine — Beneath a chill, low-lying fog, the Black Sea has gone winter-gray. The craggy coast of Crimea, illegally seized from Ukraine by Russia nearly nine years ago, lies far from this southern stretch of seashore — yet, to many here, the strategic peninsula suddenly seems tantalizingly close.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 22, 2022

Ukraine prepares for ‘worst winter’ as Zelensky says country will prevail

‘We can be left without money. Without gasoline. Without hot water. Without light. But not without freedom,’ says Zelensky

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Nuclear plants need protection from Russian sabotage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged NATO members on Monday to guarantee the protection of Ukraine's nuclear plants from Russian sabotage, a day after the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia plant was rocked by heavy shelling.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Russia's 'General Armageddon' under pressure to deliver on battlefield after retreat

Russia's leading war hawks rallied behind the humiliating decision for Moscow's forces to retreat from the Ukrainian city of Kherson this month, but the commander who argued in favour of the move is now under growing pressure to prove it was worth it.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Zelenskiy promises victory over Russia on protest anniversary

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked Ukraine's annual Day of Dignity and Freedom on Monday by celebrating the sacrifices made by Ukrainian people since Russia's invasion and saying his country would endure and prevail.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Cold and dark: Kyiv readies for 'worst winter of our lives'

The lack of electricity turned Anastasia Pyrozhenko’s apartment into a deathtrap

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Zelenskiy urges Nato to protect nuclear sites from ‘sabotage’ as Russia warns of risk of accident – as it happened

Ukrainian president makes appeal to Nato members; Russia’s state-run atomic energy agency warns of risk of nuclear accident

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2022

'Close call' in shelling near nuclear reactor on Ukraine's frontline

Ukraine narrowly escaped disaster during fighting at the weekend that rocked Europe's largest atomic power plant with a barrage of shells, some falling near reactors and damaging a radioactive waste storage building, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022