Timeline: Week nine of Russia’s war in Ukraine Al Jazeera recaps key events during week nine of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2022
US calls for weapons as Russia grinds Ukraine down Ukraine’s army is holding out against a better equipped Russian invader but Washington warns time is not on its side. Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2022
How US spies helped Ukraine kill 44 of Vladimir Putin's top generals and colonels American officials said the US has been helping Ukraine to target Russian forces in what it calls a massive and unprecedented intelligence sharing operation Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022
Italy's Draghi reiterates "full support" to Ukraine's Zelenskiy - statement Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Wednesday told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Rome fully supports his country and is ready to contribute to finding a lasting solution to the crisis, Draghi's office said in a statement. Reuters · Apr 27, 2022
Ukraine president says Indonesian leader invited him to G20 summit Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday on Twitter that his Indonesian counterpart had invited him to attend the summit of Group of 20 (G20) major economies to be held in the Southeast Asian country later this year. Reuters · Apr 27, 2022
The AP Interview: UN nuke chief wants Ukraine plant access The International Atomic Energy Agency chief says the safety of Europe’s largest nuclear plant which is currently under Russian occupation in Ukraine is a “red light blinking” as the IAEA tries in vain to get access for work including repairs The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
Russian forces capture villages in push into eastern Ukraine Ukrainian army driven out of Velyka Komyshuvakha and Zavody, while concern grows over Transnistria The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022
Newly re-elected Macron to toughen stance on Russia: Analysts Dialogue channels will remain open but Macron is expected to push for more aggressive position on Russia, analysts say. Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2022
Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
What weapons does Ukraine have to fight Russia and does it have nuclear missiles? Volodymyr Zelensky continues to urge Europe to send more military support The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, arrives in Ukraine – as it happened This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022
Possible 'false flag' attacks in separatist Moldovan region of Transnistria raises concerns Russia plans to expand conflict Ukraine accuses Russia of orchestrating attacks in the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria, which Latvia's foreign minister says reminds him of Russia's action in Donbas at the start of the invasion of Ukraine. ABC News · Apr 27, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 63 of the invasion Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria; Volodymyr Zelenskiy accuses Moscow of seeking to destabilise Moldova region The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022
Ukraine says Russian forces 'stole' safety equipment from Chernobyl, 'special work' needed to repair reactor site The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has called Russia's temporary occupation of the Chernobyl nuclear power station "very, very dangerous" and offered to help Ukraine repair damage caused to the stricken plant. ABC News · Apr 27, 2022
Wales Online · Apr 26, 2022 Zelensky: Russia risks worse disaster than Chernobyl - full speech in English He spoke on the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster
Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2022 Vladimir Putin holds meeting with UN secretary general amid fears for his health During today's meeting, Vladimir Putin and Antonion Guterres sat at opposite ends of a long white table - putting a considerable amount of distance between them
ABC News · Apr 26, 2022 Experts say Russian attacks on train stations were about demonstrating power as much as disrupting Ukraine's war effort A retired NATO commander says Russia's precision strikes against rail targets far away from its focus in eastern Ukraine do have strategic aims but are also a message to civilians trying to reach safety.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022 West gearing up to help Ukraine for ‘long haul’, says US defence secretary Lloyd Austin meets with defence ministers as Russia accuses west of engaging in ‘proxy war’
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022 At Defense Talks in Germany, US Says World Galvanized against Russia’s Invasion The United States said the world was galvanized against Russia's two-month-old invasion of Ukraine as it hosted defense talks in Germany involving over 40 countries that sought to speed and synchronize the delivery of arms to Kyiv. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hosted the event at Ramstein Air Base following…
Reuters · Apr 26, 2022 U.S., Ukraine 'largely aligned' on Ukraine defense needs, Blinken says The United States and Ukraine are "largely aligned" on what military equipment Ukraine believes it needs to fight the Russian invasion and what Washington can provide, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 26, 2022 Forty countries meet in Germany on bolstering Ukraine defence, France pulls out the big guns Top US officials hosted emergency talks with allies in Germany on Tuesday on supplying Kyiv with more weapons to fend off Russia's assault, as the UN's chief headed to Moscow in a bid to avert further escalation of the conflict. France promised to supply howitzers for Ukraine's army.
Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2022 UN chief pushes for safe corridors in Ukraine on Moscow visit Antonio Guterres calls for Moscow and Kyiv to set up aid and evacuation corridors in Ukraine ‘that are truly safe’.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 26, 2022 Russia raises nuclear tensions as US and NATO officials meet in Germany KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials pleaded Tuesday for more weapons as defense officials from more than 40 countries met in Germany and Russia raised the specter of nuclear war if NATO nations keep arming Ukraine.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 26, 2022 Russia warns of nuclear tensions as US, NATO officials meet in Germany KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials pleaded Tuesday for more weapons as the U.S. and other Western defense ministers met in Germany amid Russian warnings that the threat of nuclear war “should not be underestimated” if NATO nations keep arming the embattled country.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 26, 2022 Russia warns of nuclear tensions as US, NATO officials meet in Germany KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials pleaded Tuesday for more weapons as the U.S. and other Western defense ministers met in Germany amid Russian warnings that the threat of nuclear war “should not be underestimated” if NATO nations keep arming the embattled country.