Ukraine
Ukrainians were ‘ready to eliminate’ Russian soldier before dramatic surrender, commander says
World
June 15, 2023
Ukrainians were ‘ready to eliminate’ Russian soldier before dramatic surrender, commander says
Ukrainian forces spared the life of a Russian soldier when he surrendered to a drone on the battlefield just moments…
Dutch intelligence warned CIA about alleged Ukrainian plot to attack Nord Stream pipelines, Netherlands’ public broadcaster reports
World
June 14, 2023
Dutch intelligence warned CIA about alleged Ukrainian plot to attack Nord Stream pipelines, Netherlands’ public broadcaster reports
CNN — Dutch military intelligence warned the American intelligence service, CIA, last year about an alleged Ukrainian plan to blow…
As Ukraine fights back, hundreds of NATO warplanes are flying over Germany in alliance’s largest-ever aerial drills
World
June 14, 2023
As Ukraine fights back, hundreds of NATO warplanes are flying over Germany in alliance’s largest-ever aerial drills
CNN — As the early stages of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders is unfolding on the battlefield, hundreds of warplanes…
Radio New Zealand investigates ‘inappropriate editing’ of Ukraine war stories
World
June 13, 2023
Radio New Zealand investigates ‘inappropriate editing’ of Ukraine war stories
Wellington, New Zealand CNN — New Zealand’s national radio broadcaster has launched an investigation and put a staff member on…
Russian accounts admit Ukrainian forces are making some gains in heavy fighting
World
June 13, 2023
Russian accounts admit Ukrainian forces are making some gains in heavy fighting
CNN — Russian and Ukrainian forces are reporting intense fighting along the border of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and southern Zaporizhzhia…
Ukraine loses 16 US-made armored vehicles, group says, but Kyiv’s forces still gain territory
World
June 12, 2023
Ukraine loses 16 US-made armored vehicles, group says, but Kyiv’s forces still gain territory
CNN — Ukraine has lost 16 US-supplied armored vehicles in the past several days, according to open-source intelligence analysis, as…
Zelensky signaled Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia is underway. Here’s what to expect
World
June 11, 2023
Zelensky signaled Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia is underway. Here’s what to expect
CNN — With a few words, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky gave his strongest signal yet that his forces have begun…
Kakhovka dam collapse has made Black Sea a ‘garbage dump and animal cemetery,’ Ukraine warns
World
June 11, 2023
Kakhovka dam collapse has made Black Sea a ‘garbage dump and animal cemetery,’ Ukraine warns
CNN — Floodwaters are receding following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, but debris washed along the Dnipro river is…
‘What is there to be afraid of?’ Ukrainians in battered southern town hopeful about counteroffensive
World
June 11, 2023
‘What is there to be afraid of?’ Ukrainians in battered southern town hopeful about counteroffensive
Southern Ukraine CNN — Deep inside a makeshift bunker, residents of Orikhiv await an aid delivery while artillery shakes the…
Analysis: Poland is a key Western ally. But its government keeps testing the limits of democracy
World
June 10, 2023
Analysis: Poland is a key Western ally. But its government keeps testing the limits of democracy
When US President Joe Biden visited Poland in February, his second visit in less than a year, it was something…