Members phkrause Posted September 2, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2023 Zelenskyy says Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside Russia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometers (400 miles) away, in an apparent reference to the previous day’s strike on an airport in western Russia. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-drone-zelenskyy-weapon-long-range-2ea798a1aa2921387c2f6a1df2be0bb9? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 3, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2023 It’s joy mixed with sorrow as Ukrainian children go back to school in the midst of war BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small courtyard at a school in Bucha, scene of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war, Ukrainian children gathered Friday to celebrate the first day of the new school year. https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-schools-children-war-online-hybrid-learning-4377ff67610b1996d37b99a3c90573cf? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 4, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 4, 2023 Ukraine President Zelenskyy says defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. Read more. Why this matters: Zelenskyy said during his nightly address that "the Ministry needs new approaches and different formats of interaction both with the military and with society.” Reznikov’s removal comes after a scandal over the Ministry of Defense’s procurement of military jackets. In August, Ukrainian investigative journalists reported that the materials were purchased at a price three times higher than normal and that instead of winter jackets, summer ones were ordered. Zelenskyy’s announcement also came after two people were hospitalized following a 3½-hour Russian drone barrage on a port in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Sunday, officials said. Related coverage ➤ Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI What’s at stake when Turkey’s leader meets Putin in a bid to reestablish the Black Sea grain deal Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 7, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 7, 2023 A look at the uranium-based anti-tank rounds the US is sending to Ukraine The U.S. on Wednesday announced it was sending depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine, following Britain’s lead in sending the controversial munitions to help Kyiv push through Russian lines in its grueling counteroffensive. Read more. Why this matters: The armor-piercing rounds will be used to arm the 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks the U.S. plans to deliver to Ukraine in the fall. Such munitions were developed by the U.S. during the Cold War to destroy Soviet tanks, including the same T-72 tanks that Ukraine now faces. Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the enrichment process needed to create nuclear weapons. The rounds retain some radioactive properties, but they can’t generate a nuclear reaction akin to a nuclear weapon, one expert said. When Britain announced in March that it was sending Ukraine the depleted uranium rounds, Russia falsely claimed they have nuclear components and warned that their use would open the door to further escalation. In the past, Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested the war could escalate to nuclear weapons use. Related coverage ➤ Russian missile strike on Ukrainian market kills 17 as Blinken announces new $1B aid package Russian missile turns Ukrainian market into fiery, blackened ruin strewn with bodies US lawmakers visiting The Hague say Russian President Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 16, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2023 Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress debates $24 billion in aid for Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly. Read more. Why this matters: Congress is increasingly divided over sending more cash to Ukraine as the war churns through its second year. Biden has sought $13.1 billion in additional military aid for Ukraine and $8.5 billion for humanitarian support, but conservative Republican lawmakers have been pushing for broad federal spending cuts and some of those allied with Donald Trump want to stop the flow of US money to Ukraine. The debate comes as Congress struggles to pass its annual appropriations bills before a Sept. 30 deadline to keep the U.S. government running. To ease passage, Congress would likely try to attach the package to a must-pass funding measure required to prevent a federal shutdown. Related coverage ➤ Biden asks Congress for $40 billion to support Ukraine, replenish US disaster aid and bolster border Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 17, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 17, 2023 Ukraine troops retake village south of Bakhmut, military says KYIV, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Friday it had recaptured the devastated eastern village of Andriivka, setting the stage for further advances on the southern flank of Bakhmut, the city that fell into Russian hands in May after months of heavy fighting. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-troops-capture-eastern-village-andriivka-military-says-2023-09-15/ Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 21, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2023 Inside a Ukrainian brigade’s battle ‘through hell’ to reclaim a village on the way to Bakhmut A Ukrainian brigade’s mission was to reclaim the village of Andriivka on the road to Bakhmut, but first they had to survive a stretch of forest filled with Russian soldiers. The Associated Press spent two weeks with the brigade for an intimate glimpse into the speed, direction and cost of the counteroffensive, through scenes witnessed in the forest and at rest. Read more. Why this matters: Villages like Andriivka have taken on huge symbolic significance in the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and a lot rides on the progress in reclaiming them. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his country’s case to Washington and the world this week for more money and weapons and must convince his audience that the counteroffensive is working. The counteroffensive has been slow moving. A study earlier this month by a London-based think-tank found that Ukrainian forces are averaging 700-1,200 meters of progress every five days, giving Russian forces time to dig in and mine territory as they pull back. The 3rd Assault Brigade, composed entirely of volunteers and considered one of Ukraine’s best and most experienced corps, has been fighting almost nonstop in the east since January, relying largely on Soviet-era armored vehicles and older weapons. In the past month, the brigade had only been able to move 1,600 meters, crossing mines and booby-trapped trenches while dodging artillery and Russian forces within shouting distance. Related coverage ➤ Russia strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and killing 2 Political divide emerges on Ukraine aid package as Zelenskyy heads to Washington Ukrainian troops reclaim a village near Bakhmut. It’s a small win in a churning counteroffensive Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 23, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2023 Poland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates Poland’s prime minister said his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates and his populist party faces pressure from the far right in the upcoming national election. Read more. Why this matters: Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in a television interview late Wednesday that Poland is ending the transfers “because we are now arming ourselves with the most modern weapons” as part of a military upgrade spurred by fears of Russian regional aggression. He did not elaborate on how the actions were mutually exclusive. Poland has supplied Ukraine with a wide range of weaponry, including Leopard 2 tanks and Soviet-era MiG fighter jets. Poles largely support Ukraine, but there is growing weariness in a nation receiving large numbers of refugees. Emotions have run high since Poland, Hungary and Slovakia announced a new ban last week on Ukrainian grain imports to protect their own farmers. The Polish-Ukrainian disengagement comes as Ukraine’s forces attempt to break through Russian battle lines in a counteroffensive that has not moved as quickly or as successfully as initially hoped. Poland’s moratorium on arms shipments could have a wider impact as another winter of fighting approaches. Related coverage ➤ Grain spat drags Ukraine’s ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion Ukraine complains to WTO about Hungary, Poland and Slovakia banning its food products Poland showcases military might in a parade as war rages in neighboring Ukraine Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 23, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2023 ‘If we don’t get the aid, we will lose the war’: Zelenskyy asks Congress to help Ukraine WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Capitol Hill this week to meet with lawmakers to reiterate the need for continued aid to support his country’s fight against the Russian invasion, even as the U.S. faces a partial government shutdown as soon as the end of the month. https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/09/22/if-we-dont-get-the-aid-we-will-lose-the-war-zelenskyy-asks-congress-to-help-ukraine/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 24, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2023 A Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia’s navy in Crimea KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in Crimea. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-fcab4c6f0bd3738b34f9032cbef0833f? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 26, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2023 Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs LUHANSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Flying above enemy lines, a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone sends a clear image back to soldiers hiding in a basement a few kilometers away: A Russian armored vehicle is idling along a key logistics route, looking like easy prey in the artillery-scarred green landscape. https://apnews.com/article/drones-ukraine-war-russia-innovation-technology-589f1fc0e0db007ea6d344b197207212? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 27, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2023 Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine claims The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia’s navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its claim. Read more. Why this matters: Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces said on the Telegram messaging app that its strike on the main building of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the port city of Sevastopol had wounded 105 people. The claims could not independently be verified and are vastly different from what Russia has reported. Russia’s military announced the attack on the building and initially said one serviceman was killed but later said the person was missing. Moscow has provided no further updates. The Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, has been a frequent target since the start of the invasion. Crimea has served as the key hub supporting the invasion, and Ukraine has increasingly targeted Crimea naval facilities in recent weeks while the brunt of its summer counteroffensive makes slow gains in the east and south of Ukraine. Related coverage ➤ Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters A Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation’s capital with the front line WATCH: Aerial footage shows destruction in Ukraine village Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 28, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2023 Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea Fleet headquarters KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean Peninsula. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-black-sea-fleet-nato-bd7cfa404d7f45f9caed4ad2beb3cd85? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 4, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2023 Russia says it has foiled a major Ukraine drone attack as concerns grow over Kyiv’s weapons supplies Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday, as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from Western allies. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attack-3fc11edb987f3c8137951ec19d03288d? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 5, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2023 Speaker chaos deepens Ukraine aid threat U.S. aid to Ukraine is emerging as the biggest potential casualty from Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker, as GOP candidates jostle for support from a conference that has grown increasingly hostile to the war effort. Why it matters: Publicly, McCarthy toed a skeptical line on Ukraine, keenly aware any misstep would trigger a backlash from the right flank that ultimately sealed his fate. Privately, he struck a tone far more aligned with the national security establishment. Case in point: McCarthy denied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the chance to address a joint meeting of Congress last month as GOP hardliners threatened a government shutdown. But in a closed-door meeting the same day, McCarthy told Zelensky he supports Ukraine and asked what could be done to assure skeptical Republicans the war is winnable. What they're saying: In a remarkably candid press conference following his removal last night, McCarthy cited his visit to Ukraine in 2015 — after Russia first sent troops into the eastern Donbas region — as a reason the issue is "so personal" to him. "I'm really concerned long-term: What's happening looks a lot like the 1930s. A lot of action Putin takes is a lot like Hitler," McCarthy said, drawing parallels between Russia's invasion and the buildup to World War II. McCarthy also acknowledged telling President Biden the House would ensure he could transfer existing U.S. weapon stockpiles to Ukraine — a commitment that now appears to be dead. State of play: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a top contender for speaker, told reporters he opposes putting a new Ukraine aid package on the floor: "The most pressing issue on Americans' minds is not Ukraine," he said. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), the front-runner for the job, voted in favor of a $300 million Ukraine funding package last week — but like any other candidate, his path to 218 votes will be extremely fraught if he publicly names Ukraine a priority. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), one of the most vocal opponents of the war effort, has vowed not to support any speaker candidate who supports aid to Ukraine. The intrigue: A new poll out today shows 63% of Americans still favor arming Ukraine — even as Republican support has dropped from 68% to 50% since July 2022. A bipartisan, pro-Ukraine majority exists in both chambers of Congress, but the outsized influence of House GOP hardliners is threatening to block new funding from ever reaching the floor. Some Republicans are eyeing a grand compromise with Democrats that ties Ukraine aid to border security measures, but nothing can move forward while the House remains paralyzed. The bottom line: Biden's team was scrambling as recently as this week — before McCarthy's ouster — to assure U.S. allies aid would continue despite growing GOP opposition. That promise, as Biden acknowledged today, is suddenly under more strain than ever. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 6, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 6, 2023 Russian strike on cafe kills 51, Ukrainian officials say, as Zelenskyy seeks more Western support HROZA, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian rocket blast turned a village cafe and store in eastern Ukraine into rubble Thursday, killing at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials in Kyiv. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-travel-drone-attacks-f7c320ed2908b447f32bf32ede8caf2f? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 6, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 6, 2023 A murky outlook for Ukraine aid with U.S. House leadership in turmoil WASHINGTON — Additional military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine was on shaky ground earlier this week, before U.S. House Republicans evicted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s office. https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/10/05/a-murky-outlook-for-ukraine-aid-with-u-s-house-leadership-in-turmoil/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 11, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 11, 2023 Russia claims `neo-Nazis’ were at wake for Ukrainian soldier in village café where missile killed 52 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s U.N. ambassador alleged Monday that “neo-Nazis” and military-age men were at the wake for a Ukrainian soldier in a village café where a missile last week killed 52 people, even as Security Council members retorted that Russia was responsible for starting the war and committing crimes. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-bombed-village-nazis-un-7046e5a951ed4d66e02762fad26213ed? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 15, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2023 US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said on Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-us-munitions-ukraine-war-7091eaba254b680888a9b1ec8a68135f? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 16, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 16, 2023 🇺🇦 Biden gets creative on Ukraine With Congress paralyzed, the Biden administration is exploring — and implementing — creative ways to achieve its goals in Ukraine without signoff from Capitol Hill, Axios' Hans Nichols reports: In Luxembourg this week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to encourage European officials to take concrete steps to capture the interest generated on some $200 billion in Russian assets held in European accounts, according to a U.S. official. This month, the Pentagon announced it sent Ukraine more than 1 million rounds of Iranian ammunition that it seized en route to Yemen. The Biden administration is also considering using an existing State Department grant program to help Ukraine purchase weapons, Politico reports. But, but, but: Biden officials are clear there are limits to their ability to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel and fund the government. "There's no gigantic set of resources that we don't need Congress for," Yellen told the New York Times last week. Keep reading Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 17, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2023 600 days into the war, Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city appears to be weakening KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials said Monday, as the Kremlin’s war entered its 600th day. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-avdiivka-donetsk-counteroffensive-ae6a7dd33a43ae91bd9660aa5ca2b9a0? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 17, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2023 Russia returns four Ukrainian children in Qatari deal The repatriation is part of a pilot scheme to return more of the thousands of children taken by Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67121574? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 17, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2023 🇺🇦 Today is Day 600 ... A woman crosses herself as she passes the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine, in Kyiv last month. Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images ... of the war in Ukraine. Ukraine launched a counteroffensive about four months ago. It has made some headway — but the limited success shows the daunting challenge of taking on the Kremlin's more numerous forces, AP reports. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 17, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2023 Ukraine uses US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has quietly delivered a small number of long-range ballistic missiles that Ukraine said it urgently needed and that President Joe Biden promised last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Tuesday, saying they were used on the battlefield against Russia and “executed very accurately.” https://apnews.com/article/atacms-ukraine-longrange-missiles-5fd95f32449d14da22b82d57d6ccab22? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 27, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 27, 2023 Business owners in a Ukrainian front-line city adapt even as ‘a missile can come at any moment’ KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — In a city where damaged buildings are everywhere, a destroyed pizzeria stands out as a painful reminder of lives and livelihoods dashed in an instant. https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-kramatorsk-businesses-war-economy-31db3fb8c8d628f6803e1ddbc8c504b0? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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