It’s mid-afternoon in Kyiv. Here’s what you need to know

Apadana Central — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:19:25 +0000

Three fire trains have been sent to battle a blaze at an airfield in Russia allegedly caused by a Ukrainian drone strike, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met troops in eastern Ukraine to mark the country’s armed forces day.

Here are the latest headlines:

Drone hits Russian airfield: A drone strike took place Tuesday at an airfield in Russia’s Kursk region, which borders northeastern Ukraine, according to the regional governor, and Moscow Railways sent three fire trains to help put out a resulting fire. The alleged strike comes one day after Russia blamed Ukraine for drone attacks on two Russian military airbases. Ukraine has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the attacks.
Russian shelling hits southern and central Ukraine: Russian strikes were reported overnight in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia and central Dnipropetrovsk regions. Critical infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
Zelensky travels to Donbas: Zelensky has visited troops in Donbas in eastern Ukraine to mark Ukrainian Armed Forces Day. The country’s “path to independence lies through a free Donetsk, Luhansk and of course, Crimea,” said the Ukrainian president.
Shoigu accuses Ukraine of “nuclear terrorism”: Alleged Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) constitute “nuclear terrorism,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed on Tuesday. Russian air defense forces are intercepting most Ukrainian weapons, Shoigu added, but some have still managed to hit objects that affect the safety of the nuclear power plant.
Blinken warns against “phony off-ramp”: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Russia could seek a phony off-ramp to the Ukraine war that would not produce a durable peace, and would only allow Russian troops to re-group and attack Ukraine again.
Soldiers exchanged in prisoner swap: Sixty Russian servicemen have been returned from “Kyiv-controlled territory,” in return for 60 Ukrainian prisoners, authorities from both sides have confirmed.
Montenegro makes Ukraine donation: Montenegro will donate 11% of its military budget to Ukraine, the prime minister’s office said Monday. The donation, along with “receiving thousands of refugees,” shows the Montenegrin government’s “clear determination to support the defence of Ukrainians,” according to a statement.

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It’s mid-afternoon in Kyiv. Here’s what you need to know

Apadana Central — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:17:22 +0000

There is “mounting evidence” of “systemic war crimes” being committed in “every region where Russia’s forces have been deployed” in Ukraine, including attacks against the civilian population, a top US State Department official has said.

And more than 6,500 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the start of the war in February, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Here are the latest developments:

Proof of “systemic war crimes”: US ambassador-at-large for global criminal justice Beth Van Schaack told reporters such crimes include, “deliberate, indiscriminate, and disproportionate attacks against the civilian population and elements of the civilian infrastructure,” abuses of civilians and prisoners of war and “efforts to cover up these crimes,” reports of executions, torture, and sexual violence.
Civilian death toll surpasses 6,500: At least 6,595 Ukrainian civilians have been killed including at least 415 children since Russia launched its invasion in February, according to recent data from the OHCHR. Actual figures, which can be difficult to calculate in some areas, are believed to be “considerably higher.”
Fighting intensifies in the east: Fighting raged on in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Tuesday, as Russia launched “massive shelling” in towns and villages on the eastern front line, according to a local official. The town of Avdiivka “suffered the most” as it was hit by a wave of artillery fire. Avdiivka has been within a few miles of the front lines of the war for several months, but remains in Ukrainian hands.
Russia strikes the south: Shelling from Moscow killed a social worker at an aid distribution point in the town of Orikhiv in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Tuesday, according to local authorities. Further west in Nikopol, Russia fired almost 60 shells overnight into Tuesday in a dayslong onslaught of the southern Ukrainian district.
Kherson residents urged to evacuate: Civilians in the southern Ukrainian city will be evacuated to other regions of the country with working electricity and more intact infrastructure for the winter. It comes after Ukrainian energy suppliers had to impose additional blackouts after a barrage of Russian strikes hit power facilities nationwide.

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It’s mid-afternoon in Kyiv. Here’s what you need to know

It’s mid-afternoon in Kyiv. Here’s what you need to know