Russia-Ukraine war

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Ukraine Peace Talks Lack a Key Player

Ukraine says they're productive; Russia, which was not invited, thinks otherwise

(Newser) - Ukraine peace talks took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this weekend, and while Ukraine says the discussions were productive, Russia—which was not invited—has a different opinion. Senior officials from 42 countries, including Ukraine, the US, China, India, and European countries gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss a peace...

Ukraine Pulls Soviet Emblem
Ukraine Pulls Soviet Emblem
Aug 6, 2023 4:00 PM CDT

Ukraine Pulls Soviet Emblem

Kyiv museum proclaims change in coat of arms as representative of a 'sovereign, independent' nation

(Newser) - Ukraine on Sunday replaced the Soviet emblem that once adorned one of the nation's most recognizable landmarks with the country's coat of arms. The symbolic move is part of a wider shift throughout Ukraine to reclaim the country's cultural identity from the Soviet past after Russia's...

Zelensky: Russia Bombed Blood-Transfusion Center

Barrage comes after Ukraine attack on a Russian tanker

(Newser) - Moscow unleashed a massive missile and drone barrage on western Ukraine Sunday, following through on its promise to retaliate for a Ukrainian attack on a Russian tanker . Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 70 attack drones and missiles, including cruise missiles from aircraft over the Caspian Sea, per the...

Ukraine Drone Reportedly Blows Hole in Russian Ship

Russia doesn't acknowledge damage, claims to have repelled Ukrainian attack on Novorossiysk

(Newser) - Russia's defense ministry says it has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on its naval base in the Russian port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. What it didn't say Friday was that a Russian naval ship, Olenegorsky Gornyak, suffered a hit that left it badly damaged, according to...

At Least 6 Dead, 75 Hurt in Attack on Zelensky's Hometown

Missile strikes followed Ukraine president's remarks on attacks inside Russia

(Newser) - Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown Monday, killing at least six people and wounding 75 others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukrainian officials said. One of the two missiles that hit the central city of Kryvyi...

Zelensky: 'War Is Returning to Russia'

Ukraine president says that fact is 'inevitable, natural, and absolutely fair'

(Newser) - Hours after Russia accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to broach the topic in his daily address Sunday. "Ukraine is getting stronger, and the war is gradually returning to Russia's territory, to its symbolic centers and military bases," Zelensky...

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Drone Attack on Moscow

The attack briefly shut one airport

(Newser) - Three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, Russian authorities said, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure of traffic in and out of one of four airports around the Russian capital. It was the fourth such attempt at a strike on the capital region this...

Ukraine Reschedules Christmas to Break a Russian Connection

Zelensky approves law designed to strengthen Ukrainian identity

(Newser) - To "abandon the Russian heritage" of celebrating Christmas on Jan. 7, Ukraine is moving the official holiday to Dec. 25. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the change into law on Friday, USA Today reports. The move further separates the nation from the Russian Orthodox Church, which is led by Patriarch...

As N. Korea Displays Nukes, a Message From Putin

Russian leader thanked North for its 'firm support' amid Victory Day celebrations in Pyongyang

(Newser) - Pyongyang hosted quite a military parade Thursday evening, complete with tens of thousands of spectators, a display of North Korea's nuclear weaponry , and delegates from Russia and China . The event, marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice that stopped the fighting in the Korean War, also saw a special...

Ukraine's Latest Move 'Is the Big Test'

Counteroffensive against Russia ramps up in southeastern Ukraine, though fight won't be easy

(Newser) - Things just ramped up in southeastern Ukraine. That's where the nation's forces are now launching a major push to repel Russian invaders as part of its counteroffensive, which began in early June. Pentagon officials tell the New York Times that the action is centering on the Zaporizhzhia region,...

Moldova Expels Russian Diplomats Amid Spy Scandal

Country blames 'unfriendly actions' from Russia

(Newser) - Moldova's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it has informed Russia that 45 of its embassy positions in Chisinau will be cut due to "unfriendly actions" against Moldova, as relations between the two countries deteriorate further amid Russia's war in neighboring Ukraine, the AP reports. The Ministry...

Russia Refuses to Speak in UN Meeting on Odessa Strikes

Disagreement over session on Orthodox Church spills over

(Newser) - In an escalation of Russia's anger at Ukraine and its Western backers, Russia refused to speak at a UN Security Council meeting called to discuss Moscow's recent devastating attacks on the key port of Odesa immediately following its refusal to extend the Black Sea grain deal. The confrontation...

American Once Jailed by Russia Is Injured in Ukraine

Trevor Reed was injured by a landmine and is again trying to get back to the US

(Newser) - A former US Marine who was imprisoned by Russia for more than two years apparently tried to exact some revenge: The Messenger reports that Trevor Reed, who was freed last year in a prisoner swap, was injured in Ukraine while fighting on behalf of that nation. Reed stepped on a...

Russia Threatens Payback After Drones Strike Moscow

No injuries are reported in attack near Defense Ministry

(Newser) - Ukraine demonstrated the range of its drones on Monday, launching strikes that damaged buildings in Moscow and saying more such attacks are ahead. No injuries were reported in the strikes, which hit two nonresidential buildings, one of which is near the Ministry of Defense headquarters, CNN reports. Russia called it...

China Sides With West on Russia Abandoning Grain Deal

At UN, nations warn of food crisis unless shipments resume soon

(Newser) - Russia came under pressure in a UN Security Council meeting on Friday from its ally China and developing countries as well as Western nations to avert a global food crisis and quickly revive Ukrainian grain shipments. Moscow was criticized by the UN and council members for attacking Ukrainian ports after...

Russia Detains Hardline Putin Critic

Igor Girkin called leader a 'cowardly mediocrity'

(Newser) - The Russian Army veteran found guilty of murder for his role in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines aircraft over Ukraine in 2014 has been detained by Russian authorities—but not in connection with the deaths of 298 passengers and crew on Flight MH17. Igor Girkin, a hardline nationalist blogger...

Prigozhin: Wagner Fighters Won't Go Back to Ukraine

Mercenary group launches joint drills with Belarus military

(Newser) - Wagner Group commander Yevgeny Prigozhin is alive and well and making big plans for the mercenary group, according to a video released Wednesday on Wagner-linked Telegram video channels. In the video, his first public appearance since last month's failed mutiny against Russian military leadership, Prigozhin speaks at dusk to...

This Forced Evacuation of 2K at Crimea Military Base

Ammunition fire also caused closure of major highway

(Newser) - Two days after an attack on a bridge linking Russia to the Crimean peninsula, a major fire at a military base in the Russian-occupied peninsula has forced the evacuation of 2,000 people, according to Crimea's governor. Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov said the fire at a military training ground...

MI6 Chief Extends Offer to Russians 'Watching in Horror'

Richard Moore's message: join us

(Newser) - MI6 has a message for Russians who are "watching in horror" as their soldiers "pulverize" Ukrainian cities and kidnap children: work for us. In a Wednesday speech in Prague, Richard Moore invited Russians "to do what others have already done this past 18 months and join hands...

Russia Pulls Out of Grain Deal Vital to World Food Prices

Meanwhile, Ukraine appears to have again attacked a key bridge

(Newser) - Two big developments Monday in the Russia-Ukraine war: Russia has pulled out of an international agreement to let Ukraine export its grain, and an important Russian bridge in the Crimean peninsula again came under attack. Details:
  • Grain deal: Moscow said Monday the grain deal has been "terminated," though
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