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1. Russia bombards residential buildings in Odesa region, killing at least 21 Ukrainian authorities say Russian missiles have struck a multi-storey block of flats and nearby holiday resorts in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens. The Ukrainian president's office said three X-22 missiles fired by Russian bombers struck an apartment building and two campsites. Ukraine’s Security Service said two children were among the dead. Ukraine’s Security Service said 38 people, including six children and a pregnant woman, were being treated in hospital for injuries. Kyiv says the missiles were fired from a plane in the Black Sea, where a day earlier Russian troops left the strategically important Snake Island. “A terrorist country is killing our people. In response to defeats on the battlefield, they fight civilians," said Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to the Ukrainian president. 2. Norway announces €970-million Ukraine … [Read more...] about Ukraine war: five things you need to know about the conflict from Friday

It had once exemplified Ukraine ’s pride in those who have served under its flag, helping wounded soldiers returning from the frontlines. Today, all that remains of the veterans’ rehabilitation centre in war-scarred Borodyanka is skeletal pillars. A direct hit from a Russian tank shell left behind what is now a ruined shell, surrounded by blossoming poppies. Ukraine’s government, however, is being supported by two British charities not just to rebuild, but to turn the facility into a world-leading institution for soldiers left with the devastating after-effects of frontline service. The Ukrainian Veterans’ Rehabilitation Centre was destroyed in early March as Moscow’s forces attacked the town, which lies 40km to the north of Kyiv. Two employees were killed and civilians were buried alive as entire residential apartment blocks were razed to the ground during Moscow’s aborted attempt to advance on the capital. Russian forces briefly occupied the town before their … [Read more...] about Ukraine vows to rebuild wounded heroes centre destroyed by Russian shelling

Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine has taken a steep toll on the country's young residents, according to new figures released Friday. In a Telegram post , Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said juvenile prosecutors have determined that 343 children had died as a result of Russia's months-long assault on her country. Her office said that the death and injury counts it reported were not final, "as work is ongoing to establish them in places of active hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories," according to an English translation of the post. Although Russia has denied that it has been targeting civilians since the war began in late February, civilian casualties reported by Venediktova and the U.N.'s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights indicate that the impact on Ukrainians has been very high. The OHCHR recently said that it recorded 4,731 civilian deaths from February 24, when the invasion started, to midnight on June 26. This … [Read more...] about Putin’s war has killed 343 children in Ukraine, prosecutor general says

‘With the attack on Ukraine, we have entered a new era,” announced the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, back in February. Declaring the Russian invasion a Zeitenwende – a turning point – his bold words seemed to usher in a new age of German confidence and decision-making. war in Ukraine , arguing that it misses “the big issues” such as “our future relationship with Russia”. He also called the idea that it was obvious who was the perpetrator and who the victim in the Ukraine war a “eurocentric” one, and urged caution regarding Ukrainian EU membership: “Being attacked,” Plötner argued, “does not automatically improve a state’s adherence to the rule of law”. With such differing voices in his inner circle, all eyes are on Scholz. Yet the chancellor’s own instincts seem to collide with new ideas. He was certainly quick to row back on Plötner’s remarks, arguing in parliament the next day that a partnership with “Putin’s aggressive, imperialist Russia is unimaginable in the … [Read more...] about Germany must solve its identity crisis before it’s too late for Ukraine

Ukrainian commandos have got Russian villain Vladimir Putin running scared after revealing their new long-distance Kamikaze drones capable of infiltrating the motherland and causing chaos. Last week (June 22), plucky Ukrainian defenders attached a warhead to a small drone and flew it into an oil refinery in the Russian city of Rostov. The resultant explosion caused a large fire that burned at insane temperatures for hours. READ MORE: Russian missile strike kills at least 14 after attack on apartment building in Ukraine The drones used in this new form of warfare have more range than the typical wares supplied to Ukraine by the US and seem to be more effective. The new Kamikaze drones can fly for hundreds of miles with no operator and are so small they are able to bypass Russian air defences. In fact, due to their inbuilt GPS systems, all the Ukrainians need to do is set the target and let them go. It's thought that the drones will be capable of causing millions … [Read more...] about Putin worried after Ukraine’s new long-distance Kamikaze drones cause chaos

Im Donbas in der Ostukraine laufen rund um die Stadt Lyssytschansk im Seperatistengebiet Luhansk schwere Kämpfe. Schwerer Beschuss von Luhansker Gebieten um Lyssytschansk Laut ukrainischen Generalstab vesuchen russische Truppen die Stadt mit Artilleriebeschuss vom Rest des Landes abzuschneiden. Lyssytschansk ist der letzte größere Ort im Luhansker Gebiet unter ukrainischer Kontrolle. Im nahegelegenen Sewersk sieht man die Folgen: überall zerstörte Gebäude und Straßen. Die Bewohner holen zu Fuß Trinkwasser. Lyssytschansk ist der letzte größere Ort im Luhansker Gebiet unter ukrainischer Kontrolle. Zuletzt konnte er nur noch über wenige Versorgungsrouten aus dem Westen mit Nachschub versorgt werden. Im benachbarten Donezker Gebiet seien russische Vorstöße bei Slowjansk und Bachmut zurückgeschlagen worden, teilte der Generalstab mit. Entlang der gesamten Frontlinie würden ukrainische Stellungen kontinuierlich mit Artillerie beschossen und aus der Luft bombardiert. «Die … [Read more...] about Krieg in der Ukraine: Schwere Kämpfe um Lyssytschansk

The Russia Federation is said to be pursuing a ‘campaign of slaughter and terrorism’ in Ukraine as fresh horrors emerged from a shattered town feared to be worse hit then Bucha. American journalist Michael Weiss described a scene of ‘absolute devastation’ in Borodyanka, where he found an entire section of an apartment block razed to the ground. Mr Weiss said reports of people being buried alive were highly likely, with the force of a Russian air strike blasting residents’ possessions into a park across the street. The attack on the town, 40km north west of Kyiv, is said by Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to have been ‘much worse’ than the assault on Bucha. Mr Weiss, news director at New Lines Magazine, was in Borodyanka yesterday afternoon to gather pictures and video and speak to locals. He told Metro.co.uk: ‘The thing that struck me the most was the absolute devastation of the civilian infrastructure. ‘A series of apartment blocks had been bombed … [Read more...] about Level of Russia’s inhumanity revealed in aftermath of bombing in Borodyanka

Chilling footage from inside and around a Ukrainian shopping centre shows people diving for their lives as Russian missiles hit. At least 19 people were killed and more than 60 injured when Vladmir Putin’s forces attacked the Amstor shopping centre in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine on Monday afternoon. Russia ’s defence ministry has denied hitting the mall instead claiming it had targetted a weapons depot nearby with the subsequent explosion triggering a fire in an empty shopping centre next door. However, Ukraine has said the shopping centre was hit directly by Russian missiles and around 1,000 people were inside at the time of the strike. Now, newly released CCTV footage from inside the shopping complex and surrounding buildings shows how a Monday afternoon browsing for goods turned into a terryfing situation. Two cameras inside the same shop captured the moment the missile struck, sending goods flying off the shelves and the shopkeeper running for cover. … [Read more...] about Shoppers dive for cover in moment Russian missiles strikes mall

Russia's claims it is withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border is false, the US and NATO have said, with the number actually increasing by 7,000. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of a defence meeting in Brussels on Wednesday that the West had "not seen any withdrawal of Russian forces and, of course, that contradicts the message of real diplomatic effort [from Russia]." "What we have seen is they have increased the number of troops and more troops are on their way." He warned after the meeting that Russia's use of force is "the new normal in Europe" and that it was maintaining "a massive invasion force ready to attack with high-end capabilities from Crimea to Belarus". US State Department spokesman Ned Price said the US had seen "more Russian forces, not fewer" with a senior official adding that an additional 7,000 troops had been detected, with some arriving as recently as Wednesday. Moscow claimed on Tuesday that some of its troops had … [Read more...] about US says ‘more Russian forces, not fewer’ at the Ukrainian border

Detonationen, Rauchwolken und Sirenengeheul über Kiew - so begann vor drei Monaten am 24. Februar der russische Angriff auf die Ukraine. Zehntausende Soldaten strömten zeitgleich von Norden, Süden und Osten aus ins Land. Doch der als militärische "Sonderoperation" von Russland gestartete Blitzkrieg geriet schnell ins Stocken. Ukrainische Truppen stoppten den Vormarsch und blockierten eine kilometerlange, gigantische Panzerkolonne in Richtung Kiew. Selenskyj: "Die nächsten Kriegswochen werden schwierig" Reise durch das Unaussprechliche: Auf der Spur der Gräueltaten in der Ukraine Moskau verdoppelte seine Anstrengungen und beschoss unablässig militärische Ziele und zivile Infrastrukturen, was zu zahlreichen Opfern führte und eine Massenflucht der Zivilbevölkerung aus den umkämpften Gebieten auslöste. Dennoch erzielte die russische Offensive kaum Erfolge. Cherson im Süden war die einzige größere Stadt, die fiel. Die strategisch wichtige Hafenstadt … [Read more...] about Zerstörung, Flucht und immer mehr Tote: Seit 90 Tagen tobt der Krieg in der Ukraine