Ukraine Russia Update

• Ukraine strikes Russian naval targets in Crimean city of Sevastopol

  The attack highlighted Kyiv's growing missile capabilities as Russia continues to bombard Ukraine from afar with long-range missiles and assault drones.

  World

  Sep 13, 2023
  
• Ukrainian official says drones hit naval ship amid increase in attacks inside Russia

  The port — which hosts a naval base, shipbuilding yards and an oil terminal and is key for exports — lies just across the Black Sea from Crimea.

  World

  Aug 4, 2023
  
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• Russia strikes Ukrainian port near Romanian border, sending grain prices higher

  Russia has relentlessly attacked Ukrainian agricultural and port infrastructure for more than two weeks, since refusing to extend the Black Sea agreement.

  World

  Aug 2, 2023
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• Ukrainian troops advancing in all directions of counteroffensive, Kyiv says

  President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy has described the counteroffensive as proceeding more slowly than desired, but that Kyiv would not be pressured into speeding it up.

  World

  Jun 30, 2023
• Bakhmut situation ‘extremely tense,’ Ukraine says amid Russian fight

  Ukraine repelled Russia's attack aimed at taking Kyiv early in the war and later recaptured substantial territory, but Russia still occupies nearly a fifth of Ukraine.

  World

  Feb 28, 2023
• Ukraine hosts European leaders as air raid sirens sound over Kyiv

  Russia's assault force in Bakhmut has relied on fighters from Wagner, a mercenary company which recruited thousands of Russian convicts from prisons with promises of pardons.

  World

  Feb 3, 2023
• Ukraine says salt town of Soledar holding out amid Russian onslaught

  Soledar, known for salt mining and processing, has little intrinsic value but it lies at a strategic point 10 kilometers north of Bakhmut, which Russian forces want to surround.

  World

  Jan 11, 2023
• EU to toughen travel rules for Russians but will not ban tourists

  Over the years, several countries have reintroduced border controls in the Schengen area, in which Europeans and visitors can travel freely without identification checks.

  World

  Aug 31, 2022
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• Ukraine searches for survivors after Russian missiles hit Vinnytsia

  More than 73 people — including four children — remained hospitalized and 18 people were missing after Thursday’s strike, said a Ukrainian official.

  World

  Jul 15, 2022
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• Canada will allow Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war to stay for 3 years

  Initially, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Ukrainians would be allowed to stay temporarily for two years before deciding whether to apply to stay permanently.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2022