Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 **Media Thread** NO DISCUSSION #5

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Russian strike on village kills 51, Ukrainian officials say, as Zelenskyy seeks more Western support​

www.thestar.com

''KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian rocket struck a village cafe and store in eastern Ukraine on 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.

Zelenskyy, attending a summit of about 50 European leaders in Spain to drum up support from Ukraine's allies, denounced the strike in the village of Hroza as a “demonstrably brutal Russian crime” and “a completely deliberate act of terrorism.”

About 60 people were in the cafe, attending a wake after a funeral, said Internal Affairs Minister Ihor Klymenko, who provided the death toll.''

 

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Russia may use sea mines to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea to deter Ukrainian grain exports, according to intelligence data shared by the UK Foreign Office.

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UK Foreign Ministry: Intelligence shows Russia may target Black Sea civilian shipping - Euromaidan Press

Ukraine war latest: Russia kills 51 people in single deadliest attack against civilians this year. Editor's note: This article contains graphic images. The Kyiv Independent doesn't blur these images. We show Russia's war as it is. Ukraine war latest: Russia kills 51 people in single deadliest attack against civilians this year (kyivindependent.com)

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Oleksandr, a resident of the village of Hroza, Kharkiv region, lost his brother, sister-in-law, and mother as a result of a Russian missile attack. He says that people gathered in a village cafe to commemorate their fellow villager who died at the beginning of the war and who was finally reburied in his native land.

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OCT 6, 2023

October 6, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news

A 10-year-old boy and his grandmother were killed by a Russian missile attack on a residential building Friday in Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said.

www.cnn.com

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It's mid-afternoon in Kyiv. Here's everything you need to know​

Russia launched a deadly strike in the heart of Kharkiv city early Friday morning, killing a 68-year-old woman and her 10-year-old grandson. It follows a devastating strike on a nearby village in Kupiansk which left at least 52 dead and six injured.
Elsewhere, Germany has pledged to send Ukraine another Patriot air defense missile system, saying that Kyiv must be able to defend itself from Russia's "missile terror."
Below are the latest updates:

• Scores injured in Kharkiv strike: The number of people injured from the early-morning Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has risen to at least 27, according to the head of Kharkiv’s Regional Military Administration. The death toll from the strike currently sits at two — a 68-year-old woman and her grandson, aged 10. An 11-month-old baby is also among the injured.
• Hroza death toll rises: The death toll following a Russian missile strike on a cafe and shop in the village of Hroza in Ukraine’s Kupiansk district rose to 52 on Friday, according to the head of Kharkiv’s Regional Military Administration. In a post on Telegram on Friday, Oleh Syniehubov said the number of injured remained at six.
• Kremlin denies targeting civilians: Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Friday rejected that the Russian military targets civilians when he was asked about the attack on Hroza. “We reiterate: the Russian military does not strike civilian targets,” Peskov told journalists during a press briefing Friday.
• Germany pledges air defense: Germany has promised another Patriot air defense system to Ukraine to mitigate attacks on infrastructure as winter approaches, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Spain. Bolstering Ukraine's air defense with the Patriot system "is what is needed now — ensuring air defenses with this highly efficient system,'' Scholz told reporters.

 

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OCT 6, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 590 of the invasion

At least 51 killed in missile strike during village wake service; European leaders rally around Zelenskiy amid US funding uncertainty

www.theguardian.com

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 590 of the invasion​

• At least 51 people including a six-year-old boy were killed during a missile attack on a cafe during a wake service in a village of Hroza in the Kharkiv region on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said. According to preliminary findings, Russian targeted the cafe with an Iskander ballistic missile, Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs, Ihor Klymenko, said.
• Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, accused Russia of “genocidal aggression” after the attack. He described it as “a demonstrably brutal Russian crime – a rocket attack on an ordinary grocery store, a completely deliberate act of terrorism”, later saying it was “no blind strike”.
• European leaders rallied around the Ukrainian president in the face of US jitters over defence funding. The gathering at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Granada, Spain, gave leaders including the French president, Emmanuel Macron, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, a chance to restate their commitment to Ukraine after political turbulence in the US and Europe raised questions about continued support.
• Germany will “do everything possible” so that Ukraine can protect itself from Russian missiles, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said Thursday after Moscow’s latest deadly strike in Ukraine. “More than 50 people dead in Hrosa,” she posted on X, formerly Twitter. “As long as bombs hail on supermarkets and cafes, we do everything for Ukraine to protect itself from Putin’s missile terror.”
• The Biden administration is considering using a US State Department grant program to send additional military aid to Ukraine, Politico reported on Thursday citing two US officials with knowledge of the discussions.
• Slovakia will not send more military aid to Ukraine for now, prime minister Ľudovít Ódor said. Instead, the decision will be delayed until a new government is formed following last week’s election, which saw a victory for Robert Fico, a populist, pro-Russian three-time former prime minister who campaigned on a promise to end military aid to Ukraine.
• The US president, Joe Biden, wants to give a “major” speech on support for Ukraine, the White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, without specifying when that would happen. She described the Hroza missile attack as “horrifying”.
• Vladimir Putin ramped up his nuclear rhetoric, saying his country had successfully tested the nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable Burevestnik strategic cruise missile, as he suggested Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in more than three decades.
• Putin also suggested that the plane crash that killed Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in August was caused by hand grenades detonating inside the aircraft, not by a missile attack. “Fragments of hand grenades were found in the bodies of those killed in the crash. There was no external impact on the plane – this is already an established fact,” he said.

 

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North Korea has started to deliver artillery to Russia for its war in Ukraine; A Russian attack on Kharkiv on the morning of Oct. 6 killed a 68-year-old woman and her 10-year-old grandson; and more. Ukraine war latest: North Korea supplies Russia with weaponry, US official says (kyivindependent.com)

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Russia plans attacks against the Ukrainian energy system, Zelenskyy said in his daily address to Ukrainian citizens on 6 October. Ukraine is strengthening air defense to counter Russian attacks on critical civilian infrastructure. Zelenskyy: Russia plans attacks against Ukrainian energy system (euromaidanpress.com)

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Reuters: US sanctions 42 Chinese companies over Russian military support. The U.S. Commerce Department added 42 Chinese companies to the export control list for their support of Russia's military and defense industry, Reuters reported on Oct. 6.

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Russia strikes Odesa Oblast overnight on Oct 7.

Russian forces launched several Onyx supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles from Crimea, targeting Odesa Oblast in the early hours of Oct. 7, Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces reported on Telegram.

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OCT 8, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 592 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Israel has ‘unquestionable’ right to defence, draws parallels with the war in Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 592 of the invasion​

• Four people including a nine-year-old girl have been injured in a rocket strike on Konstantinivka on Sunday morning, according to the acting governor of Donetsk.
• A 27-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby are among those wounded in a Russian attack on the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, according to its governor, Oleksandr Prokudin. The woman and the infant were hospitalised with moderate wounds, he said, adding that a 33-year-old Red Cross medic was also wounded. Several houses and gas pipelines were damaged in the attack.
• UN and local investigators are searching for answers in the village of Hroza in Kharkiv following one of the deadliest air strikes of the war. The strike on Thursday turned the sole cafe and store in the village to rubble and killed nearly 52 people gathered for a dead soldier’s wake, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other top officials in Kyiv. Only six people in the cafe survived.
• Ukraine’s armed forces report that about 580 Russian troops have been killed during fighting over the last day. Posting its latest overnight summary of casualties, the Ukrainian military claims Russia has suffered 282,280 losses since the start of the war on 24 February last year.The figures have not been independently verified and are still being updated.
• Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, says that current violence between Hamas and Israel is useful for Russia in diverting the world’s attention and works in their favour. Duda argued in an interview with private broadcaster Polsat News on Sunday that conflict in the Middle East distracts international scrutiny away from Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine and may result in new migration pressures on Europe.
• Volodymyr Zelenskiy has spoken about the situation in Israel, drawing parallels with the war in Ukraine by stating that “Israel’s right to self-defence is unquestionable”. He said his government had set up an operational headquarters to aid any Ukrainians in Israel. Officials have estimated that about 15,000 Ukrainian refugees have fled to Israel. While having sent tons of humanitarian aid, Netanyahu has consistently refused to supply weapons to Kyiv.
• A United Russia party official in the Russian-held town of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson oblast was killed in a car explosion on Saturday, the Russian-installed regional governor said. Vladimir Malov, executive secretary of the town branch of Russia’s governing United Russia party, died in hospital, Vladimir Saldo said in a post on his Telegram channel. Kyiv has not claimed responsibility.
• Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former leader, has called for a civil war in the US, as he said a civil war would be the only thing that could stop “America’s manic passion for sparking conflicts everywhere on the planet”.
• Train traffic between North Korea and Russia has dramatically increased after the recent summit between leaders Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin, indicating a “likely” transfer of arms, according to a new report by Washington-based analysts. High-resolution satellite imagery reveals at least 70 freight cars at North Korea’s border Tumangang rail facility, the Beyond Parallel group said on Friday, a number described as “unprecedented”.

 

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General Staff: Ukraine Forces push forward on two fronts, thwart Russian assaults elsewhere. Ukrainian forces persist in their offensive on the Melitopol and Bakhmut fronts while maintaining pressure along the entire frontline. General Staff: Ukraine Forces push forward on two fronts, thwart Russian assaults elsewhere - Euromaidan Press

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OCT 14, 2023

Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city

Ukrainian officials have reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assault the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka.

apnews.com

Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day Saturday.

City leader Vitalii Barabash reported that Moscow was deploying additional forces to encircle the strategically important city in the eastern Donetsk region, situated just north of the Russian-held regional capital, also called Donetsk.

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Barabash’s comments came after Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, told a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday that the intensified attacks in the east amounted to a new stage in Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine.

“Russian troops have, for several days now, switched over to active combat action practically throughout the entire front line. … The so-called Ukrainian counteroffensive can therefore be considered finished,” he said.

But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that Ukrainian forces were keeping Russian troops at bay and “holding our ground.”

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Israel-Hamas war live updates: Fears for civilians as 'next stages' of Gaza attack loom (cnn.com)
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Biden says US can support both Israel and Ukraine: "We have the capacity to do this and we have an obligation"​

President Joe Biden said the US can provide support to Israel and Ukraine while still maintaining, “our overall international defense,” in an interview excerpt aired Sunday morning.

“We have the capacity to do this and we have an obligation to, we are the essential nation,” Biden said on CBS News, paraphrasing a famous quote from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

“We're the United States of America for God's sake, the most powerful nation in the history — not in the world, in the history of the world. The history of the world. We can take care of both of these and still maintain our overall international defense,” Biden said, when asked if the US could take on both wars at the same time. “And if we don't, who does?” the president noted.

A pillar of Biden’s presidency has been to reassert America’s global leadership, which is supported, the White House argues, by the president’s lifetime of experience and worldview, and which his allies said will guide his next steps through remarkably uneven geopolitical crosscurrents of aid for Israel, funding for Ukraine and relations with Iran, CNN previously reported.

The full interview airs on CBS "60 Minutes" tonight.

 

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We are bringing home four Ukrainian children illegally deported to RF. Soon, three boys will arrive in Ukraine– six, three and nine years old, and a 17-year-old girl. We are implementing the @bkb_ua action plan step by step. President @ZelenskyyUa set the task of returning all children.

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While everyone's looking towards the Mideast -- Qatar has brokered a deal to return Ukrainian children taken by Russia https://ft.com/content/4739c7d1-d43d-4ec5-909d-9559ded0c662… via
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Russia Detains Second U.S. Journalist As Kremlin’s Media Crackdown Continues​

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has been charged with failing to register as a foreign agent and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

www.forbes.com

 

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Readout of President Biden’s Call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine | The White House​

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine today ahead of his remarks to the American people about our support for the people of Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion. The leaders discussed Ukraine’s ongoing fight to defend its freedom and independence...

October 19

 

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FULL REMARKS: President Biden delivers address to the nation | ABC News​

Speaking from the Oval Office, President Biden made the case to Americans that it's vital to both global and U.S. national security to assist Israel as it responds to terror attacks by Hamas as well as to continue help for Ukraine as it fends off Russian invaders. https://trib.al/G6zyT9C

 

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White House says Russia is executing its own soldiers for not following orders​

https://www.courthousenews.com/white-house-says-russia-is-executing-its-own-soldiers-for-not-following-orders/

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday said Russia is executing soldiers who have failed to follow orders and threatening entire units with death if they retreat from Ukrainian artillery fire.

 

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UK Defense Ministry: Russian forces in Avdiivka likely suffer some of the highest casualty rates in 2023.

"Russia has probably committed elements of up to eight brigades to the sector. These elements have likely suffered some of Russia’s highest casualty rates of 2023 so far."

The U.K. Defense Ministry also noted that Russian milbloggers (typically nationalist, pro-war bloggers) have been "harshly critical of the military's tactics in the operation."

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Reuters: War in Ukraine boosting US defense industry.

The U.S. defense industry has seen increased profits as the U.S. has sought new contracts to refill depleted domestic stockpiles and European countries, wary of Russia, have placed new weapons orders, Reuters reported.

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General Staff: Ukraine repelled 48 attacks as Russia assaults across east.

Russia continues its assault around Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, where 10 attacks were repelled, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.

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Ukrenergo: Russia damaged 70 major energy facilities in Ukraine

“No country in the world has ever faced such types of attacks, such types of threats,” Ukrenegro head Kudrytskyi said, adding that Ukrenergo had to devise solutions “on the fly."
President’s Office: 4 killed, 9 injured as gale-force winds hit Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)

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Satellite images reveal Russian military factories ramping up production

Large new buildings have appeared at Russian defense factories producing aircraft, combat helicopters & cruise missiles over the past year, according to the Skhemy/RFE/RL investigation. Satellite images reveal Russian military factories ramping up production - Euromaidan Press

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President’s Office: 4 killed, 9 injured as gale-force winds hit Ukraine.The winds, gusting up to 90 kilometers per hour, damaged power lines. In Kyiv alone, more than 250 trees have been knocked over, according to local authorities.

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OCT 27, 2023

'I never planned to fight against Ukraine:' Forcibly conscripted by Russia, Ukrainians await fate in POW camp

Editor’s note: The location of the prisoner of the war camp the Kyiv Independent visited is undisclosed for security reasons. The Kyiv Independent got vocal recorded agreement from the prisoners of the war to be interviewed and identified in the story. When Yevhen Kalashnikov found an opening...

kyivindependent.com

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Weeks before surrendering, Russia’s Security Service (FSB) conscripted Kalashnikov, a Ukrainian student, into the Russian army for publishing photos of a bridge used for Russian military logistics in his hometown of Novoazovsk in Donetsk Oblast, a town under Moscow’s control since 2014.

Once deployed to the front line in December 2022, Kalashnikov contacted the “I want to live” hotline set up by the Ukrainian government to allow Russian and forcibly conscripted Ukrainian troops to surrender. Unable to call the hotline, he came up with another escape plan.

“I’ve never planned to fight against Ukraine. This is my country. When I got into this, I already had a plan to surrender and proof of my innocence,” Kalashnikov told the Kyiv Independent during the press conference.

Following an investigation, Kalashnikov now claims a Ukrainian court has dropped all charges against him. Still a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine, it is unclear when he will be set free.

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ISW: Russia’s special forces commander confirms Rosgvardia recruits former Wagner fighters into Chechen battalion. Former Wagner Group mercenaries are joining Chechnya’s Akhmat battalion and heading to the war in Ukraine, Akhmat Battalion Commander Apti Alaudinov comfirmed in an Oct. 28 interview, the Institute for the Study of War said in their latest report.

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Russia lost 6,500 soldiers in Avdiivka in October 2023"Avdiivka is already the biggest defeat for the Russian army," said the spokesperson for the Defense Forces of the Tavria front, Oleksandr Shtupun Russia loses 6,500 soldiers near Avdiivka in October 2023, Ukrainian military says - Euromaidan Press

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"Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms."Andrew Jackson

The combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to October 29, 2023.

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Lukashenko urges talks between Russia, Ukraine.

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said in a Q&A video posted on the website of the Belarusian state news agency BelTA that Russia and Ukraine need to engage in negotiations as both sides find themselves in a protracted frontline stalemate.

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Russian proxies auction off Zelensky family's apartment in occupied Crimea.

An apartment in Yalta, Crimea, owned by the family of President Zelensky, was auctioned off by Russian proxies after being seized by the occupying authorities, RFE/RL's Crimean service reported.

A Russian woman from Moscow bought the apartment for more than 44 million rubles ($477,000).

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