In Ukraine’s Donbas, town of Slovyansk holds on despite Russian bombardment : NPR

A man stands in front of a crater that was made from a missile strike in Slovyansk on Sunday morning. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR A man stands in front of a crater that was made from a missile strike in Slovyansk on Sunday morning. Claire Harbage/NPR SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — When you … Read more

U.N. chief visits Odesa as Russian strikes batter Donbas

Antonio Guterres urged Moscow not to cut nuclear plant off grid as its electricity belongs to Kyiv Antonio Guterres urged Moscow not to cut nuclear plant off grid as its electricity belongs to Kyiv U.N. chief Antonio Guterres visited the war-scarred southern Ukraine’s main port of Odesa on Friday, a day after he said Turkey … Read more

Lavrov says Russia’s objectives in Ukraine now go beyond Donbas

“Russia’s objectives will expand still further if the West delivers long-range weapons to Kyiv” “Russia’s objectives will expand still further if the West delivers long-range weapons to Kyiv” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the geographical objectives of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine are no longer limited to the eastern Donbas … Read more

Russian shelling kills 6 in Donbas, EU defends sanctions on Moscow

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile appointed an acting security chief Monday, having announced the suspension of senior law enforcement officials. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile appointed an acting security chief Monday, having announced the suspension of senior law enforcement officials. Russian shelling of a town in eastern Ukraine Monday killed six people, Kyiv said, as … Read more