Ukraine News
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:14:59 +0000Jailed Belarus Activist Kolesnikova in Intensive Care
Jailed Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, who is serving a long prison term, has been admitted to intensive care in hospital, her allies from the Belarusian democratic opposition said on Tuesday, Nov. 29. “Maria is in the emergency...
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:04:16 +0000Generators Fundraiser Announced by UNITED24 Ambassadors and President Zelensky
For the first time in six months of the UNITED24 fundraising platform, 6 of its ambassadors simultaneously announced a joint charity campaign. Andriy Shevchenko, Oleksandr Usyk, Scott Kelly, Elina Svitolina, Liev Schreiber, and Timothy Snyder have te...
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:45:11 +0000Kyiv Post Morning Memo – Everything You Need to Know on Wednesday, Nov. 30
Good morning from Kyiv. The city remains on high alert and braced for yet another Russian mass missile attack, after an air raid warning across the entire country yesterday turned out to be a false alarm. Despite the imminent danger, Ukrainian offici...
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:18:03 +0000ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 29
Key Takeaways Russian forces made marginal gains around Bakhmut on November 29, but Russian forces remain unlikely to have advanced at the tempo that Russian sources claimed. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported that Russian forces h...
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:14:15 +0000British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine – 30 November 2022
In July 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved amendments to the 2012 ‘Foreign Agents Law’, which has been widely used to repress opponents of the regime. The new measures are scheduled to come into force on 01 December 2022. The 2012 la...
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:04:39 +0000Massive Oil Depot Fire Reported in Russian Region Bordering Ukraine
An oil depot in Russia’s Bryansk region near the border with Ukraine was on fire Wednesday, according to the local governor. “Reservoirs with oil products are on fire in the Surazhsky district. Fire and rescue teams are at the scene,” governor ...
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:01:12 +0000“My Nan Was Killed in Mariupol – We Want Her Body Back”
In a typical soviet-era apartment, tucked away in a concrete-covered cul-de-sac in Kyiv, Anastasia Zolotarova sits solemnly on the sofa, holding her mother’s hand. Her mother, Julia, has fond memories of Mariupol, the place where she and her parent...
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:33 +0000EXPLAINED: NATO Summit Day 1 – What We Know
NATO has said its ongoing summit in Bucharest has showcased its unity on continuing to support Ukraine as Moscow’s war against its neighbor drags into its tenth month. But what does this mean in reality? The two-day event continues on Wednesday...
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 06:39:52 +0000‘It’s Always Scary’: Ukrainian Army Medics on Life in the Bakhmut ‘Meat Grinder’
As Russian forces poured across Ukraine’s borders, Palych knew that pain, suffering and injuries would follow in the ensuing war and his training as a paramedic would be needed. “I could not sit on the sidelines, so I went to the front as a volun...
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:34:33 +0000EXPLAINED: Is Someone Trying to Assassinate Belarusian Leader Lukashenko?
Alexander Lukashenko, an erstwhile ally of Vladimir Putin, who has served as Belarus’s sole president since 1994, reportedly fears for his safety and believes he will be assassinated by Moscow, according to unconfirmed reports from sources clos...