Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticises Nato for refusing to introduce a no-fly zone over Ukraine; UN security council condemns Russia nuclear power plant attack
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Sky News journalists evacuated after being shot at by Russian ‘death squad’
Footage shows team’s vehicle being attacked by a Russian ambush squad on Monday near Kyiv
A Sky News crew has been evacuated back to the UK from Ukraine after journalists were shot during an ambush by a suspected Russian “death squad” on Monday.
The team of five were attacked while out in a car, after unsuccessfully trying to visit the town of Bucha near Kyiv.
Continue reading...Italian police seize yacht owned by Russia’s richest man
$27m boat impounded after EU blacklists owner Alexei Mordashov following Moscow’s attacks on Ukraine
Italian police have seized a yacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, the richest man in Russia before being blacklisted this week by the European Union following Moscow’s attack on Ukraine.
The 65-metre (215-ft) “Lady M” was impounded in the northern Italian port of Imperia.
Continue reading...International students trapped in Ukraine appeal for urgent evacuation
At least 1,200 foreign students are thought to be stranded in Sumy, with some running out of food and water
International students trapped in a Ukrainian town near the Russian border have made desperate appeals for evacuation, as the number thought to be stranded in Sumy has risen to between 1,200 and 1,500, and they are running out of basic supplies.
Jana Kalaaji, a Syrian-Lebanese student who has been at the city’s university for a year, said: “There’s no electricity now. There is no water. There is no tapwater. There are no supplies. There is no heat because the heat comes with electricity.”
Continue reading...Ukraine war a ‘catastrophe’ for global economy as stock markets plunge
Moscow stock exchange remained closed during the week, while the rouble fell to record lows
The London stock market has suffered its biggest weekly losses since the start of the global pandemic in March 2020, as investors took fright at the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.
Shares plunged in the City following news of a fire and Russian capture of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, with the one-day drop of more than 250 points in the FTSE 100 index taking the weekly loss to 6.7%.
Continue reading...Footage shows damage inside Ukraine nuclear power plant after Russia attack – video
Footage shows damage to a walkway at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after it was attacked by Russia.
The footage was posted by Energoatom, the Ukrainian state enterprise that operates all four nuclear power stations in Ukraine. It shows a hole in the roof of the walkway, a smashed window and damage to pipes, as well as what appears to be a shell casing
Russian forces push to take key port of Odesa as fighting near Kyiv rages
The shipbuilding city of Mykolaiv seen as next key stepping stone for Russian forces in Ukraine
Russian ground forces began their long expected push west towards the key port of Odesa in the south of Ukraine with an assault of the shipbuilding centre of Mykolaiv, as the area around the capital Kyiv came under fresh heavy attack.
Mykolaiv, where Ukrainian officials say they repelled a Russian attack, is seen as the next key stepping stone for Russian forces on the road to Odesa, which came under naval shell fire on Friday, after taking the key southern city of Kherson earlier this week.
Continue reading...BBC, Bloomberg and CBC ‘temporarily suspending’ work of all news journalists in Russia
BBC’s director-general says new Russian legislation ‘appears to criminalise the process of independent journalism’
Global news media said they were temporarily suspending reporting in Russia to protect their journalists after a new law cracking down on foreign news outlets was passed that threatened jail terms of up to 15 years for spreading “fake news”.
Britain’s BBC said Friday it had temporarily halted reporting in Russia, and by the end of the day, the Canadian Broadcasting Company and Bloomberg News said their journalists were also stopping work. CNN and CBS News said they would stop broadcasting in Russia, and other outlets removed Russian-based journalists’ bylines as they assessed the situation.
Continue reading...Russia appears to have no way out as Putin goes ‘all in’
Analysis: Rising stakes seem to lure the president deeper into the Ukraine war, with polls backing him and his officials compromised
The first week of Vladimir Putin’s invasion into Ukraine has not gone to plan, with the Russian military admitting the deaths of 500 soldiers (Ukrainian estimates are higher) and western sanctions dealing a body blow to the Russian economy that will only grow worse in the coming weeks.
And yet the Russian leader seems even more invested in his campaign to conquer Ukraine, lured in by the growing stakes of the most ambitious and dangerous gamble of his 22 years in power.
Continue reading...Footage shows devastated town of Volnovakha, Ukraine – video
A video filmed in the Ukrainian town shows crumpled shops, buildings blackened by fire, and a road strewn with debris. Residents say the barrage of shelling, rocket assaults and airstrikes since the start of the war have damaged or destroyed nearly every building in Volnovakha
Continue reading...A beloved New York restaurant becomes place of unity for Ukraine
Veselka, a restaurant raved about by celebrities and food critics alike, has become a meeting place and fundraising operation
In New York’s East Village neighborhood, home to a wide array of popular restaurants and bars, is a decades-old staple in the city’s famous food scene. Veselka, located in a smaller pocket of the area once known as “Little Ukraine”, now sits at the corner of food and international politics.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has displaced millions and forced ordinary citizens to take up arms, or flee across borders to safety. Those problems aren’t just affecting the people of Ukraine, but thousands of their loved ones abroad – including some at this beloved New York restaurant.
Continue reading...Russia steps up onslaught after Ukraine ‘narrowly’ escapes nuclear disaster
Putin forces intensify strikes on civilian areas as Zelenskiy issues furious rebuke to Nato over no-fly zone refusal
The US envoy to the UN said the world had narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe in Russia’s attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, as Moscow’s forces intensified their devastating campaign of artillery and airstrikes against civilian areas of Ukraine.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN security council in New York on Friday, the US envoy said Russia’s actions, which caused a major fire at the Zaporizhzhia compound, reflected a “dangerous new escalation” in its invasion of Ukraine. “Russia’s attack last night put Europe’s largest nuclear power plant at grave risk,” she said. “It was incredibly reckless and dangerous. And it threatened the safety of civilians across Russia, Ukraine and Europe.”
Continue reading...Fire, rubble and ruins in Chernihiv after Russian strike – video
Footage shared on social media shows the aftermath of a Russian strike in the city of Chernihiv, north of Kyiv. A large block of flats is seen with severe structural damage and windows blown out, and people are heard screaming
Continue reading...‘90% of houses are damaged’: Russia’s Syria-honed tactics lay Ukraine towns to waste
Residents say shelling of Schastia and Volnovakha is revenge for standing up to ‘Russian aggression’
Happiness lies in ruins. This small town – Schastia in Ukrainian – has been out of the headlines since Moscow took its brutal war against civilians to the country’s biggest cities.
But it is here, and in nearby Volnovakha, that the illegal tactics of terrorising civilians for military aims, honed in Syria and then brought back so close to home, have reached a grim high point.
Continue reading...Zelenskiy urges Russians to protest against Ukraine nuclear plant attack – video
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appealed to Russians to stage protests over Russian forces' seizure of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. A building at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was set ablaze during intense fighting, triggering fears of a potential nuclear disaster.
The Ukraine president also urged the west to consider imposing a no-fly zone for Russia in response to the attack
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war latest news: Nato gives ‘green light to bombing’ with lack of no-fly zone, says Zelenskiy
Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells emergency security council meeting Russia actions were ‘reckless’; Jens Stoltenberg warns of ‘more death, more suffering and more destruction’
- Russia blocks access to Facebook and Twitter
- Russia steps up onslaught after Ukraine narrowly avoids nuclear disaster
- Russian forces push to take key port of Odesa as fighting rages near Kyiv
- ‘90% of houses destroyed’: Syria-honed tactics lay towns to waste
- Ukraine backs international tribunal to try Putin
US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc will not pre-emptively ban all Russians from using the platform, chief executive officer Brian Armstrong said in a tweet on Friday.
“We don’t think there’s a high risk of Russian oligarchs using crypto to avoid sanctions,” Armstrong said, adding that “some ordinary Russians are using crypto as a lifeline now that their currency has collapsed”.
Continue reading...‘I don’t bite’: Zelenskiy calls for meeting with Putin:– video
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has once again called on Vladimir Putin to sit down for talks as Ukraine continues to fight the Russian invasion. In reference to a long table Putin used in recent meetings with foreign leaders, Zelenskiy said: ‘Sit down with me to negotiate, just not at a 30-metre distance.’
He added: ‘I don't bite. What are you afraid of?’
Continue reading...Global shares tumble after Russian attack on Ukraine nuclear plant – business live
- Global shares tumble as commodity prices soar, on track for biggest weekly gains in years
- IEA head says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about the situation at Europe’s biggest nuclear power station
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As reported earlier, Russian elites could have their property seized and handed over to Ukrainian refugees, Britain’s deputy prime minister has suggested.
Dominic Raab made the remarks as he defended the UK’s response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and the prime minister, Boris Johnson, called for an emergency UN summit after a Russian attack on a nuclear power station in Ukraine.
Continue reading...Russia seizes control of Ukraine nuclear plant after shelling – video report
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been seized by Russian military forces, according to regional authorities, after a fire sparked by overnight shelling burned for several hours at the largest facility of its kind in Europe. Volodmyr Zelenskiy has accused Russia of resorting to 'nuclear terror'. 'No country other than Russia has ever fired on nuclear power units,' the Ukrainian president said
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- Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant seized by Russians after shelling, say authorities
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant seized by Russians after shelling, say authorities
Overnight shelling at plant sparked fire that prompted Volodymyr Zelenskiy to issue stark warning
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been seized by Russian military forces, according to regional authorities, after a fire sparked by overnight shelling burned for several hours at the largest facility of its kind in Europe.
The Ukrainian state inspectorate for nuclear regulation said in a statement on its Facebook page the plant had been “captured by the military forces of the Russian Federation”, but added that employees were continuing to work on the premises.
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