Russian troop build-up: View from Ukraine front line
BBC correspondent Abdujalil Abdurasulov visits eastern Ukraine as soldiers contemplate Russia’s military presence at the border nearby.
Archivi tag: Ukraine
How a Dispute Over Groceries Led to Artillery Strikes in Ukraine
In a sign of volatile East-West relations, a dispute over shopping in the Ukrainian conflict zone spiraled into fighting that sent war jitters rippling through Europe and the U.S. From: New York Times
Russia-Ukraine border: Nato warning over military build-up
Nato’s chief urges Russia to be transparent over its “large and unusual” massing of border forces. from: BBC News
Weapons Tracing Study Implicates Russia in Ukraine Conflict
One of the most comprehensive studies to date of weaponry in the war in Ukraine shows a panoply of Russian-supplied arms that has helped fuel the war. From: New York Times
Crimean gold must return to Ukraine – Dutch court
The legal wrangle has dragged on for seven years, since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine. from: BBC News
Ukraine’s Covid Deaths Soar as Fake Vaccination Certificates Spread
In the country with the lowest rate of coronavirus vaccination in Europe, the proliferation of fakes threatens to undermine Ukraine’s fight against the virus. From: New York Times
A Tech-Savvy Holocaust Memorial in Ukraine Draws Critics and Crowds
Traditionalists chafe at the contemporary-art approach to Holocaust commemoration being employed at Babyn Yar, a site of mass shootings in World War II. But it has brought visitors for an anniversary. From: New York Times
Remembering Babyn Yar and Ukraine’s forgotten ‘Holocaust by Bullets’
from: BBC News The country is still grappling with how to remember one of the worst massacres of World War Two.
How Ukraine Negotiated With the Taliban and Rescued 96 Afghans
Few countries have been willing to fly rescue missions into Afghanistan since the Americans left. Ukraine is an exception. It says it has a different definition of danger. From: New York Times
Ukraine leader’s aide survives assassination attempt
President Zelensky vows a strong response after his aide’s car is struck by a volley of bullets. from: BBC News
Biden Affirms Support for Ukraine Against ‘Russian Aggression’
The Ukrainian president got the Oval Office reception he had long been seeking, after earlier efforts led to his becoming entangled in former President Donald J. Trump’s first impeachment trial. From: New York Times
Ukraine’s Leader, Meeting Biden, Seeks Security Assurances After Afghan Pullout
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to emphasize the important role Ukraine plays in containing Russia, aides to the Ukrainian leader said. From: New York Times
Stalin-era mass grave found in Ukraine
Thousands of people are thought to be buried at the site – one of the largest ever found in Ukraine. from: BBC News
EUROPE/UKRAINE – “One year for God”: initiative for the Orionine Vocation Year
Kiev – From June 23, 2021 to June 23, 2022, the Orionine Family is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of the founder, Don Luigi Orione, considered the “Father of Vocations”, with an Orionine Vocation Year. In this context, the Orionine communities of L’viv and Kiev, in Ukraine, recently launched the initiative called “One… Leggi tutto »
EUROPA/UKRAINE – “Ein Jahr für Gott”: Don-Orione-Werk bringt Initiative der Berufungsförderung auf den Weg
Kiew – Mit einem Jahr der Berufungen vom 23. Juni 2021 bis zum 23. Juni 2022 feiert die Orione-Familie den 150. Geburtstag ihres Gründers, Pater Luigi Orione, der als “Vater der Berufungen” gilt. In diesem Zusammenhang haben die Gemeinschaften des Don-Orione-Werks in L’viv und Kiew kürzlich eine Initiative mit dem Titel “Ein Jahr für Gott”… Leggi tutto »
Missing Belarusian Activist Is Found Dead in Park in Ukraine
The police began an investigation after Vitaly Shishov went missing in Kyiv and was found dead in a park near his home. From: New York Times
Is there still hope for peace in Ukraine?
from: peacelink.it The Ukrainian government, like Israel in Gaza, relentlessly goes on bombing residential areas in the eastern regions “to kill the terrorists hiding out there” (but also the civilians living there). The separatists, called “terrorists”, are in a siege; to break it, they have launched a bloody counteroffensive to the South, with civilian casualties… Leggi tutto »