balance of power — Blog — Michael Bociurkiw

WORLD BRIEFING: April 8, 2024

A new drone attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant has raised the risk of a "major nuclear accident", the UN's atomic watchdog has warned. Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month

WAR IN UKRAINE: March 3, 2023

Russian forces blew up a key bridge linking the besieged city of Bakhmut to the nearby village of Khromove overnight, police in the Donetsk region said. EU plans to deliver jointly funded ammunition to Ukraine within weeks

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WAR IN UKRAINE: February 14, 2023

The NATO Secretary General urged members of the bloc to expedite their sending of military hardware to Ukraine, saying it will ‘save lives.’ The true extent of challenges faced by the agricultural sector in Ukraine is revealed

WAR IN UKRAINE: January 25, 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, and allow other countries to do the same, reports in Germany say. Now, after international pressure, Mr Scholz has decided to send at least 14 Leopard 2s, German outlets say

WAR IN UKRAINE: January 14, 2023

Russia's military says it has captured the Ukrainian salt-mine town of Soledar after a long battle, calling it an "important" step for its offensive. But Ukrainian officials said the fight for Soledar was still going on and accused Russia of "information noise,” reported the BBC.

WAR IN UKRAINE: January 12, 2023

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Wednesday to oversee the military campaign in Ukraine, in the latest shake-up of Moscow's military leadership. The battle for Soledar in eastern Ukraine intensifies

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WAR IN UKRAINE: January 2, 2023

Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv on Sunday night as the latest wave of drone and missile strikes from Russia continued. An attack which began shortly before midnight targeted critical infrastructure,

WAR IN UKRAINE: December 30, 2022

Russia staged another attack on Kyiv with Iranian-built drones. All five were shot down. Air defenses also destroyed 10 attack drones targeting Dnipropetrovsk & Zaporizhzhia regions. Almost half-a-million people in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa and surrounding region remain without power

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WAR IN UKRAINE: December 18, 2022

Heavy fighting has continued around the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region on Saturday. Ukraine is criticizing FIFA for refusing to show a video message from President Volodymyr Zelensky in Qatar’s Lusail Stadium ahead of the World Cup final on Sunday.

WAR IN UKRAINE: December 13, 2022

Heavy shelling and artillery fire were reported in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region overnight. Russia will continue targeting Ukraine’s power supply, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said

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WAR IN UKRAINE: December 6, 2022

Strikes on Russian targets continue as Ukraine recovers from a fresh wave of Russian missile attacks. The deficit in the energy system remains at the level of 19% of the projected consumption.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 28, 2022

Ukrainian forces fought pitched battles in the east, repelling waves of attacks in Donetsk, Ukraine's General Staff of the armed forces said on November 28 as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of more Russian attacks.

WAR IN UKRAINE: November 22, 2022

More than 8,300 civilians have been killed so far in Russia's war against Ukraine, investigators in Kyiv said. There’s growing concern over safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest.

WAR IN UKRAINE: November 10, 2022

The Ukrainian army says it has made major gains over the last day around Kherson, after Russia said it was withdrawing from the southern city. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Russian intentions with Kherson may be a trap

WAR IN UKRAINE: October 3, 2022

Russian forces used nearly a dozen S-300 missiles, targeting Zaporyzhzhia and two villages in the region early on Oct. 3, Ukraine says. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his three sons, aged 14,15 and 16, will soon travel to the Ukraine front line to fight with Russian forces.

WAR IN UKRAINE: June 28, 2022

The death toll from a Russian rocket attack on a shopping mall in central Ukraine has risen to 16, and at least 59 injured. The G7 leaders have condemned the attack as a war crime.

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