At least two explosions were heard in Kyiv on Tuesday and smoke could be seen rising over the city. According to Reuters, the blasts followed air raid warnings across Ukraine hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered a video address to leaders of the Group of 20 nations who are meeting in Bali. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko, confirms the explosions in the city and refers to them as an “attack”. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull’s joins us live from Kyiv for the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #UkraineWar […]
Russia has ordered its forces to withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital seized by President Vladimir Putin’s troops since the war began. The announcement on Wednesday followed weeks of Ukrainian advances towards the city and signalled a potentially huge blow to Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, which it invaded in late February. In televised comments, General Sergei Surovikin said it was no longer possible to keep Kherson city supplied. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Kherson, Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Kherson […]
Russia orders forces to withdraw from the city of Kherson, the only regional capital Moscow captured since launching its invasion in February. The news followed weeks of Ukrainian advances towards Kherson and a race by Russia to evacuate the city’s residents. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig joins us live from Kryvyi Rih in Central Ukraine to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Kherson #KhersonEvacuation #Russia #BreakingNews #AlJazeeraEnglish
The US says it will hold Russia accountable for ‘war crimes’ after it hit Ukraine’s capital with drones. At least four people were killed and 16 injured in attacks during morning rush hour that sent people running for cover. One drone struck a residential building in downtown Kyiv. The air raids were carried out exactly a week after Russia bombarded the capital and other Ukrainian cities with missiles in its most widespread attacks against the country in months. Al Jazeera’s @Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of reservists to bolster his forces in Ukraine, an unpopular move that sparked rare protests across the country and led to some 1,300 arrests. The risky order follows setbacks for Putin’s troops nearly seven months after they invaded Ukraine. The first such call-up in Russia since World War II heightened tensions with Ukraine’s Western backers, who derided it as an act of weakness and desperation. And the EU Commission says many people are now trying to leave Russia. Almost all flights out of Moscow appear to be fully booked – and traffic has surged at land borders. But the Kremlin says reports […]
In the south of Ukraine, there has been fierce fighting as Ukrainian forces tries to gain ground in a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russian troops. Officials say it will not be a quick operation and are asking Ukrainians to be patient. The Ukrainian military has seen some modest victories in this counter offensive, retaking a handful of villages in the region, but has yet to mount a push to Kherson city where more fortified Russian defences await. Winter is coming soon. Conditions will make it much harder for troops to maneuver. That is why both sides trying to lock in gains on the battlefield. The Ukrainians trying to […]
Ukraine’s president said his forces were advancing towards the southern region of Kherson, which Russia occupied early in the war. The President’s announcement comes as Ukrainian forces claim they have damaged two important bridges across the Dnipro River vital to the lines of supply to Russian troops in and around Kherson, Reuters reports. Ukraine is pushing ahead with efforts to restart grain exports, despite missile strikes on its biggest port on Saturday. Russia has admitted it launched the attack on Odesa, saying it was trying to hit military targets. The attack has raised doubts over Russia’s willingness to respect a crucial agreement to unblock Ukrainian ports. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren […]
The battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country’s fate, a defence ministry spokesman has said, as Russian forces were conducting an all-out assault to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities straddling the Siverskyi Donets River in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Defence Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said Russian forces had not given up attempts to cross the river. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Kramatorsk, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #Donetsk #Soledar
While Russia is preparing a show of force to celebrate the anniversary of its World War II victory, the reality of its battle in Ukraine seems much bleaker. Ukraine’s military says more than 25,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion on February 24, while Moscow’s Defence Ministry says less than 1,300 soldiers have been killed. Al Jazeera was given rare access to the bodies left behind as Russia retreated from the Kyiv region. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Kyiv on the human cost of the war. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our […]
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia’s military action in Ukraine was “unavoidable” and pledged that its goals in the conflict will be achieved. His comments on Tuesday came after he flew into Russia’s far east Amur region where he met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The visit marked Putin’s first known trip outside Moscow since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, sending tens of thousands of troops into the neighbouring country. Putin and Lukashenko visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome to mark Russia’s annual Cosmonautics Day, commemorating the first crewed space flight made in 1961 by the Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Moscow. – Subscribe to our […]
