Russian Ukraine war

Here are the latest developments in Russia's war in Ukraine: - Ukraine war could last… - Jun. 19, 2022. By AFP.

President Volodymyr Zelensky vows Sunday that his forces “will not give away the south to anyone” after his first visit to the southern frontline. The move comes after Moscow turned up the pressure last week on Western allies, sharply reducing flows of natural gas in its pipelines to western Europe, driving up energy prices. “We must be prepared for this to last for years,” the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization says.

Zelenskiy says he expects Russia will intensify attacks on Ukraine and possibly strike other European countries this week.

Ukraine’s parliament voted through two laws on Sunday that will placesevere restrictions on Russian books and music. The war in Ukrainecould last for yearsand will require long-term military support, according to Nato and other western leaders. “Whether there will be a need in the future for escorting these commercial ships, that’s a question mark and I don’t think we are there yet,” an EU official said.

Such a show of support would come at a crucial time, with Moscow pummeling eastern Ukraine and world leaders — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and ...

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. The fight: A slowly regenerating Russian army is making incremental gains in eastern Ukraine against valiant but underequipped Ukrainian forces. Stoltenberg’s forecast, in an interview published Saturday in Germany’s Bild newspaper, comes as the United States and its allies are preparing for a drawn-out conflict.

Russia said it hit military targets in Ukraine with sea-launched cruise missiles, including a strike on a planning meeting of Ukrainian commanders.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday that Russia was likely to intensify its "hostile activity" this week, as Kyiv awaits a historic ...

We are ready," he continued. "Our units repulsed the assault in the area of Toshkivka," the Ukrainian army said on Facebook, adding that Russian forces were also "storming" towards the village of Orikhove. "We will not give away the south to anyone, we will return everything that's ours and the sea will be Ukrainian and safe," he said in a video posted on Telegram as he made his way back to Kyiv. Mykolaiv is a key target for Russia as it lies on the way to the strategic port of Odessa. Nearly three months after Russia launched a bloody invasion of his country, Zelensky said there had been "few such fateful decisions for Ukraine" as the one it expects from the EU this week, adding in his evening address that "only a positive decision is in the interests of the whole of Europe." Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday that Russia was likely to intensify its "hostile activity" this week, as Kyiv awaits a historic decision from the European Union on its membership application.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance in.

Ukraine has issued increasingly urgent calls for more Western heavy weapons to help defend Sievierodonetsk, which Kyiv says could hold the key to the battle for the eastern Donbas region and the course of the war, now in its fourth month. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Russia's RIA state news agency as saying, "In general, the protection of the republics is the main goal of the special military operation." Switzerland, which is not a member of the European Union, updated its sanctions package last Friday to match the EU's latest restrictions against businesses, banks and individuals from Russia and Belarus. The EU and the U.S. have moved to restrict Russia's access to spare parts following its invasion of Ukraine. And here I'm thinking of course of commodity prices, the war in Ukraine, supply chain," Powell said at a news conference following the meeting. 5:37 p.m. The leaders of Germany, France and Italy arrived in Kyiv in an overnight train in a joint demonstration of support for Ukraine, where officials were pleading for more and faster deliveries of Western arms to hold off Russia's assault. 7:30 p.m. NATO members are expected to agree an assistance package for Ukraine that will help it move from Soviet-era weaponry to NATO standard gear at a summit later this month, the group's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says. 2:50 a.m. Japanese budget airline ZIPAIR Tokyo says it will remove the "Z" logo from the tail of its planes. 4:30 p.m. Ukrainian missiles hit a Russian naval tugboat transporting soldiers, weapons and ammunition to the Russian-occupied Zmiinyi (Snake) Island south of the Odesa region on Friday, the regional governor says. RSOCKS users paid a fee of between $30 and $200 per day to route malicious internet activity through compromised devices to hide the true source of the traffic, it said. "The offensive in the Sievierodonetsk direction is developing successfully," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a video statement. 1:42 p.m. Two top commanders of fighters who defended the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's southeastern port of Mariupol have been transferred to Russia for investigation, Russia's state news agency TASS reports.

Ukraine President Zelenskiy says Russia likely to intensify its attacks while Kyiv awaits this week's EU decision on Ukraine's status as candidate co.

Russian state news agency TASS reported that many Ukrainian fighters had surrendered there. The Russian state news agency Tass said that many Ukrainian fighters had surrendered there, although it was not possible to independently verify the claims. Russian soldiers and Moscow-backed separatists claimed control of Metolkine, just southeast of Sievierodonetsk, the ministry said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky predicts Russia will escalate its attacks on his country this week.

Ukraine's military said Russia had "partial success" in the area. The process could take many years to complete. In Mykolaiv and Odesa regions, Mr Zelensky said he had heard reports of destruction from Russian strikes: "The losses are significant. Meanwhile, Go-A will open the John Peel stage on Saturday with a performance of electronic folk music and soaring vocal melodies. Kyiv folk quartet DakhaBrakha will perform on Sunday afternoon on the Pyramid stage. "We will not give the south to anyone, and all that is ours we will take back."

Jens Stoltenberg says supplying state-of-the-art weaponry to Ukrainian troops will boost the chance of freeing the country's east, as Britain's new army ...

"The losses are significant. Kyiv and its allies dismissed that as a baseless pretext for a war of aggression. Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai told Ukrainian TV that fighting made evacuations from the city impossible, but that "all Russian claims that they control the town are a lie. "Being a father is a great responsibility and a great happiness," Mr Zelenskyy wrote in English text that followed the Ukrainian on Instagram. "Whole generations fought for a chance to escape from the prison of the Soviet Union and, like a free bird, to fly to European civilisation," he said in a statement. He later said 19 people had been evacuated on Sunday.

Zelenskyy visited troops and health care workers on the front lines in south Ukraine as G-7 leaders vowed to keep supporting the war effort. Updates.

"Many Russian personnel of all ranks also likely remain confused about the war’s objectives,'' it said. "Ukrainian forces have likely suffered desertions in recent weeks, however, Russian morale highly likely remains especially troubled," the ministry tweeted. But that is no comparison to the price that the Ukrainians have to pay every day with many lives." Yuliia Paievska is known in Ukraine as Taira, a nickname she chose in the World of Warcraft video game. Also, in a second surprise visit since the war began, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in Kyiv on Friday to offer continued aid and military training. Taira and a colleague were taken prisoner by Russian forces on March 16.

In an interview published on Sunday in the German weekly Bild am Sonntag, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that “nobody knows” how long the war ...

“That’s bitter, but it’s simply necessary in this situation to lower gas usage,” he said. “It would be a catastrophe if Putin won. In Italy’s case, energy officials are expected to huddle this week about the situation. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said via Telegram on Sunday: “It is a very difficult situation in Sievierodonetsk, where the enemy in the middle of the city is conducting round-the-clock aerial reconnaissance with drones, adjusting fire, quickly adjusting to our changes.” Russia’s defense ministry claimed on Sunday that Russian and separatist forces have taken control of Metolkine, a settlement just to the east of Sievierodonetsk. Britain’s defense ministry said that both Russia and Ukraine have continued to conduct heavy artillery bombardments on axes to the north, east and south of the Sieverodonetsk pocket, but with little change in the front line. “Combat units from both sides are committed to intense combat in the Donbas and are likely experiencing variable morale,” Britain’s defense ministry said in its daily assessment of the war.