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Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky called on Tuesday, Oct. 11, for wealthy Western nations to help Kyiv create an “air shield” after a rash of deadly Russian aerial attacks. Zelensky, who told the G7 club of rich nations “millions of people would be grateful” for help fending off attacks from the sky, warned Russia “still has […]

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to provide advanced air defense systems to Ukraine after Russian missiles hit the capital Kyiv and other cities, the White House said in a statement on Monday. U.S. President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office after landing at the White Housein Washington, U.S., Oct. 10, 2022. (Reuters Photo) U.S. […]

PRESIDENT  VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY TOLD G7 LEADERS ON TUESDAY, OCT. 11, THAT VLADIMIR PUTIN STILL HAD “ROOM FOR ESCALATION” AFTER TWO DAYS OF WIDESPREAD AERIAL STRIKES ON CITIES ACROSS UKRAINE, INCLUDING KYIV. Employees of a cafe serve visiters in a cafe without electricity in western Ukrainian city of Lviv, after three Russian missiles fired targeted energy […]

“We will continue to impose costs on Russia for its aggression … and provide the support necessary for Ukrainian forces to defend their country and their freedom,” the president said.   President Joe Biden addressed Russia’s war in Ukraine last week, he raised the possibility of nuclear “Armageddon” from Russia. | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoBy OLIVIA OLANDER […]

The European Union has responded with outrage to a new wave of strikes on Ukrainian cities…marking an escalation in fighting that hasn’t been seen for months. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola attends a debate on the Russian escalation in the war against Ukraine, October 05, 2022.   –   Copyright  FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP “What is happening is sickening this […]

Cable welder Dmytro Mykhalchuk and his four colleagues ran out the door gasping for air immediately after a Russian missile hit their office building in Dnipro. “The scariest thing was getting through the dark, ruined corridor, hoping there is a way out,” the 36-year-old told the Kyiv Independent. Medics bandage the head of an injured […]

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko gathered top military command on Oct. 10, as Russia was bombing multiple Ukrainian cities. Lukashenko supported Russia’s attacks, adding that his country began the process of creating a joint regional military command with Moscow. He didn’t explain what the new military formation would be tasked with. Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) […]

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia’s recent bombardment of Ukraine, calling it an “unacceptable escalation of the war,” his spokesperson said. Local residents examine a crater following a missile strike in Dnipro on Oct. 10, 2022, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AFP Photo) “The secretary-general is deeply shocked by today’s large-scale missile attacks by the […]

Explosions rocked multiple cities across Ukraine on Monday morning, including Kyiv, which came following months of relative calm in the capital. The strikes, the biggest and most widespread Russian attacks in months, are being seen as a major escalation by Moscow after a period of successful Ukrainian counteroffensives A medical worker runs past a burning […]

Russia struck cities across Ukraine during rush hour on Monday morning, killing civilians and destroying infrastructure. The attacks seem to be in retaliation for an explosion on the Kerch Bridge, which connects Crimea to Russia, that Moscow blamed on Ukraine. Russia said it is investigating the blast that partially damaged the 19km (12-mile) bridge. Cars burn after Russian missiles hit […]