Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine give brightest assessment yet of progress in talks

March 13 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials gave their most upbeat assessments yet on Sunday of progress in their talks on the war in Ukraine, suggesting there could be positive results…

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Russian troops kill American journalist Brent Renaud in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine March 13 (Reuters) - An American journalist was shot and killed by Russian forces in the town of Irpin in Ukraine's Kyiv region and another journalist was wounded, Kyiv regional…

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Children going missing amid chaos at Ukrainian border

Children are going missing, and cases of human trafficking are being reported by aid groups and volunteers along Ukraine’s borders amid the chaos of the refugee crisis triggered by the…

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Update – Russia strikes military base near Polish border, nine dead, Ukraine says

LVIV, Ukraine, March 13 (Reuters) - A Russian missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the border with NATO member Poland on Sunday killed nine people and wounded 57, Ukrainian…

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NATO chief says next days in Ukraine to bring ‘even greater distress’

NATO expects the fighting and the humanitarian emergency in Ukraine to further intensify some two weeks after the start of the Russian invasion on February 24. "We see with horror the rising…

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Poland’s Duda says NATO will have to think seriously if Putin uses chemical weapons

LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Poland's President Andrzej Duda said in an interview on Sunday that the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia would be a game changer and NATO…

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U.S. spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion

(Reuters) - Western intelligence agencies are investigating a cyberattack by unidentified hackers that disrupted broadband satellite internet access in Ukraine coinciding with Russia's invasion, according to three people with direct knowledge of…

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China censors online Ukraine debate, bars calls for peace

China's censors, who quietly determine what can be discussed on the country's buzzing social media platforms, are silencing views of citizens protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In the days…

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Russia said to strike western Ukraine as Zelenskiy warns of desolation

LVIV, Ukraine, March 13 (Reuters) - Russian forces fired eight missiles at a Ukrainian military facility near the Polish border on Sunday, officials said, in what appeared to be the westernmost attack…

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ECB looking at ways to let Ukrainian refugees convert cash

FRANKFURT/VERSAILLES (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is working on a financial facility to let millions of Ukrainian refugees convert their savings into hard currency, to help them make a…

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Ukrainian foreign minister says ready to negotiate, but will not surrender

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine was ready to negotiate to end the war started by Russia's invasion more than two weeks ago, but would not surrender or accept any ultimatums, the…

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Satellite images show fires, severe damage to residential buildings in Mariupol

March 12 (Reuters) - Satellite images taken on Saturday morning showed extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and residential buildings throughout the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, a private U.S. company said. Maxar…

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U.S. ready to take diplomatic steps Ukraine will find helpful – State Dept

March 12 (Reuters) - The United States is willing to take diplomatic steps that the Ukrainian government would find helpful, a State Department spokesperson said on Saturday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said…

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Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plants being run by Ukrainian staff – Russia

March 12 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian nuclear power plants at Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia, both now under the control of Russian forces, are being run and managed by their Ukrainian staff, Russia's atomic…

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FACTBOX-European and U.S. companies mobilise to help Ukrainians fleeing war

(Reuters) - Companies across Europe and North America have begun offering aid to Ukrainian authorities and people fleeing war following Russia's invasion, as over two million leave their homes and head to safety in…

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Majority of German extremists back from Ukraine -interior ministry

BERLIN (Reuters) - Most of the extremists who left Germany to help Ukraine fight against Russia have returned, a German Interior Ministry spokesperson said. The spokesperson reiterated an earlier statement…

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Germany to take 2,500 Ukrainian refugees from Moldova

CHISINAU, March 12 (Reuters) - Germany will take in 2,500 refugees who have fled to Moldova from Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Saturday, as eastern Europe's efforts to…

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Photo Story: ‘President Zelensky Way’ outside Russian Embassy in Washington DC

A sign placed by Pro-Ukraine protesters reads 'President Zelensky Way', referring to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, DC, USA. Demonstrators in…

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UPDATED: Germany’s Scholz, France’s Macron demand Ukraine ceasefire in call with Russia’s Putin

UPDATE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron called for an immediate ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict during a 75-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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Fighting rages outside Kyiv, Ukraine says evacuations threatened again

LVIV, Ukraine, March 12 (Reuters) - Conflict raged near Kyiv on Saturday and Ukrainian officials said heavy shelling and threats of Russian air attacks were endangering attempted evacuations of desperate civilians from…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

Here's what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis so far: March 12 (Reuters) - As fighting raged northwest of Kyiv and other cities were encircled, Ukrainian officials said heavy shelling…

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Refugee flow to Italy rises, 4,500 in 24h, Health centre for Ukrainian refugees in Naples

The flow of Ukrainian refugees to Italy has risen in the last 24 hours with 4,500 more arrivals, the interior ministry said.Some 31,287 Ukrainian citizens have now arrived in Italy…

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Russia warns that Moscow now considers arms shipments to Ukraine as ‘legitimate targets’, Russian forces shelled mosque in Mariupol

A senior Russian diplomat has warned that from now on Moscow will consider arms shipments to Ukraine as “legitimate targets”. The comments by the deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov, reported…

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Israel, Ukraine deny report Bennett recommended yielding to Russian demands

LVIV, Ukraine, March 12 (Reuters) - A top Ukrainian adviser and an Israeli official on Saturday pushed back against a media report suggesting Israel tried to nudge Ukraine into caving to Russian…

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Satellite images suggest Russian units ‘actively firing’ at residential areas

New satellite images show homes on fire as Russian troops advance closer to Kyiv, with long lines of cars trying to flee the Ukrainian capital. The UK's Ministry of Defence…

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EU to ban steel imports from Russia, luxury goods exports to Moscow

The European Union will suspend Moscow's privileged trade and economic treatment, crack down on its use of crypto-assets and ban exports to Russia of EU luxury goods and imports of…

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UPDATED: Governor of Ukraine’s Kyiv region says evacuations ongoing

LVIV, Ukraine, March 12 (Reuters) - Evacuations of civilians from frontline towns in Ukraine's Kyiv region were proceeding on Saturday and are planned to continue on Sunday, regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba told…

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Crypto industry on defensive as Ukraine crisis spotlights Russia sanctions compliance

Cryptocurrency evangelists are on the defensive amid warnings from U.S. and European lawmakers that digital asset companies are not up to the task of complying with Western sanctions imposed on…

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Woman injured in Mariupol maternity hospital attack gives birth to healthy baby girl

A woman injured in an attack on a Ukrainian maternity hospital has given birth to a healthy baby girl, one of the country's senior diplomats has said. The Russian attack…

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U.N. says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

The United Nations said it had no evidence Ukraine had a biological weapons program while Washington and its allies accused Russia of spreading the unproven claim as a possible prelude…

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UPDATED: Belarus denies plans to join Russian invasion but is ‘rotating’ troops at border

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - Belarus has no plans to join the Russian invasion of Ukraine but is sending five battalion tactical groups (BTGs) to its border on rotation to replace forces…

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Severe warning from Biden over possible use of chemical weapons by Russia

While President Joe Biden has repeated that the U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia, he warned Friday that "Russia would pay a severe price" if it…

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Malta announces coordinated effort to address humanitarian needs of people of Ukraine

The Government of Malta is committed to providing official aid to address the humanitarian needs of the people of Ukraine so as to help alleviate the suffering as a result…

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Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports -IfW institute

HAMBURG, March 11 (Reuters) - African countries may be hit hard by any continuing halt to Ukraine’s grain exports caused by the war, a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World…

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Sweden expects 76,000 Ukrainian refugees in coming months, Over 109,000 refugees registered in Germany so far

STOCKHOLM, March 11 (Reuters) - Sweden's main scenario is to receive 76,000 Ukrainian refugees in coming months in the wake of Russia's invasion, Sweden's Migration Agency said on Friday. The agency said…

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UN rights office has credible reports of Russian cluster bomb use in Ukraine

GENEVA, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had received "credible reports" of several cases of Russian forces using cluster munitions in populated areas in Ukraine,…

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“If you don’t act now, you’ll suffer a worse fate later” – Ukrainian refugee

CDE News - Strasbourg Failure of the West to stop Vladimir Putin’s “shameful aggression” of Ukraine will force a “worse fate on Europe” sooner or later, Bozhena Boriak warned in…

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Ukraine to sow more cereals in 2022, cut corn, sunseed

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine is likely to reduce the area sown to sunseed, rapeseed and corn in 2022 and replace it with cereals - buckwheat, oats, millet, its agriculture…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

Here's what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis so far: March 11 (Reuters) - Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv are regrouping northwest of the Ukrainian capital, satellite pictures showed,…

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U.N. agency warns Ukraine war could trigger 20% food price rise

ROME, March 11 (Reuters) - International food and feed prices could rise by between 8% and 20% as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, triggering a jump in global malnourishment, the U.N.…

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IMF agrees to give Moldova more financial support after refugee influx

CHISINAU, March 11 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will increase financial support to Moldova to help it withstand the extra pressure created by the arrival of over 270,000 refugees from Ukraine,…

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UPDATED: U.N. says 564 civilians killed so far in Ukraine, Suffered $119 billion in losses because of war

The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday it has confirmed the deaths of 564 civilians in Ukraine since Feb. 24, including 41 children. The real toll is thought…

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UPDATED – UK sanctions Russian lawmakers who supported Ukraine breakaway regions

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Britain announced asset freezes and travel bans on 386 members of the Russian Duma, its lower house of parliament, who voted for the independence of two breakaway regions in…

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Jailed Navalny calls for anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday, His press secretary put on wanted list

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called for anti-war protests in Moscow and other cities on Sunday. "Mad maniac Putin will most quickly be stopped by the people of…

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Estonian PM warns hard times lie ahead but ‘freedom is priceless’

European leaders have to be "honest" with their citizens about the negative effects that EU sanctions against Russia might bring upon people's daily life, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said…

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UPDATED: EU wants less dependence on imported chips, food, raw materials, as Ukraine war rages

VERSAILLES, France, March 11 (Reuters) - European Union leaders will say on Friday they want to cut their dependence on global suppliers of food, microprocessors, drugs, raw materials and digital technologies, as…

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UPDATED: Ukraine says 78 children have been killed since Russia invaded; assault on Kyiv seen within days

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) - At least 78 children have been killed in Ukraine since Russian invaded, Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova said on Friday. She said fighting around the…

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Bulgaria to host up to eight Dutch fighter jets and 200 troops

SOFIA, March 11 (Reuters) - NATO member Bulgaria will host up to eight Dutch warplanes and 200 troops to help it with its air policing tasks amid the Russian invasion…

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UPDATED: More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine, UN says

GENEVA, March 11 (Reuters) - More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine as of March 11, the U.N. migration agency said on its website on Friday. That represents around 200,000 additional…

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U.N. Security Council to convene on Friday at Russia’s request

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at Russia's request, diplomats said, to discuss Moscow's claims, presented without evidence, of U.S. "biological activities" in Ukraine, a move Washington described…

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WHO says it advised Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs to prevent disease spread

The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country's public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills" that would spread disease among the population, the…

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U.S. Senate passes $1.5 trillion gov’t funding bill with Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved legislation providing $1.5 trillion to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and to allocate $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine. The 2,700-page bill passed in…

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UPDATED: Putin says Russia to use Middle East volunteer fighters against Ukraine

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the green light on Friday for up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East to be deployed alongside Russian-backed rebels…

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Biden to call for an end of normal trade with Russia, Putin says Russia will emerge stronger

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will call for an end of normal trade relations with Russia and clear the way for increased tariffs on Russian…

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Photo Story: Danish National Museum’s colonnade dressed in yellow and blue to support Ukraine

The National Museum's colonnade is dressed in yellow and blue like the flag of war-torn Ukraine in Copenhagen, Denmark. Via EPA-EFE/LISELOTTE SABROE

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Russia acknowledges conscripts were part of Ukraine operation, some are POWs

Russia's defence ministry acknowledged on Wednesday that some conscripts were taking part in the conflict with Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin denied this on various occasions, saying only professional soldiers…

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FACTBOX-What assets do UK-sanctioned Russian oligarchs have?

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Britain imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich and Igor Sechin, the chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft, hitting them with asset freezes and…

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