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Al Jazeera
4 days ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,265
Here is how things stand on Tuesday, August 12: Fighting Two ambulance workers were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Horlivka, in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, Russian-installed administrator Ivan Prikhodko said in a post on Telegram. The driver of the ambulance was also in a serious condition, Prikhodko said. Russian forces launched dozens of attacks on Ukraine's Kherson region, killing four people and injuring seven, regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said in a post on Telegram. Two apartment buildings and 30 houses were damaged, he added. Russian forces killed two civilians and injured 11 in the Donetsk region on Sunday, Governor Vadym Filashkin said in a post on Telegram. A Russian attack killed a man and injured two women in the village of Kupiansk-Vuzlovy, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said in a post on Telegram. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces 'used more than a thousand aerial bombs and nearly 1,400 attack drones against Ukraine' in the past week. The latest figures show that Russia is continuing its intense bombardment of the country after carrying out a record 6,297 drone attacks on Ukraine in July. Russian forces occupied the village of Zatyshok, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Ukrainian battlefield monitoring group DeepState reported. Ceasefire talks Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow hopes the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday will give 'impulse to the normalisation of bilateral relations' between the two countries, Russia's state-run TASS news agency reports. Speaking to journalists on Monday about the upcoming meeting, Trump again said that 'there'll be some swapping, there'll be some changes in land' discussed, but that he will also tell Putin: 'You've got to end this war.' Asked if Zelenskyy would be invited to the talks, Trump said: 'He wasn't part of it… I would say he could go, but he's gone to a lot of meetings. He's been there for three and a half years, and nothing happened.' NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told US broadcaster ABC on Sunday that 'when it comes to this whole issue of territory, when it comes to acknowledging, for example, maybe in a future deal that Russia is controlling de facto, factually, some of the territory of Ukraine, it has to be effectual recognition, and not a political de jure recognition.' German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that French, United Kingdom and other European leaders, as well as EU and NATO chiefs, will discuss 'further options to exert pressure on Russia', and the 'preparation of possible peace negotiations and related issues of territorial claims and security', at virtual talks on Wednesday. Sanctions The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said that the bloc is working on 'more sanctions against Russia, more military support for Ukraine and more support for Ukraine's budgetary needs and accession process to join the EU', after European foreign ministers held emergency talks on Monday before the Trump-Putin meeting on Friday. The European Commission said it received 1.6 billion euros ($1.86bn) 'in so-called windfall profits' from interest on 'immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank' in the first half of 2025, and that 95 percent of the funds will be used to support Ukraine through the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism (ULCM). Politics and diplomacy Trump will hold talks with European leaders and Zelenskyy on Wednesday, the European Commission press office told the Kyiv Independent media outlet. Zelenskyy said he held calls with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Russia Today
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Infant among those injured in Ukrainian strike
A Ukrainian strike on the city of Gorlovka in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic has left at least sixteen people injured, including a one-year-old child, according to the city's mayor, Ivan Prikhodko. Kiev's forces launched an artillery strike targeting the city center on Tuesday, the mayor said on his Telegram channel, where he posted a video and photos from the scene of streets filled with debris. The doors of several buildings, including apartment blocks, had been smashed in by explosions. A bus was also hit in the strike, according to Prikhodko. At least one person is in critical condition, the mayor said, without revealing any further details about the injured. Gorlovka, which is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk, is one of the biggest cities in the People's Republic. Before the conflict, it was home to some 250,000 people. It has been frequently targeted by Kiev's forces. In early April, 16 civilians were injured when a Ukrainian kamikaze drone struck a bus in the city. A similar UAV strike targeted a passenger bus near Gorlovka in mid-March. Last month, Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large overseeing investigations into alleged war crimes, highlighted a rising number of civilian casualties resulting from Ukrainian attacks on vulnerable locations such as Gorlovka. According to Miroshnik, these attacks intensified as the US was pushing for peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev. This indicated that Ukraine was seeking to obstruct those efforts, the diplomat said at the time.
Russia Today
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukrainian drone strikes passenger bus
At least 16 people were injured in the Russian frontline city of Gorlovka when a Ukrainian kamikaze drone struck a bus early on Tuesday morning, Mayor Ivan Prikhodko has reported. The incident marks the latest assault on the beleaguered residents of the city, which is located in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic. The mayor took to social media to share images showing the destruction. The Russian Investigative Committee stated that Ukrainian forces deployed a kamikaze drone to target a bus near a central stop. The strike also caused damage to a nearby administrative building, the law enforcement agency added, describing the event as attempted murder. Local health officials reported that five of the victims are currently in serious condition at local hospitals. A regional watchdog that regularly posts updates on Ukrainian strikes in Donbass reported that several artillery shells landed in Gorlovka on the same day. Read more Kiev ramping up attacks on Russian civilians – senior diplomat A similar drone strike targeted a passenger bus near Gorlovka in mid-March. Last week, Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large overseeing investigations into alleged war crimes, highlighted a rising number of civilian casualties resulting from Ukrainian attacks on vulnerable locations such as Gorlovka. He suggested that this trend, occurring amid US-backed discussions for a peaceful resolution to the conflict, indicates Kiev's intent to obstruct mediation efforts. The administration of President Donald Trump is advocating for a negotiated ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia as part of its strategy to normalize relations with Moscow. While the Russian government has welcomed this shift in Washington's stance, it has expressed deep skepticism toward the Ukrainian authorities, claiming that Kiev is not engaging in negotiations in good faith.
