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Yahoo
19 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Ukrainian partisans disrupt Russian logistics in occupied Donetsk Oblast
The Ukrainian ATESH partisan movement stated they had disrupted a Russian logistics route by disabling a relay cabinet on the newly built Volnovakha–Mariupol railway in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Source: ATESH on Telegram Details: ATESH stated that this railway section is a critical part of the Taganrog–Mariupol line, constructed by Russian forces to transport fuel, equipment and ammunition to the front, bypassing Crimea. The line enables faster and less risky deliveries from Rostov-on-Don (Russia) for the Russian occupying forces, according to the group. Quote from Atesh: "Damage to infrastructure in this area will disorganise supplies and increase the vulnerability of the occupying forces." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Washington Post
19 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
Thousands of Ukraine's children vanished into Russia. This one made it back.
UZHHOROD, Ukraine — The boy from Mariupol still wasn't ready to walk to the bus stop alone, so just before 8 a.m., he and his grandmother set off for school together. He reached for her hand, zipping her fingers in his own, and stole a sip of her coffee. Illia Matviienko was almost 13 but still got lost easily. Three years had passed since his mother bled out in his arms after a Russian shelling, since a neighbor chipped her grave in the frozen winter of their yard, since soldiers found him alone and took him deeper into the occupied Donetsk territory, where he was put up for adoption.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Russian commander behind Mariupol strikes that claimed 8,000 lives is killed in 'suicide attack'
A retired Russian commander behind the Mariupol strikes that claimed 8,000 Ukrainian lives has been killed by a 'suicide bomber' on the southern city of Stavropol. Zaur Gurtsiev, 34, who had received several medals for participating in Russia 's bloody attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, was killed alongside another identified man in a blast on Thursday, Russia's Investigative Committee said. The unnamed man is said to have approached Gurtsiev just before the explosion. Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, said the bodies of two men with multiple injuries had been discovered on Thursday outside a multi-storey building and that criminal cases investigating murder and the illegal possession of explosives had been opened. Video footage published on social media showed two men standing close to some parked cars and a bench when a bright light filled the screen and the footage cut out. Russian authorities have now opened a criminal case following the death of the two men. They did not say what caused the explosion, but did not rule out the possibility of Ukraine's involvement. Local reports have also suggested that it was a suicide blast attack, possibly involving a grenade. Gurtsiev was due to be appointed to Stavropol's regional administration. Stavropol Region Governor Vladimir Vladimirov and other officials offered their condolences to Gurtsiev and his family. Gurtsiev's death comes following a string of attacks on high-profile Russian servicemen. In December, the head of the Russian military's biological and chemical weapons unit Lt. General Igor Kirillov was killed along with his deputy in an explosion in Moscow. Last month, an explosive device in Moscow killed senior Russian General-Lieutenant Yaroslav Moskalik. The attack also comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Russia was engaging in 'yet another deception' by failing to hand over its peace settlement proposal ahead of a potential meeting between Moscow and Kyiv. 'Even the so-called 'memorandum' they promised and seemingly prepared for more than a week has still not been seen by anyone,' Zelensky said in his nightly video address. 'Ukraine has not received it. Our partners have not received it. Even Turkey, which hosted the first meeting, has not received the new agenda. 'Despite promises to the contrary, first and foremost to the the United States of America, to President (Donald) Trump: Yet another Russian deception.' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow had drafted a memorandum outlining a settlement position in the three-year-old conflict in Ukraine. He suggested a second round of direct talks take place on Monday, again in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who has maintained good ties with both sides, told reporters that Russia's invitaation for more talks had heightened Ankara's hopes for peace. 'The road to a resolution goes through more dialogue, more diplomacy. We are using all our diplomatic power and potential for peace,' Erdogan's office quoted him as saying. In Washington, the White House said Trump, who has been pressing both sides to move towards an agreement, hoped the proposed meeting in Istanbul would go ahead. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Moscow had received no reply from Kyiv on whether it would attend negotiations on Monday in Istanbul . Russia, Zelensky said in his address, was 'doing everything to make the meetings hollow' and Ukraine's partners needed to intensify pressure on Moscow. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said that without being able to review Russia's memorandum, Kyiv would conclude 'it is likely filled with unrealistic ultimatums, and they are afraid of revealing that they are stalling the peace process'. When asked to comment on Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha's suggestion that Russia should immediately hand over the memorandum, Peskov dismissed the idea as 'non-constructive'. It also comes as Russian forces have taken four border villages in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, days after Putin said he had ordered troops to establish a buffer zone along the border. Sumy borders Russia's Kursk region, where a surprise Ukrainian incursion last year captured a pocket of land in the first occupation of Russian territory since World War II. The long border is vulnerable to Ukrainian incursions, Putin said, and creating a buffer zone could help Russia prevent further cross-border attacks there. Meanwhile, a Russian bombing campaign that had escalated in recent days slowed overnight, with far fewer Russian drones targeting Ukrainian towns and cities. Moscow's invasion has shown no signs of stopping despite months of intense U.S.-led efforts to secure a ceasefire and get traction for peace talks. Since Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Turkey on May 16 for their first direct talks in three years, a large prisoner exchange has been the only tangible outcome, but negotiations have brought no significant breakthrough.
CBS News
3 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Explosion kills Russian veteran who led airstrikes on Ukraine port city
A retired Russian commander who led airstrikes on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol died in a blast early Thursday in Stavropol in southern Russia, authorities said. Zaur Gurtsiev, 34, received several medals for participating in Russia's grueling assaults on the cities of Mariupol and Avdiivka. Authorities did not say what caused the explosion, but also did not rule out that Ukraine was responsible. Videos posted by Russian Telegram channels showed two men, one of them Gurtsiev, standing together in a residential neighborhood before a blast. A string of high-profile Russian servicemen have been killed in Russia since the Kremlin launched its full-scale military offensive on Ukraine in February 2022. In December, the head of the Russian military's biological and chemical weapons unit, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, was killed along with his deputy in an explosion in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee said at the time. More recently, in April, an explosive device in Moscow killed a senior Russian general, General-Lieutenant Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operational directorate of the military's general staff, according to Russia's investigative committee. Kyiv has in some cases claimed responsibility or reveled in the attacks, calling them "legitimate targets" given Moscow's three-year offensive has killed tens of thousands. Ukrainian security forces told CBS News after Kirillov's death that Security Service of Ukraine killed him in a special operation, a claim that could not be independently verified but sparked Russian calls for revenge against Ukrainian leaders. "Our hero, veteran of the special military operation and participant in the Time of Heroes programme, Zaur Alexandrovich Gurtsiev, has died," said Stavropol region governor Vladimir Vladimirov, using Russia's term for its Ukraine offensive. "All versions are being considered, including the organisation of a terrorist attack involving Nazis from Ukraine," he added, echoing the Kremlin's claim that it is fighting neo-Nazis in Ukraine. The veteran's 29-year-old acquaintance died alongside him, Stavropol law enforcement said. The Time of Heroes is the Kremlin's programme aimed to boost the careers of veterans stringently chosen to become part of Russia's future elite. Gurtsiev was serving as Stavropol's deputy mayor. He had commanded Moscow's air assault on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, a bustling Black Sea city devastated by Russian airstrikes. Russian forces rolled into Mariupol at the beginning of 2022 and imposed a brutal siege for nearly three months that resulted in 8,000 deaths, according to Human Rights Watch. The siege included a deadly airstrike on a theatre where civilians were hiding. Ukraine does not typically comment on clandestine operations on the enemy's territory.
Telegraph
3 days ago
- General
- Telegraph
Russian commander who led Mariupol bombing killed in ‘suicide attack'
The Russian commander who led a bombing campaign against the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol has been killed in an apparent suicide blast attack. Zaur Gurtsiev, 34, a decorated former major, was blown up on Thursday in Stavropol in southern Russia, authorities said. Gurtsiev received several medals and honours for commanding Russia's bombardment of Mariupol during a brutal siege in the early months of the full-scale invasion that killed up to 8,000 civilians. Russian authorities did not say what caused the explosion, but local reports suggested that it was a suicide blast attack, possibly involving a grenade or sticks of TNT. A 29-year-old man who approached Gurtsiev just before the explosion died alongside him. The possible assassination comes amid a volley of tit-for-tat accusations between Kyiv and Moscow on Thursday over the stalling of peace negotiations, while Russia continues to capture more ground in Ukraine's war-shattered east. In CCTV footage of the blast on Thursday, the other man is seen on his phone, waiting until the former commander arrived. As they walked towards each other, an explosion went off between them, killing them instantly.
