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Al Jazeera
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,237
Here is how things stand on Tuesday, July 15: Fighting Russian forces launched drone attacks on Ukraine's eastern regions of Kharkiv and Sumy, killing at least one person and wounding 21 others, the Kyiv Independent reported, citing local authorities. The Ukrainian Red Cross said the attacks also damaged buildings in Sumy, including an educational and medical facility. The death toll from Russian attacks on Ukraine on Sunday has risen to six, including three people in Sumy, two others in Donetsk and one more in Kherson, the Kyiv Independent reported, citing local officials. Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed control of two more villages in eastern Ukraine: Malynivka in the Zaporizhia region and Mayak in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian drone attacks wounded two people in Russia's Kursk region, and another person in the city of Kamianka-Dniprovska in Ukraine's Zaporizhia region, which Moscow partially occupies, according to the Russian state TASS news agency. Another Ukrainian drone hit a transformer substation in Kreminna, in Russian-occupied Luhansk, setting it on fire, TASS reported. Earlier, the Russian Defence Ministry said its air defence units destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian territory as well as the Ukrainian Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, and the Black Sea. Russian officials also said Ukrainian forces had launched a drone attack on a training centre at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday evening, adding that 'no critical' damage was recorded. This comes a day after the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, said that it had heard hundreds of rounds of small arms fire late on Saturday at the plant. Weapons United States President Donald Trump said Washington would be sending 'billions' of dollars in military equipment, including Patriot air defence systems and other missiles to Ukraine, in a deal that would be paid for by NATO members. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, speaking alongside Trump at the White House, said Ukraine would get 'massive numbers' of weapons under the deal. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his country would play a 'decisive role' in funding the supplies, while the country's defence minister said Berlin and Washington would decide about sending two US-made Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv within days or weeks. Earlier on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov criticised the US support for Ukraine, saying that while 'it seems' supplies to Kyiv will now 'be paid for by Europe … the fact remains that the supply of weapons, ammunition, and military equipment from the United States continued and continues to Ukraine'. Politics and diplomacy Trump also said that if Moscow failed to sign a peace deal with Ukraine in 50 days, he would impose 'very severe tariffs' on Russia, including secondary tariffs of 100 percent. The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, welcomed Trump's tougher stance on Russia, but said a 50-day ultimatum was 'a very long time if we see that they are killing innocent civilians every day'. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram that he had spoken to Trump and 'thanked him for his readiness to support Ukraine and to continue working together to stop the killings and establish a lasting and just peace'. The Ukrainian leader also announced a major cabinet shuffle, asking Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko to become the next prime minister, and the incumbent prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, to be the defence minister. Svyrydenko said Ukraine was facing a 'crucial time' and that her priorities would be 'strengthening' its economy, expanding domestic support programmes and scaling up weapons production. US special envoy Keith Kellogg visited Kyiv and held meetings with Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov. Regional security Former military officers in Sweden could be recalled to military service in case of need up to the age of 70, a government-appointed review suggested, as the country continues to rethink its security approach due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Denmark will donate European-produced satellite equipment to Ukraine to provide 'secure and stable satellite-based communications', the Danish Ministry of Defence said.
Business Mayor
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Mayor
Russia launches drones strikes on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, starting fires across city
ADVERTISEMENT The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has come under Russian drone attack for around two hours with eyewitnesses reporting around 20 explosions across the city. According to the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov, fires broke out in four districts with one of the largest at the Barabashovo market, the fourth time since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion it has caught fire. Officials say 90 shops at the market were destroyed. In the western part of the city, multi-storey residential building was damaged, with one of the residents saying the drone strikes happened in several waves. 'Around 4:20 am, the first explosion happened and then they just kept coming one after another. After the tenth one, we stopped counting,' Nataliia Mishukova said. 'My front door was blown off, as well as the balcony and window. My car is damaged too.' Four drones also struck a hotel and restaurant complex in the north of the city with the head of the regional military administration, Oleh Syniehubov, saying four people suffered from acute stress as a result. Attacks on Sumy Meanwhile, residents of Bilopillia in the nearby Sumy region began evacuating earlier on Tuesday amid intensified Russian attacks. Local authorities, including Mayor Yurii Zarko, reported that the security situation in the city has worsened in recent days, prompting renewed calls for evacuation. 'Even those who didn't want to leave earlier, or who left and then returned – those who still have a place to return to – they see that the situation is getting worse, so they're evacuating again,' Zarko said. 'Most people who have their own transport have already left on their own. But for those who don't have a way to leave – especially now with the bridges destroyed and no public transport – they're relying entirely on the current situation. And since the situation keeps getting worse, people are making the decision to leave in order to stay safe.' Many residents, including the elderly and those with limited mobility, left with the help of emergency services and Ukrainian Red Cross teams. Volodymyr Moskalenko, commander of the rapid response unit for the Ukrainian Red Cross, said two ambulances were being used to move people with limited mobility. 'We'll load them up, and they'll head directly to Sumy. The more off-road capable vehicle will go where the roads are really bad, where access is difficult – we'll be picking up people from there as well,' he said. Mandatory evacuation for children More than 30 children have been evacuated from the village of Shakhove in the Donetsk region over the past three days, according to local military administration head Serhiy Sazhko. ADVERTISEMENT On 2 May, authorities announced mandatory evacuation for families with minors in both Shakhove and Toretske due to ongoing Russian shelling. 'We've already had a mandatory evacuation of two administrative districts, but at that time the security situation was much better. Now people see the situation for themselves,' Sazhko explained. 'There were 54 children in Shakhove; as of now, 23 remain. I think in two or three days we will have evacuated all the children from here. There are 22 children in Toretske, which is a bit farther. We need to evacuate all children from Shakhove first, and then we'll move on to evacuating Toretske.' Read More Embrace your introversion: Start the new year with confidence Families are being transported to safety in Voloshyne in the Zhytomyr region where they will be hosted by volunteers.
Euronews
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Russia launches drones strikes on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, starting fires across city
ADVERTISEMENT The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has come under Russian drone attack for around two hours with eyewitnesses reporting around 20 explosions across the city. According to the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov, fires broke out in four districts with one of the largest at the Barabashovo market, the fourth time since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion it has caught fire. Officials say 90 shops at the market were destroyed. In the western part of the city, multi-storey residential building was damaged, with one of the residents saying the drone strikes happened in several waves. "Around 4:20 am, the first explosion happened and then they just kept coming one after another. After the tenth one, we stopped counting," Nataliia Mishukova said. Rescue workers extinguish a fire in a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian strike on Kharkiv, 6 May, 2025 AP/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved "My front door was blown off, as well as the balcony and window. My car is damaged too." Four drones also struck a hotel and restaurant complex in the north of the city with the head of the regional military administration, Oleh Syniehubov, saying four people suffered from acute stress as a result. Attacks on Sumy Meanwhile, residents of Bilopillia in the nearby Sumy region began evacuating earlier on Tuesday amid intensified Russian attacks. Local authorities, including Mayor Yurii Zarko, reported that the security situation in the city has worsened in recent days, prompting renewed calls for evacuation. "Even those who didn't want to leave earlier, or who left and then returned – those who still have a place to return to – they see that the situation is getting worse, so they're evacuating again," Zarko said. "Most people who have their own transport have already left on their own. But for those who don't have a way to leave – especially now with the bridges destroyed and no public transport – they're relying entirely on the current situation. And since the situation keeps getting worse, people are making the decision to leave in order to stay safe." Many residents, including the elderly and those with limited mobility, left with the help of emergency services and Ukrainian Red Cross teams. Volodymyr Moskalenko, commander of the rapid response unit for the Ukrainian Red Cross, said two ambulances were being used to move people with limited mobility. "We'll load them up, and they'll head directly to Sumy. The more off-road capable vehicle will go where the roads are really bad, where access is difficult – we'll be picking up people from there as well," he said. Mandatory evacuation for children More than 30 children have been evacuated from the village of Shakhove in the Donetsk region over the past three days, according to local military administration head Serhiy Sazhko. ADVERTISEMENT On 2 May, authorities announced mandatory evacuation for families with minors in both Shakhove and Toretske due to ongoing Russian shelling. A car burns in front of a damaged house following Russia's air raid in the Donetsk region, 28 April, 2025 AP Photo "We've already had a mandatory evacuation of two administrative districts, but at that time the security situation was much better. Now people see the situation for themselves," Sazhko explained. "There were 54 children in Shakhove; as of now, 23 remain. I think in two or three days we will have evacuated all the children from here. There are 22 children in Toretske, which is a bit farther. We need to evacuate all children from Shakhove first, and then we'll move on to evacuating Toretske." Families are being transported to safety in Voloshyne in the Zhytomyr region where they will be hosted by volunteers. ADVERTISEMENT
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
What Zelensky told Trump during 'historic' 15-minute conversation ahead of the Pope's funeral
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky pushed US president Donald Trump to take a harder line with Russian despot Vladimir Putin during their historic chat at St. Peter's Basilica. Following a disastrous meeting in the White House in February, in which Zelensky was unceremoniously booted out of the seat of American power, the two world leaders met face-to-face for the first time in two months at Pope Francis' funeral last week. While both men were applauded for finally sitting down together, little was known about the content of their conversation until now. According to Axios, Zelensky told Trump that Putin would not be moved on his position on the invasion of Ukraine until he was forced to. A source told the outlet that Trump admitted he might have to change his approach to dealing with Putin. Hours later, Trump criticised Putin in a Truth Social post for attacking Kyiv with a missile strike, writing: 'It makes me think that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war, he's just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through "Banking" or "Secondary Sanctions?" Too many people are dying!!!' Zelensky also asked Trump to reconsider his position on an unconditional ceasefire as a foundation for peace talks, which a source said Trump appeared to agree to. The Ukrainian leader wasn't the only one to make demands of the other, with Axios reporting that the firebrand Republican pushed Zelensky to sign the US-Ukraine minerals deal as soon as possible. Firefighters extinguish the fire caused by the Shahed drone attack on the Ukrainian Red Cross base in Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast Ukraine on April 30, 2025 One person suggested that the reason the Vatican meeting was more positive than their White House meeting was that vice president JD Vance and White House envoy Steve Witkoff were not present. It is not currently clear how long will hold up his more critical stance towards Russia. Last night, Trump told ABC News that though Putin 'could be tapping me on a little bit', he still believed the despot was keen to end the invasion. It comes after Trump said he believes that Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to give up Crimea in order to secure peace terms with Russia. 'Oh, I think so,' the U.S. president told reporters in New Jersey following the Vatican meeting, asked whether he thought the his Ukrainian counterpart was ready to 'give up' the territory. The comments came after the pair met on the sidelines of Pope Francis ' funeral, their first face-to-face since the disastrous White House summit in February. Trump said that during their talks at St. Peter's Basilica they had 'briefly' discussed the fate of the Black Sea peninsula. He insisted that Putin should 'stop shooting' and sign an agreement to end the grinding war. Zelensky hailed the recent summit as a 'good has the potential to become historic', while the Washington said it was 'very productive'. Rescuers work at a site of the Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine in this handout picture released April 29, 2025 Earlier today, Russia said the conflict in Ukraine is 'too complicated' to end quickly, dashing hopes that a lasting ceasefire or peace deal could soon be struck and likely angering Donald Trump, who has urged both sides to stop the' bloodbath'. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow today that President Vladimir Putin supports the initiative to establish a lasting ceasefire. 'But before going for it, a whole series of questions need to be answered and a whole series of nuances need to be resolved,' he said. He went on to claim Putin had expressed a willingness for direct talks with Ukraine, but that there had been no answer yet from Kyiv. 'We understand that Washington is willing to achieve a quick success in this process... Unfortunately, we haven't heard any statements in this context from Kyiv. So we don't know whether Kyiv is ready or not,' Peskov told reporters.
