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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Graduates in Zhytomyr Oblast spend their last school day at grave of classmate killed by Russians – photo, video
Eleventh-graders spent the Last Bell ceremony (the celebration is carried out just after all the studies are finished but before the final exams) at the grave of their classmate killed by the Russians in Zhytomyr Oblast. The life of 17-year-old Roman ended in a Russian attack on 25 May during the attack on Korostyshiv. His brother and sister, 8-year-old Stanislav and 12-year-old Tamara, were killed along with him. Source: Lyceum (specialised secondary school) No. 1 named after Hustav Olizar Details: After the last lesson, the graduates did not take photos. Instead, they went to the cemetery to visit their friend. They brought toys, cards and pieces of cake, as it was Tamara's birthday on 29 May. Roman, Stanislav and Tamara were killed in a Russian attack on 25 May Photo: Korostyshiv City Council Lyceum No. 1 named after Hustav Olizar "The Last Bell ceremony, which should have been full of joy, hugs, tears of happiness and farewell to school, turned into a day of silence, grief and deep pain," wrote teacher-organiser Yuliia Skok. The class teacher of the 11th grade held the ceremony for the children right at the cemetery. "No loud bells, no loud music. But with deep awe, respect, and love. This bell will ring in their hearts forever. Today, we have once again felt how the war steals not only lives but also childhood, youth, holidays, and memories that should be warm…" the post reads. Background: Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian cities on the night of 24-25 May. As a result, three children from the Martyniuk family, 8-year-old Stanislav, 12-year-old Tamara and 17-year-old Roman, were killed in Zhytomyr Oblast. Their parents survived. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Trump says ‘not happy' with Putin after Russia strikes Ukraine
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown. (AP pic) MORRISTOWN : US President Donald Trump issued a rare rebuke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday, saying he was 'not happy' with him after Moscow launched a record number of drones against Ukraine, killing 13 people across the country. Trump has expressed admiration for Putin in the past, but has in recent weeks shown growing frustration with Moscow's position in truce negotiations with Kyiv, which are deadlocked. 'I'm not happy with what Putin is doing. He's killing a lot of people, and I don't know what the hell happened to Putin,' said Trump on the tarmac at Morristown airport before boarding Air Force One bound for Washington. 'I've known him a long time, always gotten along with him, but he's sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don't like it at all.' Russia's attacks on Ukraine came as the two countries completed their biggest prisoner swap since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, with 1,000 captured soldiers and civilian prisoners sent back by each side. Those killed in the latest Russian strikes included two children, aged eight and 12, and a 17-year-old, killed in the northwestern region of Zhytomyr, officials said. 'Without truly strong pressure on the Russian leadership, this brutality cannot be stopped,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media. Responding to a question on the tarmac in Morristown, Trump said he was 'absolutely' considering increasing US sanctions on Russia in response to the latest violence. 'He's killing a lot of people. I don't know what's wrong with him. What the hell happened to him, right? He's killing a lot of people. I'm not happy about that,' said the US leader. That statement was at odds with US secretary of state Marco Rubio's testimony at congress earlier this week, when he said Trump believed that 'right now, if you start threatening sanctions, the Russians will stop talking.' Trump and Putin held a two-hour phone call on Monday after which the US leader said Moscow and Kyiv would 'immediately start negotiations towards a ceasefire.' Putin has made no commitment to pause his three-year invasion of Ukraine, announcing only a vague proposal to work on a 'memorandum' outlining Moscow's demands for peace.
Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Hope for Russia-Ukraine talks ‘barely' alive, says UN
Family and relatives bury their loved ones killed in a Russian strike in Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine. (AP pic) NEW YORK : Hope is 'just barely' alive in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, a senior UN official said Thursday, denouncing the recent 'brutal surge in large-scale Russian attacks' against Ukraine. UN under-secretary-general for political affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that the 'cautious hope' she expressed a month ago has diminished in the face of recent aggressions. 'According to Ukrainian officials, with 355 drones, Monday's attack was the largest drone attack on Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion,' DiCarlo said, adding: 'This topped the previous record from the night before.' Despite no declaration of a ceasefire, DiCarlo praised diplomatic efforts in Istanbul on May 16 when Ukrainian and Russian delegations met, saying 'it is encouraging that the sides have reportedly agreed to continue the process.' 'The massive wave of attacks over the weekend is a stark warning of how quickly this war can reach new destructive levels. Further escalation would not only aggravate the devastating toll on civilians but also endanger the already challenging peace efforts,' DiCarlo said. 'The hope that the parties will be able to sit down and negotiate is still alive, but just barely.' Relaunched in mid-February by Washington, talks aimed at reaching a diplomatic settlement to the conflict that erupted with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 have so far yielded no results. John Kelley, acting US alternate representative, seemed to echo DiCarlo's frustration, insisting that prolonging the war was not in anyone's best interest. 'If Russia makes the wrong decision to continue this catastrophic war, the US will have to consider stepping back from our negotiation efforts to end this conflict,' he warned. 'Additional sanctions on Russia are still on the table.' DiCarlo insisted that 'serious, demonstrable and good faith efforts are needed –- now –- to get back on the road that could lead to a just peace.' 'A full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire is such an effort, if only an initial one,' she said. According to the UN, a 'just peace' respects sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine. The Kremlin said Thursday that it was awaiting Kyiv's response to its proposal for new talks in Istanbul next Monday. Ukraine, which accuses Russia of buying time, seeks Moscow's conditions before any meeting, and is calling for sanctions against Moscow to be 'expanded and strengthened.' 'Russia is not signaling any genuine intention to stop its war,' Ukrainian deputy ambassador Khrystyna Hayovyshy told the council. 'Therefore we see no alternative but intensified international pressure, political, military and economic,' she said. Russian ambassador Vassily Nebenzia rejected her accusations, instead accusing Kyiv of 'attempting to prolong the war.' 'No new anti-Russian sanctions, nor deliveries of weapons to Ukraine or any other hostile steps vis-a-vis Russia will be able to prevent the inevitable military defeat of the Zelensky regime,' he insisted. DiCarlo acknowledged that 'a peace process will not be easy, and it will take time.' 'But it must not wait,' she insisted. 'The people of Ukraine, especially, cannot wait.'
Free Malaysia Today
27-05-2025
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Russia accuses Ukraine of escalating attacks to thwart peace talks
Russia launched an attack on Sunday that killed 13 civilians in Ukraine's central city of Zhytomyr. (AP pic) MOSCOW : Moscow today accused Kyiv of increasing air barrages with the aim of disrupting peace talks and said that its own massive assaults on Ukraine were a 'response' to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia. US-led efforts to force peace negotiations between the neighbours have failed to reach a breakthrough and left president Donald Trump frustrated with both sides. Yesterday, Moscow launched the biggest air attack on Ukraine since the start of its 2022 full-scale offensive. 'Kyiv, with the support of some European countries, has taken a series of provocative steps to thwart negotiations initiated by Russia,' Moscow's defence ministry said, adding that the Russian army was striking Ukraine 'in response to mass Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian regions'. Moscow claimed it was hitting 'only military targets' in Ukraine but it launched an attack on Sunday that killed 13 civilians, including three children from the same family, in Ukraine's central city of Zhytomyr. Moscow said it had launched the attacks after Ukraine sent 1,465 drones into Russia since May 20. It said Russian civilians, 'including women and children', were wounded in the Ukrainian attacks, and warned that it would continue strikes 'in response to any terrorist attacks or provocations by Kyiv'. After the massive attacks on Ukraine, Trump said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had gone 'crazy', in rare criticism of the Kremlin chief.
BreakingNews.ie
27-05-2025
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages as massive bombing campaign slows
Russian forces have taken four border villages in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy region, a local official has said, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had issued an order to establish a buffer zone along the border. Meanwhile, a Russian bombing campaign that had escalated in recent days slowed overnight as far fewer Russian drones targeted Ukrainian towns and cities. Advertisement Moscow's invasion has shown no signs of stopping despite months of intense US-led efforts to secure a ceasefire and get traction for peace talks. Since Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Turkey earlier this month 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. Homes in Korostyshiv, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine, pictured on Sunday after being destroyed by a Russian strike (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP) Between Friday and Sunday, Russia launched around 900 drones at Ukraine, officials said, amid a spate of large-scale bombardments. On Sunday night, Russia launched its biggest drone attack of the three-year war against Ukraine, firing 355 drones. From Monday to Tuesday, Russia fired 60 drones at Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force said on Tuesday. Advertisement Russia's ministry of defence claimed its air defences had downed 99 Ukrainian drones overnight over seven Russian regions. In Sumy, Russian forces are trying to advance deeper after capturing villages, Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy regional military administration, said in a statement. Ukrainian forces are endeavouring to hold the line, he said. Residents of the captured villages were evacuated earlier, and there was no immediate threat to civilians, Mr Hryhorov said. Advertisement Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had issued an order to establish a buffer zone along the border (Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Mr Putin visited the Kursk region last week for the first time since Moscow claimed that it had driven Ukrainian forces out of the area last month. Kyiv officials have denied the claim. Ukraine seized a pocket of land in Kursk last August. The long border remains vulnerable to Ukrainian incursions, Mr Putin said. He said he told the Russian military to create a 'security buffer zone' along the border but provided no public details of where the proposed zone would be or how far it would stretch. Advertisement Mr Putin said a year ago that a Russian offensive at the time aimed to create a buffer zone in Ukraine's north-eastern Kharkiv region. That could have helped protect Russia's Belgorod border region, where frequent Ukrainian attacks have embarrassed the Kremlin.
