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Reuters
4 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Russian attacks kill five in Zaporizhzhia, injure several in Kharkiv, regional officials say
June 2 (Reuters) - Russian shelling and air attacks killed five people outside the southeastern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia, while a drone attack on the northeast region of Sumy injured at least six early on Monday, including two children, regional officials said. Ivan Fedorov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said three women died in a series of Russian shelling incidents targeting the village of Ternuvate, east of Zaporizhzhia late on Sunday. A shop and several homes were badly damaged. A man died in a nearby district in a Russian strike by a guided aerial bomb, Fedorov said. A total of nine people were injured in the Russian attacks and a private home was destroyed. Two children were among those injured in a Russian drone attack on the Sumy region, Oleh Sinehubov, the governor of the region, said on Monday on Telegram. "A 7-year-old boy is among the victims," Sinehubov said. He added that several buildings throughout the regions were damaged. The attacks come as both Russia and Ukraine are about to meet for a round of peace talks, trying to find a way to end the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on its smaller neighbour more than three years ago.
Bloomberg
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Tusk Plan to Change Poland Turns on Knife-Edge Presidential Vote
Poland's two presidential candidates are heading into the final week of a neck-and-neck election campaign that risks leaving Prime Minister Donald Tusk boxed in by a nationalist rival. Political polarization in eastern Europe's biggest economy was on display Sunday as tens of thousands turned out in Warsaw for rallies by Rafal Trzaskowski, the capital's mayor and a Tusk ally, and Karol Nawrocki of the opposition Law and Justice party.
Al Arabiya
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Kyiv under prolonged Russian drone attack, Ukraine's military says
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was under a sustained Russian drone attack early on Sunday, Ukraine's military said. More than four hours after the air force issued air raid alerts at midnight for Kyiv and most of eastern Ukraine, tens of drones were still in Ukrainian skies and threatening Kyiv and other parts of the country, the air force posted on the Telegram messaging app.
The Independent
09-05-2025
- The Independent
‘Emotional' outpouring from Ukraine after death of British bomb disposal expert
The death of a British bomb disposal expert who was killed while clearing landmines has prompted an 'emotional' outpouring from communities in Ukraine, his friend and colleague has said. Christopher Garrett, originally from the Isle of Man, died following an explosion in the eastern European country, where he co-founded charity Prevail to provide bomb disposal, trauma care and humanitarian aid. A fundraiser launched to support the family of the 40-year-old, who had a one-year-old daughter, raised more than 10,000 US dollars (£7,543) within a day of being launched. Shaun Pinner, spokesman and ambassador for Prevail, told the PA news agency: 'Chris was a talisman. He was driven by the injustices Russia are doing here. 'He brought mine awareness to children through to adults and had knowledge which will be deeply missed. 'The outpouring has been really emotional. Local communities have all reached out to us. 'He knew everyone in the military and police as well as all the civilian communities. 'The amount of lives he has saved, I can't count them. He's pulled out tons and tons of mines.' Mr Pinner said his colleague was doing 'probably the most dangerous job in the most dangerous place in the world'. An investigation is now ongoing into the explosion near Izyum on Tuesday, which also killed one of Mr Garrett's colleagues, an Australian national, and injured a third man. Mr Pinner said the work of Prevail, of which Mr Garrett was chairman, would carry on. 'We will continue his legacy,' he said. 'We will continue to move forward. We're going to have to restrict part of it because we've lost a very capable guy but the humanitarian side of it will keep going and we'll look to regroup. 'The charity is called Prevail and the name says it all.' The GoFundMe page set up in memory of Mr Garrett, also known as Swampy, will cover repatriation and funeral costs, with any additional money raised going to his partner, charity co-founder Courtney Pollock, and their daughter. A message on the site said: 'We will miss him acutely. His legacy and his hard work will forever Prevail.' According to his profile on the Prevail website, Mr Garrett volunteered in Myanmar for humanitarian efforts and had been heavily involved in work in Ukraine since 2014, including providing mine risk education, clearance training and support to military, police and emergency services. A spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said: 'We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Ukraine and are in contact with the local authorities.'
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
‘Emotional' outpouring from Ukraine after death of British bomb disposal expert
The death of a British bomb disposal expert who was killed while clearing landmines has prompted an 'emotional' outpouring from communities in Ukraine, his friend and colleague has said. Christopher Garrett, originally from the Isle of Man, died following an explosion in the eastern European country, where he co-founded charity Prevail to provide bomb disposal, trauma care and humanitarian aid. A fundraiser launched to support the family of the 40-year-old, who had a one-year-old daughter, raised more than 10,000 US dollars (£7,543) within a day of being launched. Shaun Pinner, spokesman and ambassador for Prevail, told the PA news agency: 'Chris was a talisman. He was driven by the injustices Russia are doing here. 'He brought mine awareness to children through to adults and had knowledge which will be deeply missed. 'The outpouring has been really emotional. Local communities have all reached out to us. 'He knew everyone in the military and police as well as all the civilian communities. 'The amount of lives he has saved, I can't count them. He's pulled out tons and tons of mines.' Mr Pinner said his colleague was doing 'probably the most dangerous job in the most dangerous place in the world'. An investigation is now ongoing into the explosion near Izyum on Tuesday, which also killed one of Mr Garrett's colleagues, an Australian national, and injured a third man. Mr Pinner said the work of Prevail, of which Mr Garrett was chairman, would carry on. 'We will continue his legacy,' he said. 'We will continue to move forward. We're going to have to restrict part of it because we've lost a very capable guy but the humanitarian side of it will keep going and we'll look to regroup. 'The charity is called Prevail and the name says it all.' The GoFundMe page set up in memory of Mr Garrett, also known as Swampy, will cover repatriation and funeral costs, with any additional money raised going to his partner, charity co-founder Courtney Pollock, and their daughter. A message on the site said: 'We will miss him acutely. His legacy and his hard work will forever Prevail.' According to his profile on the Prevail website, Mr Garrett volunteered in Myanmar for humanitarian efforts and had been heavily involved in work in Ukraine since 2014, including providing mine risk education, clearance training and support to military, police and emergency services. A spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said: 'We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Ukraine and are in contact with the local authorities.'
