Saturday, November 23
Ukraine gained its independence following the fall of the Soviet empire. But today it is fighting for survival against the old enemy.
It is being propped and supported by the West and Nato who are using to fight a proxy war against Russia.
It is the second-largest country by area in Europe after Russia. At present, it is pushing for EU and NATO membership to protect it from the threat of Russia with whom it shares its largest border.
Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, which is currently seized and under Russian control.
It has rarely been able to enjoy its Independence, it has had an uprising in the south of the country, who want independence and is currently engaged in a war with Putin’s Russia.
Russian armed forces invaded Russia on the 24th of February 2022 and the siege continues.
The country is led by President Volodymyr Zelensky a TV producer turned politician who gave up his lucrative career in TV to lead the country, with a specific goal of bringing peace to the country.
He is posting real-time updates on his Twitter channel which you can follow on Euro news
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US confirms its cluster bombs are in use in Ukraine The US has confirmed its controversial cluster bombs are being used by Ukraine against Russian…
‘If our partners are afraid to use their weapons, we will kill with our own.’
‘For us it is a matter of principle and honour.’
The footage showed attacks by Ukrainian forces on Russian troops before images of Swan Lake appeared on screen.
Wagner no longer significant in Ukraine, says US The US says the Wagner mercenary group is no longer “participating in any significant capacity in support…
Ukraine war: More than 20 drones shot down in latest attack An overnight Russian drone attack has injured at least two people in Kyiv, authorities…
The Kremlin’s figures say only 6,000 soldiers have died – but the real death toll is far higher.
A unified coalition groups say they are ‘fighting for the whole model of democracy and human rights’.
The Rapid Intervention and Major Foam Vehicles will arrive in Ukraine in the coming weeks.
A new poster was also released detailing what people should pack in the event of an evacuation.
Moscow airport flights disrupted by drone attack Flights from Vnukovo International Airport are being diverted amid a drone attack on Moscow, according to the Russian…
The ad from Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence features scenes from films including Dirty Dancing and The Big Lebowski.
The Ukrainian president said Russia is ‘technically ready’ to attack the power station.
Multiple civilians, including a child, have been wounded in the attack, reports say.
The latest lines from the Russia-Ukraine conflict .
The attack was called an ‘unprovoked, random act of mindless violence’.
The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will leave Russia and won’t face charges after calling off his troops’ advance on Saturday, Moscow said, easing Russia’s most serious security crisis in decades.
Ukraine strikes Chonhar bridge to Crimea, says Russia Russian officials say Ukraine has attacked a bridge that links southern Ukraine to the Crimean peninsula. They…
Footage shows thick black smoke billowing from the facility.
Entire villages in southern Ukraine were flooded after the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro river burst on Tuesday. One of the river’s tributaries, the Inhoulets, burst its banks, flooding fields and villages situated more than 50 kilometres north of Kherson. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Gulliver Cragg toured part of the stricken area with the head of the Snihurivka military administration – the wartime equivalent of a mayor.
The UK’s foreign secretary said: ‘We will continue backing you and your country until you are victorious in your self-defence.’
Ukraine war: Russian air strikes target Kyiv for third night running Explosions shook the Ukrainian capital once again as Russia targeted Kyiv for the third…
Kyiv under drone attack barrage for second night Ukraine has come under a fresh wave of drone and missile attacks, primarily targeting the capital of…
‘Almost every night, the skies look and sound like another Star Wars episode, but we don’t feel much of Russian rockets hitting their targets here within the city area.’
At least one man was killed.
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