Five dead in Russian attack near Donetsk, Ukrainian official says
The town of Avdiivka, close to Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, was the target of a Russian attack on Monday evening, killing at least five people and wounding 19 others, Lyudmila Denissova, a human rights officer in the Ukrainian parliament, said Tuesday. Five civilians were killed and 19 wounded, the Ukrainian official said on her Telegram channel, indicating that Avdiivka had been targeted by artillery fire and (Russian) aerial bombardment, completely destroying the village. Avdiivka, home in…
War in Ukraine: Kiev shows cautious optimism in talks with Russia
The Ukrainian government is beginning to discern progress in its negotiations with Moscow to end the invasion of Ukraine, according to presidential adviser Ihor Zhovkva quoted by the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN.The talks became more constructive after two days of video discussions.In the first rounds, Russia was not ready to listen to our positions, but only formulated ultimatums: that Ukraine must surrender, lay down arms, that our president should sign a surrender act, explained Shovkva.…
War in Ukraine: Russian strike this Sunday morning against a base in Lviv, near the Polish border
Russian forces shelled a military base in the Lviv region of western Ukraine on Sunday, near the Polish border and relatively untouched by the conflict, local authorities said. The occupants conducted an air strike on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security. According to preliminary information, they fired eight missiles, the Lviv regional administration said in a statement. The military base in question is located about 40 kilometers northwest of Lviv, a large city in western Ukraine…