Articles tagged "EU"

Ukraine Daily Summary - Friday, October 7

Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated 93 settlements since Sept. 21 in northeastern Ukraine -- Ukraine’s military has destroyed over half of Iranian drones Russia sent to Ukraine -- IAEA head visits Kyiv, says accident at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 'very possible' -- Twice as many draft-age Russians left country than joined army -- 534 bodies of civilians have been found in liberated Kharkiv Oblast -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, October 4

Ukrainian military 'changes battlefield dynamics' in Russia's war -- Russia to consult locals on 'borders' of illegally annexed Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts -- Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant head released from Russian captivity -- Czechs crowdfund over $1 million to buy tank for Ukraine -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Wednesday, September 21

Russian proxies in Donetsk Oblast seek to mobilize 500 factory workers -- Russian parliament approves longer jail terms for refusal to serve and surrender, lists 'mobilization' as aggravating factor -- Another burial site discovered in Kyiv Oblast -- Sham referendums won't change anything -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Monday, September 12

Armed Forces are within 50 kilometres of Russian border as Ukraine makes further gains in Kharkiv Oblast -- Ukrainian partisans raise flag over Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast -- Russia postpones plans to stage 'referendums' in occupied territories amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive -- Russia plans to again shell Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, September 6

Russia shells Nikopol overnight on Sept. 6, dozens of residential buildings damaged -- Russia launches 40 missiles, 25 airstrikes on Ukraine in 24 hours -- Ukrainian forces destroy Russian ammunition depot that contained missiles used to bomb Kharkiv -- Russian forces place equipment in churches, kindergartens -- Russia is buying artillery from North Korea -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Monday, August 8

Possible negotiations with Ukraine will die if illegal referendums take place in occupied territories -- 26,000 Russian war crime cases under investigation -- HIMARS inflict heavy casualties on Russian troops in Melitopol -- Wagner Group recruits over 1,000 Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Friday, July 22

Russia plans to annex fifth of Ukraine by Sept -- Grain field on fire after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv Oblast -- Russia likely no longer has the military capability to achieve its ambitions in Ukraine -- Russian ‘operational tempo’ in Ukraine resembles pre-operational pause offensive -- Nord Stream turbine stuck in transit as Russia holds up delivery -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, July 19

Russia's Wagner Group lowers recruitment standards, incurs heavy casualties -- Russia fires 7 cruise missiles on Odesa Oblast from Black Sea, injuring 6 -- Putin says sanctions cause ‘colossal’ problems in Russian tech industry -- Russia likely supporting war efforts with ethnic minorities, sparking resistance in ethnic enclaves -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Wednesday, June 8

Russia claims control over southeast Ukraine, says it has launched overland connection with Crimea -- Ukraine to launch ‘Book of Executioners’ to detail war crimes -- Zelensky says stalemate with Russia not an option -- Russia’s war in Ukraine impacting energy, food prices globally -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, 4 June 2022

Russia begins military drills in the Pacific Ocean -- Russians control 50% of Sievierodonetsk after Ukrainian counteroffensive -- Resistance among locals in Kherson Oblast growing -- Ukrainian official urges Scholz to deliver heavy weapons quickly -- and more

UK’s High Covid Case Rates Buck Trend

Higher vaccination rates are translating to lower Covid infection and death rates in western Europe – except in the UK where case numbers are surging

EU Must be Ready to Send Aid to Brexit Britain, Says Former PM of Finland

Brussels should offer basic goods to help as Brexit bites, even though it is all Britain's fault