[ad_1] Russia claims it has gained ground in Ukraine The Russian army said on Saturday it carried out “offensive operations” in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine, enabling it to take “advantageous positions”. “As a result of offensive operations, units of the Eastern Military District took more advantageous lines and positions,” the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. It did not give any further details. Fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region intensified on Friday, as Russian…
"Ukraine war: Russia gains ground, Kyiv ire at tank ‘indecision’, Moscow air defence drill"Tag: Kyiv
[ad_1] Issued on: 27/03/2022 – 08:32 Russia has started destroying Ukraine’s fuel and food storage depots and bringing troops on rotation to the countries’ shared border, an advisor to Ukraine’s interior ministry said Sunday. Kyiv has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross not to open a planned office in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don, saying it would legitimise Moscow’s ‘deportation’ of Ukrainians. Follow all the developments in Ukraine on our live blog. All times in Paris…
"Kyiv accuses Russia of destroying fuel and food storage depots in Ukraine"
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — It’s hard to think of a more unlikely combo than war zones and cinnamon buns. Yet there the buns are in the display cabinet of Khlibar, a high-end bakery and coffee shop (whose name means Bread Bar) in Podil, the hipster neighborhood in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Slathered in cream cheese frosting, they sit on trays laden with poppy seed pastries, cherry rolls, cheese braids and delicately constructed puff pastry cakes with…
"Those left in Kyiv try to keep life going amid Ukraine war"
[ad_1] Sixteen children have died in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, and 45 have been injured, according to official figures shared with TIME. Many of the wounded are being brought to Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in the capital Kyiv. Ukraine’s largest pediatric facility has already evacuated patients with non-life-threatening conditions, but there are several children who cannot be removed from life support. Their numbers are growing as fighting around the…
"The Fight to Save Children’s Lives at a Kyiv Hospital"
[ad_1] As the minutes ticked down Saturday to the start of a weekend curfew in Kyiv, Lydia Sokolova was one of the few ordinary citizens out on the streets of the Ukrainian capital. Her mission — to feed her son’s cat — was more than worth any risk, she says. At 74, she appears determined not to let the threat of a Russian invasion instil any sense of panic in her. “I am not going…
"For Kyiv residents, even feeding a cat has become a complicated risk as Russia invades Ukraine"