Tag: Russia-Ukraine War

Russia Reports Heavy Fighting in Southern Ukraine, Kyiv Silent on Counterattack

KYIV—Russia reported heavy fighting along the front in southern Ukraine on Friday. With virtually no independent reporting from the front lines, it was impossible to assess whether Ukraine was having success in penetrating Russian defences to drive out Russian forces. The counteroffensive is ultimately expected to involve thousands of Ukrainian troops trained and equipped by…


Twitter Files: FBI Assisted Ukrainian Government’s Effort to Censor Twitter Accounts, Including Journalists

The FBI assisted a Ukrainian intelligence service in its attempt to block numerous Twitter accounts, including journalists and media outlets, according to internal documents leaked from the social media platform. On Wednesday, journalist Aaron Maté published the latest installment of the ongoing “Twitter Files” exposé series. Maté’s latest installment of Twitter internal documents and communications…


Biden, British PM Strike New Economic Partnership, Touting ‘Indispensable Alliance’

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have struck a new economic agreement to strengthen economic ties between their two nations and address the challenges of a “rapidly changing world.” “Today in Washington, we’ve had important and positive discussions to deepen our bilateral economic relationship and expand our cooperation to shape the challenges…


Attack on Russian Pipeline in Kharkiv Puts Black Sea Grain Deal at Risk

A pipeline for the transport of ammonia, a key fertilizer ingredient, was intentionally breached this week by saboteurs in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. “On the evening of June 5, a Ukrainian subversive and reconnaissance group blew up the Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline near the settlement of Masiutivka in Kharkiv,” the…


Drone Footage of Collapsed Kakhovka Dam Shows Scale of Destruction

Drone images of the collapsed Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine and surrounding villages under Russian occupation show hundreds of homes and buildings along the Dnieper River inundated by floodwater. The hydroelectric dam’s reservoir was breached in the early hours of June 6 and sent millions of liters of water bursting through a gaping hole causing widespread…


International Boxing Association to Be Stripped of Recognition

PARIS—The International Olympic Committee executive board on Wednesday recommended withdrawing recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA) over its failure to meet a set of reforms, the Olympic body said in a statement. The IOC has also decided to have the sport as part of the Olympic Games program at Los Angeles 2028, which was…


Ukrainians Face Homelessness, Disease Risk as Floods Crest From Burst Dam

KHERSON, Ukraine—Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes on Wednesday as floods crested across the south after the destruction of a huge hydroelectric dam on front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with their presidents trading blame for the disaster. Residents slogged through flooded streets carrying children on their shoulders, dogs in their arms, and belongings in plastic…


Kherson Residents Evacuating on Both Sides of River Frontline Following Dam Breach

Local residents in the Kherson region continued to struggle with rising floodwaters one day after a critical hydroelectric dam was breached by as-yet-unknown causes. “Everything is submerged in water: all the furniture, the fridge, food … everything is floating,” one 53-year-old resident of Kherson City, the Ukrainian-held regional capital, told Reuters. The Nova Kakhovka dam,…


Ukraine and Russia Blame Each Other for Partly Destroying Vital Dnipro River Dam

Moscow and Kyiv are trading blame over the partial destruction of a hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River, which has separated the warring sides since last November. The dam was breached on the morning of June 6, causing widespread flooding in the Kherson region and prompting fears of a humanitarian catastrophe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…


Ukraine, Russia Blame Each Other for Destruction of Critical Dam as Thousands Evacuated Amid Widespread Flooding

Ukraine has blamed Russian forces for blowing up the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Dnipro River in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine. The Nova Kakhovka dam—which holds the same amount of water as the Great Salt Lake in the U.S. state of Utah—was destroyed in the early hours of June 6, sending millions of liters…