Tag: Russian forces

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Region’s Towns Shelled

KYIV—Russian artillery fired at Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, local officials said on Sunday, adding to residents’ anguish as reports of shelling around the plant fuelled fears of a radiation disaster. Russia’s defense ministry said there was more Ukrainian shelling of the plant over the past 24 hours,…


Russia Says It Destroyed Depot With Western Weapons in Ukraine

Russian cruise missiles destroyed a large depot containing U.S. and European weapons in western Ukraine’s Ternopil region, Russia’s Interfax agency reported. Ternopil’s governor said rockets fired from the Black Sea at the city of Chortkiv had partly destroyed a military facility and injured 22 people. A local official said there were no weapons stored there….


Human Rights Watch Alleges War Crimes Against Ukrainian Civilians by Russian Forces

Human Rights Watch said Sunday that it had documented a series of grave abuses allegedly committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, including rape and murder. The documentation described by Human Rights Watch includes a case of repeated rape and two cases of extra-judicial execution of a total of seven men. The claims are based on…


Video: Ukrainian Artillery Unit Fires at Russian Forces

Video shows a Ukrainian artillery unit firing at Russian forces. Moscow has said 500 Russian soldiers have died. Other countries claim the actual number of deaths is much higher. Ukraine says it is in the thousands.