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A BBC investigation has found that a two-year-old girl taken from a Kherson children’s home in 2022 was adopted by a political ally of President Putin.
Nov. 23, 2023
Ukraine
Even before Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion Ukraine faced problems with dealing with the industrial and domestic detritus thrown up by modern, everyday living.
Nov. 18, 2023
Russia
As the Russians retreated from Kherson last November they looted shops, stripped museums, lifted statues of 18th-century heroes, removed WWII memorabilia and took away 2,000 Ukrainian prisoners.
Nov. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
Kyiv has warned that Russia is likely to increase air strikes against energy infrastructure ahead of the winter, as it did last year.
Nov. 16, 2023
Crimea
And on Wednesday, Russia said for the first time that "small groups" of Ukrainian troops had established positions on the Russian-held side of the Dnipro river.
Nov. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
One prominent Ukrainian Telegram channel claimed Russian media outlets had been duped by a fake Ministry of Defense account operated from Ukraine.
Nov. 13, 2023
War in Ukraine
In an address to residents of Kherson, Zelensky said that no matter how many attempts Russia makes to take Ukrainian land, it will never succeed forever.
Nov. 11, 2023
War in Ukraine
“I used to think about what I wanted to wear but now I think about what to do under fire. I’ve learnt to rethink my life in general.”
Nov. 10, 2023
War in Ukraine
In the space of a year, almost 200 civilians have been killed in the approximately 9,500 Russian strikes on the city and its suburbs.
Nov. 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
Kyiv’s forces have established a precarious bridgehead. The toeholds are in mucky lowlands providing poor terrain for Russian tank-led counterattacks. The same goes for Ukraine’s heavy weapons.
Nov. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
Kyiv also reported a Russian attack on an oil refinery in Kremenchuk which required more than 100 firefighters to extinguish.
Nov. 1, 2023
Kherson
Ukraine’s bridgehead across the Dnipro River expanded but probably still isn’t a major advance. A lot depends on what the Russian military does or does not do about it.
Oct. 24, 2023
Russia
A report published this week by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) accuses Russia of continued attacks on medical services and other civilian targets since the city was liberated.
Sep. 20, 2023
Ukraine
Kyiv is working for the release of Ihor Kolykhaev, who had disappeared following Russia's occupation of Kherson, but who has since been confirmed to be held on Russian-held territory.
Sep. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
A Russian soldier working for Ukrainian partisans blew up two trucks full of his comrades at a military base in the Russian-occupied part of Kherson region, partisans have told Kyiv Post.
Sep. 18, 2023
Ukraine
In a pre-dawn attack early on Flag Day morning, Russian forces executed an aerial bomb attack on a kindergarten and residential buildings in Kherson, injuring six and causing extensive damage.
Aug. 23, 2023
A thousand days of war has passed and after Ukraine defended the city, life has returned, and the town is healing from memories of being a battlefield and its occupation.
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