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Major Ilya Yevlash said he cannot remember one day without the sound of suspected Iranian “kamikaze” drones wreaking havoc in his country. Since August 2022, Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russia have had to contend with so-called Shahed drones: a technology that, when launched, “destroys everything,” according to Yevlash, the spokesman of Ukraine’s Air Force. “If a Shahed hits an old building where there are a lot of people, they will totally destroy it,” Yevlash told Euronews Next. Shahed drones were used once again when Iran launched more than 300 missiles at Israel last week in what many saw ...
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The Ukrainian army announced on Sunday that it hit and damaged the Russian ship ‘Kommunua’ in the city of Sevastopol by the Black Sea. The ‘Kommunua’ was a submarine supply ship which was also used in rescue operations. The Moscow-appointed governor of the region also reported attacks and fires in Crimea. Russian ballistic missiles had also been fired at logistics facilities in the Odesa port infrastructure, confirmed the Ukrainian army. Four people were injured. Following the recent aid package announced by the US House of Representatives, some anticipate Russia will step up its offensive in ...
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This might not seem the right time to talk about the Roma in Ukraine. The country’s leadership is struggling to maintain support from key allies. The US still hasn't delivered on its promise of support. And the Israel-Palestine war has captured the global public attention. Yet, here is why this is exactly the right moment to focus on the situation of the Roma in Ukraine — and why they are significant for Ukraine’s future. When we talk of the Roma in Ukraine, we are actually talking about what is at the core of the moral justifications of this war against Russia. On the one side, Vladimir Putin...
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Women in Ukraine are preparing for combat in a secret location near the capital, Kyiv. With their husbands defending their territory in the frontline, these women want to have all the necessary military skills in case they are needed to fight the Russian invasion. Euronews spoke to Daryna, the founder of the survival school. Watch the full report in the player above to find out more.
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Ukraine launches far-ranging drone attacks on the final day of Russia's presidential vote. Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule for another six years. The Russian Defence Ministry reported downing 35 Ukrainian drones overnight, including four in the Moscow region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said a fifth drone, close to the capital’s Domodedovo airport, was later downed on Sunday morning. No casualties or damage were reported. According to the Defence Ministry,...
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Russian troops launched a drone attack on Ukrainian territory on the night of 6 March. According to the Ukrainian army, a total of 42 drones were launched from the Krasnodar region, the Kursk region and annexed Crimea, 38 of which were shot down. The drones were destroyed over the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Kherson, Khmelnitsky, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Vinnitsa and Sumy, according to the AFU Air Force Command. According to UNIAN, the air alert due to the drone attack remained in effect for five hours. Authorities in the Sumy region reported "three arrivals" in centre of the region, which re...
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The UN’s humanitarian appeal to meet needs in Ukraine is only 10% funded for 2024, the country’s resident coordinator said Wednesday, putting in jeopardy crucial assistance needed to reach those in need across frontline areas. Denise Brown, the UN’s top representative in Ukraine, said an estimated 8.5 million Ukrainians living in dire conditions near combat zones risk going without basic humanitarian deliveries, including food and water. The UN's annual appeal for Ukraine is $3.1 billion. “If we don’t receive that money, I don’t know where that money is going to come from,” Brown told The Asso...
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Russian cyber operations aim to sow panic amid military assaultThe ISW has said that Russia conducted cyber operations intended to create panic and weaken Ukrainian morale as its military forces captured Adviivka. In its daily intelligence briefing on Tuesday, the US-based think tank cited reports by Ukraine's State Special Communication Service that Russian actors hacked well-known Ukrainian media outlets and posted fake information on their social media channels. These outlets included Ukrainska Pravda, Apostrophe, Liga.net, and Telegraf, which all detailed that their social media accounts w...
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On Thursday, Zelenskyy appointed Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army. He replaces Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who has been at the helm since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Syrskyi, 58, has since 2013 been involved in the Ukrainian army’s effort to adopt NATO standards. It represents the most serious shakeup of the military leadership since the start of war, and followed days of speculation spurred by local media that Zelenskyy would sack Zaluzhnyi. Some Ukrainians residing in the Donetsk region told Euronews that they hoped th...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Wednesday with the European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell in Kyiv. The Presidential Office reported in a statement that the two discussed, among other things, Ukraine's most recent draft law which aims to increase mobilisation. They also discussed military aid and financial support for Ukraine. Borell pledged the EU will provide Ukraine with over a million artillery shells by the end of the year. Financial and military aid are vital to Kyiv, whose armed forced are said to be running out of ammunition. US to draft fresh bill focusing on foreig...
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