By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Russian forces are trying to advance around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Kiev’s military said on Monday, hoping to conclude a months-long campaign to seize the strategic center as Moscow seeks to capture the entire Donetsk region. Ukraine has struggled to halt slow Russian advances around … Read more
Russian forces appear close to being pushed out of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk, with only a handful of isolated troops remaining and even pro-Kremlin voices acknowledging the setback, according to a report. The Kyiv Post reported Thursday that Ukrainian military officials said Russian units left inside the city are cut off from reliable … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces hit an oil terminal, a pipeline, two parked fighter jets and two ships in a series of attacks on Russian soil, officials said Monday. The attacks are part of an ongoing campaign to disrupt the Russian war effort and sow fear behind the front lines, where outnumbered Ukrainian troops … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he will end his offensive in Ukraine if Kyiv withdraws from territory Moscow claims alone — otherwise his army will take it by force. The Russian army has been slowly but steadily moving through eastern Ukraine in costly battles against outnumbered and outnumbered Ukrainian forces. Meanwhile Washington has … Read more