Author: Matthew Mpoke Bigg
‘Abyss of Fear’: Report Accuses Russia of Further Abuses Against Civilians
Human Rights Watch cataloged a litany of torture, inhumane treatment, arbitrary detention and disappearances in southern Ukraine and said that the atrocities could amount to war crimes.
Ukraine steps up attacks on key Russian targets in the south.
Attacks on a strategically important bridge and other Russian positions in the Kherson Province over the last two days raise a question: Is Ukraine preparing a larger counteroffensive?
Stress on workers at an occupied nuclear plant elevates risks, experts say.
Three problems at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, in a city close to territory held by Ukraine, have caused particular worries.
Who Is Chris Pincher?
Chris Pincher’s actions could easily have gone unnoticed if Boris Johnson’s government hadn’t already been troubled.
Finding New Route for Ukraine’s Grain Exports Isn’t So Simple
Proposed alternatives include exporting into Poland or transporting it into Romania and out through the Black Sea port of Constanta.
EU Calls Russia’s Blockade of Ukranian Grain a War Crime
The war is contributing to global food shortages and rising prices, and the United Nations warns of possible famine. Ukraine is usually a major grain exporter.
The War in Ukraine Revives an Old Practice: Train Diplomacy
With Ukraine’s airspace closed to civilian traffic since Russia’s invasion, European leaders had to take a train to Kyiv to visit President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Battle for Mariupol Came Down to a Single Factory. Will Sievierodonetsk Go the Same Way?
The United Nations says that hundreds of civilians are trapped with besieged Ukrainian forces at a chemical plant and “are suffering and experiencing constant shelling and bombardment.”