On another day of scorched-earth artillery barrages in the east, a team of Ukrainian medics did their best to stabilize and assure the survivors, with the din of war all around.
Tag: Donetsk (Ukraine)
Why the City of Lysychansk Is a Big Prize in Putin’s War Strategy
Controlling the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk means Russia could position its forces to mount offensives on cities to the southwest.
‘Long Live the Theater’: Mariupol’s Drama Company to Perform Again
Thirteen members of the Mariupol Drama Theater have reconvened in western Ukraine where they are rehearsing a new play about a Ukrainian dissident who died in a Russian prison camp in the 1980s.
‘Long Live the Theater’: Mariupol’s Drama Company to Perform Again
Thirteen members of the Mariupol Drama Theater have reconvened in western Ukraine where they are rehearsing a new play about a Ukrainian dissident who died in a Russian prison camp in the 1980s.
Cities Across Ukraine Suffer a Steady Stream of Civilian Casualties
Despite a Russian claims to focus on military infrastructure, civilian sites have increasingly been destroyed.
Russia Gains in Eastern Ukraine, Threatening to Overrun Luhansk
The seizure of three strategic villages confronts Ukrainian commanders with a grim choice: fight on and risk encirclement or retreat and lose the last major centers in the region.
U.S. Officials Predict Path of War in Ukraine
As Russia makes slow but steady progress, the arrival of new weapons systems will help Ukraine hang on to territory, U.S. officials and analysts say.
Russian Control of Luhansk and Donbas Could Hinge on Sievierodonetsk
Russian-backed forces already control an estimated 80 to 90 percent of the Donbas, which is a prize for President Vladimir V. Putin.
Foreign Fighters Sentenced to Death in Russia-Held Eastern Ukraine
Legal experts said the death sentences appeared calculated to discourage foreign volunteers from joining Ukraine’s military.
In Ukraine, Evacuating the Vulnerable Amid the Terror of War
As Russian forces bear down on eastern Ukraine, a small army of volunteers is racing to bring to safety those unable to care for themselves.