Ukraine
Kherson liberation three years on: Russian troops gone but not drones
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the frontline city of Kherson on Tuesday, marking the third anniversary of Ukrainian forces liberating the only regional capital that the Russian troops managed to temporarily capture since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine
Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdog probes major energy sector scheme
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau is reportedly investigating a large-scale corruption scheme in the country’s energy sector, involving the state nuclear power operator, Energoatom. A 15-month investigation and 1,000 hours of wiretapping resulted in 70 raids, according to the agency.
Ukraine
Ukrainian army holds ground in Pokrovsk amid intense Russian assault
After more than a year of an all-in Russian offensive, the battle for Pokrovsk has intensified over the past few days, with Moscow troops reportedly infiltrating and trying to encircle what remains of the city after the fiercest fighting in recent times.
Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia trade overnight strikes on energy facilities
Ukrainian energy companies reported a complete power outage after two thermal power plants supplying the Kyiv and Kharkiv were struck overnight by Russia. Officials in Kyiv also shared that their forces carried out strikes targeting the Kremlin's energy sector, which it says funds the invasion.
Culture news
Angelina Jolie's Ukraine visit marred by memes over driver arrest
The famous Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador visited the Ukrainian cities of Mykolaïv and Kherson this week. Her trip was marred by a row with the Territorial Recruitment Centre - but the internet was delighted.
Europe News
Trump hands Orbán a win as Hungary locks exemption for Russian energy
White House sources say exemption for Budapest to continue buying Russian oil will apply for a year. The move represents a political win for Orbán heading into an election in April, with the Hungarian economy in dire straits. Low energy prices could be a determining factor in the campaign.
Ukraine
Three killed and 12 injured in overnight Russian attacks on Dnipro
Overnight Russian strikes targeting the eastern city of Dnipro killed three people and injured at least 12 civilians, including two children, as Moscow continues to show no desire to end its invasion of Ukraine, now well into its fourth year.
Culture news
A Russian singer close to Putin banned from performing in Verona
"We have once again won a victory over Putin and the Kremlin's propaganda", enthused the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Italy's Pina Picerno. The cancellation follows a similar measure, in Caserta, against another musician close to Putin, Valery Gergiev.
Russia
Moscow inches closer to forcing more Ukrainians to fight for Russia
Moscow has now claimed to have included parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions into Russia’s Southern Military District, as it moves closer to formalising the forced conscription of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories.
