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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Published 05/16/2022, 01:45 AM
Updated 06/24/2022, 12:01 PM
© Reuters. Ukrainian national flag is seen through the window of an apartment destroyed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the town of Borodianka, in Kyiv region, Ukraine May 13, 2022.  REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

© Reuters. Ukrainian national flag is seen through the window of an apartment destroyed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the town of Borodianka, in Kyiv region, Ukraine May 13, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

(Reuters) - Ukrainian troops were set to withdraw from the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of intense bombardments and street fighting, the regional governor said on Friday.

The day marks four months since Russian President Vladimir Putin sent forces across the border into Ukraine, sparking the biggest conflict in Europe since World War Two.

FIGHTING

* Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai said Ukrainian forces will have to leave Sievierodonetsk. Troops had already received the order to move to new positions, he added.

* Russian forces are seeking to surround eastern Ukraine's embattled Lysychansk, the sister city of Sievierodonetsk, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry said.

* Russia is trying but has been unable to target Western weapons flowing into Ukraine, including longer-range systems that Kyiv hopes will be decisive on the battlefield, a senior U.S. defense official said on Friday.

* Reuters was unable to independently verify the situation on the ground.

NUCLEAR WORRIES

* The U.N. nuclear watchdog is increasingly concerned about the welfare of Ukrainian staff at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Europe's largest, it said on Friday, adding that it must go there as soon as possible.

ECONOMY AND DIPLOMACY

* EU leaders on Friday warned that "cheap energy is gone" and agreed to boost preparations for further cuts in Russian gas, accusing Moscow of "weaponising" energy via a supply squeeze which Germany warned could partly shut its industry.

* Italy's dependence on Russia for imported gas has decreased to 25% from 40% last year, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday following a summit of EU leaders where inflation and rising energy prices were a key issue.

* The lawyer defending one of two Britons sentenced to death in a Russian-backed breakaway territory of Ukraine said on Friday that they had not yet submitted an appeal because they seemed to be holding out for intervention from London.

* Poland and the Baltic states want to see a stronger NATO defensive presence in the Suwalki Gap, the stretch of land that separates the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad from Belarus, the Polish prime minister said on Friday.

QUOTES

© Reuters. A worker from the war crimes prosecutor's office takes in the damage from overnight shelling that landed on a building of Kharkiv's Housing and Communal College as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

* "Russia has stolen our peace," Zelenskiy told the crowds at Glastonbury, the world's largest green field festival.

"Remaining in positions smashed to pieces over many months just for the sake of staying there does not make sense," Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai said of the situation in Sievierodonetsk.

Latest comments

Dear russians, keep dreaming your economy is nothing compared to us, uk and europe. Who do you think has the money for a long war. Russia will gain nothing but instead you have destroyed your own country and your future nobody in the world will trust a russian
Russian mothers, your media is not telling you truth. Ukraine is not run by Nazis. That is something Putin fabricated to hide his real motives: an old man's fever for what he thinks will make him great before he dies. 15,000 of your sons have died in the streets of Ukraine so far. Another 45,000 have been injured. For what? To serve an old man's folly.
LOL. Okay. Probably true.
Actually it more like 30.000 russian soldiers killed so far twice the number of killed compared to 10 years occupation of afghanistan, but Putin could not care less about his dead soldiers standing military order is to leave the dead we see this daily on news from CNN, BBC, RTL and all western media who are there filming the whole thing
Western media is manipulating people. Notice how they never mention that America backed the coup in 2014 that overthrew Ukraine's democracy? They don't tell you that Ukraine is shelling Russian civilians and has been for years. They don't tell you that Zelenski has banned all opposition parties to keep this conflict going. The more people who die the more money Ukraine gets from Western governments (i.e your tax money). This is an American proxy war that is making you poorer to the benefit of the MIC and the corrupt elites who profit from America's constant state of war.
Do not assume we in the west are as manipulated as you Russians. We are fully aware that the Ukrainian Supreme Court ruled that the 2004 presidential election was fraudulent.
All media lies, all the time.
Ukraine have not been shelling russian civilians. Putin started a riot in eastern ukraine and creates a false republic not recognized anywhere in the world on ukraine territory with the plan to make fake referendum and steal land. Offcourse kiev was infected with traitors who had no problem with Ukraine being a part of russia
Dear Russians make no mistake to think that US or Europe will let Russia win anything. We will stand by Ukraine forever because they have reminded us what true freedom and democracy is. The right to decide one own fate and not be dictated by a tyrant who decides what you can say and live. Putin cares nothing for russian people only himself and i magalomanic ideas of russia from the past it like saying that germany own all of europe because adolf invaded other peoples countries.
you sound like a russian thief and every thief believes everybody is stealing
keep dreaming
only the facts will tell me who is wrong facts that comes from independent sources papers and tv media across the world not putin tv the only channel available for russian people
the more West will push ukraine in to war by supplying weapons.. the more they will justify putins main concern of ukraine joining nato ..and thus justify putins defensive aggression
Puyin started this war, they have all right to defend themselves!
Defensive aggression? Sick.
What's the point to support if you don't send enough weapons, just only enough to survive.
By the time Ukraine will not exist, most central, south & east will be taken by russia. South will be annexed by Poland. My best guess is Z woild be taken down or shipped to Moscow along with Azov or Azot defiants who eventually surrendered lol
Ukraine needs long range artillery and lots of ammunition just give them 10.000 of them not necessary with nuclear weapons.
I think it’s time the west stops shying away from this nonsensical war. It’s time to force a regime change in Russia. Lets start by giving Ukraine nuclear weapons. Enough to ********up Russia. This will rebalance the situation of strength. Lets then bomb all Russians out of Ukrainian territory. Then start investigating all the war crimes Russia is committing and use that evidence to prosecute Putin. This is the only way this madness will stop. We all say the west is united. Not enough if you ask me. The west is weak. All talk, no action.
You will not get regime change in russia, they have been fed with putin lies for the past 20 years and believe anything he says.
go to Russia and speak with normal citizens , you will change your mind
Western news is so biased. Always ignoring the Ukrainian shelling of Russian speaking civilians. This is like Iraq 2.0, the media are yet again helping to provoke and prolong conflicts.
what a dumbo!
Ken is Trump bot formerly known as slave
Russian troll...
Nils & co are russians they should not be allowed to comment in this app
99 is new nils a russian bot
for sake of money and prevelance many people did wars...Russia is same where as usa also
Leaving aside the comfort of your moral ambiguity, you would agree that Russia's actions are morally unacceptable with its attack on Ukraine, yes?
you need to dig a little deeper into the history. but also take note that it's not exactly the same situation nor circumstances, much less decade.
So you agree the Russian attack on Ukrainian is immoral?
for sake of money and prevelance many people did wars...Russia is same where as usa also
according to eu propaganda selensky is winning and attacking russia soon...hilarious
Bravo! I am an American in the US and I agree with every word you said. Slava Ukraini!
Slava USA !
Hirojam slava
I love Russia.
You love violence. I'm from UA. Russian troops kills civilians and robs their property. Do you love it?
@Michael: The world is full of people whose culture, families and religions failed to instill in them any morality. They are even incapable of basic human empathy and cannot ask themselves how would they feel if Russia assaulted their home the way it has yours. Do not despair, however, 140 nations across the globe have the moral clarity necessary to condemn Russia's actions. Ukrainian flags fly in my America city, we see the Russian evil and we understand.
Russia is at war with the global economy.
looks like the Russian economy is doing far worst save a few oil billionaires the rest of the people have been left out in the cold or to die in ukraine.
either you're trolling are thoroughly indoctrinated. Best of luck to you as you'll need it
what i need to know? you determine that? dont think so. other news sites r more reliable!
Then save yourself time by not reading the article. Save yourself more time by not commenting
https://ugetube.com/watch/adolf ***el-hombre-que-luch%C3%B3-contra-la-banca-alerta-judiada_Gq73e1BwEmbJRPh.html
Some wise person must advise Z to stop this. Whole World is suffering for one arrogant puppet in Ukraine. Funny thing is he hasen’t even ralized in over 100 days 😒
I think it will all afterall end with headline Z killed or caputured and shipped to Russia. We all know it, just a matter of time. Hope that happens sooner. Cant wait ✌🏻
Why do you wish this?
  99.9% of us are healthier than some of us.
Everyday I check news for Ukraine hoping for a silverling, however there’s none. Sigh 😢
Stop telling me what I need to know and start reporting on actual facts in an unbiased way.
Yeah, anti-semetic commenters on the internet are a reliable source.
Give Ukraine nucleair weapons and the war is over immediately
pleece stop the wor
I wish India would join the western democracies in siding against Russia. That would help.
indian dont take losing side 😂
know peace in the world put me through
Nobody in russia it seems. Russian must all be sadimasochist. They apperently love not to be free and prefer whipping by a tyrant or prison sentences
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