Ukraine

There is danger of a "sputtering of radioactive substances" at a Russian controlled Ukrainian nuclear power station, according to the Ukrainian state-owned company that runs it. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was seized by Vladimir Putin's forces in early March, just weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are…

Repeated shelling could cause a radioactive leak at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.The warning came from the energy operator.Both Ukraine and Moscow have traded allegations of shelling near the Europe's largest nuclear plant.There is a risk of a radioactive leak at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - Europe's largest -…

A Russian rocket strike on a railway station killed 25 people, Ukraine says, on the day marking six months since Moscow’s invasion began. Five of the victims of the attack in the eastern town of Chaplyne burnt to death in a vehicle, officials said. Two boys aged six and 11…

Ties with Algiers have become more important for Europe because of increasing demand for gas amid the war in Ukraine. Published On 25 Aug 202225 Aug 2022 President Emmanuel Macron said France and Algeria should move beyond their “painful” shared history and look to the future as he began a…

The death toll rose from an initially reported 22 after three more bodies were retrieved from the rubble in the town of Chaplyne as rescue operations there ended, Ukrainian presidential aide Kyrylo Tymoshenko said on Thursday. The Vyshgorod region, directly north of Kyiv, also came under rocket attack, but there…

You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. Few countries understand the risks posed by nuclear energy like Ukraine. Just a couple of…

Ambassador of Ukraine Vasyl Myroshnychenko taking a photo before the recent address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's to ANU students. Picture: James Croucher The ambassador of Ukraine has asked the federal government if it can have the plot of land previously allocated to Russia so Ukraine can build an embassy there.…

Updated Aug. 24 at 11:29 p.m.Originally published May 9, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is one of the most documented wars ever. Citizens, public officials and soldiers have regularly posted videos that show the dead bodies in neighborhoods, the trails of missiles streaking through the skies and the smoldering ruins…

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, August 24, congratulated the people of Ukraine on their 31st Independence Day. To commemorate the occasion, Biden announced that he is sending new weapons and military equipment to Ukraine worth $2.98 billion. The US President asserted that the new security assistance will enable Ukraine to…

I t is often said that journalism is watching history unfold. I’ve never felt that so acutely as that night, six months ago, standing on a hotel balcony in the centre of Kyiv reporting live on a bellicose speech from Vladimir Putin. I listened to Russia’s president warning of ‘the…