Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine’s eastern region has suffered a “total blackout” a day after a counterattack by Kyiv’s troops forced the Russian army to retreat from large tracts of the Kharkiv region, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accusing Moscow of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian officials said water facilities and a thermal power…

Ukraine's forces have recaptured a swath of territory in the Kharkiv region as a counteroffensive against Russian troops continues, with a map shared on social media purportedly depicting the "liberation" of seven towns. U.S. think tank the Institute for the Study of War said that Ukraine had captured up to…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart in Kyiv on August 23, 2022. Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that a new cut-off of power connecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station to the national grid had…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s impassioned speech, delivered Wednesday during the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival, was a reminder to the international film industry not to ignore or forget the war raging on Europe’s eastern borders. “Your opinion is important, and your voice counts,” Zelensky said in his recorded…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Russian soldiers to flee for their lives after his forces launched an offensive to retake southern Ukraine, but Moscow said it had repulsed the attack and inflicted heavy losses on Kyiv’s troops. Ukraine said on Monday its ground forces had gone on the offensive for…

Electricity was restored to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Friday, narrowly averting a “radiation accident,” according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The facility was cut off from Ukraine’s electricity grid a day earlier, causing a massive power outage and sparking international fears of a crisis, before backup diesel generators kicked…

FILE – In this handout photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Aug. 7, 2022, a general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhia plant is in southern Ukraine, near the town of Enerhodar…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and wife Olena Zelenska led small-scale celebrations for Ukraine’s Independence Day Press office of Ukrainian Presidency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images To continue reading for free, please register your details below Already registered? Click here to log in We will use the details you have shared to manage your…

The world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster after a Russian-controlled nuclear plant was completely disconnected from Ukraine’s power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, was back on the grid and supplying electricity to Ukraine on Friday, officials said, a day after it was…

Author of the article: Reuters Tom Balmforth and Natalia Zinets A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Aug. 22, 2022. Photo by Alexander Ermochenko /REUTERS KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the…