Bridget Brink, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, condemned the “brutal” strike on a city whose citizens had “already suffered so much” when retreating Russian forces cut off power and water to Kherson on their way out. “Truly horrific, especially on Christmas Eve,” she tweeted. Russia’s war in Ukraine is now fought in two largely separate […]
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Strikes Across Iran Lead to Shuttered Shops and Ghost Towns
Businesses, shops and traditional bazaars in more than 50 cities across Iran were shuttered for a second day on Tuesday in what appeared to be one of the largest general strikes in decades, demonstrating the staying power of protests calling for the end to clerical rule in the country. On Monday and Tuesday, footage shared […]
Russian Shelling Cuts Power to Kherson as Lavrov Defends Strikes: Live Updates
Waiting at a food stand operating on a generator in a darkened city after a wave of Russian missile strikes on energy facilities across Ukraine last week.Credit…Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times As Ukrainian officials warned that Moscow was preparing to launch yet another wave of missile strikes aimed at destroying the nation’s energy […]
Ukraine Draws Parallels Between Holodomor and Russia’s Strikes
Ukraine’s government was working to restore power to millions on Saturday as the country commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, the devastating famine that President Volodymyr Zelensky compared to the wave of Russian strikes targeting critical infrastructure that have left large parts of the country cold and in the dark. The Holodomor, which means […]
Under Missile Strikes, Ukrainians Haul Water, While Surgeons Work in the Dark
KYIV, Ukraine — In the crowded operating room, the surgeons had made the long incision down the middle of the child’s chest, cut the breastbone to spread the rib cage and reach the heart. Then the lights went out. Generators kicked on to keep life-support equipment running on Wednesday night, and nurses and surgical assistants […]
Ukraine Scrambles to Restore Services After Disruptive Russian Strikes: Live Updates
Cars driving through Kyiv on Wednesday after Russian missile strikes on energy facilities across Ukraine.Credit…Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine — Utility crews worked through the dark night in snow and freezing rain to stabilize Ukraine’s battered energy grid on Thursday after another destructive wave of Russian missile strikes, restoring essential services […]
Strikes Spread in France, Piling Pressure on Macron
Students and transit workers joined a walkout that started at oil refineries. The unrest is a growing problem for President Emmanuel Macron, whose government was already embattled in Parliament.
Strikes Damage Power Stations, Forcing Ukrainians to Conserve Energy
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 30 percent of Ukraine’s power stations “have been destroyed” in the past eight days, causing “massive blackouts across the country.”
Strikes Hit Russian Border Region, a Key Staging Ground for Troops
Explosions rocked Belgorod on Sunday, wounding three people, a day after shelling set fire to a fuel depot, Russian officials said.
Despite Russian Strikes, Ukraine Keeps Up Pressure on Front Lines
Russia’s barrage of missile attacks this week has not changed the course of the ground war, though its forces are on the offensive in one area of the east.