Russia hits targets in north, west, center of Ukraine. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported that Russia launched 24 air strikes and over 50 attacks from rocket salvo systems on Feb. 16. Russia hit targets in the north and west of Ukraine, as well as in Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts, with drones andContinue reading “Targets in north, west, center of Ukraine and Crimean peninsula”
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Russia’s retreat from Kherson
Could there be a turning point in the battle for Ukraine?
The last weekend of October 2022
Some View on the World looks at what happened at the last weekend of October
The Week of 2022 September 19 – 25
September 19 Hurricane Fiona leaves Puerto Rico without power Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico’s southwest coast with heavy rains and maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour on Sunday, triggering landslides and knocking out a power grid still recovering from Hurricane Maria five years ago. The storm downed electricity transmission lines, causing a “blackoutContinue reading “The Week of 2022 September 19 – 25”
Pseudo-referendum, Kerch bridge in Crimea and Ukraine claiming to retrieve what it owns
Following the explosion at the Crimean Bridge, Putin gave the order to have the largest-scale coordinated missile attack against Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24.
The Week bringing things you need to know for the 3rd week of August 2022
August 15 Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding unveils bet on Russian energy firms Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding said via Twitter on Sunday that it invested in Russian energy giants Gazprom, Rosneft, and Lukoil between Feb. 22 and March 22, a period straddling the launch of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The United States and other Western nationsContinue reading “The Week bringing things you need to know for the 3rd week of August 2022”
2022 March 21-31 according to the Week
Looking at what happened in 2022 March 21-31 in review by The Week
Russian army wants to make Ukraine the Syria from Europe
Josep Borrell finds that misfortune of mankind is in Ukraine, with the Russian army wanting to make it the Syria from Europe
Swallowing up Crimea, who is next
Vladimir Putin has delivered a swift and uncompromising blow to the imposition of US and EU sanctions by signing a decree recognising Crimea as an independent state, paving the way for him to acknowledge a request from the breakaway region to join the Russian Federation. Ignoring Western threats of a new Cold War and aContinue reading “Swallowing up Crimea, who is next”
Russian take-over of Crimea
The Ukrainian capital, Kiev, erupted in violent demonstrations and street clashes in late January, culminating with the removal by Parliament of President Viktor Yanukovych. Tensions mounted in the Crimea region, where additional Russian troops and armoured vehicles were reportedly deployed. Ukrainian Presidential Election October 2004 – Viktor Yanukovych (First Round) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) TheContinue reading “Russian take-over of Crimea”
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