Only few hundred residents remain in Ukrainian border town amid Russian assault
Vovchansk’s pre-war population of 17,000 had dwindled to just 2,500 before Russia renewed its ground assault last week.
Vovchansk’s pre-war population of 17,000 had dwindled to just 2,500 before Russia renewed its ground assault last week.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said ‘fierce battles’ are taking place near the border in eastern and north-eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian journalists reported that Russian troops had taken over villages on the border of the Kharkiv region.
Oleksandr Pielieshenko joined Ukraine’s armed forces in the first days of Russia’s invasion, authorities said.
Ocheretyne has been a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
Experts have predicted that Russian forces ‘will likely make significant tactical gains’ in the coming week.
Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a citizen of Tajikistan, is accused of providing the attackers with means of communication and financing.
Ukraine’s air force said on Saturday that Russia had launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight.
Emergency services were called to the school in Ammanford at 11.20am on Wednesday.
At least one teacher was reportedly hurt in a stabbing at the school in Ammanford on Wednesday.
Police said one person had been arrested in connection with the incident at Amman Valley School in Carmarthenshire.
The Slim lander reached the surface of the moon on January 20.
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favour of the package of 61 billion US dollars (£49.3 billion) in aid for Ukraine.
Vital assistance for Kyiv’s war effort is stuck in US congress.
Ten Russian Shahed-type drones were shot down over the Kharkiv region overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said.