Day: February 24, 2023

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution demanding Moscow withdraw its troops from Ukraine and end the fighting, a year after Russia launched its invasion. The resolution (PDF) reaffirmed Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity, and also urged a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace” that it said “would constitute … Read moreUN condemns Russia over Ukraine war, calls for withdrawal

Vitalii, a 44-year-old Ukrainian electrical engineer with a neatly trimmed goatee and a penchant for clever jokes, recalls the terrifying moment he and five colleagues recently came under attack in the region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. They had finished a long day repairing damaged electricity lines along one of the region’s pockmarked and war-worn … Read more‘Heroes to all of us’: Ukraine’s energy repair crews

Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine a year ago insisting that he was reclaiming a historic part of Russia. The war that ensued was, in his terms, a civil war among Russians. It was also largely a civil war among Soviet-era systems. In a war in which both sides relied on Russian ammunition and systems, … Read moreAs weapons taboos shatter, Kyiv and the West become strong allies

A senior Northern Irish police officer is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after being shot by two masked men while he coached children’s football, authorities said. A dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group is suspected of shooting Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell on Wednesday night at a sports complex in Omagh, about … Read moreNorthern Irish police suspect New IRA behind detective shooting