Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday Sunday on the last day of a three-day presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin. Putin is poised to extend his nearly quarter century of rule for six more years after a relentless crackdown on dissent. The election was taking place amid … Read more
Friday’s attack was just the latest in a series of fatal barrages between Kyiv and Moscow Odesa: Ukraine said Friday that Russian forces had pounded the Black Sea port city of Odesa with missiles, killing more than a dozen people including a paramedic and a rescue worker. AFP journalists on the scene saw bodies covered … Read more
Canada’s ambassador to Poland says the country wants allies to “remain engaged” in the Ukrainian war against Russia that has been raging near its border for two years. Speaking from Warsaw on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Catherine Godin said Poland is very thankful for the support it has received in its … Read more
For Ukrainians in country and as far away as Canada, Saturday’s grim second anniversary of the Russian invasion means reflection on lives lost, families shattered, hard choices made and even harder choices to come. In Edmonton, Archpriest Cornell Zubritsky, sees it every week among parishioners at Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. He … Read more
A rally was held in Calgary on Saturday to mark the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was organized by the Calgary chapter of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Anna Tselukhina, who helped organize the rally, said it’s a way to remember those who have died and to remind the world that the war … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday announced Washington would issue more than 500 new sanctions targeting Russia as the United States seeks to increase pressure on Moscow to mark the second anniversary of its war in Ukraine. The United States will also impose new export restrictions on nearly 100 entities … Read more
Peter Schturyn counts himself lucky that family and friends in Ukraine are far from the worst of the fighting since Russia’s invasion of the country. But he says that’s not the case for many of the Ukrainians who’ve come to Canada since then. Saturday marks two years since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military invaded the … Read more
A pilot who defected from Russia and flew his military helicopter to Ukraine was found shot to death last week. In Moscow’s first comment on the death, Russia’s top spy chief called the defector a “traitor and criminal” and appeared to suggest that his killing was inevitable. Maxim Kuzminov was found dead in Spain, Ukraine’s … Read more
Ukraine said they were facing “heavy fire” from advancing Russian forces in the southern region. Kyiv: Ukrainian troops, reeling from losing a key town, now face “extremely difficult” conditions all along the frontline with Russia because of delayed foreign aid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. A heightened Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine saw … Read more
Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the Kremlin that Russian forces were now working to clear the final pockets of resistance at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, officials said in a statement. Videos on social media Saturday … Read more
