Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- The retaking of the village of Klishchiivka could be an important development for Ukraine’s prospects in the country’s east, where Russian forces seized control of the destroyed city of Bakhmut this year after months of bloody fighting.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to travel to New York and Washington this week to appeal for more assistance, with a visit to Capitol Hill tentatively expected Thursday.
- Recent drone strikes in Russia were a message from Ukraine that Russia’s airspace is “not as well protected as you think,” Zelensky said in an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” though he denied having personally ordered those attacks.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed from the city of Vladivostok after concluding his six-day trip to Russia, the North Korean state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported.
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- The retaking of the village of Klishchiivka could be an important development for Ukraine’s prospects in the country’s east, where Russian forces seized control of the destroyed city of Bakhmut this year after months of bloody fighting.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to travel to New York and Washington this week to appeal for more assistance, with a visit to Capitol Hill tentatively expected Thursday.
- Recent drone strikes in Russia were a message from Ukraine that Russia’s airspace is “not as well protected as you think,” Zelensky said in an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” though he denied having personally ordered those attacks.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed from the city of Vladivostok after concluding his six-day trip to Russia, the North Korean state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported.
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Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky under pressure in criminal cases
KYIV — Ihor Kolomoisky once owned Ukraine’s richest bank, a TV station that carried a popular show starring a comedian named Volodymyr Zelensky, and fielded a private militia to defend his home city of Dnipro when it was under threat from Russian-backed separatists in 2014.
Today, he sits behind bars, awaiting the outcome of two investigations and at risk of losing everything.
Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have opened a series of cases against Kolomoisky in the last two weeks — the most recent on Friday, as the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, said it was investigating him for allegedly embezzling some $160 million.
The news came to Kolomoisky as he sat in a pretrial detention center in Kyiv. Earlier this month, the SBU said in a statement that it was investigating him for fraud and laundering more than $14 million between 2013 and 2020.
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KYIV — Ihor Kolomoisky once owned Ukraine’s richest bank, a TV station that carried a popular show starring a comedian named Volodymyr Zelensky, and fielded a private militia to defend his home city of Dnipro when it was under threat from Russian-backed separatists in 2014.
Today, he sits behind bars, awaiting the outcome of two investigations and at risk of losing everything.
Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have opened a series of cases against Kolomoisky in the last two weeks — the most recent on Friday, as the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, said it was investigating him for allegedly embezzling some $160 million.
The news came to Kolomoisky as he sat in a pretrial detention center in Kyiv. Earlier this month, the SBU said in a statement that it was investigating him for fraud and laundering more than $14 million between 2013 and 2020.
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Biden, at U.N., faces a tough sell on extending support for Ukraine
NEW YORK — President Biden has a clear agenda for this week’s annual meeting of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly here in New York: Maintain robust global support for Ukraine.
But executing on that will be difficult — particularly this year.
Ukrainian officials had hoped to ride into New York this week touting major gains in their summer counteroffensive, but Russia’s entrenched forces have stymied efforts to achieve a major breakthrough, and both sides continue to sustain heavy casualties.
The conflict’s toll on food and energy prices has accelerated calls in the developing world for a negotiated settlement. And support among the American public has been slipping as a segment of the Republican Party criticizes the war effort’s estimated $73 billion price tag.
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NEW YORK — President Biden has a clear agenda for this week’s annual meeting of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly here in New York: Maintain robust global support for Ukraine.
But executing on that will be difficult — particularly this year.
Ukrainian officials had hoped to ride into New York this week touting major gains in their summer counteroffensive, but Russia’s entrenched forces have stymied efforts to achieve a major breakthrough, and both sides continue to sustain heavy casualties.
The conflict’s toll on food and energy prices has accelerated calls in the developing world for a negotiated settlement. And support among the American public has been slipping as a segment of the Republican Party criticizes the war effort’s estimated $73 billion price tag.
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Ukraine ousts more defense officials and decries grain ban by E.U. neighbors
KYIV — A wide-ranging overhaul of Ukraine’s defense ministry continued Monday as all six deputy defense ministers were dismissed, two weeks after President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced the top minister amid investigations into overspending and corruption.
The shake-up will allow the new defense minister, Rustem Umerov, the opportunity to install his own team. No specific reason was given for the removals.
Ukrainian forces have been making incremental gains in their counteroffensive to break through Russian lines, but the grinding pace of the operation has raised some concerns in the West that Kyiv will not achieve its objectives this year, despite billions in donated weapons and other military aid.
Meanwhile, defense ministry officials have been accused of graft in the country’s military recruiting system and of overspending in the procurement of food and supplies.
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KYIV — A wide-ranging overhaul of Ukraine’s defense ministry continued Monday as all six deputy defense ministers were dismissed, two weeks after President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced the top minister amid investigations into overspending and corruption.
The shake-up will allow the new defense minister, Rustem Umerov, the opportunity to install his own team. No specific reason was given for the removals.
Ukrainian forces have been making incremental gains in their counteroffensive to break through Russian lines, but the grinding pace of the operation has raised some concerns in the West that Kyiv will not achieve its objectives this year, despite billions in donated weapons and other military aid.
Meanwhile, defense ministry officials have been accused of graft in the country’s military recruiting system and of overspending in the procurement of food and supplies.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Ukraine’s cabinet dismissed Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar from her post, along with six other top officials in the Defense Ministry, according to an update Monday shared on Telegram.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to lobby for more support for Ukraine when he speaks at the U.N. General Assembly meetings that start Tuesday in New York.
- A damaged drone carrying explosives was discovered in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Tyulenovo on Sunday, the government in Sofia said Monday.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to extend an embargo on imports from countries that imposed sanctions on Russia.
- Ukraine’s air force said it downed 17 cruise missiles over central and western Ukraine that were fired by Russian aircraft overnight.
- Ukrainian forces are hoping the recapture of the village of Klishchiivka will position them to pursue control of the nearby eastern city of Bakhmut.
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- Ukraine’s cabinet dismissed Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar from her post, along with six other top officials in the Defense Ministry, according to an update Monday shared on Telegram.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to lobby for more support for Ukraine when he speaks at the U.N. General Assembly meetings that start Tuesday in New York.
- A damaged drone carrying explosives was discovered in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Tyulenovo on Sunday, the government in Sofia said Monday.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to extend an embargo on imports from countries that imposed sanctions on Russia.
- Ukraine’s air force said it downed 17 cruise missiles over central and western Ukraine that were fired by Russian aircraft overnight.
- Ukrainian forces are hoping the recapture of the village of Klishchiivka will position them to pursue control of the nearby eastern city of Bakhmut.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address fellow world leaders at the United Nation’s General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday, his first in-person visit since the invasion began, as he aims to galvanize support for his embattled country and promote Ukraine’s food security, defense and recovery initiatives. President Biden will also speak at the meeting ahead of Zelensky.
- Germany will prepare a new military and humanitarian assistance package for Ukraine worth about $427 million, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
- A Russian national accused of smuggling U.S.-sourced dual microelectronics that can be used for rifle scopes, night-vision goggles and thermal optics was arrested, the Justice Department said in a news release.
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address fellow world leaders at the United Nation’s General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday, his first in-person visit since the invasion began, as he aims to galvanize support for his embattled country and promote Ukraine’s food security, defense and recovery initiatives. President Biden will also speak at the meeting ahead of Zelensky.
- Germany will prepare a new military and humanitarian assistance package for Ukraine worth about $427 million, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
- A Russian national accused of smuggling U.S.-sourced dual microelectronics that can be used for rifle scopes, night-vision goggles and thermal optics was arrested, the Justice Department said in a news release.
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A glimpse of Ukraine's ruins
Orikhiv, an important juncture for Ukrainian soldiers heading into the counteroffensive fight, has been reduced to a skeleton of its former self by Russia’s invasion. |Russian artillery for months bombarded the small town in southern Ukraine, forcing many residents to flee or take shelter underground, where life and even city business goes on.
These photos, taken by Wojciech Grzedzinski from a U.S.-supplied Humvee driving along the deserted roads in Orikhiv and Novodanylivka, a nearby village liberated by Ukrainian forces in June, provide a glimpse of scenes common in communities along the front lines.
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Orikhiv, an important juncture for Ukrainian soldiers heading into the counteroffensive fight, has been reduced to a skeleton of its former self by Russia’s invasion. |Russian artillery for months bombarded the small town in southern Ukraine, forcing many residents to flee or take shelter underground, where life and even city business goes on.
These photos, taken by Wojciech Grzedzinski from a U.S.-supplied Humvee driving along the deserted roads in Orikhiv and Novodanylivka, a nearby village liberated by Ukrainian forces in June, provide a glimpse of scenes common in communities along the front lines.
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As Zelensky arrives at U.N. to pitch for support, Russian drones hit Lviv
KYIV — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday — his first in-person appearance there since Russia’s invasion of his country — Russian forces launched an overnight missile and drone attack that pummeled cities as far west as Lviv, where officials said a humanitarian aid warehouse was destroyed.
Zelensky arrived in New York on Monday as his forces continue to press a grinding counteroffensive against the Russian invaders occupying large swaths of territory in the south and east. The General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the invasion and demand respect for Ukraine’s borders but the Kremlin has ignored the calls for withdrawal of its troops.
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KYIV — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday — his first in-person appearance there since Russia’s invasion of his country — Russian forces launched an overnight missile and drone attack that pummeled cities as far west as Lviv, where officials said a humanitarian aid warehouse was destroyed.
Zelensky arrived in New York on Monday as his forces continue to press a grinding counteroffensive against the Russian invaders occupying large swaths of territory in the south and east. The General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the invasion and demand respect for Ukraine’s borders but the Kremlin has ignored the calls for withdrawal of its troops.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday delivered an impassioned speech to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, pushing for sustained support for his embattled nation’s fight against Russia.
- President Biden called on fellow world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to continue to back Ukraine to “deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow.”
- A Moscow City Court on Tuesday rejected Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s appeal of his pretrial detention, according to the Russian state news agency Interfax.
- Ukraine will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary over bans on food imports from Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
- Local officials in cities and regions across Ukraine said at least five people were killed in another night of Russian attacks.
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday delivered an impassioned speech to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, pushing for sustained support for his embattled nation’s fight against Russia.
- President Biden called on fellow world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to continue to back Ukraine to “deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow.”
- A Moscow City Court on Tuesday rejected Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s appeal of his pretrial detention, according to the Russian state news agency Interfax.
- Ukraine will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary over bans on food imports from Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
- Local officials in cities and regions across Ukraine said at least five people were killed in another night of Russian attacks.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- President Zelensky is set to take part in a special Security Council session Wednesday at the United Nations in the hope of solidifying support from Western allies. He may be joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, making for a dramatic showdown.
- Addressing fellow world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, Zelensky said that Ukraine would not settle for any peace plan that did not include Russia’s full withdrawal from Ukrainian territory. President Biden vowed sustained support for Kyiv.
- Three people were killed by Russian attacks in Lviv and Kherson, according to local officials, who said that a drone strike hit three warehouses storing humanitarian aid.
- A Russian airstrike killed at least six people Tuesday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk after a guided missile hit three cars.
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- President Zelensky is set to take part in a special Security Council session Wednesday at the United Nations in the hope of solidifying support from Western allies. He may be joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, making for a dramatic showdown.
- Addressing fellow world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, Zelensky said that Ukraine would not settle for any peace plan that did not include Russia’s full withdrawal from Ukrainian territory. President Biden vowed sustained support for Kyiv.
- Three people were killed by Russian attacks in Lviv and Kherson, according to local officials, who said that a drone strike hit three warehouses storing humanitarian aid.
- A Russian airstrike killed at least six people Tuesday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk after a guided missile hit three cars.
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U.S. touts commitment to Ukraine despite battlefield challenges
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The Biden administration called for increased air-defense donations to Ukraine on Tuesday, as Pentagon leaders vowed to sustain weapons supplies that Western nations hope will fuel a breakthrough in the country’s slow-going offensive against Russia.
Officials from more than 50 countries gathered here to discuss sourcing future military aid to Kyiv, now in the fourth month of a counteroffensive that so far has achieved only modest success in piercing thick, deadly defenses laid over the past year by Russian troops.
The meeting occurred as President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to address leaders at the United Nations in New York and, later this week, for a return trip to Washington where they are expected to press the case for additional funding and weaponry.
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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The Biden administration called for increased air-defense donations to Ukraine on Tuesday, as Pentagon leaders vowed to sustain weapons supplies that Western nations hope will fuel a breakthrough in the country’s slow-going offensive against Russia.
Officials from more than 50 countries gathered here to discuss sourcing future military aid to Kyiv, now in the fourth month of a counteroffensive that so far has achieved only modest success in piercing thick, deadly defenses laid over the past year by Russian troops.
The meeting occurred as President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to address leaders at the United Nations in New York and, later this week, for a return trip to Washington where they are expected to press the case for additional funding and weaponry.
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Zelensky says U.N. cannot be counted on to stop conflict in his address to its security council
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the removal Russia’s veto power on the U.N. Security Council, a reform that would cut to the bones of the institution.
“We should recognize that the U.N. finds itself in a deadlock on the matter of aggression,” he said. “Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the U.N. when it comes to the defense of the sovereign border of nations.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the removal Russia’s veto power on the U.N. Security Council, a reform that would cut to the bones of the institution.
“We should recognize that the U.N. finds itself in a deadlock on the matter of aggression,” he said. “Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the U.N. when it comes to the defense of the sovereign border of nations.”
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- In his remarks Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the U.N. General Assembly to remove Russia’s veto power on the Security Council, a reform that would cut to the bones of the institution.
- Addressing fellow world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, Zelensky reiterated his stance that Ukraine would not settle for any peace plan that did not include Russia’s full withdrawal from Ukrainian territory.
- After New York, Zelensky is set to travel to Washington, where he is expected to meet with Biden.
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought back to the forefront long-smoldering grievances regarding the U.N. Security Council and renewed calls for an overhaul of the global body.
- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama struck a sharp, disapproving tone before the Security Council, saying the body has avoided identifying Russia as the aggressor in the Ukraine war.
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- In his remarks Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the U.N. General Assembly to remove Russia’s veto power on the Security Council, a reform that would cut to the bones of the institution.
- Addressing fellow world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, Zelensky reiterated his stance that Ukraine would not settle for any peace plan that did not include Russia’s full withdrawal from Ukrainian territory.
- After New York, Zelensky is set to travel to Washington, where he is expected to meet with Biden.
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought back to the forefront long-smoldering grievances regarding the U.N. Security Council and renewed calls for an overhaul of the global body.
- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama struck a sharp, disapproving tone before the Security Council, saying the body has avoided identifying Russia as the aggressor in the Ukraine war.
More live updates here.
Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with President Biden on Thursday in what would be his third visit to the White House.
- Zelensky's packed schedule also includes meetings at Congress and at the Pentagon. Biden is seeking approval for another $24 billion in a new aid package to Ukraine.
- On Thursday afternoon, Biden and Zelensky are set to hold their sixth in-person meeting. White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters that no decision had been made about U.S.-made long-range missiles known as ATACMS, which Zelensky has requested for months.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has outlined proposals to boost cooperation with Moscow after a visit to Russia that was “quite eventful,” the Kremlin said Wednesday.
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- President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with President Biden on Thursday in what would be his third visit to the White House.
- Zelensky's packed schedule also includes meetings at Congress and at the Pentagon. Biden is seeking approval for another $24 billion in a new aid package to Ukraine.
- On Thursday afternoon, Biden and Zelensky are set to hold their sixth in-person meeting. White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters that no decision had been made about U.S.-made long-range missiles known as ATACMS, which Zelensky has requested for months.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has outlined proposals to boost cooperation with Moscow after a visit to Russia that was “quite eventful,” the Kremlin said Wednesday.
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Zelensky accuses U.N. of inaction on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced what he called U.N. Security Council inaction on Russia’s invasion of his country, in a rare interaction with senior Russian policymakers inside the United Nations.
Zelensky demanded that countries that violate U.N. principles and unjustly invade other nations be suspended from their Security Council seats, speaking just steps away from the fiery Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, who scrolled through his phone and stared ahead with ambivalence as the Ukrainian leader spoke.
“Most of the world recognizes the truth about this war,” Zelensky told the chamber. “We should recognize that the U.N. finds itself in a deadlock on the matters of aggression,” he said.
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UNITED NATIONS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced what he called U.N. Security Council inaction on Russia’s invasion of his country, in a rare interaction with senior Russian policymakers inside the United Nations.
Zelensky demanded that countries that violate U.N. principles and unjustly invade other nations be suspended from their Security Council seats, speaking just steps away from the fiery Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, who scrolled through his phone and stared ahead with ambivalence as the Ukrainian leader spoke.
“Most of the world recognizes the truth about this war,” Zelensky told the chamber. “We should recognize that the U.N. finds itself in a deadlock on the matters of aggression,” he said.
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