Drone attack in Crimea, fire in Russian Black Sea Fleet oil tank | Reuters
(Reuters) – Russia’s mayor Razbodjayev said a drone was used to attack an oil storage facility in Sevastopol, a Russian-held Crimean peninsula, on Tuesday. A Ukrainian military intelligence official said more than 10 oil tanks with a total capacity of about 40,000 tons were destroyed. This tank stored the fuel used by the Russian Black […]
Angle: The country strengthens the “monopoly of memory” and closes the Russian Human Rights Center | Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Posters depicting the end of the Cold War are discarded near an outdoor trash can. Inside the building, staff sorted through documents, stacking books and sorting through documents documenting Russia’s human rights activism for more than a quarter of a century. Posters depicting the end of the Cold War between East and […]
Information Box: Can China bridge peace in Ukraine | Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing on February 24 released a document outlining China’s position on the Ukraine crisis, calling on Russia and Ukraine to come together and pursue a total ceasefire. Xi Jinping is expected to visit Russia soon to meet with Putin, and is reportedly planning a virtual meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. China’s […]
Mexican drug cartel apologizes, hands over five ‘culprits’ for kidnapping Americans | Reuters
A drug cartel involved in the kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico last week has handed over five of its alleged culprits as an apology. A security official stands guard in Matamoros, June 2023. REUTERS/DANIEL BECERRIL [メキシコ（マタモロス） ９日 ロイター] – Drug cartels implicated in the kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico last week handed over […]
Explosion at Belarus airfield, claims of drone attack are false information = government official | Reuters
A senior Belarusian government official said on Monday that rebels’ claims that a drone had attacked a Russian spy plane were false. FILE PHOTO: A50 early warning and control aircraft and other aircraft parked at the Belarusian airfield at Maturishchi Air Base near the capital Minsk February 19, 2023. REUTERS/PBC/Handout via REUTERS [ジュネーブ ２８日 ロイター] […]
Angle: Hairdresser by day, Drone shot down by night Ukrainian defense personnel | Reuters
KYIV (Reuters) – Oleksandr Shamsur, 41, who works as a hairdresser by day, has a ‘night face’. Together with tens of thousands of volunteers, he works as a “drone hunter” to protect Ukraine’s skies from Russian attacks. In 24 days it will be a year since Russia launched its invasion. Russian missiles and drones (unmanned […]
Russian army attacks Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine Early stage of large-scale offensive | Reuters
On the 14th, the Russian army continued its attack on Bakhmut, a strategic point in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Image provided (2023 Reuters) [キーウ／マリンカ（ウクライナ） １４日 ロイター] – On the 14th, the Russian army continued its attack on Bakhmut, a strategic point in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. As the first year of the all-out […]
Confusion over personnel affairs of Ukraine Defense Minister, Russian army preparing for large-scale offensive | Reuters
A ruling party official close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on February 6 that there were no plans to replace the defense minister this week, effectively retracting his remarks the previous day. As the Russian military appears to be preparing for a large-scale offensive, confusion over leadership personnel could affect the course of the […]
‘Missiles can be done in 1 minute’, Mr. Putin threatens before invasion = former British Prime Minister | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on January 30 that he had been threatened in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin, saying, “I don’t want to hurt you, but the missiles will take a minute.” FILE PHOTO: Kyiv in August 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich [ロンドン ３０日 ロイター] – Former British Prime […]
“Crimea will never become Ukraine again,” Croatia president accuses EU | Reuters
Croatian President Milanović said on Thursday he opposed Croatia providing military aid to Ukraine, saying Crimea, which Russia had “annexed” in 2014, would never again be part of Ukraine’s territory. . Croatian President Milanović attends the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Madrid in June 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera [サラエボ ３０日 ロイター] – Croatian President […]