Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian troops build up on Ukrainian border in Kyiv region -local official
(Reuters) - Russian troops are building up on the Ukrainian border in the Kyiv region, local governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Saturday. Kuleba said 71 people were currently wounded in hospitals in the ...
Feb 26, 2022
France seizes ship suspected of violating Russia sanctions - official
PARIS (Reuters) - A ship that according to French authorities could belong to a Russian company suspected of violating trade sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine was seized by French sea police earl...
Feb 26, 2022
UK says bulk of Russian forces 30 km from the centre of Kyiv
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday that the bulk of Russian forces involved in the advance on Ukraine's capital Kyiv were now 30 km (19 miles) from the city centre. Britain...
Feb 26, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Ukraine still in control of Kyiv
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that the capital Kyiv was still under Ukrainian control after Russia launched an invasion on Thursday. "We have withstood and are s...
Feb 26, 2022
Slovakia to send artillery ammunition, fuel worth 11 million euros to Ukraine
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Slovakia will send artillery ammunition and fuel worth a total of 11 million euros ($12.39 million) to Ukraine, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said on Saturday. Nad said the shipment ...
Feb 26, 2022
Russia no longer needs diplomatic ties with West - ex-President Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia doesn't really need diplomatic ties with the West after it imposed sanctions on Moscow over what he called Russia's military operation in Ukraine, former president and top se...
Feb 26, 2022
Boxing - Alvarez to move up to light-heavyweight, face Bivol in WBA title bout
(Reuters) - Undisputed super-middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will move up to the light-heavyweight class to take on undefeated Russian Dmitry Bivol in a WBA title fight on May 7, the Mexic...
Feb 26, 2022
Golden Day: Driscoll stops 34 on Golden Birthday to put UND on brink of league title
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- In a reversal of tradition, University of North Dakota senior goalie Zach Driscoll gave his teammates a wonderful present on his 25th birthday, a 34-save gem ...
Feb 26, 2022
Olympics - Freestyle skiing - Smith awarded ski cross bronze after FIS overturn yellow card
(Reuters) - Swiss skier Fanny Smith will be awarded the women's ski cross bronze medal after her yellow card for an infringement in the Winter Olympics final was overturned by an appeals commission, t...
Feb 26, 2022
Internet in Ukraine disrupted as Russian troops advance
By James Pearson and Raphael Satter LONDON (Reuters) - Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country w...
Feb 26, 2022
