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(Reuters) – An explosion was heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a local Ukrainian official said, while air raid alerts rang out in other regions of the country including the capital, Kyiv. “There has been an enemy missile attack,” Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Odesa military administration, said on his Telegram channel. “Air defense is working on the outskirts of Kyiv!” Kyiv’s […]

(Reuters) – Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut hoping to take it by Tuesday, Ukraine’s top general in charge of the defence of the besieged city said late on Sunday, vowing to do everything to prevent it. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Ukrainian commander of ground forces, said that Russian forces increased the intensity of shelling with heavy weapons of the city, began to use more advanced equipment and are […]

(Reuters) – Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut hoping to take it by Tuesday, Ukraine’s top general in charge of the defence of the besieged city said late on Sunday, vowing to do everything to prevent it. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Ukrainian commander of ground forces, said that Russian forces increased the intensity of shelling with heavy weapons of the city, began to use more advanced equipment and are […]

(Reuters) – Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut hoping to take it by Tuesday, Ukraine’s top general in charge of the defence of the besieged city said late on Sunday, vowing to do everything to prevent it. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Ukrainian commander of ground forces, said that Russian forces increased the intensity of shelling with heavy weapons of the city, began to use more advanced equipment and are […]

(Reuters) – Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they may keep up their assault on what Russia sees a stepping stone to other cities in the Donbas region. CONFLICT * An explosion was heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a […]

(Reuters) – Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they may keep up their assault on what Russia sees a stepping stone to other cities in the Donbas region. CONFLICT * An explosion was heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a […]

(Reuters) – Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they may keep up their assault on what Russia sees a stepping stone to other cities in the Donbas region. CONFLICT * An explosion was heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a […]

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian markets are set for a positive start to the week on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data on Friday soothed recession and banking sector fears, and sparked the best day for world equities in five months. The regional economic data calendar on Monday is light, with the final reading of Japanese purchasing […]

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian markets are set for a positive start to the week on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data on Friday soothed recession and banking sector fears, and sparked the best day for world equities in five months. The regional economic data calendar on Monday is light, with the final reading of Japanese purchasing […]