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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has removed two top generals, CNN reports. "Today another decision was made regarding antiheroes," Zelenskyy said in his nightly address. "Now I do not have time to deal with all the traitors. But gradually they will all be punished." CNN reported the generals were former chief of the Main Department of Internal Security of the Security Service of Ukraine, Naumov Andriy Olehovych, and the former head of the Office of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Kherson region, Kryvoruchko Serhiy Oleksandrovych.
Russian troops have abandoned Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant, as earlier reported. Agence France-Presse is now reporting that as the Russians left, with them as hostages, the state nuclear agency Energoatom said in a statement on Telegram, citing plant workers.
Ukrainian forces recaptured the town of Trostyanets in eastern Ukraine, located just 40 kilometers from the border with Russia. Just days after the battle, correspondent Roman Pahulych visited the town to speak to Ukrainian soldiers and residents, and to survey the damaged Russian military equipment. has his report.
There is no safe place in Ukraine, a war correspondent hit by shrapnel says. His body pressed flat to the ground, Andriy Tsaplienko covered his head with his hands as wave after wave of shells exploded around him. An experienced war correspondent, he hadn't been too worried about an assignment covering the evacuation of civilians from Chernihiv. Now he was in the middle of a Russian bombardment. .
Washington’s hospitality industry quickly stepped up to help Ukrainian refugees after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. In the U.S. capital, restaurants and bars are actively raising funds to help. .
As the number of people fleeing Ukraine slows, authorities in Poland and other neighboring nations are encouraging the refugees to find jobs, especially in health care and education, reported Thursday. Recent legislation passed in Poland allows refugees from Ukraine to obtain ID numbers that entitle them to free medical care, education, social benefits and the right to work for 18 months.
VOA’s National Security Correspondent monitored the briefing Thursday by Pentagon press secretary John Kirby regarding the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
Moldova is watching the war in neighboring Ukraine with special concern. Like Ukraine, Moldova is not a member of NATO or the European Union, and it has a very large Russian-speaking population – factors that for some Moldovans have sown fears of becoming the next target of Russian ambitions. .
Opulent superyachts owned by Russia’s oligarchs have been hitting rough legal waters as authorities around the world act on international sanctions to pressure those close to President Vladimir Putin. A number of vessels, worth an estimated total of at least $1.6 billion, have been seized so far, with the latest taking place in London on March 29. takes a look at several high-profile seizures and the owners behind them, as well as some that are in the sights of authorities, including one that has been linked to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
The worldwide seafood industry is steeling itself for price hikes, supply disruptions and potential job losses as new rounds of economic sanctions on Russia make key species such as cod and crab harder to come by, . Russia is one of the largest producers of seafood in the world, and was the fifth-largest producer of wild-caught fish, according to a 2020 report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
Britain and its allies have agreed to send more lethal military aid to Ukraine to help defend it against Russia's invasion, British defense minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday. "A number of countries have come forward either with new ideas or indeed more pledges of money," Wallace told reporters after hosting over 35 international partners at the second International Defense Donor Conference for Ukraine (IDDCU). The aid will include the provision of air and coastal defense systems, longer-range artillery and counter battery capabilities, armored vehicles as well as wider training and logistical support, Reuters reported.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Thursday called on the international community to provide sustained support to millions of Ukrainian civilians impacted by the current fighting. “The speed of the displacement, coupled with the huge numbers of people affected, is unprecedented in Europe in recent memory,” he said in a released at the conclusion of his visit, his first to Ukraine since Russia’s offensive began five weeks ago.