NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says Two More Burial Sites Found in Liberated Izium Ukraine has discovered two more mass burial sites containing the bodies of hundreds of people in the northeastern town of Izium, which Kyiv recaptured from Russia this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy made his comment in an interview with CBS published late on Sunday in which he also… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 26, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says two more burial sites found in liberated Izium Ukraine has discovered two more mass burial sites containing the bodies of hundreds of people in the northeastern town of Izium, which Kyiv recaptured from Russia this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Reuters · Sep 26, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: at least 730 protesters detained in Russia; Europe urged to accept Russians fleeing draft – as it happened Arrests made in 32 cities at rallies against mobilisation; border crossings from Russia to Finland have doubled and 10km queue reported at frontier with Georgia The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2022
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Protests after Russia calls up reservists and repeats nuclear threats; ‘referendums’ announced for four occupied regions; and life after liberation The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2022
Ukraine war – live: Nato to step up support for Kyiv after Russian ‘sham’ referendums Moscow to ‘use sham votes to further escalate war’, warns Jens Stoltenberg The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
Ukraine's stunning counter-offensive: Commanders explain Kyiv's military success Ukraine launched a major counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region on September 6. This operation surprised Russia and led to the withdrawal of Russian soldiers from several strategic cities in eastern Ukraine, such as Izium. Our reporters Gulliver Cragg and Gwendoline Debono met with Ukrainian soldiers who took part in the… France 24 · Sep 23, 2022
UN-mandated inquiry to investigate Izium mass burial site A U.N. mandated investigative body intends to investigate a mass burial site near Izium, in eastern Ukraine, where hundreds of bodies have been found, its head said on Friday. Reuters · Sep 23, 2022
Ukrainian ex-serviceman claims Russians tortured him in eastern city of Izium Alexander Glushko says he spent the last fortnight of the Russian occupation of his hometown of Izium in northeast Ukraine jailed by Russian soldiers in the dank ruins of a police station where he was tortured with electric wires. Reuters · Sep 21, 2022
'We have nothing': residents of Izium share their trauma after liberation from Russian occupation Izium, in far eastern Ukraine, was among the first cities taken by Russian forces after the war started on Feb. 24 and became a command center for the occupying forces. By early March, the city was almost completely isolated — no cell phones, no heat, no power. Residents didn't know… Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2022
Ukraine war - live: Biden to slam Putin’s ‘naked aggression’ as Russia reveals referendum plan Volodymyr Zelensky to address UN general assembly today as war nears seven-month mark The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 209 of the invasion Proxy Russian authorities in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia intend to hold referendums this weekend; forensic experts exhume 146 bodies from mass burial site at Izium The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war updates: Putin met Xi, mass graves found in Izium (Sept. 19) Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. WEKU · Sep 19, 2022
Governor says 146 bodies exhumed so far from mass burial site in Ukraine's Izium Ukrainian forensic experts have so far exhumed 146 bodies, mostly civilians, at a mass burial site near the town of Izium in eastern Ukraine and some bear signs of a violent death, the regional governor said on Monday. Reuters · Sep 19, 2022
Radio France Internationale · Sep 19, 2022 What really happened in the Ukrainian city of Izium under Russian occupation? Last week, 450 graves were discovered in forests outside Izium after the Ukrainian city was recaptured from the Russians. Ukrainian officials claim that 99 percent of the exhumed bodies show signs of violent death. The Kremlin has denied the allegations as "lies", while the EU presidency has called for the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 19, 2022 Kremlin Says Ukrainian War Crimes Claims Are a Lie The Kremlin on Monday rejected allegations that Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine's Kharkiv province as a "lie". Around 450 bodies - most of which Ukraine says are civilians - have been found in mass graves near Izium after Russian troops were this month forced out of the…
France 24 · Sep 19, 2022 In Ukraine's liberated Izium, traumatised residents face further hardship The Ukrainian city of Izium is now associated in people's minds with the mass burial site discovered just outside it, but the plight of those still living there is also a cause for concern. During its assault on Izium in March, Russia heavily bombarded the town centre. In early September,…
The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2022 Russian strike at Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant but reactors not damaged – as it happened Reactors not damaged after Russian strikes at nuclear power plant in southern Mykolaiv region
France 24 · Sep 19, 2022 Ukraine accuses Russia of strike on southern nuclear plant Ukraine's nuclear energy agency on Monday accused Moscow's troops of an attack on the country's second largest nuclear plant in the south. The accusations come after the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine – Europe's largest atomic facility – faced frequent shelling in recent months, raising fears of a nuclear…
Reuters · Sep 18, 2022 Ukraine strengthens hold on liberated lands, separatist calls for urgent referendum Ukraine extended its hold on recently recaptured territory on Monday as troops marched farther east into areas abandoned by Russia, paving the way for a potential assault on occupation forces in the Donbas region.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022 Ukrainians flee shelling of Kupiansk as Russian forces try to slow advances Day and night bombardment of town and villages in north-eastern frontline region is effort to stop more territorial gains by Ukraine
France 24 · Sep 18, 2022 UN chief Antonio Guterres: ‘I hope the ICC can investigate Izium’ Two days before the start of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he hoped the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be able to investigate the alleged massacre in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium in an interview with FRANCE 24’s Marc…
France 24 · Sep 18, 2022 Ukrainians search for dead relatives in Izium after Russians driven out Residents of the Ukrainian town of Izium searched for dead relatives in a nearby wooded grave site as emergency workers continued to exhume what they said were hundreds of bodies found after Russian forces were driven from the region. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events…
Reuters · Sep 18, 2022 Ukraine allies see risk in Russia's response to battlefield setbacks The top U.S. general warned on Sunday it was unclear how Russia would react to its battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, as Britain said Moscow's forces had widened strikes on civilian infrastructure and were likely to expand their targets further.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 207 of the invasion Czech Republic calls for ‘special international tribunal’ after Izium mass grave found; Turkish and Indian leaders call for end to war at Asia summit