Headlines
  • As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
  • After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
  • Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
  • Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
  • After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.

Tag: Ukraine

October 10, 2022

Indigenous Tatars in Annexed Crimea Being...

Since September 21st, Russia has been conducting out what it calls to as a partial mobilisation, and citizens of the Crimean peninsula that it has annexed are being enrolled to fight. However, according to human rights advocates, Crimean Tatar natives are more frequently conscripted.

October 5, 2022

Destroyed by Russian Assault, Ukraine’s Schools...

Despite air sirens that continue to interrupt lessons, millions of students in Ukraine are returning to the classroom. Teachers are working arduously to rebuild and bring normalcy to children’s lives as more than 2,000 school buildings around the nation have been destroyed. The local school and kindergarten were destroyed by Russian occupiers in the village of Bohdanivka near Kyiv

September 30, 2022

After Six Months of Russian Occupation,...

After six months of Russian occupation, Izium’s residents say they are determined to rebuilding their lives. After being subjected to nearly 500 airstrikes, according to Ukrainian officials, 90% of the city has been destroyed

September 29, 2022

Private American Pilots Help in Delivering...

To get supplies into Ukraine, private American pilots are working  with “Ukraine Air Rescue”. VOA Russian met some of them and has this story

September 28, 2022

Horses Helping Healing of Wounded Ukrainian...

Ukrainian war veterans who lost limbs in battle are getting an unusual sort of therapy with help from some four-legged companions. Omelyan Oshchudlyak reports

September 26, 2022

Hospital Rebuilt by Ukrainian Soccer Club...

Many were left without a place to get medical care after the Russian troops burned down a local hospital near Kyiv. A Ukrainian soccer team  stepped in at that time.

September 24, 2022

Ukrainian Boys Struggle to Recover After...

The people of Ukraine are suffering horribly as a consequence of the war. At a hospital in Lviv, VOA recently met two young boys, ages 8 and 14. In the fighting, the two suffered serious injuries and lost their parents

September 22, 2022

Ukrainian Woman Is Dog’s Best Friend...

In the Ukrainian city of Sumy, Ivanna Holubtsova, a volunteer, looks after more than 50 dogs who were left by their owners and ended up on the streets as a result of the war. She gives stray dogs food with half of her salary

September 16, 2022

Kenyan-Made Premature Baby Device Saves Vulnerable...

Scores of hospitals and clinics have been bombed during Russia’s war on Ukraine, and there have been numerous power cuts that have the potential to shut off life-saving machines. Medical aid groups are using a Kenyan-made equipment for premature infants that operates without electricity to save helpless newborns in war-torn nations

September 14, 2022

Experts Say Russian Soldiers’ Morale is...

According to experts, Ukraine’s surprise counteroffensive in the country’s northeast stunned the Russian army, dealing its adversary a significant operational loss

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