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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 585

ANDREW MELDRUM

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto after their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 24, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
January 25, 2023, 2:14 am
Ukraine corruption scandal claims several top officials, as US poised to ramp up aid
More major shake-ups could endanger tens of billions of dollars that are pouring in from US and allies to keep Ukraine’s fighters armed, civil servants paid, and the lights on
By ANDREW MELDRUM
Rescue workers clear the rubble from an apartment building that was destroyed in a Russian rocket attack at a residential neighbourhood in the southeastern city of Dnipro, Ukraine, January 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
January 15, 2023, 9:26 pm
Ukraine building targeted in deadliest civilian attack in months
Death toll from cruise missile strike in Dnipro rises to 29, with 43 still missing, as Russia renews air offensive after 2-week lull
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ANDREW MELDRUM
Ukrainian army Grad multiple rocket launcher fires rockets at Russian positions in the frontline near Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, January 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)
January 13, 2023, 3:04 pm
Russia claims to have taken town of Soledar after bloody fight in east Ukraine
No immediate confirmation from Kyiv that key salt mining area has fallen in what would be a rare victory for Moscow
By ANDREW MELDRUM
Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a US-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, January 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
January 10, 2023, 8:48 pm
Russia escalates offensive on Bakhmut as battle for eastern Ukraine continues
The Kremlin, whose invasion of its neighbor has suffered numerous reversals, is hungry for victories; Russia’s forces said ‘very close’ to taking over Soledar
By ANDREW MELDRUM
A destroyed Russian tank stands across the road from a church in the town of Sviatohirsk, Ukraine, January 6, 2023. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
January 7, 2023, 1:47 pm
Ukraine hails latest US military aid as Russia said to violate Christmas truce
Zelensky says tank-busting vehicles included in assistance are ‘exactly what is needed’ in the fight against Moscow’s forces
By ANDREW MELDRUM
A destroyed Russian tank stands across the road of a church in the town of Sviatohirsk, Ukraine, Friday, January 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
January 6, 2023, 8:56 pm
Air-raid sirens sound throughout Kyiv despite Kremlin-ordered truce
No explosions heard in capital and reports of sporadic fighting elsewhere in Ukraine are unconfirmed, but Ukraine has scoffed at ceasefire declared by Putin for Orthodox Christmas
By ANDREW MELDRUM
Local residents carry the body of a 20-year-old man killed in Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, January 5, 2023. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)
January 5, 2023, 6:22 pm
Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas
The order for the weekend follows a proposal by the head of the Russian Church, dismissed by an official in the Ukrainian presidential office as propaganda
By ANDREW MELDRUM
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi greet each other during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 11, 2022. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
November 1, 2022, 12:09 pm
UN nuclear watchdog begins probe of Russia’s dirty bomb claim
Moscow has made unsubstantiated accusations that Ukraine is preparing to use an explosive laced with radioactive materials
By ANDREW MELDRUM
People queue to receive a daily ration of bread in a school in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, October 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
October 25, 2022, 3:06 pm
West mulls ‘new Marshall Plan’ for Ukraine, as German president visits Kyiv
Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s trip aimed to ‘send a signal of solidarity to Ukrainians’; EU leaders begin planning future rebuilding of Ukraine after estimated damage of $345 billion
By ANDREW MELDRUM
A Ukrainian serviceman reacts as a self-propelled artillery vehicle fires near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 22, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)
October 23, 2022, 11:20 pm
Russia warns of ‘dirty bomb’ provocation by Ukraine; Zelensky slams claim
Ukrainian president suggests Moscow may be setting the stage to deploy a radioactive device, as its forces struggle to stem counteroffensive
By ANDREW MELDRUM
A Russian soldier guards an area at the Alley of Glory exploits of the heroes - natives of the Kherson region, who took part in the liberation of the region from the Nazi invaders, in Kherson, Kherson region, south Ukraine, on May 20, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
October 23, 2022, 2:08 pm
Anticipating Ukrainian advance, Russia withdraws officers from Kherson – think tank
Institute for the Study of War says Moscow has deployed newly mobilized, inexperienced forces to delay counteroffensive; city has been in Russian hands since early days of invasion
By ANDREW MELDRUM
Evacuees from Kherson gather upon their arrival at the railway station in Dzhankoi, Crimea, Friday, October 21, 2022. (AP Photo)
October 22, 2022, 7:02 pm
Leave ‘immediately,’ pro-Russia officials tell Kherson residents as Ukraine advances
Kyiv readies to take back city that’s been in Russian hands for 8 months, the capital of 1 of 4 annexed regions; Moscow ups strikes on power stations, causing country-wide outages
By ANDREW MELDRUM and Joanna Kozlowska
Sandile Cele, a researcher at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, works on the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus Wednesday Dec. 15, 2021. South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic Omicron-driven wave has passed its peak, medical experts say. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
December 22, 2021, 4:39 pm
Sharp case drop could indicate South Africa’s Omicron peak has passed
Experts caution that findings are not yet conclusive, but noticeable decline in recent days offers hope that coronavirus variant’s spread may recede quickly after a ferocious spike
By ANDREW MELDRUM
People wait for COVID-19 vaccination at Soweto's Baragwanath hospital December 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
December 14, 2021, 6:02 pm
2 Pfizer shots 70% effective against Omicron hospitalization — South African data
New variant appears to cause less severe illness than previous versions of coronavirus, but seems to be more easily transmitted and is better at evading vaccines
By ANDREW MELDRUM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the media after meeting with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in Pretoria, South Africa, November. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
December 13, 2021, 12:54 am
South African president tests positive for COVID, treated for mild symptoms
Cyril Ramaphosa self-isolating and has delegated responsibilities to the deputy president; no indication if he was infected with Omicron variant first identified in his country
By ANDREW MELDRUM
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