Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 397. As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical. Forbes gathers information and provides updates on the situation. National. Zaporizhzhia. A 19-year-old injured in Russia’s attack on an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia on Mar. 22 died in the hospital, reported the state news agency Ukrinform . The boy had sustained an open craniocerebral injury during the attack, and despite the efforts of medical professionals he was unable to recover. He is the second person to die as a result of the attack, which also injured more than 30 people. Donetsk region. The city of Sloviansk was shelled by Russian S-300 surface-to-air missiles in the morning of Mar. 27 , the regional administration said . According to preliminary information, at least one person is confirmed dead and 25 injured. Administration facilities, … [Read more...] about Monday, March 27. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine
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Ukraine shuts ‘post-apocalyptic’ battlefield town to civilians
A view shows a residential building, cars and a church damaged by a Russian military strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the frontline city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 20, 2023. REUTERS FILE PHOTO KYIV — Ukraine shut the eastern town of Avdiivka to non-military personnel on Monday, describing it as a post-apocalyptic wasteland, as Kyiv tried to break the back of Russia’s flagging winter offensive before a counter-assault of its own. A Ukrainian general said Kyiv was planning its next move after Moscow appeared to shift focus from the small city of Bakhmut, which Russia has failed to capture after several months of the war’s bloodiest fighting, to Avdiivka further south. The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff said in a Monday evening update that Russian forces were still trying to storm Bakhmut and had shelled the city and surrounding towns. Front lines in Ukraine have barely budged for more than four months despite a Russian winter offensive. The … [Read more...] about Ukraine shuts ‘post-apocalyptic’ battlefield town to civilians
Tucker Says Anti-TikTok Bill Would ‘Make America Much More Like China’
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Monday that proposed legislation to ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok would “make America much more like China.” “One of the bills that would ban TikTok is being pushed by senators in both parties, it’s called the RESTRICT Act. Mark Warner of Virginia and John Thune of South Dakota, Democrat and Republican, introduced this legislation,” said Carlson, a co-founder of the Daily Caller and Daily Caller News Foundation. “The bill is ostensibly about protecting American national security and ending ‘foreign adversaries’ from interfering in our elections through apps like TikTok. Because of course, election interference from Twitter and Facebook is no problem at all, but election inference through TikTok is totally unacceptable. (RELATED: ‘He Won’t Protect America’: Gov. Noem Predicts Biden Won’t Sign Ban On TikTok) “But in reality, if you are opposed TikTok, as we are, this bill isn’t about banning TikTok, it is never about what they say it is,” … [Read more...] about Tucker Says Anti-TikTok Bill Would ‘Make America Much More Like China’
Majority Of Voters Believe Buttigieg’s Response To Toxic Train Derailment Was ‘Fair’ Or ‘Poor’: POLL
More voters appear to be dissatisfied than content with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s response to an Ohio train derailment that exposed a small town to toxic chemicals in early February, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Friday. A Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 and a controlled burn conducted on Feb. 6 to alleviate pressure within the cars released harmful chemicals including vinyl chloride into the environment. Buttigieg caught flack for failing to respond to the derailment until ten days later, and for not visiting the derailment site until three weeks after the initial crash. (RELATED: ‘Superman’s Not Coming’: Ohioans Brace For Tough Road Ahead After Toxic Train Derailment) Thirty-one percent of polled voters said that Buttigieg’s response to the derailment was “poor,” while 30% said that it was “fair,” according to the results. Conversely, 29% said that the response was “good,” but only 9% said it was … [Read more...] about Majority Of Voters Believe Buttigieg’s Response To Toxic Train Derailment Was ‘Fair’ Or ‘Poor’: POLL