Author: Mark Raczkiewycz

Decision comes as a show of unity, support for Ukraine amid Putin’s imperialism KYIV – Ukraine moved closer to becoming a member of the European Union (EU) on June 23 as Russia’s grinding full-scale war of the neighboring country is now in its 17th week amid fierce fighting in the Donbas. The European Parliament voted...

KYIV – Ukraine remained in the epicenter of global geopolitics as four European leaders visited Ukraine in a show of solidarity while China voiced support for Russia’s “sovereignty and security” amid Western pledges for additional security assistance to Ukraine. The prime ministers of Germany and Italy – Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi, respectively – as...

Ukraine ambassador says Putin playing ‘hunger games’ with world KYIV – An unbalanced artillery battle is being waged in eastern Ukraine for control over the Luhansk regional city of Severodonetsk, the capital of the non-occupied portion of the broader oblast that Russia invaded in 2014. The region’s governor, Serhiy Hayday, said on Telegram that the...

KYIV – On the morning of February 24, I woke up in a hotel room in Ivano-Fran­kivsk, a city in one of Ukraine’s westernmost regions, to the sound of explosions. Still half asleep, I presumed that a thunderstorm was approaching the city. It later turned out that military and fuel storage targets were being struck...

Zelenskyy reveals Ukraine’s current daily casualty numbers LVIV-KYIV, Ukraine – Moscow’s genocidal war against Ukraine entered its 100th day on June 3 as Russian forces continued to advance in the country’s eastern territories known as the Donbas. About 90 percent of the easternmost region of Luhansk has been taken, the local military administration head, Serhiy...

Fighting in east, south approaching stalemate CHICAGO – On the 85th day of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. bicameral legislature passed a massive $40 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine as the war-torn country is gaining momentum in the fight against its former colonizer. The Senate on May 19 approved the bill, designed...

CHICAGO – This year’s special citation to journalists from the U.S.-based Pulitzer Prize Board was awarded collectively to Ukrainian journalists. The Pulitzer Board, located at Columbia University in New York, presents yearly achievement awards in journalism, musical composition and literature. On May 9, the board said Ukrainian journalists were cited “for their courage, endurance and...

Possibility of stalemate looms as war stalls in second phase of fighting CHICAGO – A military stalemate might be approaching in Ukraine as invading Russian forces continue to retreat from areas where their leadership said on April 23 that the renewed invasion would concentrate manpower and combat power to seize the remaining terrain controlled in...

Kyiv poised for more offensives as soon as heavier weapons arrive CHICAGO – Russia’s attempt of conquest in Ukraine continues to falter as the renewed invasion of the neighboring country is entering its 11th week. Any gains Russia is making in the two easternmost regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as in the south,...

CHICAGO – U.S. President Joe Biden has requested an additional $33 billion from Congress in additional support for Ukraine on April 28 as the war-torn country resists an all-out Russian invasion. U.S. officials told Reuters and the Associated Press that about two-thirds of the requested amount would go directly to Kyiv for “security and military...

CHICAGO – As the second month of Russia’s renewed invasion of Ukraine comes to an end, Moscow is concentrating most of its strength and military force to seize the remainder of the two easternmost regions of Luhansk and Donetsk that it initially failed to occupy in the ongoing war that started in 2014. “The battle...

CHICAGO – After winning the battle for Kyiv, Ukrainian forces are preparing for a critical, if not final, chapter in Russia’s full-scale war launched on its neighboring country on February 24. Ukrainian, U.S. and British intelligence are saying that, after Russia failed to quickly conquer the country in the span of 72 hours, Kremlin tyrant...