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Tuesday 28 June 2022
The Ukrainian defence ministry said the strike was timed to coincide with the centre’s busiest hours.
The French presidency said that Zelenskyy told leaders that now is not the time for negotiations.
The Luhansk region’s governor said that Russian forces are attempting to blockade Lysychansk from the south.
Russia has denied that the decrease in supply was a political move.
Russian forces have taken control of the villages of Loskutivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
The Journal will be reporting at the EU Council over the next two days to bring you the latest from the discussions.
The refinery is located in Russia’s Rostov region, a few kilometres from the border with Ukraine’s separatist region of Lugansk.
However, the Tánaiste said he doesn’t think the plans will need to be implemented.
The strategically important district of Lysychansk is under heavy fire.
Ireland’s EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness said that energy rationing could “be a reality”.
Lithuania says it is simply adhering to EU-wide sanctions on Moscow but Russia countered, accusing Brussels of “escalation”.
Since being repelled from Kyiv and other parts of the country, Moscow is focusing its offensive on the eastern Donbas region.
The Kremlin said the decision was “in violation of everything there is”, and suggested that retaliatory measures would follow.
The move to coal is described as a “bitter but indispensable” step.
It is not known if Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin have also made requests to the ECHR.
It is the first time that the three leaders have visited Kyiv since Russia launched its invasion.
Intense fighting for the strategic city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine has raged for weeks.
The review also found “emerging pressures” in the housing market.
The Ukrainian president said yesterday that the human cost of the battle for the region was “simply terrifying”.
The move comes after the Grand Slams condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The list names BBC director-general Tim Davie and The Times’ editor John Witherow.
Lesia Vasylenko, Alyona Shkrum, Rostyslav Tistyk and Dmytro Natalukha addressed the Seanad this afternoon.
Severodonetsk and Lysychansk have been targeted for weeks as the last areas still under Ukrainian control in the eastern Lugansk region.
Amnesty said it had uncovered proof in Kharkiv of the repeated use by Russian forces of cluster bombs and scatterable land mines.
The US fast-food giant left Russia earlier this year in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Three foreigners captured fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death by pro-Russian rebels yesterday.
The port city has been subject to a blockade by Russia, with grain waiting to be exported amid mounting fears of global food shortages.
The men were accused of being “mercenaries” after fighting with Ukrainian troops.
Russian troops have refocused their offensive on the Donbas region, comprising Lugansk and Donetsk.
Mark Mellett, the former Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, launched a stinging attack on Irish defence capacity.
The strategic city has become the focus of Russia’s offensive as it seeks to seize an eastern swathe of Ukraine.
Coveney will meet the the Foreign Affairs minister of Sweden and Finland while also meeting the Defence minister in Helsinki.
Major General Meelis Kiili, spoke to The Journal about Neutrality, NATO and his country’s plan to fight Russia.
Bulgaria, Macedonia and Montenegro refused a request for Sergei Lavrov’s plane to pass through their airspaces.
At least 11 civilians were reported killed in the Lugansk region where Severodonetsk is located.
Crews sometimes arrive at a location only to be forced to retreat because of the fighting.
The sombre milestone came as Kyiv announced Moscow was now in control of a fifth of Ukrainian territory.
The Ukrainian president said Russia has captured territory that was ‘much greater’ than the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg combined.
Gas Networks Ireland said restrictions on the importation of Russian gas to the EU will not significantly impact on gas supply to Ireland.
JUNE HAS BEEN a bit of a mixed bag, weather wise, to say the least.
We’ve had actual summer days with temperatures hitting over 20 degrees and then we have days like today – lashings of rain and a bit of a nip in the air.
This morning, we want to know: Have you stuck the heating on this June?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Minister of State Peter Burke says he’s hoping to make real change for women in public life.
Mostly cloudy and breezy with showers
Max: 19 °C
Min: 10 °C
Variable clouds with a couple of showers
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Variable clouds with a couple of showers
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