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Ryan Evans, 38, was a former British soldier who had worked for Reuters since 2022
Ryan Evans, 38, was a former British soldier who had worked for Reuters since 2022 (REUTERS)

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A British security advisor to a team of journalists covering the war in Ukraine has died in a suspected Russian missile strike.

Ryan Evans was killed and two Reuters news agency journalists injured in the strike on Hotel Sapphire in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Saturday night.

The 38-year-old was a former British soldier who had worked for Reuters since 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the hotel was destroyed in a Russian missile strike, calling the act “deliberate”.

In a post on X, he said: “Today in Kramatorsk, the entire day was spent clearing the rubble after a Russian missile strike. Among the injured were journalists – a Reuters film crew, citizens of Ukraine, America, and Britain. A regular city hotel was destroyed by a Russian “Iskander” missile.

“Deliberately. Calculated. Seven people were injured, and one person lost their life. My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones.”

Meanwhile, Ukraine has urged Belarus to withdraw its military forces and equipment from the shared border, cautioning Belarus against making “tragic mistakes” while under Russian influence.

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Ukraine’s military reported that Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv early Monday, but there were no injuries or damage, according to preliminary information.

“Up to 10 drones were destroyed on their approach to the city,” Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration said, on Telegram.

He noted that a full assessment of the attack’s scale would be available later.

Air raid alerts were active across most of central and eastern Ukraine during the incident.

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Falling drone debris damages houses in Russia’s Saratov region, regional governor says

Falling debris from drones that Ukraine launched at Russia’s Saratov region damaged several houses in the cities of Saratov and Engels, according to the region’s governor on Monday.

Roman Busargin said on Telegram that all emergency services were dispatched to the affected areas.

Engels, one of the cities hit, is home to a strategic Russian military bomber base.

Maroosha Muzaffar26 August 2024 05:33

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American citizen among those injured in Russian strike on hotel, US state department confirms

The US State Department confirmed that an American citizen was among those injured in the Russian strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, which also killed British safety adviser Ryan Evans and injured two Reuters journalists.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned the presence of American citizens at the hotel, stating: “My condolences go out to the family and friends. This is a daily Russian terror that continues, because Russia has the ability to continue.”

Ukrainian emergency services conduct a search and rescue operation among the rubble at the site where a hotel was hit by a missile in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, after local authorities said Russia launched several attacks in the Ukrainian region, 24 August 2024
Ukrainian emergency services conduct a search and rescue operation among the rubble at the site where a hotel was hit by a missile in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, after local authorities said Russia launched several attacks in the Ukrainian region, 24 August 2024 (via REUTERS)

The identities of the injured American and other affected individuals have not been disclosed.

Maroosha Muzaffar26 August 2024 05:22

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Kyiv asks Belarus to pull back from border

Ukraine has urged Belarus to withdraw its military forces and equipment from the shared border, cautioning Belarus against making “tragic mistakes” while under Russian influence.

The Ukrainian foreign ministry highlighted the presence of Belarusian special forces and former Wagner mercenaries, along with tanks, artillery, and air defence systems near the border.

The statement from the ministry said Ukraine “has never taken and is not going to take any unfriendly actions against the Belarusian people”. Ukraine emphasised that it has no hostile intentions towards Belarus.

Meanwhile, Belarus said on Monday that it sent aircraft, air defence forces and armour to its border with Ukraine. Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko claimed that Ukraine has stationed over 120,000 troops along the border.

Maroosha Muzaffar26 August 2024 04:49

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Zelensky sends condolences to Ryan Evans’s family

President Volodymyr Zelensky has condoled the death of an ex-British soldier who was killed in a suspected Russian missile strike on a hotel in Ukraine.

Ryan Evans, a safety adviser for the Reuters news agency, was in the Hotel Sapphire in the eastern city of Kramatorsk when it was hit on Saturday night.

In a statement, the agency said it was “devastated” to learn of his death and that two of its journalists were also injured, one seriously.

Mr Evans was part of a six-person team staying at the hotel while covering the war in Ukraine. Mr Zelensky said the hotel was hit by a Russian Iskander missile in a “deliberate” attack.

Reuters safety advisor Ryan Evans takes a selfie while working with a news reporting team near the border with Gaza in Be'eri, southern Israel, 8 February 2024
Reuters safety advisor Ryan Evans takes a selfie while working with a news reporting team near the border with Gaza in Be’eri, southern Israel, 8 February 2024 (REUTERS)

In his evening address on Sunday, he said: “A regular city hotel was destroyed by a Russian Iskander missile. Deliberately. Calculated. Seven people were injured, and one person lost their life. My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones.”

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Russia sends more artillery to troops fighting Ukraine in Kursk

Russia’s defence ministry has said it sent more artillery to the Kursk region where Russian forces are fighting thousands of Ukrainian troops who pierced the Russian border on 6 August.

“Additional missile and artillery weapons have been supplied to the group,” the ministry said in a statement on supplies to troops in the Russian border regions.

Jabed Ahmed26 August 2024 03:00

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The Pope criticises push to ban activities of Russian-affiliated religious organisations in Ukraine

Pope Francis has criticised Ukraine’s move to potentially ban the activities of Russian-affiliated religious organisations amid Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, saying that “churches are not to be touched.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the bill on 24 August which was passed by the parliament a few days earlier.

“I am concerned for the freedom of those who pray because true prayer is always for everyone. One does not commit evil by praying. If someone commits harm against their people, they will be guilty of that, but they cannot have done harm because they prayed,” Pope Francis said following his Sunday Angelus blessing.

“Let those who wish to pray in what they consider their Church be allowed to do so.”

Jabed Ahmed26 August 2024 02:00

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New Ukrainian Palianytsia missile-drone explained

Ukrainian Defense Forces have received a new type of attack weapon named Palianytsia, described as a hybrid of a missile and an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Details about the Palianytsia missile are largely classified.

The drone missile can reach more than 20 Russian military airfields and was developed in one and a half years.

It is launched from a ground-based platform and features a turbojet engine.

Jabed Ahmed26 August 2024 01:00



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