Mayor’s trip to Ukraine cost around $2,000 – Athens County Independent
ATHENS, Ohio — The city of Athens spent a little over $2,000 to send Mayor Steve Patterson to Ukraine in February. Patterson’s 10-day trip cost the city a total of $2,040.96, including $849.50 in airfare; $350.69 for checked baggage; $630.01 for accommodations; $110 for airport/hotel parking; and $100.49 in mileage, according to a record obtained […]
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One Killed, Six Wounded In Strikes On Ukraine’s Kharkiv: Mayor
Russian strikes on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv killed one person and wounded six more, the mayor said Thursday, in the latest aerial bombardment on the war-battered hub. “Another strike hit a private enterprise. According to preliminary information, there is one dead, six wounded, and the whereabouts of three more cannot be established due […]
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Some GOP senators shy away from Trump threat he won’t aid ‘delinquent’ NATO allies • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic senators on Monday distanced themselves from comments Donald Trump made about NATO over the weekend, when the GOP front-runner said the United States might not assist those countries should Russia expand its war in Europe. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina, Trump recalled a conversation he had when he […]
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Aid to Ukraine, Israel overwhelmingly approved by U.S. House in bipartisan vote • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — Military and humanitarian aid could be on its way to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan within weeks after the U.S. House took a series of overwhelmingly bipartisan votes Saturday to approve $95 billion in emergency assistance — and the Senate appeared poised to agree. The approval in a rare weekend session ended months of […]
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Chernigiv Strike Toll Rises To Eight, 18 Wounded: Mayor
The toll from a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Chernigiv has risen to eight dead and 18 wounded, the mayor announced Wednesday. “There are eight dead and 18 injured as a result of the Russian missile strikes on Chernigiv. The search and rescue operation continues,” mayor Oleksandr Lomako said on social media. bur-jbr/jc/imm […]
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At Least Four Dead In Russian Strike On Ukraine’s Chernigiv: Mayor
A Russian strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv has left at least four people killed, the mayor said Wednesday, in a rare strike on the territory bordering Belarus. “This is a very populated area. There has been a direct hit on a civilian infrastructural building. At the moment, there is information confirmed that […]
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Russian Drone Attack Kills Six In Ukraine’s Kharkiv: Mayor
An overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv killed six people and wounded 10 others, the city’s mayor said Saturday. “As of this morning, there are six dead and 10 wounded as a result of the night strike on Shevchenkivskyi district,” Kharkiv mayor Igor Terekhov said in a post on Telegram, referring to […]
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Paris Mayor Says Russian, Belarusian Athletes ‘Not Welcome’ At Olympics
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday Russian and Belarusian athletes “were not welcome” at the Olympics being staged in the French capital this year. “I want to tell Russian and Belarusian athletes that they are not welcome in Paris and to tell Ukrainian athletes and all the Ukrainian people that we support them very […]
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Several blasts heard in central Kyiv, mayor urges residents to take shelter
Several blasts rang out in central Kyiv on Monday, AFP journalists reported, as air raid sirens sounded in the Ukrainian capital and officials urged residents to take shelter. Issued on: 25/03/2024 – 10:39 1 min The explosions sounded at around 10:30am (0830 GMT) after almost a dozen people were wounded in a Russian drone strike […]
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Letters to the Editor — Dallas bond, Hong Kong, group homes, Alzheimer’s, Ukraine | #citycouncil
Delay bond vote Re: “Dallas Botching Bond Package Vote — City wants to borrow the maximum $1.25 billion but so far hasn’t spelled out what it’s for,” Thursday editorial You are correct in calling the planning of the bond program botched. I was skeptical about the late addition of $250 million in unspecified funds to […]
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