Even though the world feels that way about Shevchenko, she doesn’t want to hear any of it. She’s only worried about stepping into the octagon and coming out on top. “My target and my goal are to train hard for every fight to make each fight a good one and to win every one of them,” Shevchenko told Sporting News. “That is what I want from me. I’m not focusing on who is the best in the world....
The clip was shared on the Telegram social media channel of XD Dnipr with the message, “the first air battle recorded on video between Ukrainian and Russian Mavic drones.” “The victory was won by the drone of Serhiy Prytula,” the message said, referring to the Ukrainian politician whose charity helps raise funds for equipment that can be used by Kyiv’s forces, which include communication devices. Prytula tweeted the same video, which as of Thursday afternoon had received more than half a million views....
After Ukraine surprised many experts around the globe by mounting a strong defense against the Russian invasion that began in late February, Zelensky began publicly stating that he wants Crimea to be once again considered part of his country. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not only refuse to relinquish Crimea, but he has said he wants four Ukrainian territories he illegitimately annexed in September to be recognized as part of Russia before he agrees to any potential peace talks....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine would consider neutral status as part of a peace deal. Peace talks are set to resume in Turkey as soon as Tuesday. President Joe Biden said Monday he’s not walking back nor apologizing for his comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” saying he was expressing his “moral outrage. " Russian forces have stepped up attacks near Kyiv. Ukraine says it won’t open up humanitarian corridors from besieged cities on Monday over fears of Russian forces will attack fleeing citizens....
Kuleba summarized a recent phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a Tweet Friday. The reported conversation between the top diplomats reflects Iran’s balancing act, which is drawing closer to Moscow while calling for an end to hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. According to Kuleba, Amir-Abdollahian expressed condolences for the victims of the Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, which killed at least 21 civilians, including three children....
With Moscow’s invasion seemingly fatally bogged down in the muddy battlefields of eastern and southern Ukraine, the Kremlin has turned to a campaign of ranged attacks on critical Ukrainian infrastructure, which critics say amount to war crimes but Moscow claims to be legitimate military action. In response, Ukrainian authorities are desperately looking to plug the gaps in the mauled energy network and keep vital Ukrainian facilities and services running....
Ukraine has touted large numbers of Russian losses throughout the eight-month conflict, though Russia has not publicly confirmed the claims. “This morning, the [Ukrainian] Air Force successfully shot down 44 Russian cruise missiles,” the ministry tweeted. “All this before their first cup of coffee.” Russia allegedly launched 50 missiles toward “critical infrastructure facilities” in Ukraine at about 7 a.m. local time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote in a Facebook post....
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, said in a post on Facebook that at least six Russian planes, two helicopters and dozens of armored vehicles were destroyed. “Ukraine’s defense forces are holding back the Russian aggressor’s offensive,” he wrote. He said the “enemy was stopped” in Chernihiv in Northern Ukraine, while “heavy” fighting continues in the direction of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. He said Ukrainian troops destroyed four Russian tanks there....
The Newsweek timelapse map shows how Ukrainian soldiers, who have recently regained regions east of Kharkiv, are continuing to push east into the Luhansk Oblast, which is under Russian control. Still on the eastern front, further south, Ukrainian forces are putting pressure on Russian troops as they continue to engage in fighting west of the Donetsk Oblast. The map also shows that in south Ukraine, in the Kherson region, Ukrainian forces are continuing their push into the Kherson Oblast....
Hromov said during an online briefing Thursday that the Russian conscripts included in this “main activity” will probably work to contain Ukraine’s actions in some areas of the war front, as well as “evenly strengthen other areas of the front.” He did not specify exactly where on the front lines Ukraine expects to see these Russian reinforcements within the next approximately two weeks. Newsweek was not able to independently verify Hromov’s report and reached out to Russia’s Defense Ministry for confirmation and comment....
“The only thing that needs to be [taken into account] is that this is a modern strike drone,” Yuriy Ignat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said on Ukraine internet station Espreso TV, according to The Guardian. “But we do not know the quality of its production because Iran [made it] from contraband parts because the country is under sanctions. “Let’s hope that [the drones] are not too well made and our anti-aircraft guns will shoot them down like all other enemy [drones]....
The Ukrainians are scheduled to face the United States in a friendly on Wednesday in Cyprus, a match moved from Kharkiv to Larnaca for security reasons. "The national team is a symbol of unity because players come from all over Ukraine," said its captain Anatoliy Tymoshchuk on a wind-swept practice pitch behind the team's hotel in the coastal resort of Ayia Napa. "We're all one big family, we're all united....
Telugu Yoddhas and Chennai Quick Guns will join them in the playoffs. Unfortunately, the Mumbai Khiladis and the Rajasthan Warriors will finish as the bottom two teams in the Ultimate Kho Kho 2022 points table. Two matches took place earlier tonight (August 29) at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. The opening match of the night saw the Chennai Quick Guns beat the Mumbai Khiladis in a crucial game....
In fact, the school’s athletics department Twitter account only had roughly 6,000 followers when the night began. The Retrievers were on an unstoppable roll during the game, and @UMBCAthletics was on fire, too. As time went on and the idea of the first No. 16 seed to conquer a No. 1 went from dream to reality, UMBC took aim at those who picked against them (pretty much everyone outside of Maryland’s governor), especially Seth Davis, who called the game in Virginia’s favor barely after tip off....
Had the Mayflower carried a bunch of sensitive snowflakes expecting safe spaces, its passengers would never have taken root in the new world. In fact, Americans have always ventured into spaces that were not safe, because out there—out West, and even out in space—lay exciting new possibilities. In fact, it was always the frontier that, as historian Frederick Jackson Turner argued, defined the difference between the old world and the new....
A video that went wild on social media showed Mike Perry assaulting a group of people and getting into a very violent confrontation. The video also shows that Mike Perry was very angry during the entire confrontation. A police report also detailed that the number of people Mike Perry hit was almost 3. Mike Perry won’t be offered UFC Fights till he doesn’t get professsional treatment Now the UFC has released a statement to MMA Fighting where they have not only condemned Mike Perry’s actions but have also claimed that the company won’t work with Platinum till he doesn’t go through required professional treatment....
The late offense, the most significant shots of the bout, paved the way for Blachowicz to eke out an ultra-close split-decision victory in the low-action main event of UFC Sao Paulo at the Ginasio do Ibirapuera. Two judges scored it 48-47 in favor of the Polish fighter and the other judge had it 48-47 for Souza. Blachowicz called out UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones following the victory. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...
Prior to the fight, he had an interview with Ariel Helwani, where he opened up about becoming a Billionaire before the age of 35. He said that it would be in a matter of 3.5 years and by the time he was older, he agreed and said that was something he saw for himself. When Ariel Helwani asked if he was looking at the lists of the highest-earning athletes, he revealed that he had most definitely been looking at them and that he was coming for those who were higher than him....
The lightweight division will be on full display at UFC Vegas 49, as Islam Makhachev and Bobby Green will fight to become a potential contender for the UFC lightweight title. On Feb. 26 inside the UFC’s APEX Center, there will be more lightweights fighting for brand supremacy. Sporting News, with the help of Sports Interaction, takes a closer look at an important matchup within the division in Arman Tsarukyan vs....
