Putin says farmers among Russians drafted for war, signals low crop production
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin says farmers among Russians drafted for war, signals low crop production

Live Mint  

A week ago Russia declared a “partial mobilization" calling up 300,000 reservists in a major escalation of its flagging invasion of Ukraine which triggered alarm and demonstrations. Today, President Vladimir Putin told that farmers are among the Russians being drafted into the military signalling potential further risks for the 2023 crop. As part of what Moscow refers to as its special military operation in Ukraine, Russia announced its first public mobilisation since World War Two on Wednesday. Finland is closely monitoring the situation in its neighbour after President Vladimir Putin's order of military mobilisation for the war in Ukraine, Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen said on Wednesday.

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Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 29, 2024 13:55 IST - 6 MINS READ A surreal atmosphere currently loiters over Europe: a strange disconnect between festive preparations and the content of TV news bulletins and posts on social media. The day after Biden’s pronouncement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, eager to burnish Britain’s reputation as the US’ most stalwart ally, declared he would …

Vladimir Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks ‘global nuclear war’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks ‘global nuclear war’

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Putin noted that while accusing Russia of plans to attack NATO allies in Europe, Western allies were “selecting targets for striking our …

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Putin noted that while accusing Russia of plans to attack NATO allies in Europe, Western allies were “selecting targets for …

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises food safety concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises food safety concerns

The Hindu  

Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. Russian intentions If the deal isn’t extended, “the countries that had relied on Ukraine for their imports …

Putin: Ukraine losses ‘catastrophic’; Russia eyes ‘sanitary zone’
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin: Ukraine losses ‘catastrophic’; Russia eyes ‘sanitary zone’

Al Jazeera  

Russian leader says no need for new round of mobilisation – for now – claims Ukraine has suffered ‘catastrophic’ losses in its counteroffensive. Referring to Ukrainian incursions and shelling of Russia’s Belgorod and other border regions, Putin said his military would take moves to stop such attacks, and if Kyiv persists, “We will have to consider creating a sanitary zone …

Moscow ‘deliberately’ repopulating Ukraine with Russians? Vladimir Putin's plan
1 year, 7 months ago

Moscow ‘deliberately’ repopulating Ukraine with Russians? Vladimir Putin's plan

Hindustan Times  

Russia continues a "deliberate depopulation campaign" in occupied areas of Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War reported. The American thinktank noted Ukraine's deputy defence minister Hanna Malyar said that Russia was "trying to change the ethnic composition of Ukraine" by conducting a large-scale resettlement. "Russia may hope to import Russians to fill depopulated areas of Ukraine in order …

A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide
1 year, 10 months ago

A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says a renewed Russian offensive is under way following 12 months of bloodshed. Looking ahead, there are fears of a wider conflict possibly involving nuclear warheads as relations between Russia and Ukraine’s allies in the West, which have worsened from lows as the war has raged, sink further. That’s the year Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula and Moscow-backed separatists …

Putin says Ukraine fight is taking longer than expected
2 years ago

Putin says Ukraine fight is taking longer than expected

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Wednesday that the war he calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected but said it has succeeded in seizing new territory and added that his country’s nuclear weapons are deterring escalation of the conflict. Despite its length, he showed no signs of letting up, vowing to “consistently fight for our …

Putin will 'use winter as a weapon' to spark a wave of Ukrainian refugees, NATO warns
2 years ago

Putin will 'use winter as a weapon' to spark a wave of Ukrainian refugees, NATO warns

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin is using winter as a weapon against Ukraine because his army cannot beat Kyiv's forces on the battlefield, the head of NATO has said. Ukrainian civilians carry supplies past a destroyed apartment building in the city of Lyman, in the east of the country, after it was liberated from Russian control Citizens cook their meals outside over the …

Russia completes partial mobilisation of citizens for Ukraine war
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia completes partial mobilisation of citizens for Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

President Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s first mobilisation since World War II in September, but the process was chaotic. Russia’s defence ministry says the partial military mobilisation that was announced in September after a series of battleground defeats in Ukraine has been completed. President Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s first large-scale mobilisation since World War II on September 21, one of a …

Russia scrambles to increase weapons production for Ukraine war
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia scrambles to increase weapons production for Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

Putin has chaired a new committee focused on speeding up the production and delivery of weapons to Russian forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing military production delays and mounting battlefield losses, has urged his government to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and supplies to feed his troops in Ukraine, where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has put Russia’s forces …

Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war
2 years, 1 month ago

Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing military production delays and mounting losses, urged his government Tuesday to cut through bureaucracy to crank out enough weapons and supplies to feed the war in Ukraine, where a Western-armed Ukrainian counteroffensive has set back Russia’s forces. The Institute for the Study of War, in Washington, added that “the slower tempo of …

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War
2 years, 1 month ago

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday chaired a new committee tasked with boosting the delivery of weapons and supplies for his country’s troops in Ukraine. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: - ‘They took my big love’: Ukraine woman searches for answers - German president visits Kyiv as West mulls rebuilding plan - EU energy ministers seek way forward for more …

Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war

LA Times  

Residents of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, line up Tuesday at a school to receive a daily ration of bread. On Tuesday, he chaired a new committee designed to accelerate the production and delivery of weapons and supplies for Russian troops, stressing the need to “gain higher tempo in all areas.” Russian news reports have acknowledged that many of those called up under …

Ukraine Russia War | Vladimir Putin's path: From pledges of stability to nuclear threats
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine Russia War | Vladimir Putin's path: From pledges of stability to nuclear threats

India TV News  

Highlights Putin has repeatedly signalled that he could resort to nuclear weapons to protect the Russian gains The military is struggling to provide supplies for new recruits Insiders who have closely studied Putin's thinking say he still believes he can emerge as a winner Russia-Ukraine War: As he turns 70, Russian President Vladimir Putin finds himself in the eye of …

Thousands of mobilised Russians sent home, deemed unfit for duty
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of mobilised Russians sent home, deemed unfit for duty

Al Jazeera  

The latest troop setback follows Ukraine’s recapture of Lyman in Donetsk, a move which Kyiv says sets the stage for further gains. Thousands of Russians mobilised for military service in Ukraine have been sent home after being deemed unfit for duty, the latest setback to President Vladimir Putin’s conscription of 300,000 servicemen. The announcement, which brings the annexed territories under …

Russians clash with police against military mobilisation drive for Ukraine war | WATCH
2 years, 2 months ago

Russians clash with police against military mobilisation drive for Ukraine war | WATCH

India Today  

Russians continued to protest against President Vladimir Putin's decree where he ordered a 'partial' military mobilisation to aid the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. Mass #protests against the military mobilisation in #Dagestan, south #Russia: the police opened fire in the air. The risk of getting sent to Ukraine is much higher there, and the anger is too pic.twitter.com/nICmtT4lOJ — Alec Luhn …

Russia's drafting exemptions from Putin's mobilisation call-up as men flee
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia's drafting exemptions from Putin's mobilisation call-up as men flee

Hindustan Times  

Russia's defence ministry revealed a host of occupations that will be exempted from President Vladimir Putin's conscription call up which is aimed at boosting the country's war effort in Ukraine. Russia-Ukraine War: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation. Vladimir Putin's call for partial mobilisation of its 2 million-strong military reserves “to defend the motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity” …

Russia announces exemptions from Ukraine war mobilisation
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia announces exemptions from Ukraine war mobilisation

Al Jazeera  

IT workers, bankers and journalists are among the professionals to be excluded from the draft, says the defence ministry. Russia has said it is exempting some bankers, IT workers and journalists from being drafted into the army to serve in Ukraine under the “partial mobilisation” announced by President Vladimir Putin, as men fled in droves across the border to avoid …

Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation for Ukraine, threatens enemies
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation for Ukraine, threatens enemies

Deccan Chronicle  

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ground on the battlefield. Putin accused the West in engaging in “nuclear blackmail” and noted “statements of some high-ranking representatives of the leading NATO states about the possibility of using nuclear weapons of mass destruction …

Putin announces partial mobilisation in Russia, warns West: ‘have weapons…'
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin announces partial mobilisation in Russia, warns West: ‘have weapons…'

Hindustan Times  

In a rare address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the decree on partial mobilisation of its 2 million-strong military reserves has been signed as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months. The move was necessitated, Putin said, as it was incumbent for Russia to take urgent decision to protect people in the “liberated lands”. Putin’s …

World reacts to Putin’s partial mobilisation plans in Ukraine war
2 years, 3 months ago

World reacts to Putin’s partial mobilisation plans in Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says Moscow’s move is ‘predictable’ as it is failing to achieve its objectives in the seven-month-old war. Zelenskyy was speaking to Germany’s BILD TV in an interview published hours after the Russian president announced a partial mobilisation and warned that Moscow would respond to what he called the West’s “nuclear blackmail”. “No amount of threats and propaganda can hide …

‘Thrown into the meat grinder’: Russians react to mobilisation
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Thrown into the meat grinder’: Russians react to mobilisation

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a new phase of the war in Ukraine: a partial mobilisation of the population. The new rules are applicable during mobilisation, wartime and martial law – so far, the government has been reluctant to refer to the invasion of Ukraine as a war, using the term “special military operation” instead. “It’s either …

Explained: What are Vladimir Putin's next options after Ukraine's successful counteroffensives?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: What are Vladimir Putin's next options after Ukraine's successful counteroffensives?

Firstpost  

One of the options open for Vladimir Putin is to escalate the war and send a message to both the West and Ukraine that he means business. Ukraine’s armed forces have launched two stunningly successful counteroffensives around Kharkiv in the nation’s east, and in the south near the Russian-occupied city of Kherson. Realising Russia’s war aims — including regime change …

Ukraine latest updates: Putin says war not started in ‘earnest’
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Putin says war not started in ‘earnest’

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from July 7: In an address to Russian legislators, President Putin says the prospects for peace negotiations will diminish the longer the war drags on. The think-tank based in Washington suggested that Moscow may be taking an “operational pause” that does not entail “the complete cessation of active hostilities.” 7 Jul 2022 - 09:19 GMT Russian defence ministry …

Russia and Ukraine’s war over grain
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia and Ukraine’s war over grain

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s grain, 10% of the global supply, is stopped at Ukraine’s ports. The EU’s chief of foreign affairs is calling it a war crime by Russia but Russia says Ukraine is to blame. In this episode: Dr. Oleg Nivievskyi, vice-president for economics education at Kyiv School of Economics, vice-president for economics education at Kyiv School of Economics Tamara Demuria, chief …

Ukraine President meets with EU leaders to discuss weapons, reconstruction after war with Russia
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine President meets with EU leaders to discuss weapons, reconstruction after war with Russia

ABC  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia's invasion amounts to aggression against all Europe, and the more weapons Ukraine receives from the West, the faster it will be able to liberate its occupied land. Key points: Ukraine is expecting to receive modern rocket artillery and missile defence systems from EU countries Officials say dozens of ghost villages had been created near …

Russia-Ukraine latest: UN says war impact on world ‘severe’
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest: UN says war impact on world ‘severe’

Al Jazeera  

Latest updates June 8, 2022: War in Ukraine’s effect on food, energy, finance is ‘systemic, severe, and speeding up’, UN chief Antonio Guterres says. 8 Jun 2022 - 14:40 GMT Kyiv says ‘Russian aggression’, not sanctions, fuelling grain crisis Ukraine’s foreign minister says Russia’s invasion is responsible for a global grain crisis and dismissed Moscow’s claims that Western sanctions on …

Putin ready to facilitate export of grains from Ukraine: Kremlin
2 years, 6 months ago

Putin ready to facilitate export of grains from Ukraine: Kremlin

Al Jazeera  

In a call with Erdogan, Russian president says Moscow ready to export fertilisers and food if sanctions are lifted. Russia and Ukraine together account for 29 percent of global wheat exports, mainly via the Black Sea, and for 80 percent of global exports of sunflower oil. In a call with Erdogan on Monday, Putin said that global food shortages were …

UN chief `hopeful’ of Ukraine grain deal to help food crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

UN chief `hopeful’ of Ukraine grain deal to help food crisis

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — With global hunger levels at a new high, the United Nations chief said Wednesday he is in “intense contacts” with Russia and other key countries and is “hopeful” of an agreement to allow the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensure Russian food and fertilizer have unrestricted access to global markets. “There is no effective …

Vladimir Putin 'weaponising' world's food supplies
2 years, 7 months ago

Vladimir Putin 'weaponising' world's food supplies

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin is “weaponising” global food supplies by stealing grain and destroying agricultural equipment as part of his war in Ukraine, Western officials have said. Officials fear Russia has embarked on a “deliberate policy” of disrupting food supplies, sparking a global crisis and raising the prospect of starvation in developing countries. Vladimir Putin's army has destroyed silos and other food …

In Ukraine's wheat fields, farmers have formed a quiet resistance against Vladimir Putin's occupation
2 years, 7 months ago

In Ukraine's wheat fields, farmers have formed a quiet resistance against Vladimir Putin's occupation

ABC  

The horrific images of the war in Ukraine leave little room for amusement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned his country risks losing "millions of tonnes" of grain unless the blockade is lifted. Anatoliy Hasenko says Ukraine is very important for the world's food supply. "This part of Ukraine has rich black earth, it's very fertile," he says. "Now they …

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | May 3, 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | May 3, 2022

The Hindu  

A senior U.S. official says the United States believed Russia is planning this month to annex large portions of eastern Ukraine and recognise the southern city of Kherson as an independent republic. Asked about reports in Ukrainian media that the plant was being stormed, Sviatoslav Palamar said: “It is true.” Earlier Tuesday, Mariupol patrol police chief Mykhailo Vershinin was quoted …

Russia declares new phase of war on Ukraine: What to expect?
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia declares new phase of war on Ukraine: What to expect?

Al Jazeera  

Having failed to capture Kyiv and other significant areas, Russia is focused on attacking eastern towns and cities. On Tuesday, attacks were reported across Ukraine’s eastern front line, as Russian officials spoke about “liberating” two breakaway statelets supported by Russia in the Donbas – the self-described “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk. “No matter how un-objectively they accessed the situation …

'Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons': Ukrainian Prez Zelensky Warns All Countries to be Prepared
2 years, 8 months ago

'Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons': Ukrainian Prez Zelensky Warns All Countries to be Prepared

News 18  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned that “all of the countries of the world” should be prepared for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. Zelensky told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview that Putin could turn to either nuclear or chemical weapons because he does not value …

Ukraine-Russia war updates: Aid groups under siege alongside civilians
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war updates: Aid groups under siege alongside civilians

ABC  

Food price rises caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine are increasing the risk of malnutrition for millions of children in the Middle East and North Africa, the UN children’s agency warns. Since then, intense fighting in different parts of the country has disrupted food exports, and Western countries have imposed crippling economic sanctions on Russian institutions. Ukraine and Russia …

Ukraine’s other fight: Growing food for itself and the world
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine’s other fight: Growing food for itself and the world

Associated Press  

HORDYNIA, Ukraine — Planting season has arrived in Ukraine. “We do not know what harvest we will have and whether we’ll be able to export.” An airport not far from the Pavlovych home was bombed in the early days of the war, sending unexploded ordnance into nearby fields now planted with warning signs instead of corn. “Winter wheat is the …

Russia-Ukraine War Updates: NATO Chief Says Putin Made 'Big Mistake' Invading Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War Updates: NATO Chief Says Putin Made 'Big Mistake' Invading Ukraine

News 18  

It’s been a month since Russia’s invasion against Ukraine that has so far seen hundreds of civilians have been killed, hundreds more being injured and over lakhs of Ukrainians fleeing the country since being invaded by its neighbour on February 24 with the goal of thwarting its pro-Western course. NATO chief says Putin made ‘big mistake’ invading Ukraine NATO chief …

Russian military slog in Ukraine a ‘dreadful mess’ for Putin
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian military slog in Ukraine a ‘dreadful mess’ for Putin

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The signs are abundant of how Ukraine frustrated Vladimir Putin’s hopes for a swift victory and how Russia’s military proved far from ready for the fight. Ukraine’s president said Russia is trying to starve Ukraine’s cities into submission and that Putin is deliberately creating “a humanitarian catastrophe.” “His instinct will be always to double down because he’s got …

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin greenlights letting volunteers fight
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin greenlights letting volunteers fight

Al Jazeera  

Russia says more than 16,000 people, mostly from the Middle East, have appealed to join the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed allowing volunteers, including from abroad, to help pro-Moscow separatists fighting in Ukraine’s Donbas region, more than two weeks after he sent thousands of Russian troops into the neighbouring country. “As to the delivery of arms, especially Western-made …

Ukraine-Russia war poses new threat to global food security
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war poses new threat to global food security

Al Jazeera  

Russia and Ukraine combine for nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley exports. The crisis in Ukraine and Russia, one of the world’s main sources of grain, fertilisers and energy, presents new challenges in securing food supplies on top of a prolonged pandemic, a United Nations official said Thursday. “We weren’t going well even before the pandemic, the …

Russia-Ukraine war military dispatch: March 9, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war military dispatch: March 9, 2022

Al Jazeera  

Despite agreements reached between Moscow and Kyiv on the evacuation of civilians after two failed attempts, the situation in Ukraine remains very tense. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is due to meet on Thursday his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Turkey, but the military movements show that the threat of further escalation is far from over. It is possible that …

Putin Says Ukraine And Russia Are 'One People', Military Advance 'Going To Plan'
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin Says Ukraine And Russia Are 'One People', Military Advance 'Going To Plan'

ABP News  

New Delhi: Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Ukrainians and Russians are "one people" but that Ukrainians are "threatened and brainwashed", as quoted by the news agency AFP. #BREAKING Vladimir Putin says Ukraine and Russia are 'one people' pic.twitter.com/ymXstK7tZu — AFP News Agency March 3, 2022 "I want to say that the special military operation is going strictly according …

Ukraine war: Russia tells civilians to evacuate Kyiv before airstrikes
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine war: Russia tells civilians to evacuate Kyiv before airstrikes

Daily Mail  

New blasts rocked Kyiv tonight after Russia was slammed as 'barbaric' for bombing a TV tower near the Babyn Yar holocaust memorial in Kyiv on the site of one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Holocaust. Ukraine's state emergency services more people could be buried in the rubble Pictured: Ukrainian emergency services search through the rubble after …

Horrific reality of Putin's Ukraine invasion in a single photo
2 years, 9 months ago

Horrific reality of Putin's Ukraine invasion in a single photo

Daily Mail  

Putin's disgraceful war waged on the people of Ukraine is laid bare today in heart-wrenching pictures capturing the death of an innocent six-year-old dubbed the girl in the pink unicorn pyjamas - one of 16 children now killed in the conflict. Ukraine war: The latest Ukraine's MoD says Russia has lost 5,300 soldiers, 29 planes, 29 helicopters and 151 tanks …

Russia-Ukraine crisis | from blurry signs of peace to a full fledged war
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis | from blurry signs of peace to a full fledged war

The Hindu  

This article forms a part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. Last week this time, peace seemed an imminent possibility in the Russia-Ukraine crisis, with Russia signalling it would pull back troops mobilised along the two countries’ shared border. The Russia-Ukraine crisis is broadly being seen through the lens of Mr. Putin’s aggressive …

Ukraine updates: Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine updates: Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert in response to what he called "aggressive statements" by leading NATO powers. Putin's step is "potentially putting in play forces that, if there's a miscalculation, could make things much, much more dangerous," said a senior U.S. …

Moment Sky News crew race for cover as they come under mortar fire in eastern Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Moment Sky News crew race for cover as they come under mortar fire in eastern Ukraine

Daily Mail  

A British news crew covering the Russian war in Ukraine were forced to run for their lives during shelling in the south-east of the country. In other developments: Russia said it is not willing to negotiate with Ukraine's government until military operation is over; Came after Zelensky called for talks to end fighting; Ukraine says Russia has bombed 33 civilian …

Russia-Ukraine: What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine: What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that opened with air and missile strikes on Ukrainian military facilities before troops and tanks rolled across the borders from the north, east and south. The U.S. said Russia had nearly 200,000 troops arrayed near Ukraine’s borders before the invasion began. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called Russia’s attack “a …

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