Day: May 10, 2022

Sweden’s defence minister told Swedish radio on Tuesday that joining NATO would boost the Nordic region’s security capabilities by allowing cooperative defence planning within the alliance’s structure. “(If Sweden and Finland join NATO), we would be able to completely complement each other’s capabilities and advantages, as well as conduct operational planning,” said Sweden’s ruling Social … Read more

On Tuesday, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock paid her first visit to Ukraine since the conflict with Russia began. Baerbock’s first stop was at Bucha, a city just outside the capital where Russian forces are said to have massacred hundreds of civilians. She expressed her support for war crimes investigations while she was there. “As … Read more

According to the Azov Battalion, whose members have formed the city’s last pocket of resistance and held out for weeks under intense attacks; Russian forces shelled the Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol on Tuesday. The plant has been hit by bombers, naval gunfire, and tanks in the last day; according to a Telegram statement by … Read more

The United Nations secretary-general has met with Moldova’s president as Russia’s war on neighboring Ukraine has seen tensions rise in a breakaway region of Moldova. A statement issued after the meeting said U.N. chief António Guterres offered President Maia Sandu; “his support for the full respect for Moldova’s independence sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Mysterious explosions … Read more

According to Ukraine’s defence ministry, Russian forces in Ukraine are transporting grain and other agricultural products to Crimea, Russia, and other countries. “A considerable amount of grain taken from Ukraine is on dry cargo ships sailing in the Mediterranean under the Russian flag”; the defence intelligence post claimed on Telegram. “Syria is the most likely … Read more

At a press conference, Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko indicated that civilians may still be hiding in bomb shelters at the Azovstal steel facility in Mariupol; where the city’s final defenders are battling Russian soldiers. “A sustained ceasefire regime is essential to be able to say 100 percent whether the evacuation of civilians has halted”. “The … Read more

At least 7,061 civilians have been killed or injured in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began in late February; according to a UN official speaking at a news conference Tuesday. According to Matilda Bogner, the head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine “real figures are greater and we are striving to corroborate … Read more

Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil; farmers are unable to move their crops as they struggle to make ends meet while contributing to the war effort. Sunflower oil prices are skyrocketing over the world; but Roman Tarasevich is trapped with a mound of sunflower seeds he can’t move. Ukraine is the world’s … Read more