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Germany claims that Russian radio mentioned the Bucha massacre

April 8, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

Germany claims to have intercepted radio communications in which Russian forces discussed the massacre of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine. The German magazine Der Spiegel, which broke the story on Thursday, said the country’s foreign intelligence branch, the BND, overheard communications between Russian soldiers discussing shooting civilians. According to The Washington Post, citing an intelligence officer … Read more

Woman puts flowers in the hopes that the Ukraine crisis resolved soon in Kyiv

April 7, 2022 by Shaista Zafar

A woman had high hopes that the Ukraine crisis resolved soon. A video posted on social media from the country’s capital, Kyiv, provides residents with a dismal ray of optimism. There has been no hint of de-escalation in the 43 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. Thousands of women and children have left the war-torn country, … Read more

Meta Platforms temporarily restricts hashtags amid Ukraine-Russia conflict

April 5, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

With the civilians shot in northern Ukraine by the Russian forces, Meta Platforms restricted hashtags for a brief time, company spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed on Monday. With the rising number of deaths in the small town of Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv, there has been an increase in pledges of further sanctions against Moscow. … Read more

Japan FM brings 20 Ukrainians from Poland

April 5, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

Following Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s travel to Poland, twenty Ukrainians arrived in Tokyo on a government jet on Tuesday, as Japan cautiously welcomes those escaping Moscow’s incursion. While it has opened its doors to Ukrainians, it refers to them as “evacuees” rather than refugees. Japan generally takes only a few dozen refugees per year from … Read more

Isolating Russia is completely impossible, says Kremlin

April 3, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

The Kremlin stated on Sunday that it is impossible to entirely isolate Russia while the West continues to impose sanctions on Moscow for its military operation in Ukraine. “There can be no full vacuum or isolation of Russia; it is technologically impossible in today’s globe,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian state television. The world … Read more

Twin Russian brother, 29, died side-by-side

April 2, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

In the latest in a spate of heavy losses for Moscow, twin Russian brothers were slain on the same day while fighting in Ukraine. Sergeants Alexei and Anton Vorobyov, both 29, were killed three weeks after Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine on February 24. The signalmen of the 150th Rifle Division, a World War II-era regiment … Read more

Russia regrouping for ‘powerful strikes’, Zelensky warns

April 1, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia is consolidating and preparing “powerful strikes” in the country’s east and south, including besieged Mariupol, where a new attempt will be made Friday to evacuate civilians from the devastated city. Russia meanwhile threatened to turn off its gas taps to Europe if payments are not made in rubles, … Read more

Ukraine launched a ‘critically vital’ rescue mission

March 31, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

Following a Russian ceasefire announcement, Kiev said Thursday it was sending dozens of buses to evacuate residents from the besieged city of Mariupol, while the worldwide Red Cross said it was ready to lead the “desperately vital” operation. Over a month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s army have repeatedly shelled places like Mariupol, … Read more

Five weeks of war in Ukraine: from invasion to ‘meaningful’ talks

March 31, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

Russia-Ukraine conflict deals blow to economic sentiment in Cyprus

PARIS: Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades. We look back on five weeks of fighting that has killed thousands of civilians, sent four million people fleeing abroad and forced Russia to review its ambitions in the face of fierce Ukrainian resistance. … Read more

Kremlin says nothing ‘promising’ from Russia-Ukraine talks

March 30, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday played down hopes of a breakthrough following peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul a day earlier. “We cannot state that there was anything too promising or any breakthroughs,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “There is a lot of work to be done,” Peskov said. He added that … Read more

Russia has signaled that it has been DEFEATED in its bid to destabilise Kyiv, with the Kremlin stating that it will now focus solely on ‘liberating’ separatists

March 26, 2022 by Muhammad Noman

RUSSIA appeared to admit defeat in its bid to destabilise Kyiv on Friday, when the Kremlin stated that it will now only focus on “liberating” pro-Moscow separatist regions. As the fierce resistance retakes towns up to 21 miles east of Kiev, Moscow signalled that it would scale back its invasion to focus on territory claimed … Read more

The globe was captivated by a picture of a Ukrainian mom

March 25, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

A mum who was photographed gripping her daughter’s hand as they sprinted for their life from Russian shelling revealed the story of their miraculous escape for the first time yesterday. Kateryna Tytova and Tajisia, a five-year-old girl, were photographed and featured on the top page of a British magazine. “Please escape…we can weep later,” Kateryna … Read more

Russia hits Ukraine fuel storage site outside Kyiv

March 25, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

KYIV: A huge plume of black smoke rose from a fuel storage facility in the village of Kalynivka outside Kyiv on Friday, AFP reporters saw, as Russia said it had destroyed the military site with Kalibr cruise missiles. “On the evening of March 24, Kalibr high-precision sea-based cruise missiles attacked a fuel base in the village of … Read more

Ukrainian politician’s wife carried £22 million cash?

March 22, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

According to reports, the attractive wife of a major Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician “carried £22 million in cash through a refugee border crossing into the EU.” According to sources, Hungarian customs discovered the money – in US dollars and euros – in the suitcase of controversial ex-MP Igor Kotvitsky, 52. The alleged cash haul is … Read more

Russian soldiers shot a civilian in Ukarine after he surrenders

March 16, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

Terrifying drone film purports to show Russian soldiers shooting a man as he raises his hands in the air. The disturbing video shows the man coming out of his car and surrendering, but he nearly instantly falls to the ground. The video was obtained by German broadcaster ZDF. The outlet reports that the incident appears to … Read more

Air raid sirens ring out in Kyiv

March 16, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

As shelling was reported in Kyiv, air raid sirens sounded, but there is also optimism after President Volodymyr Zelensky stated peace negotiations with Russia were now looking more “realistic.” In the suburbs of Kyiv, four buildings were allegedly damaged within an hour, and a 35-hour curfew has been enforced following shelling that killed five people. … Read more

A battle rages outside Kyiv as Russian forces advance on the Ukrainian capital, where tank traps are set up in the streets to repel intruders

March 12, 2022 by Muhammad Noman

THE BATTLE BEYOND KYIV rages on as Russian forces close in on the capital, with defiant Ukrainian soldiers erecting tank traps in the streets to repel invaders. As a reported airbase just miles from Kyiv has been hit by missiles, Vladimir Putin’s troops are believed to be only 15 miles away. This morning, the mayor … Read more

Russian forces squeeze Kyiv, surround Mariupol

March 12, 2022 by Muhammad Zubair

KYIV: Russian forces stepped up the pressure on Kyiv on Saturday and pummelled civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities, including hospitals in Mykolaiv and a mosque in Mariupol, the port city already devastated by two weeks of siege. Russian strikes destroyed the airport in the town of Vasylkiv on Saturday morning, about 40 kilometres (25 … Read more

Russia, Ukraine diplomats meet in Turkey

March 10, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

ANTALYA, Turkey – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday were holding talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbour. Turkey has for weeks pushed to play a mediation role in the conflict. But analysts fear there are only the lowest chances of a … Read more

Russia, Ukraine agree day-long evacuation corridors: Ukraine official

March 9, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

KYIV – Russia and Ukraine agreed on Wednesday to a day-long truce centred on a network of evacuation routes to allow people to flee the conflict, according to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Vereshchuk stated that Moscow has agreed to observe the cease-fire from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in six areas that have been … Read more

Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine, Pentagon says

March 8, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

WASHINGTON – Russia is recruiting Syrians and other foreign fighters as it ramps up its assault on Ukraine, the Pentagon said Monday. Moscow entered the Syrian civil war in 2015 on the side of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and the country has been mired in a conflict marked by urban combat for more than a decade. … Read more

IAEA reports second Ukraine nuclear facility damaged

March 8, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

VIENNA – The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a nuclear research facility in Ukraine’s besieged second city Kharkiv, but there was no “radiological consequence”. The Vienna-based UN body said Ukrainian authorities reported an attack took place on Sunday, adding that no increase in radiation levels had … Read more

Five reasons why Ukraine has been able to stall Russian advance

March 8, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

PARIS – Almost two weeks into the Russian invasion of their country, Ukrainian forces have managed to hold up the advance of their foes with resistance that has won plaudits from Western allies. Analysts say their performance against a numerically far superior army has been fuelled by a combination of good preparation, national solidarity and Russian mistakes. … Read more

Clive Myrie, a BBC presenter, sends a message as he flees war-torn Kyiv

March 7, 2022 by Muhammad Noman

Clive Myrie, a BBC presenter from Bolton, has stated that he has fled Kyiv. The 57-year-old journalist bravely remained in Ukraine’s capital until the very end. He is now forced to leave. Mr Myrie shared some thoughts on the devastating Russian invasion on social media. “It had been a long day of driving and queuing … Read more

Rising risks of nuke war

March 6, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

MOSCOW/NEW YORK/LONDON – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused Western politicians of fixating on nuclear war, one week after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine. “It is clear that World War Three can only be nuclear,” Lavrov said in an online interview with Russian and foreign media. “I would like to point out … Read more

Erdogan, Putin to hold a conversation on Sunday: Spokesperson

March 5, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to discuss the Ukraine issue, according to spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, who added that Turkey was ready to assist in resolving the problem. Read More: The evacuation of Mariupol has been put on hold Speaking to reporters in Istanbul, Kalin restated Turkey’s … Read more

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