The Russian military threatens on Wednesday, to attack Ukraine’s ‘decision-making centers,’ in retaliation to previously attempted attacks of sabotage, by Ukraine. The strike will target the capital. Russian Ministry of Defense stated, “We see attempts of sabotage and strikes by Ukrainian troops on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation.” Major General Igor Konashenkov … Read more
According to Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, Rome has expelled 30 Russian diplomats as part of a coordinated European response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We have dismissed 30 Russian diplomats for concerns of national security,” Di Miao told Italy’s Rai television in Berlin, according to information verified by the ministry in Rome. Di … Read more
Human Rights Watch has urged Ukrainian authorities to investigate alleged war crimes following the release of video evidence showing its forces shooting Russian military detainees in the legs. The video, which went viral on March 27, depicts three guys in fatigues with their wrists tied behind their backs being tossed to the ground by armed … Read more
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
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
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
A funny video of a Ukrainian farmer purportedly dragging away a Russian military tank is providing a good distraction from the grim news of rising hostilities between the Ukrainian and Russian armies. A tractor is seen pulling away what looks to be a Russian MTLV (multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured tracked vehicle). A bystander can … Read more
According to Ukrainian officials, Russian forces have taken control of the Chernobyl power facility in northern Ukraine, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, and are keeping personnel prisoner. According to Yevgeniya Kuznetsova, a spokesman for Ukraine’s State Agency for Exclusion Zone Management, troops overran the factory on the first day of Russia’s multi-pronged … Read more
The Russian military on Wednesday ablaze warning shots and dropped bombs on a British warship’s path to hunt it out of waters which Moscow has entitled in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimea peninsula. Whereas Britain has rejected Russia’s account of this incident, saying it supposed any shots fired were a pre-announced … Read more
