Irregular crossings through migrants into the EU inside the early a part of this yr spiked to their highest stage in view that 2016, the bloc’s border safety corporation Frontex stated on Tuesday. And the quantity of tried crossings throughout the Channel, from the EU to Britain, almost tripled for the reason that same length … Read more
Mila Turchyn enters a McDonald’s near the Polish-Ukrainian border. She worries. No one she meets can be trusted. He smuggles. An Ukrainian stranded in Russia, Turchyn found him via a messaging app. So they agreed to drive Turchyn’s mother and sister from Moscow to Przemysl. It’s more than most war refugees can afford. If it … Read more
More than 4.9 million Ukrainians have fled their united states following the Russian invasion, the UN said Monday because it warned of the risks of girls and child refugees being exploited. UNHCR, the United Nations’ refugee corporation, stated four,934,415 Ukrainians had left U.S .A. Due to the fact Russia invaded on February 24 — a determine … Read more
Inside a crowded warehouse in war-torn Ukraine, 35-year-old volunteer Roman Kolobochok said he was there to find a sniper scope for a comrade on the frontlines. His friend had sent him a link to a website where he could get the telescopic lens he needed, and he was in the process of placing an order … Read more
According to his relatives, a British soldier fighting with the Ukrainians has been seized and beaten by pro-Russian troops. Aiden Aslin, who is from Newark in Nottinghamshire and has been fighting in the besieged city of Mariupol, was forced to surrender alongside his companions earlier this week when they ran out of food and ammunition. … Read more
NICOSIA: Syrians are mobilising to aid Ukrainians, sharing hard-won skills gained through years of conflict with Russian forces, such as surviving shelling, assisting refugees, and responding to chemical assaults. Both Ukrainians and Syrians are seeking accountability for the atrocities perpetrated by Russian soldiers in their nations, and they sense the formation of an unbreakable relationship … Read more
As a Ukrainian soldier enters, the startling ear-piercing beep of a radiation meter fills the room. At the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, here is where Russian soldiers lived, radiation levels are now higher than normal. The source of the radioactive substance in the room isn’t apparent, but Ukrainian officials claim it’s caused by microscopic particles … Read more
Obukhovychi and Termakhivka, two tiny settlements near the Chernobyl exclusion zone, spoke of their experiences under the Russian occupation. Despite the tragic events in Bucha and Western leaders’ condemnation of Vladimir Putin for war crimes, Moscow has continued to launch heavy attacks on Ukraine, and evidence of additional crimes against civilians has emerged. A guy … Read more
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
As Putin’s forces continue to suffer huge losses, Ukrainians have posted photos of a burning Russian fighter jet blasted out of the sky in the Kharkiv region. Photos from the scene of a Russian Su-35 fighter jet alleged to have been shot down by Ukrainian forces. The Su-35, a high-tech fighter plane costing over £30 … Read more
UKRAINIAN forces have claimed to have downed another Russian fighter jet with the remnants seen burning in a field. The SU-35, which costs £38million, was brought down near the city of Izyum, in the Kharkiv region, according to local news outlet Nexta. According to MP Anton Gerashchenko, the pilot ejected and was apprehended as he … Read more
GENEVA: More than four million Ukrainians have fled the country within five weeks to escape Russia’s “senseless war”, the United Nations said Wednesday. The speed and scale of the exodus is unprecedented in Europe since World War II and has seen a wave of empathy extended to the women, children and elderly men who have made it … Read more
Russia claims to be close to reaching a peace agreement that will see Ukraine become a neutral nation, according to its foreign minister. Vladimir Putin’s apparent desire to find a way out of the war he launched comes as his forces have been pummelling by gallant Ukrainian resistance and may succumb in 10 days. When … Read more
HORRIBLE images show bloodied Ukrainians being dragged from a burning apartment building in Kyiv. The Ukrainian capital has been shelled by Vladimir Putin’s forces ahead of a much-anticipated assault. Putin’s troops are closing in on the city, believed to be just 15 miles away, as terrified Ukrainians flee their homes. Fighting has continued on the … Read more
A FEARLESS ELDERLY Ukranian couple confronted a swarm of gun-toting Russian soldiers who barged onto their property. CCTV footage shows the couple approaching Vladimir Putin’s troops in their front yard and arguing with them before kicking them out. The Russians, dressed in full combat gear, can be seen barging their way through the locked gate … Read more
THE HAGUE – More than 106 million euros have been collected in the Netherlands to help victims of the war in Ukraine, a collective of aid groups said Monday. “The counter showed 106.2 million euros at the end of this national day of action,” said a statement on a website for 11 humanitarian groups involved … Read more
NOF HAGALIL, Israel – In a parking lot under his municipality office in northern Israel, Nof Hagalil mayor Ronen Plot juggled phone calls as volunteers unloaded blankets and clothes donated for refugees fleeing war in Ukraine. “Nof Hagalil is built on immigration,” said Plot, 67, who arrived in Israel nearly 50 years ago from Moldova. … 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
The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, and his eldest son, Prince William, are the latest royals to make ‘generous’ donations to aid people affected by the conflict in Ukraine. The Disasters Emergency Committee has issued an urgent appeal to assist those fleeing Russia’s invasion. The UK government will match public donations to this … Read more
As they accepted the NAACP award on Saturday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle paid a heartfelt tribute to the people of Ukraine. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex received the President’s Award at the NAACP Image Awards for their outstanding achievements and public service. When Prince Harry accepted the award, he said, “‘We would like … Read more
LIMASSOL, Cyprus – Ukrainians living alongside fellow expats from “brother” Russia in the Mediterranean seaside town of Limassol in Cyprus looked on in horror Thursday at the Russian assault on their homeland. “This is the worst-case scenario we could have imagined. They are bombing all regions of Ukraine, attacking all our airports and bases,” said … Read more
BRUSSELS – Poland is “quite well prepared to welcome a lot of Ukrainians” fleeing a Russian offensive in their country, the EU’s home affairs commissioner said after talks on Tuesday with Poland’s deputy interior minister. EU commissioner Ylva Johansson spoke in Warsaw with Poland’s Bartosz Grodecki on his country’s plans and preparations to handle various scenarios that … Read more
