A volunteer Ukrainian warrior was abused by cruel Russian soldiers who chained him up and destroyed his face, gouging out his eyes and cutting off his tongue. The guy, a member of the Bucha civilian self-defense squad, was discovered dead in an abandoned building after being tortured and executed by Vladimir Putin’s soldiers. He still … Read more
Moscow: More than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers surrendered in Mariupol, a major port city in eastern Ukraine that has been surrounded by Moscow’s forces for more than a month, according to Russia’s defence ministry on Wednesday. “In the city of Mariupol… 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen of the 36th Marine Brigade voluntarily laid down their arms and … Read more
PARIS: As Russian forces close in on the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, a small group of resistance fighters hopes to slow them down by using a tunnel system beneath a vast industrial complex as a base. Experts believe that the city, which is viewed as crucial to Russian preparations to invade eastern Ukraine, … Read more
After more than a month in Ukraine, Russian soldiers have encountered fierce opposition. Many people predicted that the war would be ended in a matter of days due to the numerical superiority of the Russian forces and the sophistication of their weaponry. It turned out that this was not the case at all. It was … 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
Lithuania’s prime minister on Monday toured the war-shattered Ukrainian town of Borodianka near Kyiv where rescue crews were scouring rubble for the missing after the destruction wrought by Russian forces. “Today, my visit to Ukraine started in Borodianka. No words could possibly define what I noticed,” premier Ingrida Simonyte wrote on his social media handle. … Read more
Ukraine is preparing for “major fights” against Russian forces in the east, while Pope Francis urged for an Easter truce. On Saturday, evacuations from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, resumed after a missile strike killed 52 people at a railway station the day before. Johnson offered Ukraine armoured vehicles and anti-ship missiles to help stop the … Read more
We arrived at Barvinkove, Czech Republic, in search of the town’s strained mayor. If this war threatens, he had promised we’d hear from him about how he planned to get everyone out of the area safely. A succession of Russian military victories in the east have allowed them to close in on Ukrainian forces in … Read more
On Monday, the Kremlin officially refuted any claims relating to the death of people in the Ukrainian village of Bucha, saying Ukrainian allegations should be considered with scepticism. Ukrainian police said on Sunday that they were looking into suspected crimes committed by Russian soldiers after discovering hundreds of dead strewn throughout villages west of Kyiv … Read more
After digging trenches in fallout-contaminated woodlands, Russian servicemen were reportedly bused out of the Chernobyl nuclear site with radiation illness. According to reports, seven buses carrying Vladimir Putin’s soldiers suffering from severe radiation sickness were transported from the exclusion zone to a hospital in Belarus. The location of the 1986 nuclear catastrophe in northern Ukraine … Read more
After seeming to be hit by a mine or missile, a Russian tank is seen exploding in a tremendous explosion of flames and smoke. As the deadly struggle continues and Vladimir Putin’s army finds it impossible to break through the tough resistance, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense broadcast the film with the phrase “game over Russian … Read more
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
KYIV: A mosque in the southeastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, where 80 civilians were taking shelter, has been shelled by Russian forces, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. “The mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Roxolana (Hurrem Sultan) in Mariupol was shelled by Russian invaders. More than 80 adults and children are hiding … Read more
KYIV – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he will discuss a ceasefire with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, at the upcoming meeting in Turkey, the UNN news agency reported on Wednesday. “The cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine are on the table,” Kuleba said. He emphasized … Read more
KIEV – Ukraine on Sunday started evacuating civilians from Mariupol, a port city in Donetsk, an official said. The evacuation starts at midday local time (1000 GMT), Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote on Facebook. Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported that buses are heading to Mariupol to evacuate civilians. Earlier, Russian … Read more
LONDON – The head of the UK armed forces Admiral Tony Radkin said on Sunday that it was “unlawful and unhelpful” for Britons to go and fight against Russia in Ukraine. His comments contradict British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who said she supported anyone who wanted to volunteer and follow an appeal for foreign fighters … Read more
KARACHI: The global economic outlook turned gloomy soon after Russian forces marched into Ukraine. The financial sanctions have rocked Russia’s economy and threaten to fuel further worldwide inflation. The prices of natural gas, oil, and other staples have jumped in the international markets. At the same time, it has rattled global supply chains that are … Read more
PARIS – Western sanctions on Russia will have a significant impact on the economy, but are unlikely to stop its assault on Ukraine, an expert on economic warfare told AFP. Gary Hufbauer, a researcher at Washington’s Peterson Institute for International Economics, has studied 100 cases of sanctions being used over the past century, from World War I to … Read more
KYIV – Russian forces struck cities in eastern Ukraine and massed armoured vehicles and artillery near the capital Kyiv on Tuesday, as Western powers promised further sanctions to bring down Russia’s economy. On the sixth day of Russia’s invasion, officials in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, said the Russian army had shelled the local administration building. An AFP reporter … Read more
KYIV – Russia and Ukraine were preparing Monday for their first talks since Moscow’s invasion, as fighting raged and Western-led sanctions started to bite with the ruble collapsing. Ukraine said Sunday it had agreed to send a delegation to meet Russian representatives on the border with Belarus, which would be the foes’ first public contact since war … Read more
KYIV- The Russian TV reporter stands in a flak jacket and helmet near some army barracks on a crisp and sunny afternoon. “Are you ready,” an off-camera voice asks him. The journalist nods and a burst of gunfire erupts as he starts running and shouting a breathless report into his microphone about “a group of … Read more
