At a session in Brussels, the EU is expected to accept Ukraine as a candidate for its membership. Ukraine submitted an application, and the procedure has since advanced at a record pace. At a rally on Monday night, more than 100,000 people demanded candidate status. At a session in Brussels on Thursday, the European Commission … Read more
Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Italy would continue to back Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. He ignored calls from one of his coalition partners to restrict weaponry deliveries to Kyiv. Draghi told parliament that Russia ought to be pressured to halt warring and seek dialogue. Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Italy would continue to … Read more
Ukrainian Civil Defense director: “The reason for it is the fear of fire spreading”. The Chernihiv area has not been a frequent target of Russian airstrikes or shelling in recent months. No injuries have been reported, but residents have been ordered to leave the Pryluky neighbourhood. Russian forces launched three missiles on the Pryluky neighbourhood … Read more
The Ukrainian envoy is pleading with Israel to sell its Iron Dome rocket interceptor system and deliver anti-tank missiles to protect people from Russian invasion. Yevgen Korniychuk, speaking at a news conference in Tel Aviv, said Ukraine wants to buy the Iron Dome system and that the US would not object. Israel turned down a … Read more
Russia’s and Turkey’s defence ministers discussed a prospective grain export corridor between Ukraine to northern Syria. Ankara and Moscow prepare for talks between their foreign ministries. The call comes after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said two weeks ago; that his country would undertake new military offensives against the Kurdish YPG in Syria. Read More: Russia … Read more
The death toll among the military’s top brass continues to increase as a result of Vladimir Putin’s barbaric conflict in Ukraine, with the death of another colonel. Colonel Ivan Grishin, commanding officer of the 49th anti-aircraft missile brigade, died of shrapnel wounds to the abdomen. He was assassinated in the vicinity of Kharkiv. The announcement … Read more
Major General Vladimir Frolov, deputy commander of Russia’s 8th Army, was buried Saturday after being killed in action in Ukraine, Russian state media said, making him the eighth Russian general killed in Moscow’s invasion, assuming Ukrainian reports are genuine. As of the end of March, around 14 Russian generals and senior colonels had been reported … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke via phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (SPA), according to the Saudi Press Agency. The crown prince reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for finding a political solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine during their phone call. Putin and the crown prince “gave a positive … Read more
Ukraine claims to have killed around 13,500 Russian troops and damaged a significant quantity of equipment. According to former NATO head Rose Gottemoeller, Ukraine’s determination has damaged Putin’s military. “I think the Russians sent some of their most elite soldiers against Kyiv to begin with,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “They were looking … Read more
