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Rising Tensions: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Escalates

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Russia attacks Ukraine, Kyiv responds with bridge strikes in occupied areas. Ukrainian air force downs 30 cruise missiles, all Shahed drones from Russia. Kharkiv’s blood center and aeronautics group facility also targeted. Overnight, Russia conducted multiple waves of attacks on Ukraine, while Kyiv retaliated by hitting bridges in occupied territories. The Ukrainian air force reported … Read more

Russian Drone Attack Targets Ukrainian Grain Warehouses

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Russian Drone Attack

Russian drone attack hits Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube. Part of an expanding air campaign after Russia left the Black Sea grain deal. Previous attacks targeted Odesa sea ports, but this strike hit Danube infrastructure. Russia conducted a drone attack on Ukrainian grain warehouses situated along the Danube River, targeting a crucial export route … Read more

Drone Attacks Escalate Tensions in Ukraine-Russia Conflict

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Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Russia reports neutralizing the drones with no casualties in Moscow. Crimea sees increased attacks recently, leading to evacuations and damage. Tensions escalate between Ukraine and Russia as both sides vow retaliation. Ukrainian drones targeted two buildings in Moscow and an ammunition depot in Russian-annexed Crimea, according to Russian officials. Russia reported neutralizing the drones with … Read more

Russia launches new attack on cities, four dead

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UN
  • At least four persons were killed by a drone strike on a residential area in the Kyiv.
  • Two student dorms in the nearby city of Rzhyshchiv were attacked.
  • Russia has annexed claim that a drone assault by the Ukrainians on their fleet was repelled.

At least four persons were killed by a drone strike on a residential area in the Kyiv region as a result of Russian forces attacking several Ukrainian cities.

In the early hours of Wednesday, two student dorms in the nearby city of Rzhyshchiv were attacked.

Rescue agencies reported that one of the injured was an 11-year-old.

Separately, officials in Crimea that Russia has annexed claim that a drone assault by the Ukrainians on their fleet was repelled.

Residents of the coastal city of Sevastopol reported hearing explosions.

Three “objects” that were aimed at the Black Sea Fleet, according to the director of Russia’s occupation authority Mikhail Razvozhaev, were destroyed, but Russian warships were unharmed.

The Ukrainian military, which earlier this week claimed to have destroyed missiles intended for the fleet at a rail hub in Dzhankoi, northern Crimea, made no comments.

Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that more than 20 “killer drones,” as well as missiles and shells, had been fired.

He said that another order to initiate attacks was issued every time “someone tried to hear the word ‘peace’ in Moscow,” in reference to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s departure from Russia hours earlier.

The 12-point Chinese peace plan, according to President Vladimir Putin, “can be taken as the basis for [the] settling of the conflict in Ukraine, whenever the West and Kyiv are ready for it,” he said on Tuesday.

The strategy offers no concrete recommendations and does not specifically demand that Russian troops withdraw from Ukraine’s sovereign territory.

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US dismisses China mediation on Ukraine as not ‘impartial’

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Ukraine
  • The United States said Tuesday it does not see China as capable of being an impartial mediator between Moscow and Kyiv over the war in Ukraine.
  • White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
  • He noted that China has refrained from criticizing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The United States said Tuesday it does not see China as capable of being an impartial mediator between Moscow and Kyiv over the war in Ukraine.

It was the most direct US criticism yet of China’s aim to be a middleman in efforts to end the war.

“I don’t think you can reasonably look at China as impartial in any way,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

He noted that China has refrained from criticizing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and has continued to buy Russian oil even as the West piles sanctions on Moscow’s energy industry to starve the Kremlin of money to pay for the war.

China, Kirby added, also “keeps parroting the Russian propaganda” to the effect that the US and other countries in the West are to blame for the war for giving such strong support to pro-western Ukraine over the years that Russia felt threatened and justified in invading.

In a summit rich with red carpet pomp, Chinese President Xi Jinping was visiting Russia Tuesday and met with President Vladimir Putin, with the war in Ukraine high on their agenda.

After talks Tuesday they hailed what they called a “new era” in Russian-Chinese relations.

Kirby said the two were linked not so much by an alliance but rather “a marriage of convenience, because that’s what I think it is.”

China has presented a 12-point position paper on the war which includes a call for dialogue and respect for all countries’ territorial sovereignty.

Putin said he was open to talks on Ukraine and praised Beijing’s position paper.

Kirby said Russia and China “want to change the rules of that game,” meaning the rules based international order.

Still, the United States wants to maintain channels of communication with China, he said.

Kirby added that he is not aware of China having provided military assistance to Russia. The United States has said China is considering this big step, but China denies it.

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100 troops killed in 24 hours in fight for Bakhmut

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Bakhmut
  • Kyiv is fending off relentless attacks, and the new front line is a small river that cuts the city in half.
  • Moscow soldiers were slain and more than 300 were injured in Bakhmut.
  • Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Donetsk.

In the battle for Bakhmut, hundreds of enemy soldiers are said to have been slain, according to both Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv is fending off relentless attacks, and the new front line is a small river that cuts the city in half.

According to Serhiy Cherevatyi, a military spokesperson for the Ukrainian army, 221 pro-Moscow soldiers were slain and more than 300 were injured in Bakhmut. Up to 210 Ukrainian troops were reportedly killed in the wider Donetsk sector of the frontline, according to the Russian defense ministry.

Although Moscow did not provide specifics regarding Bakhmut casualties, the now virtually deserted eastern Donetsk town has been the scene of one of the war’s longest and bloodiest battles.

Although it is difficult to independently confirm the precise number of casualties, both parties have acknowledged experiencing significant losses and enduring harm in Bakhmut. British military intelligence reported on Saturday that the majority of the eastern portion of Bakhmut has been taken over by the Russian Wagner mercenary group, an advance that group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed on Wednesday.

The Bakhmutka River now delineates the front line in the city center, according to the British Defense Ministry’s daily intelligence report.

The commander in charge of defending Bakhmut stated that it was essential for a Ukrainian counter-strike that Bakhmut be protected as Ukraine maintained it was holding on and providing a “decent rebuff” to Russian forces. Colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi was quoted by the military as saying, “It is essential to gain time to accumulate reserves and start a counter-offensive, which is not far off.

According to Moscow, taking Bakhmut would weaken Ukrainian defenses and pave the way for capturing the entire industrial area of the Donbas.

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Donetsk and Kherson regions the day before resulted in at least five deaths and seven injuries, according to Ukrainian officials on Sunday.

Barley contract negotiations

Russian representatives have not yet participated in talks to extend the Black Sea grain agreement, according to the Russian foreign ministry’s statement on Sunday.

Russian representatives were not present during any talks on this matter, according to Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry.

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Ten areas targeted by Russian missiles, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

At least ten areas are destroyed by Russian missile strikes, said Zelenskyy. At least eleven people have been confirmed dead. Including men and women from the Lviv area. After that, there will be further information about the locations of the most recent strikes in Ukraine, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Russian missile attack this morning, … Read more

At least 11 dies in overnight Russian strikes across Ukraine

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Ukraine

At least 11 people have died and 22 have been injured as a result of Russia’s nighttime attacks. There was one fatality and two injuries in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the assaults and vowed to hold Russia accountable. At least 11 people have died and 22 have been injured in Ukraine as a … Read more

Ukraine president Volodomyr Zelensky paid tribute to soldiers

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Volodomyr Zelensky
  • Zelensky paid gratitude to his soldiers.
  • Moscow has been trying to take over for months.
  • ISW based in the US issued a warning on Saturday.

Kyiv: Volodomyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, paid gratitude to his soldiers on Sunday who were engaged in the “sad and tough” conflict for the country’s frontline eastern Donbas area.

After the general staff of Ukraine announced that its forces had repelled “more than 130 enemy attacks” the day before, notably in Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, and Avdiivka, he made his remarks.

The eastern city that Moscow has been trying to take over for months was described as “the enemy’s attempts to encircle the town of Bakhmut” early on Sunday.

The “fortress Bakhmut,” which Russian forces appear determined to seize, will be defended by Ukraine. The city, which has been almost completely destroyed in the conflict, has little actual strategic value, according to analysts.

But, as the conflict’s longest and bloodiest combat drags on, its outcome has come to have greater symbolic value than military importance.

In his daily address, Zelensky said, “I would want to pay special homage to the bravery, fortitude, and resilience of the soldiers fighting in the Donbas.

“One of the toughest struggles is this one. unpleasant and painful.”

Donetsk and Lugansk, which Russia asserts to have annexed despite never having complete authority over it, make up the Donbas.

The Ukrainian army had “repelled assaults, devastated the occupation, undermined hostile positions and logistics, and secured our borders and cities,” according to Zelensky.

But, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), based in the US, issued a warning on Saturday that Bakhmut’s supply routes through Ukraine were becoming more constrained.

The Ukrainian command has indicated that it will probably evacuate rather than take the chance of being encircled, the statement continued. “The Russians may have meant to encircle Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut.

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Arina Yatsiuk disappears after Russian force killed her parents

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Ukraine Russia
  • The parents of the girls, Denys and Anna, were found shot to death in their automobile.
  • Yet the last time anyone saw Arina was on March 3, 2022.
  • She is one of 345 Ukrainian children.

Kyiv: The family of 15-year-old Arina Yatsiuk made the decision to leave their house close to the Ukrainian capital by car one week after Russia invaded. They came across a squad of Russian soldiers less than 10 kilometres down the road.

Arina and her 9-year-old sister Valeria were removed from the rear seat by the soldiers after they began shooting. Arina was taken to one automobile after being hurt, and Valeria was taken to another.
Valeria was brought to a neighbouring community, where residents discovered her along the highway. The parents of the girls, Denys and Anna, were found shot to death in their automobile.

Yet the last time anyone saw Arina was on March 3, 2022. According to official Ukrainian data, she is one of the 345 Ukrainian children who have vanished since Russia declared a full-scale war on Ukraine in February of last year.

Several of the missing children, according to the Ukrainian government, were transported against their will to Russia. Although claiming to be “rescuing” the Ukrainian children it has abducted, the Russian government does not deny doing so.

Oksana Yatsiuk, Arina’s aunt, told that the family has been looking for the young woman with dark brown eyes and braces ever since she vanished. According to her aunt, Arina enjoys using makeup, painting, and travelling.

“She had lofty goals, but the “Russian liberators” made all the decisions. We shall continue her plans once we locate her “She spoke.

The daughter, now 16 years old, is allegedly still alive and being “kept captive” in Russia, according to the girl’s family.

In a phone interview, Yatsiuk said, “I wrote official letters to all of the medical facilities, to the Ministry of Health in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine and the official answer I received is that she has not been recorded anywhere.

Yatsiuk, who is located in Poland, asserted that Arina may not have been formally registered anyplace because she may not have had any documentation with her when she vanished.

She stated, “I got an official response that Arina wasn’t registered entering the border.
The family has been scouring social media forums, contacting refugee organisations, and collaborating with volunteers in Russia and Belarus.

Yatsiuk claimed that Arina’s DNA was frequently compared to the national databases. She claimed, “She is not listed among the officially deceased.

According to a Russian volunteer who is assisting with the hunt, Arina was brought to a Russian hospital and has remained there ever since.

There have been no fresh leads on the case since the fall, according to the volunteer who spoke under the condition of anonymity because their participation in the hunt may jeopardise their safety.

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Ukraine war: US sends more ammo to Kyiv amid fears that supplies are running low

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Ukraine war
  • Antony Blinken stated this includes high-precision Himars artillery rockets and howitzers.
  • The US is providing tactical bridges ahead of Ukraine’s planned invasion.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that artillery and shells were needed to “stop Russia.”

The United States is increasing military aid to Ukraine by $400 million (£333 million) to replenish ammunition inventories destroyed during the country’s ongoing high-intensity conflict with Russia.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated this includes high-precision Himars artillery rockets and howitzers “which Ukraine is using so effectively”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had stated that artillery and shells were needed to “stop Russia”.

In addition, the US is providing tactical bridges ahead of Ukraine’s planned invasion.

The supply of such equipment, which allows armored vehicles to traverse rivers and ditches, comes as several Ukrainian military officials and analysts have predicted that the operation could begin in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, Moscow maintained its months-long assault on Bakhmut on Friday, saying that Russian mercenaries have “practically ringed” the city in the eastern Donetsk region.

Repelled

According to the latest news bulletin from Ukraine’s military, Russian troops are still attempting to encircle the city, although “several attempts have been repelled” in the last 24 hours.

Elsewhere, a partial evacuation was planned on Thursday in Kupiansk, Kharkiv area, which was liberated from Russian occupation last September.

The regional authorities said families with children and people “with limited mobility” should leave due to “constant” shelling by Russian forces.

In a statement on Friday, Mr. Blinken said: “This military assistance package includes more ammunition for US-provided Himars and howitzers, which Ukraine is using so effectively to defend itself”.

He added that Washington would also be sending “ammunition for Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridges, demolitions munitions and equipment, and other maintenance, training and support”.

Himars were very effective during Ukraine’s major counter-offensive late last year, which took the whole Kharkiv region back under Kyiv’s control.

These victories, along with the freeing of Kherson in the south, were the most important front-line adjustments since Russia’s withdrawal from territories near Kyiv in April.

But, President Zelenskyy on Thursday remarked that “artillery is number one that we need”.

He said that Kyiv would also need “a large number of shells” and warplanes to “evict” Russian forces from Ukrainian land.

Military support to Ukraine was likely to be the main topic of discussion when US President Joe Biden met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington on Friday.

Mr. Biden hailed the German Chancellor for his country’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine.

Mr. Scholz said it was crucial to emphasise that this will continue “as long as it takes and as long as is necessary”.

A number of Ukraine’s Western partners have committed to providing tanks and artillery, but Kyiv insists that this must happen far faster to discourage any Russian invasion.

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Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of border attack

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Vladimir Putin

Russian officials reported that Ukrainian armed group had entered the Bryansk region. Leading to two civilians being killed and a 10-year-old child injured. Kyiv denounced these claims as a “typical planned provocation” by the Moscow. Russian security officials reported that a small Ukrainian armed group had entered the southern Bryansk region from Russia. Kyiv denounced … Read more

Arms supplies to Kyiv threaten global nuclear catastrophe, says Medvedev

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Medvedev
  • Dmitry Medvedev says the West’s continuous supply of armaments to Kyiv risked a worldwide nuclear catastrophe.
  • The latest remarks by Medvedev come on the heels of Putin’s nuclear warning last week.
  • French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna slammed Medvedev’s remarks as “inflammatory rhetoric.”

Moscow: In remarks released on Monday, Russia’s former president and Putin ally stated that the West’s continuous supply of armaments to Kyiv risked a worldwide nuclear catastrophe, echoing his warning of nuclear war over Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev‘s apocalyptic tone has been interpreted as an attempt to prevent the US-led NATO military alliance and Kyiv’s Western allies from becoming more involved in the year-old war that has delivered Moscow combat blows.

The latest remarks by Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council, come on the heels of Putin’s nuclear warning last week and his Sunday remarks in which he cast Moscow’s confrontation with the West as an existential battle for Russia and the Russian people’s survival.

“Of course, the pumping in of weapons can continue …. and prevent any possibility of reviving negotiations,” Medvedev said in remarks published in the daily Izvestia.

“Our enemies are doing just that, not wanting to understand that their goals will certainly lead to a total fiasco. Loss for everyone. A collapse. Apocalypse. Where you forget for centuries about your former life, until the rubble ceases to emit radiation.”

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna slammed Medvedev’s remarks as “inflammatory rhetoric” on the margins of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

“Mr. Medvedev, alas, has long accustomed us to irresponsible, outrageous statements that in no way reflect reality,” she said. “This is inflammatory rhetoric that we would gladly do without.”

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President Biden meets Polish President Duda, after Kyiv visit

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President Biden meets Polish President

President Joe Biden, fresh from a visit to Kyiv, was scheduled to reassure US allies. Biden arrived in Warsaw late Monday after a dramatic visit to Kyiv. Poland has NATO’s longest border with Ukraine. President Joe Biden, fresh from a visit to Kyiv, was scheduled to reassure US allies on Tuesday that the US is … Read more

Putin ‘dead wrong’ on Ukraine war says Biden

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Biden
  • President Joe Biden meets with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
  • The visit is considered a show of unity.
  • Biden said that there would be a discussion about further extending US support to Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is “dead wrong” to believe Ukraine is weak and the West is divided, said US Vice President Joe Biden after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

“When Putin launched his invasion about a year ago, he believed Ukraine was weak and the West was split. He believed he could outlast us. But he was completely wrong,” Biden remarked.

Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine today to meet with Zelenskyy to “reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s democracy”.

The visit is also considered a show of unity only days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“As the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, I am in Kyiv today to meet with President Zelenskyy and reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” the US President said.

America stands with Ukraine

“America stands with Ukraine. Ukraine stands, Kyiv stands, democracy stands,” the president said, adding, “Putin’s war conquest is failing. The Russian economy is struggling.”

Biden also said that there would be a discussion about further extending US support to Ukraine. “Today, in Kyiv, I am meeting with President Zelenskyy and his team for an extended discussion on our support for Ukraine,” he said.

“I will announce another delivery of critical equipment, including artillery ammunition, anti-armor systems, and air surveillance radars to help protect the Ukrainian people from aerial bombardments. And I will share that later this week, we will announce additional sanctions against elites and companies that are trying to evade or backfill Russia’s war machine,” Biden added.

This is President Biden’s first trip to a conflict zone. His recent predecessors, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, all paid surprise visits to Afghanistan and Iraq during their respective presidencies to meet with US troops and the leaders of the respective countries.

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President Joe Biden departs Kyiv after unforgettable trip

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Joe Biden

Biden’s visit has brought Ukraine closer to victory. With Zelenskyy praising the focus, attention, and attitude of the US and Abrams tanks “I thank you for this level of US-Ukraine cooperation,” Zelenskyy  said. President Joe Biden has just left the nation’s capital, capping a historic trip, According to the reporters accompanying him, He met with … Read more

Joe Biden declares “Putin’s war of conquest is failing”

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Joe Biden

President Biden claimed that Putin’s war of conquest is failing. And that the US and the world are united in support of Ukraine and its citizens. Biden said that Kyiv has “captured a part of my heart.” A year after invading Ukraine, US President Joe Biden claimed on Monday from Kyiv that “Putin’s war of … Read more

US President Joe Biden makes surprise first visit to Ukraine

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Joe Biden makes surprise first visit to Ukraine

Joe Biden, the vice president of the United States, paid a surprise visit to Ukraine. His first visit since Russia’s invasion started almost a year ago. He was invited by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Joe Biden, the vice president of the United States, paid a surprise visit to Ukraine early on Monday. This was his … Read more

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