Tag: Ukraine
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Ukraine destroying evidence of military biological programmes, says Russia
Maria Zakharova, the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said during recent briefing: “We confirm facts revealed during the special military operation in Ukraine, which prove that the Kiev regime has been destroying the evidence of military biological programmes Kiev was implementing. They were…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 12 March
Units of the Russian Armed Forces advanced up to 14 kilometers in a day. During the offensive, control was established over the southern districts of Blagodatnoye, Vladimirovka, Pavlovka and Nikolskoye settlements. In Nikolskoye, the militants of Aidar national battalion, having equipped firing positions right on the territory of the Orthodox Holy Dormition Nikolo-Vasilievsky Monastery, held…
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About 1,300 Ukrainian troops killed in Ukraine-Russia war, says Zelensky
“Around 1,300” Ukrainian troops have been killed since Russia started its special operation in Ukraine from 24 February according to the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday as Russian forces closed in on the capital Kyiv. Zelensky provided the figure at a media briefing, the first time country had given such a toll since the…
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1.5 million refugees leave Ukraine in “fastest growing refugee crisis”
The number of people fleeing Ukraine – Russia conflict has crossed the figure of 1.5 million, making it Europe’s “fastest-growing refugee crisis” since World War II, the United Nations said. “More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighboring countries in 10 days — the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World…
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Naftali Bennett met Putin at the Kremlin to discuss Ukraine
On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin to talk about discuss Ukraine, his spokesman said, after Israel reportedly offered to mediate between Ukraine and Russia. “Naftali Bennett has just concluded a meeting in the Kremlin with Vladimir Putin. The meeting lasted for about two and a half…
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Putin publicly speaks about Ukraine and Russia’s financial situation
Russian president Vladimir Putin while meeting with female pilots and flight attendants on Saturday, publicly spoke about the war in Ukraine and Russia’s financial situation. Putin said that there are no plans to introduce martial law, insofar as martial law is introduced in response to external aggression, and at this moment there is no area…
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Putin: Ukrainian Forces are holding Chinese and Indian students “hostage”
In a broadcast address to Russia’s Security Council on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused “nationalists and foreign mercenaries” in Ukraine of using civilians as “human shields”. Putin further claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the “nationalists” are holding Chinese and Indian students “hostage.” Putin has announced that the families of Russian servicemen killed…
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Putin vows to continue the fight in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to keep fighting against what he described as Neo-Nazis in Ukraine and said the Kremlin could add to its demands at negotiations if Kyiv stalls talks. “Russia intends to continue the uncompromising fight against militants of nationalist armed groups,” Putin said, as per a readout of a call with…
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Zelensky wants Russia to pay for reparation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday promised that damage to infrastructure that took place in their war with Russia would be repaired and that Moscow would foot the bill. “We will restore every house, every street, every city and we say to Russia: learn the word of reparations and contributions. You will reimburse us for…
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Nearly 700,000 refugees fled Ukraine since the beginning of the war
About 677,000 refugees have fled the conflict in Ukraine for safety in neighboring countries since the beginning of the war, according to the United Nations on Tuesday. About a million people have been internally displaced, the United Nations added. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister earlier said there are no restrictions on foreign citizens leaving Ukraine, and…