Russian soldiers spent several hours on Sunday at a crossroads in a town west of Kyiv, where hundreds of civilians were trying to flee the capital. This is reported by the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) based on eyewitnesses and image analyses. According to the local mayor, […]
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky said in a fiery speech on Sunday evening that the Ukrainians will never forgive Russia: “We will find any bastard who shoots at our people.” Zelensky referred to Russian soldiers who targeted fleeing civilians last weekend. On the Irpin River near the capital Kyiv, […]
The death toll from airstrikes on Thursday in a residential area in the northern Ukraine city of Chernihiv has risen to 47, local authorities said Friday. In an earlier report, authorities spoke of nine dead. Rescue teams have had to suspend assistance to victims of the airstrikes due to […]
Germany wants to supply more weapons to Ukraine. The Ministry of Economic Affairs has agreed to deliver 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles, the German news agency DPA reported based on insiders. These are Strela anti-aircraft missiles developed by the Soviet Union and once belonged to the German Democratic Republic (GDR) army. […]
Twitter will abide by European Union sanctions against Russian state-affiliated media RT and Sputnik once those sanctions are in place. That said, the social network on Wednesday. “The sanctions are likely to oblige us by law to withhold certain content in EU member states,” a Twitter spokesperson told Reuters […]
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky took to Twitter to give a sign of life by thanking Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine for supporting his country. Also, on behalf of his wife Olena, Zelensky says he is grateful “that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are standing by our […]
Delegations of Ukraine and Russia have started negotiations in Belarus. The government in Kyiv is sceptical but aims for an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops, President Volodimir Zelensky’s office said. Russia did not want to give up its objective in advance. The Ukrainians arrived by helicopter at […]
Russia gathers troops at Gomel airport in Belarus for an attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukraine’s army chief of staff said Friday. Russian troops are advancing towards Kyiv from multiple directions. For example, there is fierce fighting in cities that are tens of kilometres away from Kyiv. Ukraine […]
The European Union will freeze Russian banks’ access to European financial markets, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. Also, the EU will use all means to prevent Russia from getting technology to modernise the country further. “Our punishment for the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be composed […]
Plans for a meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are currently on hold. The White House announced this on Tuesday evening (local time). According to spokeswoman Jen Psaki, President Biden is generally open to diplomatic talks, but now, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates, is […]
