Tag: Donbas
Ukraine's Defence Lines Hold, But Russia Continues Shelling: Zelensky
In a new video address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that his country's defence lines were holding, but Russia has continued shelling major cities since midnight. ....
Russia-Ukraine War: US To Activate Nuke Response Team
In response to the fire at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said on Friday that the Department of Energy has "activated its Nuclear Incident Response Team" and is monitoring the situation. ....
Price Shocks Due To War In Ukraine Will Have Impact Worldwide: IMF
Energy and commodity prices-including wheat and other grains-have surged due to the war in Ukraine, adding to inflationary pressures from supply chain disruptions and the rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic, the IMF has said. ....
Russia-Ukraine War: Russian Forces Bomb Kharkiv Institute Housing Nuclear Reactor
Ukrainian authorities said on Friday said Russian troops have bombed a nuclear research facility in the country's second largest city of Kharkiv. ....
Russia Strikes Ukraine's Dnipro City For 1st Time, One Killed
One person was killed on Friday after three Russian airstrikes hit Dnipro, an inland city located on the Dnieper river deemed as a major stronghold in central-eastern Ukraine, the country's State Emergency Services (SES) reported. ....
Middle East Volunteers Ready To Assist Russia In Ukraine War
During a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that volunteers from the Middle East, who are ready to assist Russia in Ukraine, need to be helped to get to the war zone. ....
2 Killed As Russian Shelling Hits Kiev Apartment Building
At least two people were killed on Monday after a nine-story apartment building in Kiev was struck by Russian shelling, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) said. ....
Ukrainian Frontline Medic Claims Russian Prisoners Of War Will Be Castrated
Russian soldiers captured by a Ukrainian volunteer medic unit will all be castrated, its founder and commander declared on Ukraine's national television. ....
Putin Weighing Up Use Of Chemical Weapons In Ukraine: Biden
Russia's false accusation that Ukraine has biological and chemical weapons is a "clear sign" that a desperate President Vladimir Putin is considering using them himself, US President Joe Biden said. ....
Ukranian President Zelensky Calls For Global Protests Against Russian War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for protests across the world on Thursday as Russia's ongoing invasion of Kiev completes a month since it started on February 24. ....
