THE latest Russian missile barrage against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure has marked one of the largest such attacks in months. On Thursday, Russia fired more than 80 missiles in a massive effort to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses and cripple the country’s energy system. Russia has been regularly launching similar strikes since …
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Nigeria, 140 UN Members Demand Russia Withdraw From Ukraine
Nigeria and 140 United Nations member states have called on Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine. The demand coincides with the one-year anniversary of the war that has claimed the lives of thousands and displaced millions. Ukraine got strong backing in a non-binding vote that saw …
Read More »Moscow Accuses Ukraine Of Deadly Air Base Attack
Moscow said Monday it had foiled a new Ukrainian drone attack on a strategic bomber military base hundreds of kilometres from their joint border, as Kyiv called for Russia’s ouster from the United Nations. Russia said it had downed the drone at Engels, a base for the country’s strategic aircraft …
Read More »Ukraine: Russian Strikes’ Death Toll Rises To 19
Ukraine said Tuesday that at least 19 people were killed and more than 100 wounded as a result of Russian strikes across the country a day earlier. “According to preliminary data, 19 people were killed and 105 more were injured,” Ukraine’s emergency services said on Facebook. The emergency services previously …
Read More »Multiple Explosions Rock Ukraine
A series of loud explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early Monday morning, a day after Moscow blamed Ukraine for a deadly blast on the bridge linking Crimea to Russia. The explosions hit Kyiv around 8:15 am local time (0515 GMT), and an AFP journalist in the city saw numerous ambulances …
Read More »Ukraine Suffers Major Blow As Russia’s Latest Missile Strikes Kill 11
Not less than 11 people have reportedly lost their lives following an overnight Russian missile attacks in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, not far from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, according to the local military. Valentyn Reznichenko, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk military administration, who confirmed the incident, wrote on Telegram Wednesday, “A …
Read More »US To Provide Additional Weapons, Security Assistance To Ukraine
The US administration has disclosed that it will provide additional weapons and security assistance to Ukraine later this week, as the U.S has collected “ample evidence” and intelligence that Russia is laying the groundwork to annex additional sovereign Ukrainian territory. The disclosure comes up after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov …
Read More »Ukraine To Begin First Trial Of Russian Soldier Accused Of Rape
A preliminary hearing will be held on will on Thursday, June 23 by Ukraine in its first trial of a Russian soldier charged with raping a Ukrainian woman during Russia’s invasion. 32 years old Mikhail Romanov, is although not in Ukrainian custody but will be tried in absentia, for reportedly …
Read More »War: Russia Has Weaponized Food – US Laments
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been accused by the United States Government of weaponizing food in the going war with Ukraine. The allegation was made by UD National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby who claim that Putin “absolutely has weaponized food, and it going to have a global …
Read More »War: Germany Hands Ukraine Major Boost In Battle With Russia
In the middle of the present war between Ukraine and Russia, Germany has decided to send IRIS-T air defense systems to the government of Ukraine. This was made known on Wednesday by Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, while presenting a speech in the German Parliament. Scholz said Germany would send its “most modern …
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