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Russian invasion of Ukraine enters second week

Russian invasion of Ukraine enters second week

-- 2022-03-03 17:25:45

Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday an apparent tactical failure so far, with its main assault force stalled for days on a highway north of Kyiv and other advances halted...

China’s belt and road strafed by Vladimir Putin

China’s belt and road strafed by Vladimir Putin

-- 2022-03-03 15:57:16

Russia is destroying what China is trying to build. Having refused to condemn President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and suppressed domestic criticism of Russia, Beijing is alienating ma...

Norway, Germany provide missiles to Ukraine

Norway, Germany provide missiles to Ukraine

-- 2022-03-03 15:50:41

A Hercules C130 transport aircraft with some 2,000 anti-tank missiles for Ukraine has taken off from Norway. The weapons are to help Ukrainian forces resist Russia's invasion, which began last week,...

Germany mulls supplying 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine

Germany mulls supplying 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine

-- 2022-03-03 14:08:43

Germany is considering supplying 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine as it seeks to defend itself against an invasion by Russia, a government source said on Thursday, reports Reuters.  Germa...

1.0m people fled Ukraine in week since Russia's invasion, says UN

1.0m people fled Ukraine in week since Russia's invasion, says UN

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-03 11:28:12

The United Nations refugee agency has said that one million people have now fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of its Eastern European neighbour. T...

US preparing further sanctions targeting more Russian oligarchs

US preparing further sanctions targeting more Russian oligarchs

-- 2022-03-03 11:22:08

The United States is preparing a sanctions package targeting more Russian oligarchs as well as their companies and assets, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as Washington steps up p...

UN General Assembly condemns Russia, calls for withdrawal from Ukraine

UN General Assembly condemns Russia, calls for withdrawal from Ukraine

-- 2022-03-03 08:31:39

 The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action...

Japan says it is ready to accept Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion

Japan says it is ready to accept Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion

-- 2022-03-02 20:09:05

Japan is ready to take in Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday, adding that he had made the pledge during a phone conversation with his Polish counterpa...

UN General Assembly to censure Russia over Ukraine invasion

UN General Assembly to censure Russia over Ukraine invasion

-- 2022-03-02 15:06:00

The United Nations General Assembly is set to reprimand Russia on Wednesday over its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, a move that aims to dipl...

Russia claims control of Ukraine's Kherson; 21 killed in shelling of Kharkiv

Russia claims control of Ukraine's Kherson; 21 killed in shelling of Kharkiv

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-02 13:46:57

Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday Russian armed forces have captured the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, RIA news agency reported. Earlier, Ukrainian interior ministry advisor Vadym Den...

What happened to Moscow's Air Force? US officials stumped

What happened to Moscow's Air Force? US officials stumped

-- 2022-03-02 13:17:12

Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, US intelligence had predicted a blistering assault by Moscow that would quickly mobilise the vast Russian air power that its military assembled in order to dominat...

Indian student killed in shelling in Ukraine

Indian student killed in shelling in Ukraine

-- 2022-03-02 12:44:33

An Indian student was killed by shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, prompting New Delhi to step up demands for safe passage to evacuate thousands of its nationals trapped in...

Moscow threatens to block Russian-language Wikipedia over article on Ukraine invasion

Moscow threatens to block Russian-language Wikipedia over article on Ukraine invasion

-- 2022-03-02 11:41:27

Russian authorities have threatened to block Wikipedia's Russian-language site over an article that mentions deaths among Ukrainian civilians as well as the Russian forces that have entered Ukraine,...

US follows Europe, Canada in banning Russian aircrafts

US follows Europe, Canada in banning Russian aircrafts

-- 2022-03-02 09:43:59

The United States will follow the European Union and Canada in banning Russian flights from its airspace, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday evening, in a move likely to trigger Russian retaliation....

Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group targets Russian power grid, railways

Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group targets Russian power grid, railways

-- 2022-03-02 09:27:30

A Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure such as railways and the electricity grid, to strike back at Moscow over its...

Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine's urban areas; Biden vows Putin will ‘pay a price’

Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine's urban areas; Biden vows Putin will ‘pay a price’

-- 2022-03-02 09:02:02

Russian forces escalated their attacks on crowded urban areas Tuesday in what Ukraine’s leader called a blatant campaign of terror, while US President Joe Biden vowed to make his Russian counter...

Russia warns it will hit targets in Ukrainian capital

Russia warns it will hit targets in Ukrainian capital

-- 2022-03-01 20:34:16

The Russian defence ministry has issued a warning to residents of the Ukrainian capital that it is preparing to hit targets in Kyiv. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Russian officials said their for...

West must not build military bases in former Soviet countries, Russia says

West must not build military bases in former Soviet countries, Russia says

-- 2022-03-01 19:37:25

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the Western countries must not build military facilities in any countries of the former Soviet Union. Sergei Lavrov came up with the statement on Tuesd...

'Prove that you are with us', Zelenskiy tells European Union

'Prove that you are with us', Zelenskiy tells European Union

-- 2022-03-01 19:26:25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the European Union on Tuesday to prove that it sided with Ukraine in its war with Russia and a day after signing an official request to join the bloc. "T...

Munich Philharmonic dismisses chief conductor Gergiev for Russia stance

Munich Philharmonic dismisses chief conductor Gergiev for Russia stance

-- 2022-03-01 18:54:05

The Munich Philharmonic has dismissed chief conductor Valery Gergiev with immediate effect as he did not respond to calls to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the mayor of the southern German city...

Russian convoy nears Kyiv, raising fear for civilians

Russian convoy nears Kyiv, raising fear for civilians

-- 2022-03-01 18:16:01

A Russian armoured column bore down on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Tuesday after the deadly shelling of civilian areas in its second-largest city indicated that frustrated Russian commanders could resor...

At least 10 killed in latest rocket strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv

At least 10 killed in latest rocket strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv

-- 2022-03-01 17:58:50

At least 10 people were killed and 35 wounded on Tuesday in rockets strikes by Russian forces on the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said...

Fears of public health crisis growing in Ukraine after Russian invasion

Fears of public health crisis growing in Ukraine after Russian invasion

-- 2022-03-01 13:32:44

Ukraine is running low on critical medical supplies and has had to halt urgent efforts to curb a polio outbreak since Russia invaded the country, public health experts say. Medical needs are already...

Taliban announcement to restrict Afghans from leaving country draws concern from US, UK

Taliban announcement to restrict Afghans from leaving country draws concern from US, UK

-- 2022-03-01 13:24:17

The Taliban administration's announcement that it would restrict Afghans from leaving the country under certain circumstances drew concern from the United States and the United Kingdom this week amids...

More than 70 Ukrainian troops killed in military base shelling: Regional governor

More than 70 Ukrainian troops killed in military base shelling: Regional governor

-- 2022-03-01 12:51:04

More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed when Russian troops shelled a military base in the town of Okhtyrka in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Monday, regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyy s...

Presidents of eight EU states call for immediate talks on Ukraine's membership

Presidents of eight EU states call for immediate talks on Ukraine's membership

-- 2022-03-01 09:40:22

The presidents of eight central and eastern European nations on Monday called on European Union member states to immediately grant Ukraine a EU candidate country status and open membership talks accor...

Russian military convoy north of Kyiv stretches for 40 miles, satellite images show

Russian military convoy north of Kyiv stretches for 40 miles, satellite images show

-- 2022-03-01 09:27:53

Satellite images taken on Monday show a Russian military convoy north of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv that stretches for about 40 miles (64 km), substantially longer than the 17 miles (27 km) reporte...

Russia faces increasing isolation as Ukraine fighting rages

Russia faces increasing isolation as Ukraine fighting rages

-- 2022-03-01 09:11:39

Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of Ukraine, where fierce fighting and Russian bombardment have killed dozens and sparked...

Ukraine envoy to US accuses Russia of attacking Ukrainians with vacuum bomb

Ukraine envoy to US accuses Russia of attacking Ukrainians with vacuum bomb

-- 2022-03-01 09:04:44

Human rights groups and Ukraine's ambassador to the United States on Monday accused Russia of attacking Ukrainians with cluster bombs and vacuum bombs, weapons that have been condemned by a variety of...

Moscow hits back by barring EU, Canadian airlines

Moscow hits back by barring EU, Canadian airlines

-- 2022-02-28 23:21:31

Airlines on Monday braced for a potentially lengthy dispute after the European Union (EU) banned Russian airlines from its airspace and Moscow responded in kind, barring carriers from 36 countries inc...