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Russia’s campaign in Ukraine to continue until Kyiv stops fighting, says Putin

Russia’s campaign in Ukraine to continue until Kyiv stops fighting, says Putin

-- 2022-03-06 19:36:42

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his campaign in Ukraine is going according to plan and would not end until Kyiv stopped fighting. Putin made the comments in a phone call with Turkish President...

Ukraine’s Mariupol city plans evacuation again, Odessa faces risks of assault

Ukraine’s Mariupol city plans evacuation again, Odessa faces risks of assault

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-06 17:40:21

Authorities in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol planned to start evacuating some residents from noon (1000 GMT) under a temporary ceasefire deal, after a similar deal a day earlier collapsed wi...

More than 559 people detained at anti-war protests in Russia

More than 559 people detained at anti-war protests in Russia

-- 2022-03-06 17:12:30

More than 559 people were detained at protests on Sunday in 21 cities across Russia against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent Russian-based protest monitor....

WHO confirms 'several' attacks on Ukraine health centres

WHO confirms 'several' attacks on Ukraine health centres

-- 2022-03-06 14:49:40

The World Health Organization has confirmed "several" attacks on health care centres in Ukraine and is investigating others, the agency's chief said on Sunday. The attacks caused multiple d...

Russia says Ukraine making 'dirty bomb' nuclear weapon

Russia says Ukraine making 'dirty bomb' nuclear weapon

-- 2022-03-06 13:34:49

Russian media cited an unnamed source on Sunday as saying that Ukraine was close to building a plutonium-based "dirty bomb" nuclear weapon, although the source cited no evidence. Russian President Vl...

Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia

Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-06 10:21:35

In the wake of Russian invasion on Ukrane, Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country's financial system. Mastercard...

Putin likens Western sanctions to war as Russian assault traps Ukrainian civilians

Putin likens Western sanctions to war as Russian assault traps Ukrainian civilians

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-06 09:11:10

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western sanctions were akin to war as his forces pressed their assault on Ukraine on Saturday for a 10th day and the IMF warned the conflict would have a "severe...

351 civilians killed in Ukraine since February 24, UN says

351 civilians killed in Ukraine since February 24, UN says

-- 2022-03-05 21:21:03

At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on February 24, and another 707 wounded, a UN monitoring mission said on Saturday. Although, the monit...

Putin warns against Ukraine no-fly zone

Putin warns against Ukraine no-fly zone

-- 2022-03-05 21:02:16

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow would consider any third-party declaration of a no-fly zone over Ukraine as "participation in the armed conflict." Speaking at a meeting with female pilot...

Russia, Ukraine blame each other over failed evacuation

Russia, Ukraine blame each other over failed evacuation

-- 2022-03-05 20:11:03

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Saturday for a failure to provide safe passage to civilians fleeing two cities besieged and bombarded by Russian forces, on the 10th day of a war that has fuell...

Ukrainians see Russians as neighbours In NY, not enemies

Ukrainians see Russians as neighbours In NY, not enemies

-- 2022-03-05 19:38:30

In just one day, Inga Sokolnikova filled two rooms in her beauty salon in New York City's Brighton Beach with donated diapers, clothes and medical supplies for her native country of Ukraine, according...

Number of Ukraine refugees may top 1.5 million this weekend, says UNHCR

Number of Ukraine refugees may top 1.5 million this weekend, says UNHCR

-- 2022-03-05 19:15:03

The situation in Ukraine remains dire and the number of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion could potentially rise to 1.5 million by the end of the weekend from a current 1.3 million, the head of th...

Russia continuing assault in two cities amid ceasefire, alleges Ukraine

Russia continuing assault in two cities amid ceasefire, alleges Ukraine

-- 2022-03-05 18:50:10

Russia said its forces had stopped firing near two besieged Ukrainian cities on Saturday to allow safe passage to civilians fleeing the fighting, but officials in one of the cities said Moscow was not...

Western countries engage in ‘economic banditry’ against Russia, Kremlin alleges

Western countries engage in ‘economic banditry’ against Russia, Kremlin alleges

-- 2022-03-05 18:10:05

The Kremlin said on Saturday that the Western countries were behaving like bandits but that Russia was far too big to be isolated as the world was much larger than just the United States and Europe....

Russia announces ceasefire in two besieged Ukrainian cities for evacuations

Russia announces ceasefire in two besieged Ukrainian cities for evacuations

-- 2022-03-05 13:12:11

Russia's defence ministry says humanitarian corridors will open at 10:00 Moscow time (07:00GMT) on Saturday from the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, reports the BBC.  A "regime of q...

Russia blocks Facebook, passes 'fake news' law

Russia blocks Facebook, passes 'fake news' law

-- 2022-03-05 10:58:57

Russia said it would block Facebook for excluding state media and CNN said it would stop broadcasting in Russia after a new law punishing "fake news" raised the stakes in Moscow's fight with foreign c...

Bread consumers to swallow the cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Bread consumers to swallow the cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

-- 2022-03-05 10:51:49

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the world's breadbasket nations, has driven wheat prices to 14-year highs, forcing bread consumers to eat the cost. Russia's Feb 24 invasion has severely hampered...

Global news media suspending reporting in Russia after Putin signs 'fake news' law

Global news media suspending reporting in Russia after Putin signs 'fake news' law

-- 2022-03-05 09:59:58

Global news media said they were suspending reporting in Russia to protect their journalists after a new law that threatened jail terms of up to 15 years for spreading "fake news", Reuters reports. B...

Don’t worsen situation by imposing more sanctions on Russia, says Putin

Don’t worsen situation by imposing more sanctions on Russia, says Putin

-- 2022-03-04 19:41:30

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has warned those opposing Russia's actions in Ukraine "not to exacerbate the situation" by imposing more restrictions on his country. The Russian president was...

Ukraine wants special tribunal to judge Putin

Ukraine wants special tribunal to judge Putin

-- 2022-03-04 19:34:13

The Ukrainian government and a former British prime minister are pushing for a special criminal tribunal to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies over the invasion of Ukraine. For...

UN rights body approves probe into alleged Russian violations in Ukraine

UN rights body approves probe into alleged Russian violations in Ukraine

-- 2022-03-04 18:24:08

The UN Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly on Friday for a resolution condemning alleged rights violations by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine and setting up a commission of inquiry to inve...

Russia blocks BBC, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle websites

Russia blocks BBC, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle websites

-- 2022-03-04 18:03:27

Russia cut access to several foreign news organisations' websites, including the BBC and Deutsche Welle, for spreading what it alleged was false information about its war in Ukraine. Russia has repea...

Russia blames Ukrainian saboteurs for nuclear station attack

Russia blames Ukrainian saboteurs for nuclear station attack

-- 2022-03-04 16:33:55

Russia's defence ministry on Friday blamed an attack at the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Ukrainian saboteurs, calling it a "monstrous provocation". Ukraine has said Russ...

Russia introduces jail term for spreading 'fake' information about army

Russia introduces jail term for spreading 'fake' information about army

-- 2022-03-04 16:27:11

Russia's parliament on Friday passed a law imposing a jail term of up to 15 years for spreading intentionally 'fake' information about the armed forces as Moscow fights back in what it casts as an inf...

Russian forces seize huge Ukrainian nuclear plant, fire put out

Russian forces seize huge Ukrainian nuclear plant, fire put out

-- 2022-03-04 14:21:40

Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting with Ukrainian defenders, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday, R...

Fierce fighting sparks fire outside Ukrainian nuclear plant

Fierce fighting sparks fire outside Ukrainian nuclear plant

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-04 09:26:41

A fire broke out in a training building outside the largest nuclear power plant in Europe during intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, Ukraine's state emergency service said on Friday...

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...

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...