In contrast to Ukraine’s claims that Russia has been launching significant artillery barrages on its cities over the past 24 hours, Moscow claimed on Monday that its forces shot down a Ukrainian drone near a long-range bomber base located deep inside Russia. The long-range strategic bombers that would have been deployed to attack Ukrainian cities Read More…
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Russia appeals for evacuation before Kherson war
One of the highest-ranking Russian-appointed officials in occupied Ukraine said that the Ukrainian army is about to try to take back the southern city of Kherson. He also told the people living there that they should leave for their own safety. After Russian soldiers in the region were driven back by 20-30 km (13-20 miles) Read More…
Civilians in annexed Kherson encouraged to flee to Russia as Ukraine advances
People who had to leave their homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson for safety after a Moscow-appointed official told them to do so were set to arrive in Russia on Friday. This shows that Moscow is losing control of the territory it claims to have annexed. “We suggested that all residents of the Read More…
Russia bombs Ukraine towns, threatens escalation
Officials said Russian missiles hit more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns on Thursday, as NATO allies gathering in Brussels outlined measures to bolster up Europe’s air defences after committing more military aid to Kyiv. The new pronouncements prompted Moscow to reiterate its warning that Western powers’ assistance made them a “direct party to the Read More…
Putin proclaims the annexure of parts of Eastern Ukraine
A defiant Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of a swathe of Ukraine in a pomp-filled Kremlin ceremony, promising Moscow would triumph in its “special military operation” even as he faced a potentially serious new military reversal. The proclamation of Russian rule over 15% of Ukraine – the biggest annexation in Europe since World War Two Read More…
I am ready to use nuclear weapons, Putin warns
UK expresses worry, says threat should be taken seriously If threats by Russian President, Vladimir Putin are to be taken seriously, then the world is in for a night of long knives. On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s first mobilisation since World War II and backed a plan to annex swathes of Ukraine, warning Read More…
Russia jails investigative reporter for 22 years for ‘treason’
A Russian court has sentenced former investigative journalist Ivan Safronov to 22 years in prison on charges of treason, a vicious verdict of one of the most high-profile prosecutions of a journalist in Russia in years. The harsh sentence is only the latest episode in Russia’s restriction on media and free expression that has shuttered Read More…
Anti-war Russian oil exec dies after allegedly falling from hospital window
The head of a Russian oil giant who had criticized President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine died Thursday after reportedly falling out of his hospital window. Ravil Maganov, Lukoil chairman died after falling from a window of the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the situation. The company issued a statement early Read More…
EU court declines to lift Russia broadcasting ban
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected a request by Russian news network RT France to lift a broadcasting ban imposed by the European Union (EU) on Russia over Russia-Ukraine conflict. “The EU General Court dismisses Russia Today France’s application for annulment of the EU Council’s acts,’’ the ECJ said on Twitter on Wednesday. Read More…
Russia considers expanding ‘gay propaganda’ law
The Russian parliament has moved to tighten already stringent restrictions on the discussion of LGBTQ rights and relationships. A draft bill calling for the broadening of a 2013 ban on the “promotion of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors, widely referred to as the “gay propaganda” bill, was announced on the website of the parliament, or Read More…