Head of Russian private army Wagner says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut battle
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 menContinue Reading
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Russia admits 63 of its soldiers were killed by Ukrainian HIMARS attack on barracks & more than 100 wounded in one of the Kremlin’s biggest single losses of life in the war
Jan 2 (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that 63 Russian soldiers had been killed in a UkrainianContinue Reading
E.U condemns ‘barbaric’ Russian missile attacks, warns Belarus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission condemned as “barbaric” Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday andContinue Reading
Sri Lankans describe abuse as Russian captives in Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A group of Sri Lankans held captive by Russian forces in an agricultural factory in easternContinue Reading
EU, UK, Canada, US pledge to remove selected Russian banks from interbank messaging system SWIFT
KEY POINTS The U.S., European allies and Canada agreed to disconnect specific Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide InterbankContinue Reading
Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
Summary– Putin authorises military operation in east Explosions heard in Kyiv and across Ukraine Kyiv declares state of emergency, callsContinue Reading
Ukraine wants peace but won’t give up its land to Russia, president says
KYIV, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of wrecking peace efforts and ruled out making anyContinue Reading
Biden agrees to meet with Putin ‘in principle’ if Russia has not invaded Ukraine
KEY POINTS President Biden has accepted “in principle” a meeting with Russia’s Putin in what could be a last-ditch effortContinue Reading
Macron refused Russian COVID-19 test before Putin meeting, didn’t want to give Moscow his DNA: report
French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly refused to take a Russian COVID-19 test ahead of his meeting with President Vladimir Putin this week, with hisContinue Reading
Russia: Alexey Navalny handed new jail term as he denounces ‘Putin the poisoner’
A Moscow court handed Alexey Navalny a two-and-a-half year prison sentence on Tuesday, in a heated hearing in which theContinue Reading
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