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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges US to approve use of long-range weapons to strike targets inside Russia

Jul 12, 2024, at 06:07 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who met US President Joe Biden, has urged the United States to approve the use of long-range weapons to strike targets inside Russia.

UN General Assembly demands an immediate end to Russian aggression in Ukraine

Jul 12, 2024, at 03:34 pm

The UN General Assembly on Thursday demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and unconditionally withdraw all military forces from Ukrainian territory.

Justin Trudeau, Melanie Joly to meet NATO leaders, discuss Russian aggression toward Ukraine

Jul 10, 2024, at 05:28 am

Washington/IBNS: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with Mélanie Joly,  Minister of Foreign Affairs, are meeting with leaders of the Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Washington, D.C. to discuss Russia's escalating aggression toward Ukraine.

US flags 'concerns' over India's ties with Russia after Modi-Putin meet in Moscow

Jul 09, 2024, at 05:39 pm

Washington/Moscow/IBNS: The United States has raised "concerns" over its "strategic partner" India's ties with Russia after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin in an informal meeting at Moscow, media reports said.

Russian missiles strike Kyiv children's hospital, other cities to leave 37 dead

Jul 09, 2024, at 03:58 pm

At least 37 people, including three children, died and 170 others were hurt after Russian missiles struck Kyiv and other cities on Monday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine PM Denys Shmyhal says his country will initiate talks on becoming EU membership soon

Jun 22, 2024, at 08:22 pm

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Friday said his country will initiate talks on becoming European Union membership next week.

Nepali journalism platform claims Ukrainian Prez was bribed into profitable contracts to kickstart a war business

Jun 20, 2024, at 06:12 am

A Nepali investigative journalism platform has claimed Ukraine is a 'victim' of Western defence contractors who want to add new countries into NATO for profits.

War in Ukraine should not be ‘new normal’, say humanitarians

Jun 16, 2024, at 01:04 am

A surge of attacks by Russian forces on the Kharkiv area of Ukraine is causing significant civilian casualties, as well as the destruction of homes and crucial infrastructure, the top UN official in Ukraine said today, in a plea not to “normalize” the dire conditions for Ukrainian civilians.

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine deplores deadly strikes in Kharkiv

Jun 01, 2024, at 11:21 pm

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has strongly condemned the latest deadly Russian missile strikes in Kharkiv.

UNICEF says nearly 2,000 children killed in ongoing Ukraine-Russia war

May 14, 2024, at 04:53 pm

Nearly 2,000 children in Ukraine have lost their lives amidst ongoing and escalating war,  the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing UN-verified data.

Ukraine conflict: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify

Apr 30, 2024, at 08:36 pm

An increase in civilian casualties caused by intensifying attacks from the Russian armed forces against Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure and railway system calls for concern, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said on Monday.

UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year during Ukraine war

Apr 27, 2024, at 02:37 pm

As deadly attacks in Ukraine continue, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that the number of children killed so far this year has increased by nearly 40 per cent compared to 2023.

US House of Representatives passes $61bn military aid for Ukraine, Zelenskyy says he is grateful

Apr 22, 2024, at 11:13 pm

The US House of Representatives has approved $61bn (£49bn) military aid package for Ukraine to help the country fight against Russia invation.

Antony Blinken to discuss Middle East, Russia-Ukraine war, during meetings with officials in China

Apr 22, 2024, at 03:57 am

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to China April 24-26 where he will meet officials in Shanghai and Beijing to discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims gunmen who attacked Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine, Kyiv denies charges

Mar 24, 2024, at 07:35 pm

Indicating Ukraine's hand in the Moscow concert hall attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (March 23, 2024) said all four gunmen involved in the incident were arrested before they could cross the border.

UN officials outraged at Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy plants which killed at least five people

Mar 23, 2024, at 11:02 pm

Top UN officials and agencies on the ground in Ukraine on Friday condemned overnight large-scale coordinated Russian strikes on energy plants across the country that killed at least five people and left 1.5 million without electricity.

Fire erupts at Dnipro hydroelectric power station after airstrikes in conflict-hit Ukraine

Mar 22, 2024, at 11:15 pm

Ukrainian state-owned energy company Ukrhydroenergo said on Friday that the Dnipro hydroelectric power station and a dam located in Ukraine-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia had been hit by Russian strikes, adding that emergency services were working to extinguish the fire that erupted as a result.

Two killed, 4 injured in Ukraine military's air attack in Russia

Mar 19, 2024, at 01:33 am

Moscow/IBNSI: Two people were killed and four others injured as a result of an air attack by the Ukrainian armed forces in Russia's Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Monday.

Twenty die in Ukraine's Odesa following Russian missile strike

Mar 16, 2024, at 10:46 pm

At least 20 people died after a Russian missile strike hit a civilian infrastructure in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, media reports said.

At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa

Mar 03, 2024, at 04:52 pm

Kyiv/IBNS/UNI: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment building in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on Saturday morning, the State Service for Emergencies said on Telegram.

Ukraine claims it downed another Russian A-50 spy plane within weeks

Feb 24, 2024, at 03:14 pm

Ukraine has claimed it downed a Russian  A-50 military spy plane, media reports said.

Ukraine claims to have hit Russian landing ship in Black Sea

Feb 15, 2024, at 03:52 pm

Kiev/UNI: Ukrainian forces hit the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said.

Ukraine-born Japanese beauty pageant winner gives up her title over affair with married man

Feb 06, 2024, at 10:19 pm

Ukraine-born Japanese beauty pageant winner Karolina Shiino relinquished her title after a tabloid reported her alleged affair with a married man.

20 dead in Ukrainian strike on bakery in Russia

Feb 04, 2024, at 03:39 pm

Moscow/IBNS/UNI: Twenty bodies were pulled from under the rubble of what used to be a popular bakery in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Sputnik.

Russian military plane crashes with 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Belgorod

Jan 24, 2024, at 10:08 pm

A Russian  Il-76 military plane crashed with suspected 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Belgorod Region of Russia on Wednesday (January 24, 2024), media reports said.

Ukraine forces hit west of Donetsk with deadly artillery, 27 die

Jan 22, 2024, at 08:48 pm

Ukrainian forces hit a market in the west of Donetsk with a deadly artillery strike on Sunday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 25 others, local media reported on Monday.

Shelling attack in Russin-held Donetsk leaves 25 people dead

Jan 22, 2024, at 12:35 am

At least 25 people have died in a shelling incident in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, media reports said.

Explosions reported across Ukraine

Dec 29, 2023, at 11:18 pm

Explosions were reported in multiple Ukrainian regions on Friday after air raid alerts went off across the country's entire territory.

Ukraine: Missile attack in Kiev injures 7

Dec 29, 2023, at 08:26 pm

Kiev/UNI: At least seven people were injured in a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital here on Friday morning, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.

Russia claims one killed, 2 injured in Ukraine's attack on Crimea

Dec 26, 2023, at 10:57 pm

One person was killed and two injured in an overnight attack by Ukraine on the city of Feodosia in Crimea, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday.