315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF
Jun 06, 2023, at 11:07 pm
New York: A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 2005 and 2022, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Monday, describing it as a “stark illustration of the devastating impact of war” on the young.
Ukraine: Over 1,500 children killed or injured, concern rises over forced transfers
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:34 pm
New York: With Ukraine’s Children’s Day celebrations on Thursday marred by the death of a girl alongside other civilians in a Russian missile attack in the capital Kyiv, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country, Denise Brown, said she was “shocked and saddened” by the incident.
Ukraine attempted Vladimir Putin's assassination, 2 drones shot down, claims Russia
May 04, 2023, at 02:15 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russia Wednesday accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin as it claimed to have shot down two drones that were used in the alleged attack on Kremlin building.
Germany training Ukrainian troops for counteroffensive: Reports
Apr 30, 2023, at 08:02 pm
Berlin: German instructors are training Ukrainian soldiers for urban combat at a dozen military bases across the country ahead of Kyiv's much-touted spring offensive, the Bild tabloid reported on Saturday.
Russian forces thwart joint strike by Ukrainian troops - Russian Defense Ministry
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Moscow: The Russian army has pushed back a joint strike of multiple launch rocket systems of Ukrainian troops in the south Donetsk direction and has destroyed two Ukrainian reconnaissance groups, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
Patriot missiles to arrive in Ukraine 'very soon': US Army Acquisition Chief
Mar 09, 2023, at 06:45 am
Washington: The US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile systems could arrive on the battlefields of Ukraine very soon, Assistant Army Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Douglas Bush said on Wednesday.
UN Security Council hears echoed demands to end war in Ukraine
Feb 25, 2023, at 03:47 pm
New York: The UN chief told the Security Council on Friday that “we need peace” in Ukraine, calling for urgent action on multiple fronts.
Hungarian PM calls for peace in Russia-Ukraine conflict, warns of escalation
Feb 19, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Budapest/UNI: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and warned of the escalation of the conflict here on Saturday.
Ukraine: Several regions issue air raid warnings
Feb 12, 2023, at 07:11 pm
Kyiv: Air raid sirens sounded in a number of Ukrainian regions late on Saturday night, according to air raid data from the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Nearly 200 soldiers released in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:17 pm
Kiev: Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been freed following the latest prisoner swap, officials from both sides confirmed on Saturday.
UN aid convoys deliver lifesaving relief to Ukraine’s war-ravaged east
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:12 pm
New York: Two UN aid convoys have reached communities with acute needs near the contact line in Ukraine’s war-shattered east this week, relief coordinators reported on Friday.
Air raid alert sounded in all regions of Ukraine: Authorities
Feb 04, 2023, at 06:48 am
Kiev: An air raid alert was sounded in all regions of Ukraine, including the capital city Kiev, according to the online map of the Ukrainian Digital Ministry updated on Friday.
UK provides Ukraine with sea king helicopter - Reznikov
Jan 22, 2023, at 04:31 pm
London: Ukraine has received a Sea King helicopter from the United Kingdom as part of its military efforts for Kyiv, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.
Ukrainian military mulls withdrawal from Bakhmut - Reports
Jan 16, 2023, at 12:02 am
Kiev: Ukraine is considering the possibility of withdrawing from Bakhmut, also known as Artyomovsk, to spare troops and weapons ahead of an anticipated counteroffensive elsewhere on the battlefield, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing the Ukrainian military.
IAEA to send monitoring missions to Ukraine's nuclear plants
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:57 am
Kyiv: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will send monitoring missions to nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Ukraine, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing a senior official.
FIFA rejects Ukraine Prez Zelensky’s request to speak on world peace at World Cup final: Report
Dec 18, 2022, at 04:23 pm
Doha: Soccer World Cup organiser FIFA rejected Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request to deliver a message of world peace ahead of the tournament's final in Qatar on Sunday, CNN reported.
Amid a flu breakout in Kremlin, Vladimir Putin likely to isolate in bunker: Report
Dec 15, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin could be isolated in a bunker after several Kremlin officials were affected by a major flu breakout, media reports said.
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:49 pm
New York: The only way to end the suffering and devastation in Ukraine, “is by ending the war”, the UN’s top disarmament official told the Security Council on Friday.
Ukraine war: Russia launches ballistic missile as part of nuclear drills
Oct 27, 2022, at 02:45 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday surveyed drills carried out by his nuclear-capable forces as Moscow raised "unverified" claims to India and China that Ukraine was developing a "dirty bomb."
Ukraine war: Path of further escalation ‘must be reversed’, Security Council hears
Oct 22, 2022, at 07:35 pm
New York: Russia’s military escalation in Ukraine will lead to more suffering worldwide and must be reversed, said the UN’s political affairs chief on Friday, adding that further talk of possible nuclear weapons use could lead to a “dangerous spiral”.
Putin imposes martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
Oct 20, 2022, at 02:14 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law on Wednesday in the four regions Russia has annexed and given additional emergency powers to the heads of the Russian regions, AFP reported.
Ukraine breaks through Russian lines in its biggest advance along Dnipo River since war began
Oct 04, 2022, at 01:57 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the south of the country since the war began as it burst through the front and advanced rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday which threatened the supply lines for thousands of Russian troops, media reports said.
Ukraine war: Russia abandons territory, a day after its formal annexation
Oct 02, 2022, at 05:09 am
In a major setback for Moscow, Russia today abandoned Lyman, in the east of Ukraine, for fear of getting surrounded.
Oct 01, 2022, at 08:16 am
The United States has sanctioned 1000 Russian citizens after Moscow formally annexed four territories of Ukraine on Friday.
Ukraine seeks speedy NATO membership after Russia annexes 4 territories
Oct 01, 2022, at 04:11 am
Kyiv: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said that Kyiv is requesting expeditious NATO membership after Russia formally annexed four Moscow-held territories of Ukraine, media reports said.
War crimes have been committed in Ukraine conflict, top UN human rights inquiry reveals
Sep 24, 2022, at 06:58 pm
Almost seven months to the day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN-appointed independent human rights investigators said that war crimes have indeed been committed in the conflict.
Biden denounces Russia’s ‘shameless violation’ of UN Charter, urges world to stand with Ukraine
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New York: Strongly denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, United States President Joe Biden warned United Nations Member States on Wednesday that “if a nation can pursue imperial ambitions without consequences, then we put at risk everything this great institution stands for.”
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:41 pm
New York: President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a return to “imperialism” and said that those who remained silent or were “secretly complicit” were engaging in a “new cynicism” that was eroding the global order.
Top rights expert questions ‘double standard’ on Ukraine’s war displaced
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: A top UN-appointed human rights expert on Thursday raised the issue of an alleged “double standard” in Poland and Belarus towards those forced to flee the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy, wife Olena trolled and roasted for Vogue photoshoot amid Ukraine-Russia war
Jul 28, 2022, at 12:21 am
Kyiv: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been hailed as a symbol of resistance against the Russian invasion by the Western powers, is currently facing social media trolls after he posed for a photoshoot for the iconic Vogue magazine with his wife and First Lady Olena Zelenska.