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UNGA: Sergey Lavrov says Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless

Sep 29, 2024, at 06:17 am

Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless given that Moscow holds nuclear weapons and any effort by the NATO alliance to keep aiding Kyiv will prove to be a “suicidal escapade”, Russia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.

UN investigators say Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in Ukraine war

Sep 24, 2024, at 03:36 pm

Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva heard on Monday.

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.

'Peace has no losers’, Erdogan says, vowing to step up efforts to end war in Ukraine

Sep 20, 2023, at 09:32 pm

The President of Türkiye showcased his country as an active partner on both the regional and global levels¸ and called for reform of the international institutions, during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removes Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov

Sep 04, 2023, at 04:24 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he has dismissed the country's Defence Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, who had been serving the country in the position since the beginning of Russia's invasion of the nation in 2022.

Top UN aid official in Ukraine deplores latest wave of ‘massive Russian attacks’

Aug 25, 2023, at 05:26 pm

Russian strikes on at least 10 regions in Ukraine have left a path of death and destruction over the past 24 hours, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Wednesday.

Top UN aid official in Ukraine condemns latest wave of indiscriminate attacks

Aug 16, 2023, at 12:03 am

New York: An escalation of Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine has brought more death and injuries to southern regions while hampering aid operations, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said on Monday.

Ukraine: Military strengthening second line of defence on northern border

Aug 12, 2023, at 09:35 pm

Kyiv: The Ukrainian military is strengthening a second line of defence in the Rivne Region near the border with Belarus, filling it with traps against infantry and vehicles as well as planting mines near the Rivne nuclear power plant, Ukrainian media reported on Saturday.

Ukraine: Seven die as Russian missiles hit Pokrovsk town

Aug 08, 2023, at 11:44 pm

At least seven people died as two Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.

Russian attacks continue to affect world’s most vulnerable, UN spokesperson says

Aug 08, 2023, at 09:55 pm

Attacks against Ukrainian port infrastructure are not isolated and with Russia’s termination of the Black Sea Initiative, are impacting global food prices and affecting the most vulnerable people, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.

Ukraine crisis: Kiev attacks Russia's naval base in Novorossiysk with drone boats

Aug 04, 2023, at 10:10 pm

Moscow: Ukraine attempted to attack a Russian naval base in the city of Novorossiysk overnight with two unmanned boats, which were detected and destroyed by Russia's warships, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

Ukraine: UN strongly condemns Russian strikes in Odesa

Jul 24, 2023, at 03:41 pm

New York: Senior UN officials have strongly condemned the deadly Russian missile strikes in the Ukrainian city of Odesa on Sunday which damaged several historic buildings.

Ukraine: Do not play with nuclear Armageddon, warns UN Assembly President

Jul 20, 2023, at 12:05 am

New York: Targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and threats of use of nuclear weapons, severely undermines trust “within and in our institution”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Tuesday.

Ukraine: Air raid warnings issued in Kiev, multiple regions

Jun 24, 2023, at 03:26 pm

Moscow: Air raid sirens went off in several regions of Ukraine, including Kiev, late on Friday night, according to air raid data from the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Report reveals war’s ‘stark impacts’ on Ukraine society

Jun 20, 2023, at 09:45 pm

New York: Twenty-two percent of households in Ukraine are spending over a quarter of their monthly income on healthcare, according to a report issued on Monday by 12 UN agencies in the country.

Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster

Jun 17, 2023, at 08:37 pm

New York: UN humanitarians continue bringing life-saving aid to survivors of the flooding from the Kakhovka Dam, but they’ve warned that hundreds of thousands more people in the country’s south face severe water shortages.

Ukraine lost 7,500 people on contact line since June 4

Jun 15, 2023, at 12:02 am

Kyiv: Ukrainian troops have lost about 7,500 military both killed and injured on the line of contact alone since June 4, The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Ukraine: Imperative to ‘explore all options’ to reach civilians – UN relief chief

May 16, 2023, at 10:01 pm

Civilians who are caught up in the crossfire in Ukraine need and deserve humanitarian relief, “wherever the are”, said the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief on Monday, briefing the Security Council, calling for aid workers to be allowed full access, in line with international law.

More air raid warnings issued in Ukraine: Authorities

May 13, 2023, at 02:48 pm

Kyiv: Air raid warnings have been declared in multiple Ukrainian regions overnight, according to air raid data from the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security

Mar 18, 2023, at 11:52 pm

New York: The war in Ukraine has had very significant implications for global food insecurity, the top UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the critical need to extend landmark agreements to export grain and fertilizer from the region.

Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe

Mar 17, 2023, at 10:11 pm

New York: Russian forces in Ukraine faced fresh accusations of war crimes on Thursday as UN-appointed independent human rights investigators released the latest findings of their ongoing probe.

In Ukraine, Guterres pledges to keep seeking ‘solutions and a just peace’

Mar 10, 2023, at 05:54 pm

New York: Speaking in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Wednesday, the Secretary-General assured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United Nations “will continue to seek solutions and a just peace for the people of Ukraine, and the world.”

France: Thousands demonstrate in Paris to protest against sending arms to Ukraine

Feb 27, 2023, at 03:35 pm

Paris: Thousands of people unhappy about French arms deliveries to Ukraine marched through Paris, in what is the second pacifist rally held in the French capital in two weeks.

Blasts heard in Kharkiv region; air defense goes off in Kiev region: Reports

Feb 11, 2023, at 03:14 pm

Kiev: Explosions have occurred in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region following the wave of air raid warnings that were issued in multiple regions on Friday, Ukrainian media report.

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.

UN aims to boost aid to frontline areas of Ukraine; Black Sea grain exports near 18 million tonnes

Jan 20, 2023, at 07:41 pm

New York: The UN on Wednesday said that it aims to increase the number of inter-agency convoys providing aid to parts of Ukraine “close to the frontlines”, in support of work being carried out by local organisations and volunteers.

Ukraine war: No chance for serious peace negotiations yet, says UN chief

Jan 20, 2023, at 06:01 pm

New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he did not believe that there was an opportunity yet, to organise “a serious peace negotiation” between the warring parties in Ukraine, nearly a year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Ukraine crisis: Air raid warnings issued in Kharkiv Region

Jan 10, 2023, at 02:33 pm

Kiev: Air raid warnings have been issued in Ukraine's Kharkiv Region and the Kiev-controlled part of Russia's Zaporizhzhia Region, according to the online air raid alert map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.

US providing Ukraine 4,000 Zuni aircraft rockets: Pentagon

Jan 07, 2023, at 02:19 pm

Washington: The United States is providing Ukraine with 4,000 Zuni rockets for use by its air assets, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper said on Friday.

Almost 6,900 civilians killed in Ukraine since Feb 24: OHCHR

Dec 28, 2022, at 11:51 pm

Kiev: Nearly 6,900 civilians have been killed and more than 10,900 wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military operation, according to an updated UN Human Rights Office report released.