Tag: Russia -Ukraine war

Putin’s “No. 1 Enemy” Says Russian Leader Stole Over $1 Trillion From His Own People

January 9, 2025 admin

Putin’s “No. 1 Enemy” Says Russian Leader Stole Over Trillion From His Own People

A staunch Kremlin critic described as “Vladimir Putin’s number one enemy” has claimed that the Russian President has stolen more than a trillion dollars from his own people. In an op-ed article published in Daily Mail, Sir William Browder revealed how Putin went from a “political weakling” to a “monstrous dictator”. According to him, when…

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Over 12,300 civilians killed since start of Ukraine war, U.N. says

January 8, 2025 admin

Explosions are seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters More than 12,300 civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, a U.N. official said on Wednesday, noting higher…

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Russia says Ukraine launches ‘counterattack’ in Kursk region

January 5, 2025 admin

People wait at a bus stop next to a reinforced concrete bomb shelter installed in a street in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kursk, Russia. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Sunday (January 5, 2025) that Ukraine had launched a “counterattack” in the western border region of Kursk, where Kyiv’s forces began…

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Ukraine will ask allies to boost its air defenses at a meeting in Germany, says Zelenskyy

January 5, 2025 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable,” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at this…

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Russia attacks strategic city of Pokrovsk aiming to cut off supply lines, says Kyiv military

January 4, 2025 admin

A view shows a destroyed bridge in the town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine in December 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian forces continue to launch attacks near the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in an effort to bypass it from the south and cut off…

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Russia vows response after it says ATACMS missiles targeted Belgorod

January 4, 2025 admin

File image of remains of U.S.-produced ATACMS missiles, fired by Ukrainian armed forces | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia vowed on Saturday (January 4, 2025) to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles at the border region of Belgorod the previous day. Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden authorised Kyiv to use the long-range…

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Zelensky Says “Unpredictable” Trump Could Help End War

January 2, 2025 admin

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview aired Thursday that US President-elect Donald Trump’s “unpredictability” could help end the war with Russia. Trump, who takes office on January 20, has said he will end the nearly three-year conflict in “24 hours” once in power, a claim that has drawn scepticism from Kyiv which…

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Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating, hot water after Russia stops gas flow

January 1, 2025 admin

File photo of pipelines of the national natural gas distribution network outside Ungheni, Moldova. | Photo Credit: AP The breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine. “There is no heating or hot water,” an employee of local energy company Tirasteploenergo…

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Russia launches New Year drone strike on Kyiv, officials say

January 1, 2025 admin

Firefighters work at a site of a building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in central Kyiv, Ukraine January 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia launched a drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday (January 1, 2025), wounding at least three people and damaging buildings in…

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Russia advanced nearly 4,000 square km in Ukraine in 2024: AFP analysing ISW

December 31, 2024 admin

In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, a Ukrainian fortification line is seen on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Tuesday (December 31, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Russian forces advanced by 3,985 square km (1,539 square miles) in Ukraine in 2024, seven times more than in 2023, according to an…

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