Tag: Russia -Ukraine war

Ukraine orders families with children evacuate from Pokrovsk

August 19, 2024 admin

A Ukraine serviceman fires a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, outside the town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine on Monday (August 19, 2024) ordered the evacuation of families with children from Pokrovsk, as Russian forces have been inching towards the eastern city…

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Ukraine says struck second key bridge in Russia’s Kursk region

August 18, 2024 admin

A satellite image shows a bridge collapsed over the Seym river in the Glushkovo district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region, Russia, August 17, 2024. 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine has destroyed a key bridge in Russia’s Kursk region and struck a second one nearby, less than two weeks into its stunning…

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Safety “Deteriorating” At Ukraine Nuclear Plant After Nearby Drone Strike: UN Watchdog

August 17, 2024 admin

The plant was seized by Russia’s forces early in the war Vienna, Austria: The UN’s nuclear watchdog warned on Saturday that the safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was “deteriorating” following a nearby drone strike. Earlier on Saturday, Russia accused Ukraine of dropping an explosive charge on a road near the occupied plant…

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Germany To Cut Down Military Aid For Ukraine In 2025: Report

August 17, 2024 admin

This year, aid from Berlin amounted to 8 billion euros. (File) Berlin: Germany, the second largest contributor of aid to Ukraine, plans to halve its military aid to Kyiv in 2025, a parliamentary source told AFP Saturday. Instead, the government of Olaf Scholz will bank on money generated from frozen Russian assets to continue supporting…

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Ukraine Says “Strengthening” Positions In Russia Amid Raging War

August 17, 2024 admin

Kyiv claims to have taken control of more than 80 settlements in the lightning incursion. (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his forces were “strengthening” their positions in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv has been mounting a major ground offensive for more than 11 days. His comments came a day after Moscow accused…

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Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern city of Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in

August 16, 2024 admin

Ukraine servicemen walk among sunflowers, to their position outside the town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: Reuters Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on Friday (August 16, 2024) urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in…

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Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region

August 15, 2024 admin

Ukraine on Thursday claimed fresh advances in its offensive into Russia. Kyiv: Ukraine on Thursday claimed fresh advances in its offensive into Russia, saying it had seized over 1,100 square kilometres in the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II. Russia said it had recaptured a first village from…

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US Welcomes India’s Engagement In War Between Russia, Ukraine

August 14, 2024 admin

Vedant Patel was responding to a question on the likely visit of PM Modi to Ukraine later this month. Washington: The United States welcomes India’s engagement in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and its efforts to bring peace between the two countries, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel has said here. Mr…

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Second Russian border region declares emergency as Ukrainian forces press their incursion

August 14, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, leads the meeting with top security and defence officials dedicated to the situation in Kursk and Belgorod border regions, at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s Belgorod border region declared an emergency Wednesday (August 14, 2024) under heavy shelling by…

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Ukraine offers to stop incursion if Russia agrees to ‘just peace’

August 14, 2024 admin

Ukrainian servicemen operate an armoured military vehicle in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 13, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine launched a surprise offensive into the Russian border region of Kursk on August 6, 2024, capturing over two dozen towns and villages in the most significant cross-border attack…

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