Tag: Ukraine – Russia conflict

Ukraine attacks petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan with drones, says Russia

November 4, 2025 admin

Petrochemical plant of Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat company in Salavat in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant deep inside Russia, causing a partial collapse of a water-treatment facility but no injuries,” regional authorities said on Tuesday (November 4, 2025). “The plant in the…

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Zelensky Says 2 Captured North Korean Soldiers Being Probed

January 11, 2025 admin

Kyiv: Ukraine said Saturday that investigators were questioning two wounded North Korean soldiers after they were captured in Russia’s Kursk region, saying they provided “indisputable evidence” that North Koreans were fighting for Moscow. It is not the first time that Kyiv has claimed the capture of North Korean soldiers during its Kursk incursion but it…

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End Of Ukraine Gas Transit “One Of Moscow’s Biggest Defeats”: Zelensky

January 1, 2025 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday hailed the end of the transit of Russian gas across Ukraine as “one of Moscow’s biggest defeats”. “When Putin was given power in Russia more than 25 years ago, the annual gas pumping through Ukraine to Europe was 130+ billion cubic metres. Today, the…

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Ukraine Ends Transit Of Russian Gas To EU, What Happens Next?

January 1, 2025 admin

Kyiv: Russian gas supplies to the European Union (EU) states via Ukraine ended on Wednesday after Ukraine’s gas transit operator Naftogaz refused to renew its latest five-year transit deal with Russia’s Gazprom. Under a five-year deal signed in 2019, Ukraine had allowed Russia to pipe gas to Europe via its territory. However, the agreement expired…

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Ukrainian drones hit oil facility in Russia’s Oryol region

December 14, 2024 admin

Smoke and fire rise from an infrastructure facility storing fuel, following what regional governor Andrei Klychkov called a Ukrainian drone attack, in Oryol, Russia, in this screengrab obtained from social media video released on Saturday (December 14, 2024). | Photo Credit: Reuters “Ukrainian drones carried out an overnight attack on an oil facility in Russia’s…

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Donald Trump Calls Ukraine Firing US Missiles Into Russia “Crazy”

December 13, 2024 admin

In his “Person of the Year” interview published in Time’s magazine, President-elect Donald Trump has called Ukraine’s use of American missiles in Russia’s territory “crazy”. He also added that he “vehemently” disagrees with it, suggesting that the United States’ policy towards the war between Russia and Ukraine could change dramatically. “It’s crazy what’s taking place….

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Zelensky Seeks NATO Security Guarantees, Weapons Before Russia Talks

December 1, 2024 admin

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country needed security guarantees from NATO and more weapons to defend itself before any talks with Russia. He made the comments after meeting the EU’s new head of diplomacy Kaja Kallas and EU Council chief Antonio Costa, who were visiting Kyiv as a show of support…

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Russian Attack On Energy Facilities Cuts Power To Million Homes In Ukraine

November 28, 2024 admin

90 missiles and 100 drones is what Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight with. Currently, more than one million people are without electricity as bitter winter hits with Russia’s “massive strike”. This is the 11th large-scale attack by Russia on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this year causing blackouts nationwide. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of “weaponising…

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Germany’s Olaf Scholz Urges Ukraine Talks In 1st Call With Putin Since 2022

November 15, 2024 admin

Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, in the first call between the leaders in almost two years. In the call, Scholz “condemned Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and called on President Putin to end it and withdraw troops”, the chancellor’s spokesman…

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Ukraine, Russia In Talks For Halting Airstrikes On Energy Sites: Report

October 30, 2024 admin

Ukraine and Russia are in the early stages of negotiations about potentially halting airstrikes on each other’s energy facilities, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The FT, citing sources late on Tuesday who it said included senior Ukrainian officials, reported that Ukraine was seeking to resume talks that had come…

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