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Claims of chemical weapon use in Ukraine ‘insufficiently substantiated’: watchdog

May 8, 2024 admin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. File | Photo Credit: AP The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on May 7 that information it had received until now on alleged chemical weapons use in Ukraine was “insufficiently substantiated.” Also read:Explained | Chemical and biological weapons: what international regulations bind Russia? The OPCW also said…

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Russia says it hit headquarters of southern grouping of Ukrainian army

May 1, 2024 admin

Representational file image | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on May 1 that it had struck the command headquarters of the Ukrainian Army’s southern grouping, which is based in the port of Odesa where Kyiv reported a missile attack had killed three people. “The headquarters of the operational command of the Southern grouping of the…

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Russia says it destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine

April 28, 2024 admin

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 10th Edelweiss Separate Mountain Assault Brigade carries a Leleka reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) before flying it at a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine on April 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine over its…

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Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

April 20, 2024 admin

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armoured vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. With the war in Ukraine now in its third year and a vital…

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NATO Must Choose Whether We Indeed Are Allies: Ukraine’s Zelensky

April 20, 2024 admin

Dnipro, Ukraine: NATO must decide if it is Kyiv’s ally, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, urging defence ministers from the bloc’s member states to step up arms deliveries to his struggling forces.His appeal to Western partners to provide at least seven more air defence systems came hours after Russia launched a wave of fatal…

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The Massive Aid Package Before US Congress

April 19, 2024 admin

The United States’ historic ally Israel will receive $13 billion in military assistance. Washington, United States: The US House of Representatives on Saturday will vote on a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and on a possible ban of TikTok. Here is a breakdown of the $95 billion package made up of four…

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Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 11 people as the war approaches a critical stage

April 17, 2024 admin

Rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine on April 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on April 17, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing…

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Russia says it has seized 400 sq.km. of Ukrainian land

April 2, 2024 admin

In this image provided by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is seen in a meeting with the armed forces’ leadership in Moscow, Russia, on April 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on April 2 its forces had captured 400 sq.km. of Ukrainian territory this year. Moscow secured its first…

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Ukraine says Russia has fired five Zircon missiles at Kyiv in 2024

April 1, 2024 admin

Russia also fired 11 Kinzhal missiles, another hypersonic weapon which travels at several times the speed of sound, at the Ukrainian capital this year. File. | Photo Credit: AP Russia has used five of its new hypersonic Zircon missiles to attack Kyiv since the start of the year, the city’s military administration said on April…

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Watch | Ukrainian FM in India | Could it change India’s position on the war?

March 29, 2024 admin

2 years After the Russian war in Ukraine began, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is finally invited to India- does the visit signify a u turn, a rethink or simply rebalancing by New Delhi and Kiev? And given close India Russia ties, What is on the Ukrainian wishlist for India? This week New Delhi had…

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