Los Angeles | Revered Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets has been killed in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in Kiev, according to the Young Theatre, where she was part of the troupe. She was reportedly 67. Basing its report on ‘Kyiv Post’, the English-language daily published from the Ukrainian capital, ‘Deadline’ said that Shvets […]
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ICJ orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine
The Hague | Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled, marking the first verdict handed down by the world court since Moscow began its invasion of Kiev on February 24. By a vote of 13 to two, with Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian of Russia and Judge Xue […]
Indian Embassy in Ukraine temporarily shifted to Poland
New Delhi | The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has been temporarily shifted to Poland in the wake of the ongoing Kiev-Moscow conflict, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry said: “In view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Ukraine, including attacks in the western parts of the country, it […]
Russia claims militia backed by it took control of Valerianovka, other cities
New Delhi | The Russian Defence Ministry claimed at 9 am Moscow time on Saturday that units of the People’s Militia in the Donetsk Republic, with fire support from Russian armed forces, took control of Valerianovka, Zeleny Gai and blocked Novoandreevka from the south and east. The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, continuing […]
Foreign Ministers of Russia and Ukraine discuss Putin-Zelensky summit to end war
New Delhi | Foreign Ministers of Russia and the Ukraine — Sergey Lavrov and Dmitry Kuleba–who held their first round of talks in Turkey have discussed the possibility of a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to end their conflict which has now rumbled into its fifteenth day. The surge […]
Indian doctor vows to stay on in Ukraine with his big cats
Hyderabad | Though hundreds of Indians have battled all odds to return home from war-torn Ukraine, a doctor is not ready to leave without his pet big cats — a black panther and a jaguar! Giri Kumar Patil, a physician, has been holed up in a basement at his home in Donbas region with not just […]
Hospital in Ukraine hit by Russian shelling
Kiev | Ukarine has said that Russian forces surrounding the southern port city of Mariupol have destroyed a maternity hospital. President Volodymyr Zelensky said children were under the wreckage, and called on Western leaders to impose a no-fly zone, the BBC reported. He also posted footage apparently from inside the hospital, which appears badly damaged. There […]
Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Modi for evacuating 9 Bangladeshi nationals from Ukraine
New Delhi | Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for evacuating her nine citizens from Ukraine’s Sumy under ‘Operation Ganga’, government sources said here. The nine Bangladeshi nationals, who were stuck in northeastern city Sumy, were evacuated along with 694 Indians brought to Poltava city in Ukraine. They will be […]
Russia claims new ‘proof’ Ukraine was planning attack on Donbas
Moscow | Russias Defence Ministry has claimed that its obtained secret documents that “prove” Kiev was planning an attack on Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. The Reuters news agency says the Ministry has published six pages of documents that “prove” Kiev was planning a military assault on the Russian-backed rebel regions in Donbas, the BBC reported. […]
US slaps ban on oil, gas imports from Russia
New Delhi | The US on Tuesday banned all oil and gas imports from Russia, President Joe Biden said in a Twitter post. “Today, I’m announcing that the United States is targeting a main artery of Russia’s economy. We are banning all imports of Russian oil and gas,” he tweeted. Today, I’m announcing that the United […]