Gold prices rose on Monday as news that some Western nations plan to officially ban imports of the metal from Russia for its invasion of Ukraine sparked some interest in bullion. The ban on Russian gold exports from four G7 powers (UK, US, Japan and Canada) will have an impact on the global commodity market. … Read more
Hundreds of people gathered at two sites in central Kyiv on June 18 to mourn the death of Kyiv activist Roman Ratushnyi, an activist who became a well-known figure in Ukraine’s pro-Western revolution in 2014. There, in one of those cars, was the body of a young Ukrainian activist who once inspired and united these … Read more
Two United states the US soldiers were captured in Ukraine who were fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russian forces deserve “responsibility for crimes” that endangered the lives of Russian soldiers, Russia’s Kremlin said. According to AFP, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told NBC News: “These are people who are fighting for money and who participated in … Read more
NATO chief General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the war between Russia and Ukraine could last for years. General Stoltenberg’s comments come at a time when Ukraine is facing fierce Russian attacks over its bid to join the NATO bloc. According to Reuters, the German daily Bild am Sonntag quoted NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg … Read more
The Russian army lost its 53rd Colonel Sergei Postnov in the Ukraine war, as another high-ranking Russian commander was killed. Earlier this week, Colonel Sergei Postnov was reported killed in a combat mission. He served in the Russian army near Kyiv, in Kharkiv, and recently in the Luhansk region. It is unknown exactly how and … Read more
Some 37,000 women serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and more than 1,000 of them have already become commanders.Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska said this in a video address at the international conference “Women in Conflict” in Brussels, Ukrinform reports. “Most of our doctors are women. About 50% of our businessmen are women and they … Read more
Ukraine and Britain have warned that Russian forces rely on weapons that could cause large-scale casualties. According to the Associated Press, the warning comes at a time when Moscow is moving into the region to occupy eastern Ukraine, and the fierce and protracted war is straining the resources of both sides. The British Ministry of … Read more
A Russian general Roman Kutuzov has been killed in eastern Ukraine, a Russian state media journalist said on Sunday, adding to a string of high-ranking military casualties suffered by Moscow. The report, posted on the Telegram messaging app by state television reporter Alexander Sladkov, did not say precisely when and where Major General Roman Kutuzov … Read more
The Russian colonel Zaur Dimayev was blown up by an artillery blast in southern Ukraine, making him the 49th fighter of his rank to die in combat since the invasion began, the report said Wednesday. Deputy Commander of the 4th Battalion of the Akhmat Kadyrov Special Forces Regiment, Lt. Col. Zaur Dimayev, was riding in … Read more
Ukraine: The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has recognized that the situation in his country, especially in the Donbas, is “very difficult” and that “between 60 and 100 soldiers die in combat a day and another 500 people are injured”. Speaking to the US website Newsmax, which also includes Ukrainian agencies, the Ukrainian president reiterated that … Read more
