Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday publicly accused India of profiting from the Russian-Ukrainian war. Ukrainian foreign minister Kuleba also questioned the Indian side, calling it “the war of Ukraine”. He said that when India benefits from “our pain and suffering”, the least it can do is increase the aid given to us. The … Read more
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, about 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died so far, a Ukrainian official has confirmed this. Mikhailo Podolyak, the adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, says that 10,000 to 13,000 soldiers have lost their lives in the war so far. It rarely happens when Ukraine gives information about its killed soldiers. This statement … Read more
The rapes and sexual assaults attributed to Russian forces in Ukraine clearly constitute “a military strategy” and a “deliberate tactic to dehumanize victims”, estimates the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten. “All the signs are there,” Patten said in an interview with AFP in Paris, where he signed an agreement on … Read more
A massive fire burns on the Kirch Strait bridge connecting Russia to Crimea on Saturday morning, with footage showing several fully engulfed train carriages and two spans of the road bridge in the water. Images from the bridge showed a fiercely burning fire engulfing at least two cars of a train on the bridge, accompanied … Read more
Eastern Ukraine has been in the news since 2014 as Russia annexed parts of eastern Ukraine, Crimea. The Russian separatist groups in eastern Ukraine especially in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have sought independence since the same year. Russian backed separatists held a significant part of the territory even before the invasion. The governor of … Read more
Russia has claimed full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Moscow’s biggest victory in the war to date. More than 20,000 civilians are believed to have died in the coastal city after a nearly three-month siege. According to the Associated Press, Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President … Read more
A woman activist from Ukraine interrupted the Cannes Film Festival red carpet by going topless and delivering a message against rape in war moments before the premiere of George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing.” The unidentified woman had the words “Stop raping us” on her torso along with the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian … Read more
The Russian-Ukrainian war entered its 79th day as Russia intensified its offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine, Ukrainian state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom said on Friday that they repairs $50.6 million worth of captured Russian equipment. Ukraine’s main aerospace and defence company also reported on May 12 that it had sustained damages worth over $3.4 billion … Read more
Russian General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov has been reportedly suspended a top adviser to the Ukrainian president has claimed. Oleksiy Arestovych, the military adviser to Ukraine’s president, said that “preliminary information” suggests that General Gerasimov had been removed from his post, while Vladimir Putin and his inner circle were evaluating whether he should be part … Read more
The captured Russian soldiers at a war camp in Ukraine said that President Vladimir Putin threw them into battle without proper training. They stated that they are treated “like dogs” and receive no training. Private Vadim, 26, surrendered to Ukrainian troops after his convoy was ambushed just days after the invasion, saying the idea that … Read more
