Russian forces already control at least 70% of Severodonetsk eastern part of Ukraine, Luhansk Governor Sergei Gaidai, who has described the situation as “ultra-complicated”, confirmed to the British network Sky News on Tuesday. This morning the Russians occupied half of the town, the largest in Ukrainian hands in this province, in the Donbas region. The … Read more
The Ukrainian military has announced the two Russian generals killed during an attack on a military operation in the city of Kherson, bringing to nine the number of Kremlin generals killed in the war in two months of conflict. A third general was seriously injured, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense … Read more
Ukrainian officials say they have intercepted alarming radio broadcasts of Russian soldiers about the killing and raping of Ukrainian civilians. Audio clips obtained and published by CNN contain orders to kill civilians and discuss the rape of a 16-year-old girl by Russian forces. It is unclear who is speaking on the recordings, but Ukrainian officials … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: Russia-Ukraine ceasefire; Russia and Ukraine announced a ceasefire on Saturday and agreed to build a Mariupol-Volnovakha humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians. But the Indians trapped in eastern Ukraine cannot use these exit routes. Ukraine has said that Russia has violated the agreement and that continued attacks have made it impossible … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: Russia largest nuclear power; A Russian bombardment has impacted the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, located in central Ukraine, early this Friday, causing a fire and affecting one of its units, as reported by the spokesman for this plant. “Following a bombardment by Russian forces at the … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: Ukraine president Kyiv; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Mirzelinsky has accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal and is ready to discuss peace and a ceasefire. “I have to deny the allegations that we refused to negotiate,” the news agency quoted Sergei Nikiforov, Zelensky’s press secretary, as saying. In a statement issued on … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday signed a decree aimed at uniting the country’s population in the wake of the Russian invasion. A statement on the presidency’s website said, “In order to ensure the defence of the state, to ensure the readiness of combat and movement, we have called for recruitment … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: What Does Russia Want in Ukraine; Russian soldiers entering Ukraine’s capital Kyiv are in Obolon, a northern area of the city. This area is just nine kilometres away from Parliament and the central area of the city. Ukraine is trying to respond with all its might after Russia’s attack. Therefore, there is … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: Why Russia attacks Ukraine; On Thursday 24 February 202, President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukrainian territory. Both Russia and the West see Ukraine as a buffer against the other. Russia considers Ukraine within its natural sphere of influence. Most of the country was part of the Russian Empire … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: Russia’s attack on Ukraine; World leaders say Russia will have to pay a heavy price for an attack on Ukraine. He called on Moscow to end the fighting immediately. Russia claims to have destroyed several Ukrainian airports, while Ukraine claims to have shot down five Russian planes. Several people have been reported … Read more
