ukraine
13 Feb
Russia has once again launched a massive night-time aerial attack on Ukraine, with 140 drones, sources from Kiev said on Thursday morning. The Ukrainian military stated that 85 of these drones were shot down and the location of 52 were lost and was attributed to electronic countermeasures. Damage was reported in the Kharkiv and Odessa…
13 Feb
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday a deal to end the Ukraine war should not be imposed on Kyiv, after US President Donald Trump
12 Feb
Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had floated the idea of exchanging occupied land, said the latest strikes showed the Kremlin was not interested in…
11 Feb
Russia has sentenced two men to lengthy prison terms for allegedly aiding Ukraine's army, the latest convictions in an unrelenting crackdown linked to Moscow's military campaign. Moscow has opened dozens of treason, terrorism, espionage and sabotage cases against its citizens for allegedly cooperating with Kyiv or trying to undermine the Russian army's full-scale offensive,…
5 Feb
A Russian woman whose elderly parents disappeared after Kyiv launched an offensive into the Kursk region pleaded this week for an evacuation "corridor" via Ukraine, saying thousands were still trapped by the fighting. Kyiv launched the surprise cross-border assault on the Russian region almost six months ago, capturing dozens of villages and the regional…
4 Feb
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky called on US companies Tuesday to invest in his country's rare earths after US President Donald Trump said he wanted a deal with Kyiv that involved getting the minerals in exchange for aid.
3 Feb
The United Nations on Monday warned that Russian forces have been killing more captured Ukrainian soldiers over recent months, echoing growing allegations from officials in Kyiv.
2 Feb
Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said Sunday that both Kyiv and Moscow would have to make concessions if they are to successfully negotiate
1 Feb
An explosion at a Ukrainian army recruitment centre in the western city of Rivne on Saturday killed one person and wounded six, police said. Authorities did not say what caused the explosion or reveal details on the casualties. The centre handles and maintains military records and is responsible for drafting men into the army as…
30 Jan
No fewer than 20 American mercenaries fighting on the side of Ukraine, have been reported missing in combat, with casualties among foreign fighters rising sharply over the past six months. CNN reported this on Thursday after conducting its own investigation. It said that foreigners have been dying on the Ukrainian front lines in growing numbers…
29 Jan
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country could hold peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he called "illegitimate".
26 Jan
Russia on Sunday said its forces had captured the east Ukrainian town of Velyka Novosilka in the embattled Donetsk region, almost three years into their offensive. Russia has made steady advances on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine for months. Moscow's defence ministry said Russian troops led "active offensive actions" and "liberated the settlement of Velyka…
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The Chairman of Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sunday Bisi has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court, Osogbo to enforce his fundamental rights and restrain the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun and his agents from carrying out what he described as "planned unlawful arrest." Bisi described the planned…