“Our people are back. 207 of them”: Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post. (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Wednesday, just a week after Moscow said Kyiv had shot down a plane carrying dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers. Russia’s defence ministryRead More →
As Ukraine faces another harsh winter, the mouse problem is expected to intensify: Report (File) Kyiv: The war-ridden frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine are grappling with a nightmarish resurgence of rats and mice, echoing the haunting conditions of World War I trench warfare, CNN reported. The infestation, fuelled byRead More →
Russian defence ministry warned the attack would “not go unpunished”. (File) Moscow: Russia said Saturday that a Ukrainian strike killed at least 14 people and injured 108 in the city of Belgorod, a day after Russian strikes killed dozens in Ukraine. Belgorod lies about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from theRead More →
Ukraine said Russia had fired 158 missiles and drones on Ukraine. (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war. Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcadesRead More →
Ukraine hopes to plug a $43 billion budget deficit next year mostly with foreign aid. (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was confident the US would not “betray” his country by withholding crucial wartime funding as it fights off a Russian invasion. Aid for Ukraine hasRead More →
Russia has vigorously denied committing atrocities or targeting civilians in Ukraine (File) The Hague: A former Russian soldier has sought asylum in the Netherlands and wants to testify at the International Criminal Court about war crimes by Russia that he witnessed while fighting in Ukraine, a Dutch legal source toldRead More →
