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Russian rockets destroy Dnipro airport -Ukraine officials
By Natalia Zinets (Reuters) -Russian forces fired rockets into Ukraine's Luhansk and Dnipro regions on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, completely destroying an airport and wounding at least five people. Valentyn…
Ukrainian defences holding in Luhansk region – regional governor
(Reuters) - The governor of Ukraine's eastern region of Luhansk said on Friday Russia was accumulating forces in eastern Ukraine but had not broken through Ukrainian defences.
Ukraine, Russian-backed separatists trade accusations over acid tank explosion
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist forces both reported on Tuesday that an industrial acid tank had been blown up in eastern Ukraine, creating a serious potential hazard for…
Peace Talks on Ukraine: Russia’s Red Lines Unchanged
Russia and Ukraine are talking about a peace deal while their soldiers kill each other, but there has been no breakthrough and they remain far apart on the question of…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Drones In The Russia-Ukraine War
The world is now familiar with the purported video grab and statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, claiming the destruction of a Ukrainian Ground Force…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
World is facing ‘biggest global peace and security crisis’ in recent years: UN chief on Ukraine crisis
United Nations, Feb 23 (PTI) The world is facing the "biggest global peace and security crisis" in recent years, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he slammed Russian President Vladimir…
Russia now has right to build military bases in eastern Ukraine – treaties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has acquired the right to build military bases in Ukraine's two breakaway regions under treaties signed by President Vladimir Putin with their separatist leaders. Putin on…
Biden blocks trade, investment in parts of Ukraine recognised as independent by Russia
Washington, Feb 22 (PTI) US President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order blocking trade and investment in parts of Ukraine that have been recognised as independent by his Russian…
Extracts from Putin’s speech on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Following are extracts from a televised speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine. ON RECOGNITION OF PRO-RUSSIAN SEPARATISTS "I deem it necessary to make a decision…
Explainer-What will Russian recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions mean?
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told the French and German leaders on Monday that he planned to sign a decree recognising two breakaway regions in eastern…
Russia’s Medvedev says Moscow may have to recognise two breakaway regions in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Monday said Moscow may have to recognise the independence of two breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine if the situation there does…
Leaders of rebel-held regions in east Ukraine ask Putin to recognise them as independent
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The leaders of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, on Monday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise…
