- 03 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityMariupol
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says 120,000 civilians blocked from leaving Mariupol
(Reuters) - Around 120,000 civilians are blocked from leaving the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Responding to remarks by Russia's defense minister Sergei Shoigu…
Russia tells Ukrainian forces to surrender Azovstal plant by noon
(Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday called on Ukrainian forces and foreign fighters holed up in the Azovstal metallurgical plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol to lay down their…
Ukrainian prime minister says forces in Mariupol have not surrendered -ABC
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Remaining Ukrainian forces in the southern port of Mariupol are still fighting and continue to defy a Russian demand that they surrender, Ukrainian Prime Minister…
Russia sets 0300 GMT deadline for Ukraine troops in Mariupol to surrender
By David Ljunggren and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry has told the Ukrainian forces still fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms…
Russia pledges more strikes on Kyiv after missile attack, says took Mariupol plant
(Reuters) -Russia's defence ministry said on Friday it had struck a military target on the edge of Kyiv overnight with cruise missiles and promised more strikes against the Ukrainian capital…
Ukraine says Russia used long-range bombers on Mariupol; first time in war
(Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Friday that for, the first time since the start of its invasion, Russia used long-range bombers to attack the besieged…
Putin calls situation in Ukrainian town of Bucha ‘fake’
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday said that images and footage of dead bodies strewn across the Ukrainian town of Bucha were fake. Speaking at a televised…
What are Chemical Weapons and Are They Illegal?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has expressed concern that Russia could deploy chemical weapons in the war and there has been an unconfirmed report of their use in the besieged southern…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
UK says ‘all options are on the table’ if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - All options would be on the table in how the West responds to any use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia, British armed forces minister James…
Britain says heavy fighting, Russian air strikes continue in Ukraine’s Mariupol
(Reuters) - Heavy fighting and Russian air strikes continue in the encircled Ukrainian city of Mariupol, British military intelligence said on Wednesday. "The humanitarian situation in the city is worsening,"…
Foreign ship sinks in Mariupol after missile attacks, says flag registry
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -A Dominica-flagged cargo ship sank on Tuesday in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after being targeted by Russian missile strikes, the vessel's…
Russia using church as staging ground for Kyiv assault -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian forces have established a deployment cite at a church northwest of Kyiv and are using it as a staging ground as part of their assault on…
