A Cameroonian student has described how he and his friends have been forced to hide in a basement in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson to escape air raids. Christophe said that “every five minutes we are hearing bombardments”. “Sometimes we can hear airplanes passing through the sky, mostly bombardments …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Joe Biden warns Putin, stands with Ukraine in State of the Union
United States President Joe Biden is delivering his State of the Union address which is dominated with a response to Russian aggression against Ukraine. The State of the Union Address is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to the U.S. Congress near the beginning of …
Read More »Ukraine waives entry visa requirements for foreigners willing to join fight against Russia
Ukraine’s president has signed a decree temporarily lifting the requirement for entry visas for any foreigner willing to join Ukraine’s International Defence Legion and fight on Ukraine’s side against invading Russian troops. The decree by President Volodymyr Zelensky takes effect on Tuesday and will remain in effect as long as martial law …
Read More »VIDEO: Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv
According to Kharkiv officials, Russian missile attacks hit the centre of Ukraine’s second-largest city, including residential areas and the city administration building. The strike was reported at 8am local time. There have been no reports of injuries or casualties yet. Meanwhile, a massive Russian military convoy was seen earlier on Tuesday (March 1) …
Read More »Up to 70 Ukrainian troops killed in artillery strike: Local official
Up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a Russian artillery strike on the north-eastern city of Okhtyrka on Sunday, according to a local official. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the head of the Sumy region’s state administration, says the strike destroyed a Ukrainian military unit, and rescuers and volunteers have …
Read More »Vladimir Putin has not threatened military action against Ghana and Kenya
Two short video clips in which Vladimir Putin can be seen delivering a televised speech in Russian with subtitles in English and allegedly threatening military action against Ghana and Kenya is causing some uneasiness on social media. However, the claims being made in the videos are FAKE. Viewed more than …
Read More »Pope calls Ukrainian president to express “profound pain”
Pope Francis called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday and expressed his “most profound pain” for the country’s suffering, the Ukrainian Embassy to the Vatican said. The embassy announced the conversation in a tweet and an embassy official told Reuters the conversation took place at about 4 p.m. (1500 GMT) …
Read More »Ukrainian President agrees to talk with Russia, but rejects Belarus as meeting place
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to hold talks with Russia but rejected the Russian proposal for a meeting to be held in Belarus, a staging ground for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We’ve heard a lot of talk about a meeting between Ukraine and Russia that might …
Read More »Explosions in Kyiv on second day of Russian attack
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv was rocked by several explosions early Friday on the second day of Russia’s military intervention in the country. The series of blasts were heard at 4.20 am local time (0220GMT). On Thursday, similar explosions occurred in the cities of Kharkov, Kramatorsk, Mariupol, Mykolaiv and the port city …
Read More »‘Time will tell Putin has made serious mistake with his war’ – German Chancellor
Time will show that Putin has made a “serious mistake” by waging war on Ukraine, says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “This February 24 is a terrible day for Ukraine and a dark day for Europe,” he added, noting that there was no justification for “Putin’s war.” Germany and its international …
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