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Russian forces attack Ukrainian thermal power plant
Kiev: Ukrainian authorities have said that Russia forces conducted an artillery attack on the Vuhledar Thermal Power Plant in Donetsk, causing a fire on its premises. Citing the authorities, a local media…
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Ukraine crisis: Russia accused of war crimes in Kharkiv
Kiev: Amnesty International has accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, saying attacks in the second largest city of Kharkiv, many using banned cluster bombs, have killed hundreds of civilians. The rights group…
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Russia may lose over 40,000 troops by June end: Zelensky
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia may lose more than 40,000 soldiers by the end of June. In a video address on Sunday, the President said: “The Russian army is trying…
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Russia urges US to explain military biological activities
Moscow: Russia has asked the United States to explain its military biological activities in some post-Soviet countries. On Sunday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the United States must fulfill its obligations…
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Ukrainian troops stockpile heavy weapons in schools across DPR
Kyiv: As the Russian invasion of Ukrainian soil continues, the troops have been amassing heavy weapons and setting up firing bases in schools across the Donetsk People’s Republic, including in Slovyansk, Pokrovsk,…
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Russia-Ukraine war could push 11-19mn into hunger worldwide: FAO
Rome: Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has a significant impact on the global food markets and could leave an additional 11 to 19 million people with chronic hunger, the UN’s Food and…
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Russia claims that Kiev’s fighters have rigged fertiliser plant with explosives
Moscow: Russia’s Defence Ministry says there is “credible information” that Ukrainian fighters are using civilians as human shields inside the Azot chemical plant in the Donbass city of Severodonetsk, RT reported. According…
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Ukraine losing upto 200 troops a day: President’s aide
Kiev: An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the country is losing upto 200 troops a day while fighting on the front line with Russian forces. According to the aide…
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Pakistan: Shehbaz wants to import wheat from Russia
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has laid stress on importing wheat from Russia amid the US sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The premier has also directed the authorities…
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IBM begins closing business, laying off staff in Russia: CEO Arvind Krishna
New York: IBM has started an “orderly wind-down” of its business and laying off the workforce in Russia with its Indian-origin CEO Arvind Krishna saying the global IT giant will continue to…
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Russia claims US and British companies sending mercenaries to Ukraine
Moscow: Private military companies (PMCs) from the US and Britain are involved in the selection and dispatch of mercenaries to Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign…
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Russian troops destroy 43 religious buildings in Donetsk: Official
Kiev: A top Ukrainian official said that Russian troops have destroyed 43 religious building in Donetsk, most of which belonged to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, since the war…
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Russia will strike targets so far left intact, Putin warns
Moscow: Russia will hit targets it has so far not struck if long-range missiles are delivered to Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. “If they are supplied, we will draw the…
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US Defense Secretary set to meet Chinese counterpart next week
Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to meet his Chinese counterpart for the first time during a trip to Singapore for a defence summit next week, CNN reported citing a…
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Russia puts more strength behind ”creeping” Ukraine advance
Kyiv: Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities that would put…
