Ukraine war day 51 LIVE: After Russia's 'consequences' warning, Finland 'highly likely' to apply to join NATO

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE updates: Russia and Ukraine enter its day 51st of the war on Friday. While Canada is sending its soldiers to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees, a loud explosion was heard in Kyiv after Russian warship sank.

A person stands in front of destroyed buildings, during the visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to Borodianka, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine.(REUTERS)

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE updates: As Russia and Ukraine enter its day 51 of the war, several parts of the war-torn country continue to be bombed. While over hundreds of people have died in the war, several have been forced to flee the country. Amid this, Canada is sending soldiers to Poland to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, including some who will come to Canada. ...Read More

 

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• Apr 15, 2022 09:58 pm IST

  Kyiv Braces for Retaliation After Warship Sinks

  Kyiv is bracing for retaliation after it claimed to have destroyed the Moskva, flagship vessel of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, and residents were warned not to rush back. Moscow hasn’t acknowledged a Ukrainian strike on the vessel. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked 50 days of Ukrainian resistance in his nightly video address.

• Apr 15, 2022 09:14 pm IST

  Russian strikes kill 7, injure 34 in Ukraine's Kharkiv city: governor

  Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed seven people and left another 34 injured, the region's governor said Friday, as Moscow's forces stepped up attacks.

Apr 15, 2022 08:40 pm IST

Finland 'highly likely' to apply to join NATO: European Affairs minister

Finland’s Minister for European Affairs said Friday Finland is “highly likely” to join NATO, news agency AFP reported.

Apr 15, 2022 06:54 pm IST

India receives simulators, equipment for S-400 training squadron from Russia

Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, India has received the simulators and other equipment from Moscow for the training squadron of the S-400 Triumf air defence missile system.

Apr 15, 2022 05:56 pm IST

Russia hits Kyiv missile factory after Moskva flagship sinks

Russian strikes pounded a military factory near Kyiv that makes the missiles Ukraine claims it used to sink the Moskva naval flagship, with Moscow on Friday vowing further such attacks.

Apr 15, 2022 04:25 pm IST

Ukraine says seven killed in Russian attack on evacuees

Ukraine said Friday that seven people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a Russian attack on buses ferrying civilians from the war-torn east of the country.

Apr 15, 2022 04:11 pm IST

Russia blocks The Moscow Times website

Russia's communications watchdog has blocked access to the website of The Moscow Times, an English language newspaper that has covered Russia for three decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Apr 15, 2022 03:43 pm IST

Ukraine's port of Mariupol holds out against all odds

Unbroken by a Russian blockade and relentless bombardment, the key port of Mariupol is still holding out, a symbol of staunch Ukrainian resistance that has thwarted the Kremlin's invasion plans.

Apr 15, 2022 02:11 pm IST

Swapped soldiers with Russia, says Ukraine

Ukraine said Friday it swapped several captured soldiers with Russia in the south of the war-scarred country. 

Apr 15, 2022 01:12 pm IST

Russia warns of intensifying attacks on Ukraine

Russia says it has hit a military plant outside Kyiv and will intensify attacks on Kyiv as Ukraine strikes Russia. 

Apr 15, 2022 01:05 pm IST

Russia claims killing up to 30 'Polish mercenaries' in Ukraine

Russia claims killing up to 30 'Polish mercenaries' in Ukraine, reports AFP. 

Apr 15, 2022 12:35 pm IST

9 humanitarian corridors agreed to evacuate civilians

Ukraine's deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk said nine humanitarian corridors have been agreed for Friday to evacuate civilians.

Apr 15, 2022 12:02 pm IST

Russia may be in default, says Moodys

Russia may be in default after it tried to service its dollar bonds in roubles due to Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, said Moody's Investors Service, reporter Reuters. 

Apr 15, 2022 11:29 am IST

4 civilians killed, 10 wounded in Russian shelling: Kharkiv governor

The governor of Kharkiv region said four civilians had been killed and 10 wounded in Russian shelling of Kharkiv city, reported Reuters.

Apr 15, 2022 10:36 am IST

France relocating diplomatic staff to embassy in Kyiv

France is relocating diplomatic staff to its embassy in Kyiv after personnel were evacuated to Lviv in early March.

Apr 15, 2022 09:13 am IST

‘Ukraine survived 50 days, when Russia gave us five’: Zelensky

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in a late night address told the people of the war-torn country that they should be proud of having survived 50 days under Russian attack when the Russians “gave us a maximum of five.”

Apr 15, 2022 08:35 am IST

Russian ally warns NATO over Sweden, Finland joining US military alliance

A Russian ally has warned, as per multiple reports, the NATO that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons. 

Apr 15, 2022 07:34 am IST

Humanitarian crisis likely to worsen in Ukraine, says head of UN World food program

The head of the UN World Food Program said people are being “starved to death” in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. 

Apr 15, 2022 06:57 am IST

Canada sends soldiers to Poland 

Canada is sending soldiers to Poland to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Apr 15, 2022 06:32 am IST

Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv

Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv early on Friday, and air raid sirens blared across Ukraine as residents braced for new Russian attacks after Russian flagship sinks, reported Reuters.

Apr 15, 2022 06:12 am IST

Russian flagship sinks after Kyiv claims missile hit

Russia's Black Sea flagship sank Thursday after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed was a successful missile strike.