Ukraine war Highlights: 2 Russian regions claim shelling from Ukrainian territory
Russia-Ukraine War Updates: The fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces continues for the 65th consecutive day. Moscow has now escalated the rocket attacks, targeting residential areas around Kyiv and other cities.
It is the 65th day of the fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces. The Russians struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv after the meeting between president Volodymyr Zelensky and United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres. ...Read More
At least one person was killed and several were injured, including some who were trapped beneath the rubble, AP reported. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Shevchenkivskyi district in the northwestern part of the city was hit twice, causing fires in at least two high-rise buildings. This comes at a time when a Ukrainian prosecutor identified ten Russian soldiers she accused of atrocities in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, one of the war’s major flashpoints that helped galvanize Western support of Ukraine.
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- Apr 29, 2022 10:58 pm IST
Russian troops tortured, killed combat medic: Police
Ukrainian police say Russian troops tortured, killed combat medic, reports the Kyiv Independent.
- Apr 29, 2022 10:31 pm IST
2 Russian regions that border Ukraine shelled: Ukrainian media
Two Russian regions that border Ukraine, Kursk and Bryank, claim their territory has been shelled. No casualties were reported, said Ukrainian media.
- Apr 29, 2022 09:30 pm IST
US trains Ukrainians how to use howitzers
The U.S. is training Ukrainians how to use the howitzers being sent for their fight against Russia.
- Apr 29, 2022 08:34 pm IST
One killed in Russian strike: Ukraine
Ukraine said Friday that one person had been killed in a Russian strike that rocked the centre of the capital Kyiv a day earlier during a visit by the UN chief.
- Apr 29, 2022 07:59 pm IST
Russia releases video of captured British national in Ukraine
Russian defence ministry has released a video showing a British national captured in Ukraine, reported Reuters.
- Apr 29, 2022 06:43 pm IST
Former US marine killed in Ukraine war
A former US Marine was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in war with Russia, his relatives told media outlets, reported AP.
- Apr 29, 2022 06:11 pm IST
NATO, allies to take part in military exercises to deter Russia
Tens of thousands of troops from NATO and other north Atlantic nations will take part in a series of military exercises across Europe in the coming weeks as western countries seek to deter Russian aggression.
- Apr 29, 2022 04:57 pm IST
Russia, Ukraine presidents accept Indonesia’s G-20 invite
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine have accepted invitations from Indonesia, the current chair of the Group of 20.
- Apr 29, 2022 04:17 pm IST
Germany condemns Russia's air strike on Kyiv
Germany on Friday berated Russia for carrying out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, calling it "inhumane".
- Apr 29, 2022 03:09 pm IST
Netherlands set to re-open embassy in Kyiv
The Netherlands will reopen its embassy in Kyiv on Friday, more than two months after it was closed just before Russia invaded Ukraine.
- Apr 29, 2022 01:40 pm IST
Russia confirms 'high-precision' strike on Kyiv during UN visit
Russia's defence ministry on Friday confirmed it had carried out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, AFP reported.
- Apr 29, 2022 12:18 pm IST
Russian checkpoint in region next to Ukraine was shelled, governor says
A checkpoint at a village in Russia's Kursk region bordering Ukraine was shelled on Friday, the region's governor said, Reuters reported.
- Apr 29, 2022 11:13 am IST
Ukraine, China in focus for Japan PM Kishida on Southeast Asia visit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sets off on Friday for an extended visit to Southeast Asia, aiming to marshal regional responses to the Ukraine crisis as well as counter China's growing assertiveness in the region, Reuters reported.
- Apr 29, 2022 10:30 am IST
Battle of Donbas Russia's main focus, says UK
The "Battle of Donbas" remains Russia’s main strategic focus in order to achieve its stated aim of securing control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Britain's defence ministry said on Friday, Reuters reported. "In these oblasts fighting has been particularly heavy around Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, with an attempted advance south from Izium towards Slovyansk," the ministry said on Twitter.
- Apr 29, 2022 10:08 am IST
Ukraine an epicentre of unbearable heartache and pain, says UN chief
The head of the United Nations said Ukraine has become “an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain" — a description underscored a short time later by the first Russian strike on the capital since Moscow's forces retreated weeks ago. Russia pounded targets all over Ukraine on Thursday, including the attack on Kyiv that struck a residential high-rise and another building and wounded 10 people, including at least one who lost a leg, according to Ukraine's emergency services.
- Apr 29, 2022 09:26 am IST
Russia stepping up military assault in Donbas, says Ukraine
Ukraine's general staff said Russia was stepping up its military assault in the Donbas. "The enemy is increasing the pace of the offensive operation. The Russian occupiers are exerting intense fire in almost all directions," it said.
- Apr 29, 2022 08:38 am IST
US to call for unified response against Russia at Quad summit
US President Joe Biden will raise the issue of a unified response against Russia in the upcoming Quad summit in Toyko next month and will provide an update on the steps Washington is taking to help Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict, the White House said on Thursday.
- Apr 29, 2022 08:15 am IST
Revived by US for Ukraine, 'Lend Lease' act explained. It helped defeat Hitler
Intending to easily export military equipment to Ukraine, which has entered its third month of conflict, the United States Congress has revived the "Lend-Lease” act that helped defeat German dictator Adolf Hitler during the Second World War. A report by news agency Reuters said that the US Congress passed the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" by 417 to 10 on Thursday, three weeks after it sailed through the Senate with unanimous support. Full report
- Apr 29, 2022 07:50 am IST
Ukraine claimed it repelled nine Russian attacks in Donbas
Ukraine has claimed to have repelled nine Russian attacks in Donbas on Thursday, The Kyiv Independent reported. According to Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation, Russian losses as a result of the fighting include six tanks, one artillery system, 12 armoured vehicles, one car, and one anti-aircraft gun.
- Apr 29, 2022 07:37 am IST
US to continue engaging with India over Ukraine: White House
The United States is engaging with India over the issue of Ukraine and this will continue in the upcoming Quad summit in Japan next month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. "We have had a number of engagements, as you know, with leaders in India about our approach to supporting the Ukrainians in this war, whether that is sanctions and the enormous sanctions package we've put in place or, of course, the assistance we've provided. We will convey the same sentiments in this meeting," Psaki said.
- Apr 29, 2022 07:24 am IST
Biden denies Russia-Ukraine war could trigger larger proxy conflict between Moscow and US, NATO allies
President Joe Biden is rejecting the idea that Russia’s war in Ukraine could grow into a larger proxy conflict between Moscow and the United States and NATO allies that may even bring the world closer to nuclear confrontation. “Instead of saying that the Ukrainians, equipped with some capability to resist Russian forces, are doing this, they’ve got to tell their people that the United States and all of NATO is engaged,” Biden said.
- Apr 29, 2022 07:02 am IST
Several countries advise citizens to leave Moldova, Transnistria: Ukrainian media
Several countries have advised their citizens to leave Moldova and Transnistria, the Kyiv Independent reported. Bulgaria and Israel changed their recommendations for visiting Moldova and the Russian-occupied Transnistria region on April 28.
- Apr 29, 2022 06:40 am IST
EU sets up regional task force in Bulgaria after Russian gas suspension
The European Commission announced on Thursday the creation of a regional taskforce in Sofia that will shop around for energy supplies ahead of winter after Russia stopped pumping gas to Bulgaria and Poland, ANI quoted Russian news agency Sputnik. "The European Commission and Bulgaria agreed to set up in Sofia a first regional taskforce, as part of the EU's Energy Purchase Platform. This pilot will look at gas and electricity needs, prices and flows, as well as infrastructure aspects," a statement read.
- Apr 29, 2022 06:20 am IST
UK claims British national killed in Ukraine, another missing
The British government says a U.K. national has been killed in Ukraine, and another is missing, AP reported. The Foreign Office confirmed Thursday that it is supporting the family of a British national killed in Ukraine. It also said it was “urgently seeking further information” on another Briton who is missing.
- Apr 29, 2022 05:42 am IST
1 killed, several injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv
Russia struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv shortly after a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday evening, AP reported. At least one person was killed and several were injured, including some who were trapped beneath the rubble, according to rescue officials. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Shevchenkivskyi district in the northwestern part of the city was hit twice, causing fires in at least two high-rise buildings.
- Apr 29, 2022 05:26 am IST
11-year-old boy among three injured after Russians strike civilian area in Zaporizhzhia
An 11-year-old Ukrainian boy was one of at least three people wounded in what emergency officials are calling the first Russian strike in a residential area of the southern city of Zaporizhzhia since Russia’s invasion began, AP reported.
The city has been a crucial waypoint for tens of thousands of people fleeing the besieged southern port of Mariupol.
- Apr 29, 2022 05:17 am IST
Biden seeks Congress nod to seize, sell properties of Putin allies
US President Joe Biden is seeking $33 billion in additional aid to Ukraine along with new authority from the Congress to seize and sell properties linked to the wealthy allies of Russian president Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg reported.