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Zelenskiy describes the battle for Sievierodonetsk as the most difficult seen so far as Russia claims to have begun to send grain from occupied areas of ...

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said the battle for the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk will decide the fate of Donbas and is seeing probably the most difficult fighting since Russia’s invasion began. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has reiterated his warning that the situation in Ukraine will trigger a global food crisis. Lavrov, smiling, replied: “You Ukrainians are always worried about what you can steal and you think everyone thinks that way.” A Russian-backed official in Ukraine’s partially occupied southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia said Russia has begun to send grain from occupied areas to Turkey and the Middle East through Crimea. A Russian official in Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov,said the first train carrying grain had arrived from Melitopol,a city in Zaporizhzhia. The Kremlin also claimed shipments of grain will restart in the coming days from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Berdianskafter work to de-mine the area. Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, has been sharply critical of both the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, for their phone conversations with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. He compared the situation to having conversations with Adolf Hitler during the second world war. “Apart from cereals, what other goods did you steal fromUkraineand who did you sell them to?” journalist Muslim Umerov asked.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the fight for the city as “a very fierce battle … probably one of the most difficult throughout this war,” ...

You’ve got to be trained on it to get the maximum effective use out of the weapon as a precision system.” Typically, this data is long outdated and the person has moved on to another area, changed units or stopped military service, it added. Zelensky, a comedian turned politician, has won global affection through his daily video broadcasts, savvy use of social media and speeches to national parliaments. “It is time to be 100 percent influential. He was covering humanitarian efforts in eastern Ukraine for the French television station BFM. Two colleagues who were with him have since returned to France, according to Agence France-Presse. “Uber is thrilled to be working with WFP to help them more efficiently distribute emergency food relief across Ukraine,” Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said in the statement. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said Wednesday in its latest intelligence assessment that “Russian forces are intensifying their operations in northwestern Kherson Oblast in response to recent Ukrainian counterattacks.” The coming years are “critical for climate action,” the analysis noted, and the “last chance” to keep rising temperatures under control. “In this moment of crisis, our duty is to stand by the most vulnerable.” Saadun Brahim reportedly came to Ukraine as a student. ❗️🤬The so-called Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic sentenced to death three foreigners who fought for Ukraine, according to the Russian media. Some 10,000 civilians remain stuck in the city and evacuations are “impossible” for most because of the intensity of Russian attacks, Oleksandr Stryuk, the city’s mayor, said Thursday.

Fighting. Russian forces control most of the strategic city of Severodonetsk and are heavily shelling the twin city of Lysychansk, causing major damage, the ...

- A United Nations Global Crisis Response Group report said the war “has exacerbated a global cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation” and is undermining the UN goal of ending extreme poverty around the world by 2030. - Russia has no legal obligation to facilitate the export of grain from Ukraine, a top official from Russia’s committee on constitutional legislation and state building said. - The UN said it ispursuing a dealthat would allow grain exports from Ukraine through the Black Sea and unimpeded access to world markets for Russian food and fertilisers. It said that the war in Ukraine is increasing the suffering of millions of people by escalating food and energy prices, coming on top of ills from a growing financial crisis, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. - The US and China are expected to use the upcoming Shangri-La Dialogue summit to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Reuters news agency reported. - Russia has launched at least 2,100 missiles against Ukraine since the start of the invasion, according to information collected by Visegrad, a cultural and political alliance of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. More than 600 of the missiles were launched from Belarus.

Former Russian officials have been installed in top jobs in two occupied regions of eastern Ukraine, as the Kremlin tightens its grip on territories held by ...

KYIV/SLOVIANSK, Ukraine, June 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces claimed on Thursday to have pushed forward in intense street fighting in the eastern city of ...

Russia has also been trying to sell grain from areas of Ukraine it seized, activity Kyiv and the West call looting. Ukraine and its allies call the invasion an unprovoked war of aggression. "Yesterday was successful for us - we launched a counteroffensive and in some areas we managed to push them back one or two blocks. There is an order to hold our positions and we are holding them. The situation there could not be independently confirmed. "We are staying.

UN chief Antonio Guterres says the war in Ukraine threatens to unleash “an unprecedented wave of hunger and destitution” as talks on unblocking Ukrainian farm ...

In his evening address to the nation on Wednesday, June 8, Zelensky says the battle is “one of the most difficult” of the war. Volodymyr Zelensky says the fate of the eastern industrial heartland of Donbas hinges on the fierce battle raging for the city of Severodonetsk, most of which has fallen to Russian forces. “The Ukraine war has caused one of the largest human displacement crises in the world,” the agency says.

The Biden administration has painted a world of allies united against Russia. But the numbers show a more complex picture.

Part of the legacy of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a commitment to mediation. As Rakove says of the enduring relevance of NAM, “There’s a consistent desire to assert their sovereignty to forestall enlistment in one or another great power crusade.” Indeed the US may be alienating many countries in the process and, inadvertently, encouraging the creation of a new, nonaligned bloc. Some countries may avoid choosing a side as an insurance policy in case Russia were to win over Ukraine. And Russia is an important force in the international system, especially in the United Nations. “If you’re a Latin American country, and you’re trying to get some votes at the UN, you know, 50 percent of the time you might get the support of Russia,” Long said. It was a call that, together with leadership especially from Egypt, Ghana, India, and Yugoslavia, cemented the movement in the Belgrade Summit of 1961. “The role of the nonaligned movement today is as relevant today as it is in 1961,” Botes told me. Though Russian investment is not in the top of countries in Latin America, it’s still a factor. In particular, the African National Congress in South Africa was close to the Soviet Union and looks fondly on Russia for its staunch anti-apartheid position. Latin American countries are sensitive to violations of sovereignty, and 28 out of the 34 countries of the Organization of American States voted to condemn Russia in a March UN General Assembly vote. “It’s not just an African phenomenon,” Zainab Usman, director of the Africa program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told me. He also emphasizes that, with five powerful countries permanently holding veto power on the UN Security Council, “the conscience of the under-developed South is the nonaligned movement.” “When you see a return to what looks a lot like Cold War politics, then it’s quite natural that people start to reach for the Cold War conceptual toolbox,” Richard Gowan, the UN director of the International Crisis Group, told me.

Russian forces pounded an eastern Ukrainian city and the two sides waged pitched street battles that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said could ...

Russia’s Defense Ministry said it used air-launched missiles against a Ukrainian military base in the Zhytomyr region where it alleged mercenaries were being trained. “In many ways, it is there that the fate of our Donbas is being decided,” Zelenskyy said Wednesday in his nightly video address, which was recorded in the street outside his office in Kyiv. But, as elsewhere, the Russian advance has not been as quick as expected, and the plodding battle for control of Sievierodonetsk has devolved into street-to-street fighting that has been relatively rare in the conflict.

Two British men and a Moroccan national captured while fighting in the Ukrainian army in Mariupol have been sentenced to death by pro-Russia officials after ...

On 31 May, Alexander Bobikin and Alexander Ivanov were each sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for shelling attacks on population centres that “violated the laws and customs of war”. “Contrary to the Kremlin’s propaganda, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner are not mercenaries. You will know that under the Geneva conventions prisoners of war are entitled to combatant immunity and they should not be prosecuted for participation in hostilities. Both Britons have said they were serving in the Ukrainian marines, making them active-duty soldiers who should be protected by the Geneva conventions on prisoners of war. We have said continually that prisoners of war shouldn’t be exploited for political purposes. This is a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy … my thoughts are with the families.

Two British citizens and a Moroccan are set to face a firing squad after they were sentenced to death by pro-Moscow separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, ...

Sievierodonetsk is part of the very last pocket of Luhansk that the Russians have yet to seize.” The defendants have a month to appeal. “My thoughts are with the families.

KYIV, Ukraine — The death sentences handed by a pro-Russian separatist court to British and Moroccan nationals fighting for Ukraine should be considered ...

The parliamentary group leaders say that giving Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status would mark “the start to a merit-based process” for joining. But we as a country can’t afford to bleed, losing our best sons and daughters,” Reznikov wrote. They have a month to appeal. Turkey says it objects to the two countries’ stances regarding the Middle East’s Kurdish minority. Biden encouraged the two countries’ application and welcomed their leaders to the White House in May to celebrate it. The southern part of Zaporizhzhia, including two major cities and a key nuclear plant, was overrun by Moscow’s troops in the early weeks of the war, and remains in Russian hands. “There is no state in between. “And Slavic people had always lived there along with Finno-Ugric people, and the territory was under the control of the Russian state.” “Many regret that they have to leave. “Today’s decision by the Kyiv regime speaks to its inadequacy and inability to control the situation. Zelenskyy also signed a directive sanctioning 236 Russian universities and their leaders. The Ukrainian government will continue to make every effort to release all the defenders of Ukraine,” Nikolenko added.

Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, were detained in April before appearing in court in the separatist Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

"He was taken prisoner by Russian forces and in accordance with international law and the Geneva Convention, he should be being held appropriately and returned to Ukraine at the earliest possible opportunity, possibly through a prisoner exchange." Referring to Mr Aslin, Mr Jenrick told the BBC: "This is a British citizen, but who also holds Ukrainian nationality, (who) joined the Ukrainian armed forces in the normal way prior to (Vladimir) Putin's illegal invasion, and has been serving in the armed forces. She tweeted: "They are prisoners of war. Mr Aslin's family said on Tuesday that it was a "very sensitive and emotional time" and that they were working with the Ukrainian government and UK Foreign Office to try to free the 28-year-old. He travelled to Ukraine in 2018 and enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "So we will continue to work with Ukrainian authorities to try and secure the release of any British nationals who were serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and who are being held as prisoners of war."

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death on Thursday by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk ...

British citizens Aslin, 28, and Pinner, 48, were captured by the Russian-backed forces in Mariupol in April, during a bitter fight for control of the city. It was that which made it possible to take this complex and difficult decision to apply an exceptional measure of punishment in the form of the death penalty," he added. Aslin appeared to have pleaded guilty to a lesser charge involving weapons and explosives. Their families say they have both lived in Ukraine since 2018. This is a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy." Their lawyer said they would appeal against the decision.

Russian forces control most of the city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, with Ukrainians holding ground in its industrial zone, the governor of Luhansk ...

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Russia has launched over 2,600 missiles against Ukraine since Feb. 24, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Most of them targeted civilians, ...

Nearly 4.8 billion Ukrainian citizens are now in Europe – most of them in Poland and Germany, according to the UN. The WHO has positioned cholera treatment and vaccination supplies in the area. Kharkiv. Russian shelling of Kharkiv killed three people and injured five others. They’ve already delivered trucks with cash to the city, said Petro Andrushchenko, an adviser to Mariupol’s mayor. Zhytomyr. A Russian missile hit Zhytomyr Oblast overnight, damaging a high-rise building. A decree signed by Zelensky on June 9 bars them from entering Ukraine, blocks their assets and cancels Ukrainian visas.

Ukraine's interior minister said Thursday there was no imminent risk of Russians marching on Kyiv, more than 100 days after Russia invaded, but the capital ...

Targets could even include "the government quarter" and "historic centre" of the capital, he added. "Therefore, serious training is under way -- preparation of the line of defence, training of troops who will remain" in Kyiv and around the city. "There is no concentration of troops near the Belarusian border, but we understand that any scenarios are possible tomorrow," he told AFP, dressed in a black military sweater, a Ukrainian flag on its right sleeve.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has compared himself to Peter the Great, and spoke of Russia's need to “take back [territory] and defend itself”. Ukrainian ...

The Ukrainian government will continue to make every effort to release all the defenders of Ukraine,” Nikolenko added. Special attention was paid to Ukraine's path to the #EU, we are coordinating steps. Discussed further defense support for 🇺🇦 and work on security guarantees. “The so-called ‘trial’ of the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the occupied Ukrainian territories is of no significance,” Oleh Nikolenko told the Interfax-Ukraine news agency. “Special attention was paid to Ukraine’s path to the #EU, we are coordinating steps,” the Ukrainian president said on Twitter. - The Ukrainian army has said its forces continue to frustrate Russian attempts to take the fiercely contested eastern city of Severodonetsk.

BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Two British citizens and a Moroccan were sentenced to death Thursday for fighting on Ukraine's side, in a punishment handed down by ...

It was not immediately possible to verify the claim. — Russian troops are trying to resume their offensive to completely capture the Zaporizhzhia region in Ukraine’s southeast, Ukrainian authorities said. Moscow-backed separatists already held swaths of the Donbas before the invasion, and Russian troops have gained more. The men were also convicted of mercenary activities and terrorism. French officials did not elaborate on the weaponry. They are the first foreign fighters sentenced by Ukraine’s Russian-backed rebels.

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — Russian forces advanced toward the city of Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, pummeling Ukrainian troops with artillery as ...

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. The fight: A slowly regenerating Russian army is making incremental gains in eastern Ukraine against valiant but underequipped Ukrainian forces. On Wednesday, artillery struck a school in the city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces are also increasingly focusing their military might. The same day, a Russian radio station’s news bulletin was interrupted by Ukrainian anthems and antiwar songs. The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey said they held “substantial” talks on opening a shipping corridor for wheat from Ukraine but did not announce any agreement. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said in its latest intelligence assessment that “Russian forces are intensifying their operations in northwestern Kherson Oblast in response to recent Ukrainian counterattacks.” They said foreign powers were sitting on crucial military equipment as Russian forces battered Ukrainian forces, causing massive casualties and forcing Ukrainians to retreat from certain positions across Donbas. Civilians and soldiers here say the assistance cannot come soon enough. Downtown, civilians rushed to remove books, documents and equipment from the city’s library — “in case we get bombed,” a 62-year-old librarian named Tatyana explained as she loaded materials into a van. Soldiers roamed the streets — some wounded, others stocking up on snacks before heading back to the front lines. The court in which they were tried is not internationally recognized. Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said this week that plans are in place to train Ukrainian soldiers on how to use multiple-launch rocket artillery.

Fighting raged on the streets of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and Russian forces were destroying "everything that can be used for d.

Ukraine has depleted its Soviet and Russian-designed weaponry and is now completely dependent on allies for arms to defend against Russia's invasion, US military sources say. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree Thursday imposing personal sanctions on Russian leaders, including President Vladimir Putin and all sitting ministers. Stay with TOI for latest updates:Read Less

Vladimir Putin compares his actions in Ukraine to conquests of Peter the Great; Zelenskiy says Ukraine 'holding on' to key frontline cities in Donbas.

Nearly 5 million Ukrainians have been registered across Europe since the beginning of the war, according to figures by the UN’s refugee agency. Russia may be getting more revenue from its fossil fuel sales now than before its invasion of Ukraine, according to one US official. Zelenskiy lobbied again for more weapons from the west,comparing Russia’s invasion to Covidand describing weapons and sanctions as a vaccine. Ukraine says Russia is imposing unreasonable conditions and the Kremlin says shipment is dependent on ending sanctions. Finland’s government is planning to amend border legislation to allow the building of barriers on its eastern frontier with Russia, it said. Ukrainian troops claim they have advanced in fierce street fighting in Sievierodonetsk but say their only hope of turning the tide is with more artillery to offset Russia’s massive firepower.