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Moscow, Jan 5 (EFE).- Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered a 36-hour ceasefire along the front lines in Ukraine during the Orthodox Christmas period. The order comes following a request Thursday from the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill. “Taking into account the appeal of his Holiness Patriarch...
Lviv, Ukraine, Jan 5 (EFE).- At least 60% of the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been destroyed amid fierce fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces, local authorities reported Thursday. Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk region military administration, told local media that hostilities have devastated the strategic city,...
Moscow, Dec 27 (EFE).- Russia’s foreign minister gave Kyiv an ultimatum: meet Moscow’s demands or else they will be taken care of by Russian forces. Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian state-owned agency TASS late on Monday that there was “little left to do” and Kyiv should comply with Moscow’s claims...
Moscow, Dec 26 (EFE).- At least three soldiers were killed Monday in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels military airfield in southern Russia, about 500 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, according to the Russian defense ministry. “On December 26, at around 01:35 Moscow time, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial...
Moscow, Dec 21 (EFE).- Russian president Vladimir Putin warned a meeting of the top brass of the Russian defense ministry on Wednesday of Nato’s growing role in the war in Ukraine, as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting the United States to shore up military support. Russian Defense Minister Sergey...
Washington, Dec 21 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Wednesday to the United States congress that their support is «vital» not only to resist the Russian invasion, but to achieve a «turning point» in the battlefield and to hasten victory. «Ukraine stands on its lines and will never surrender,» he...
Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 21 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Wednesday that he is traveling to the United States to meet with US President Joe Biden and make an address before the Congress. «On my way to the US to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities of Ukraine,» Zelensky tweeted, adding...
Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 6 (EFE).- Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday visited the town of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region to meet with troops on the eastern frontline, to mark the Day of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “I meet with our fighters on the front on this day. Today we...
Moscow, Dec 2 (EFE).- Russia on Friday said the United States and other Western countries’ refusal to recognise territories in eastern and southern Ukraine it annexed illegally in September was hindering peace negotiations. At a White House press conference alongside French president Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evening, US president Joe...
Lodz, Poland, Dec 1 (EFE).- Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said Thursday that Russia should be removed from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Ukraine’s top diplomat made the statements ahead of a Thursday ministerial meeting in Poland titled ‘OSCE at the crossroads’. «I dared to disagree with...
Strasbourg, France, Nov 23 (EFE).- The European Parliament on Wednesday declared Russia a «state sponsor of terrorism» over its attacks against the population of Ukraine. The majority of EP lawmakers voted in favor of the resolution on the grounds of “deliberate attacks and atrocities committed by Russian forces and their...
Lviv, Ukraine, Nov 23 (EFE).- Russia has killed at least 438 children since it began its invasion of Ukraine in February, including a newborn baby who was killed in a strike on a Zaporizhizhia hospital overnight, Ukraine’s prosecutor general said Wednesday. “As of the morning of November 23, 2022, more...
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