Tag: Ukraine war
Shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a "special military operation" in the conflict-hit Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, a series of explosions hit Ukraine's largest airport Boryspil and several military objects in eastern and southern regions of the country on Thursday, according to Interfax-Ukraine news agency. ....
As Russian President Vladimir Putin announced "special military operations" in Ukraine even as the UN Security Council was meeting in a late-night emergency session, India warned of a looming major crisis. ....
Ukraine was under siege on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he was invading in what he termed a "special military operation", sending in tanks from the northern border with Belarus in a combined Russian-Belarussian offensive, and launching attacks from the east and south, including on the capital Kiev, a Daily Mail report said. ....
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has started in Moscow, Dawn reported. ....
Residents of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, said on Thursday that windows in apartment blocks were shaking from constant blasts as the Ukrainian military and Russian forces exchanged shellfire, BBC reported. ....
Ukrainian forces took to the streets of Kiev on Friday with national guard troops pictured lining up defensive positions along a highway shortly before the sounds of gunfire and explosions rang out as they battled Russian forces for control of the capital, Daily Mail reported.....
The UK has said the majority of Russian forces are about 18 miles or 30 km from the centre of Kiev, The Guardian reported. ....
India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- fell sharply in early trade on Monday as investors are worried about the full-fledged Russia-Ukraine war that is panning out. ....
Explosions erupted around Kiev's 1,300-ft TV tower on Tuesday afternoon (local time), just hours after Russia told civilians to evacuate because it was about to begin bombarding 'strategic' targets in the Ukrainian capital, Daily Mail reported.....
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that a Third World War 'will be nuclear and destructive' as the fallout of his nation's invasion of neighbour Ukraine intensifies, Daily Mail reported. ....