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At Least 16 Killed In Missile Strike On Crowded Ukrainian Mall

28Jun

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At Least 16 Killed In Missile Strike On Crowded Ukrainian Mall

A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 16 people, the head of emergency services said early Tuesday, sparking international outrage. "The Russian strike today on the shopping centre in Kremenchuk is one of the most brazen terrorist acts in European history," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening broadcast posted on Telegram. Emergency services chief Sergiy Kruk said the main tasks were "rescue work, debris removal and the elimination of fires" following Monday's strike on the shopping centre. "As of now, we know of 16 dead and 59 wounded, 25 of them hospitalised. The information is being updated," Kruk said on Telegram. "All response groups are working in intense mode," he said. "The work ...

Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria

27Apr

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Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria

Russian energy giant Gazprom has said it has halted gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria over the countries' refusal to pay for supplies in roubles. In a statement the firm said services will not be restored until payments are made in the Russian currency. It comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered "unfriendly" countries to pay for gas in roubles Poland confirmed supplies had been cut but Bulgaria said it would soon know if gas sent via Turkey had been stopped. Poland's deputy foreign minister said the country can cope without Gazprom's gas and had "taken some decisions many years ago to prepare for such a situation". Marcin Przdacz told the BBC there were "options to get the gas from other partners," including the US and gulf nations. Polish state gas com...

U.S Weapons Provides Weapon Shipments To Ukraine

16Apr

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U.S Weapons Provides Weapon Shipments To Ukraine

The note, known as a demarche, was sent earlier this week as the US was preparing to announce that it would be sending an additional $800 million military aid package to Ukraine. The Washington Post first reported on the document. The US has for the first time agreed to provide Kyiv with the types of high-power capabilities some Biden administration officials a few short weeks ago viewed as too great of an escalation risk a few short weeks ago, including 11 Mi-17 helicopters, 18 155 mm Howitzer cannons and 300 more Switchblade drones. A source familiar with the Russian diplomatic note said it was expected that Moscow would protest the shipments, and it was still unclear whether it means Russia will change its behavior in any way. But this person acknowledged that the note c...

12Apr

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Technology

Nokia To Quit Russian Market

Nokia will pull out of the Russian market, the Finnish telecoms provider said on Tuesday, a day after rival Ericsson decided to suspend its activities in the country indefinitely. Hundreds of mainly Western companies have announced the suspension of their activities or their departure from Russia since the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February and the severe sanctions against Moscow. Nokia, which stopped deliveries to the country in early March, "can now announce that we will exit the Russian market," the mobile telecoms giant said in a statement. The move will result in a provision of 100 million euros ($108.6 million) in Nokia's first quarter accounts, published on April 28, the group said. Russia accounted for less than two percent of Nokia's 2021 net sales and the group s...

5Apr

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Ukraine Mayor, 4 Others Found Dead

Ukrainian authorities have found the bodies of five civilians with their hands tied in a village west of Kiev, including those of the mayor, her husband and son. Police showed AFP journalists four bodies, including that of the mayor, half buried in a grave in a pine forest bordering her house in Motyzhyn. A fifth body was found in a little well in the garden. The dead, including two men not part of the mayor's family, had their hands tied behind their backs. The mayor, Olga Sukhenko aged 50, her husband and their son, were abducted by Russian troops on March 24, police said. Residents said the mayor and her husband had refused to collaborate with the invading Russian forces. On March 11, the mayor of Melitopol in southern Ukraine was abducted by Russian troops but re...

Biden calls for Putin to face war crimes trial

5Apr

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Biden calls for Putin to face war crimes trial

US President Joe Biden has called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes as evidence emerges of atrocities allegedly committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. There is mounting international anger over the alleged killing of civilians in Bucha, a town near the capital Kyiv. "This guy is brutal," Mr Biden said of the Russian leader, adding that he believes Mr Putin "is a war criminal The Ukrainian government has started a war crimes investigation after it said the bodies of 410 civilians had been found in areas around Kyiv. Officials in Kyiv also accused Russian forces of killing a village head, her husband and her son in the village of Motoyzhyn for aiding Ukrainian troops in the area. "You may remember I got criticised for calling Putin...

Chelsea Owner,Roman Abramovich suffered suspected poisoning at peace talks

29Mar

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Chelsea Owner,Roman Abramovich suffered suspected poisoning at peace talks

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning at peace talks on the Ukraine-Belarus border earlier this month, sources close to him say. The Chelsea FC owner - who has now recovered - reportedly suffered sore eyes and peeling skin. Two Ukrainian peace negotiators were also said to have been affected. One report said the alleged poisoning was orchestrated by Russian hardliners who wanted to sabotage the talks. Shortly after the allegations emerged, an unnamed US official was quoted by Reuters as saying that intelligence suggested the men's symptoms were due to "environmental" factors, not poisoning. And later an official in the Ukrainian president's office, Ihor Zhovkva, told the BBC that while he hadn't spoken to Mr Abramovich, membe...

Russia Warns United States Not to meddle

18Mar

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Russia Warns United States Not to meddle

Russia warned the United States on Thursday that Moscow had the might to put the world's pre-eminent superpower in its place and accused the West of stoking a wild Russophobic plot to tear Russia apart. Dmitry Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012 and is now deputy secretary of Russia's Security Council, said the United States had stoked "disgusting" Russophobia in an attempt to force Russia to its knees. "It will not work, Russia has the might to put all of our brash enemies in their place," Medvedev said. resident Vladimir Putin says that what he calls the special military operation in Ukraine was necessary because the United States was using Ukraine to threaten Russia and Russia had to defend against the "genocide" of Russian-speaking people by Ukraine. Uk...

Ukraine now using Clearview AI’s facial recognition

14Mar

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Ukraine now using Clearview AI’s facial recognition

Ukraine is receiving free access to Clearview AI’s powerful search engine for faces, letting authorities potentially vet people of interest at checkpoints, among other uses, added Lee Wolosky, an adviser to Clearview and former diplomat under U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The plans started forming after Russia invaded Ukraine and Clearview Chief Executive Hoan Ton-That sent a letter to Kyiv offering assistance, Clearview said it had not offered the technology to Russia, which calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation." Ukraine's Ministry of Defense did not reply to requests for comment. Previously, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation said it was considering offers from U.S.-based artificial intelligence companies like Clearvie...

11Mar

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Features

WHO IS MR. VLADMIR PUTIN

EARLY LIFE Vladimir Viladimiroch Putin was born on 7 October 1952 in Leningrad now known as Saint Petersburg and studied law at Leningrad State University and graduated in 1975.He worked as KGB Intelligent officer for 16 years. KGB was the main security agency for the Soviet Union. He later rose to the rank of lieutenant Colonel before resigning in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. He moved to Moscow in 1996 to join administration of president Borish Yeltsin. He later briefly served as the director of the federal security service (FSB) and secretary of the security council before being appointed as Prime Minister in August 1999.After the resignation of Yeltsin, Putin became acting president and less than four months later was elected to his first term as the ...