Sweden takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from the Czech Republic on Sunday, giving the Scandinavian country a key leadership and mediating role in Brussels over the next six months. Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson poses as he arrives for the first day of the EU leaders Summit at The […]
Continue reading …Multiple regions were targeted during the coordinated strike as Russian missiles slammed into civilian areas in the center, south, east, and west of Ukraine The Alfavito hotel damaged by Russia’s mass missile strike in downtown Kyiv on Dec. 31, 2022. (Screenshot of a video published on Telegram by Kyrylo Tymoshenko) At least eight massive explosions […]
Continue reading …2022 was defined by Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, with the resulting violence leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. But some major Russian public figures also passed away in 2022, including the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, and extreme nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky. As the year draws […]
Continue reading …An explosion at a restaurant in western Turkey has killed at least seven people, including three children. The blast occurred on Friday afternoon inside a kebab shop in the Nazilli district of Aydin province. Images from the scene show rescue workers outside the damaged restaurant, alongside fire crews and ambulances. The explosion started a small fire […]
Continue reading …Key developments on Dec. 29 Zaluzhnyi: Russia launches 69 missiles on Ukraine, 54 downed by Air Force Russia’s attacks kill at least 2, wound 7 on Dec. 29 Belarus claims it shot down ‘Ukrainian S-300 missile,’ Ukraine calls it Russia’s ‘deliberate provocation’ Kuleba: There can be no neutrality toward Russia’s ‘mass war crimes’ Soldiers of […]
Continue reading …Ukraine’s missile and artillery units have struck five enemy command posts, five personnel clusters and one ammunition depot over the past day. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Over the past day, the enemy has launched 85 missile strikes and […]
Continue reading …Russia’s key ally Belarus said Thursday, Dec. 29, its air defense shot down a missile launched from Ukrainian territory, in the first such incident reported by Minsk since the start of Moscow’s Ukraine offensive. The Belarus defense ministry said a missile was shot down around 10:00 am local time (0700 GMT), with its debris discovered in a village in the western […]
Continue reading …A Ukrainian S-300 missile has reportedly landed on the territory of Ukraine’s neighbor and staunch Moscow ally Belarus, the Belarusian state news agency Belta reported on Thursday. “Today, between 10.00 and 11.00, a Ukrainian missile fell from the territory of Ukraine to the territory of Belarus,” the report says. No casualties or damage have been […]
Continue reading …Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting power stations and other critical infrastructure during freezing weather. Rescuers clear debris of homes destroyed by a missile attack in the outskirts of Kyiv, on December 29, 2022 – Copyright AFP Air raid sirens rang […]
Continue reading …From February 24 to December 29, the Ukrainian Defense Forces killed nearly 104,560 Russian invaders, including 790 in the past day alone. As reported by Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on Facebook. Read also: Freshly drafted Russian soldier beats unit commander to death Also, Ukraine’s forces destroyed 3,018 (+1) Russian tanks, […]
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