Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region. Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed on Tuesday along the eastern front line, after Mr. Zelensky said the battle for the Donbas had begun. Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, said Russia was trying breakthrough Ukrainian […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Last week, Indian PM Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden that India was ready to ship food to the rest of the world following supply shocks and rising prices due to the war in Ukraine. Mr Modi said India had “enough food” for its 1.4 billion people, and […]
Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian officials have rejected demands by Russian forces that defenders of the city of Mariupol should lay down their arms. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with ABC that Ukrainian forces still in the city would “fight to the end”. Troops of the Azov Battalion are still holed up in […]
By Rob Corp BBC News Russia-Ukraine war IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES The French cosmetics chain L’Occitane says it will close its Russian shops and website, days after defending its decision to continue trading. The firm said the move follows the “enormous human suffering and escalating military action in Ukraine”. L’Occitane told the BBC last […]
By Anna Foster BBC News, Kyiv, Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war At the base of a block of flats in Bucha, the sound of sawing echoes around the deserted communal garden. In one of the doorways a blackened kettle boils on an open fire, blowing clouds of steam into the bitter air. This place should be […]
By Clive Myrie and Joel Gunter BBC News in Kyiv, Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European countries that continue to buy Russian oil of “earning their money in other people’s blood”. In an interview with the BBC, President Zelensky singled out Germany and Hungary, accusing them of blocking efforts to embargo […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russia’s flagship Black Sea missile cruiser has been “seriously damaged” and its crew forced to evacuate, Russian state media says. The defence ministry said ammunition on the Moskva exploded in an unexplained fire, but that the 186-metre (610 foot) vessel was still afloat. Ukraine claims it struck the vessel with its […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said his invasion of Ukraine will achieve what he called its “noble” aims. Speaking alongside Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko, Mr. Putin claimed that a clash with Ukraine had become “inevitable”. Mr. Putin said he had been left with no choice but to launch the invasion in a […]
Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian forces are holding out against Russia in the southern port city of Mariupol, officials say, despite some reports suggesting the battle was nearing its end. Deputy mayor Serhiy Orlov told the BBC that “battles for Mariupol continue”. He also denied reports about a marine brigade which posted to Facebook about running […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russia has warned Finland and Sweden against joining Nato, arguing the move would not bring stability to Europe. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “the alliance remains a tool geared towards confrontation”. It comes as US defence officials said Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has been a “massive strategic blunder” which is likely […]
