Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine Thursday. Kiev has confirmed war has broken out between Russia and Ukraine, and Moscow has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has asked Russia for access to Kursk Region in order to verify Moscow's claims of abuses committed by invading Ukrainian soldiers.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that his troops now control 74 Russian settlements in the Kursk region as some 200,000 Russian civilians fled the area.
A top Ukraian commander has claimed his forces have captured 1,000 sq km (386 square miles) of Russia’s bordering Kursk region, while Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has vowed a “worthy response” to the offensive and ordered his troops to “dislodge the enemy from our territories”.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has claimed that Washington is working on options to replace Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky with a more manageable and less corrupt figure.
The enemy will receive a proper response in the border regions of Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. He added any peace talks with Kiev are impossible as long as it conducts strikes on civilian populations and threatens nuclear power plants.
Russian authorities were on Monday evacuating thousands of civilians from more areas along the Ukrainian border, a week into Kyiv’s surprise cross-border attack against Russian territory.
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has caught fire during Ukraine shelling, according to the governor of the Russian region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims that the Russian military had started a fire on the grounds of the plant, warning of potential damage but assuring that radiation levels remain normal.
Two people were killed, including a four-year old boy, in a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Kyiv region overnight into Sunday. In Russia, the regional governor of Kursk announced several people were wounded when a Ukrainian missile shot down by Russian air defense fell on a residential building.
A federal emergency has been declared in Russia’s Kursk Region following a cross-border incursion by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has announced.
Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region continued on Wednesday, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to convene a meeting with his top defence and law enforcement officials.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that his administration aims to work out a basis for a “just end” to the conflict with Russia this year.
Kiev is pushing NATO member states to create a coalition that would attempt to intercept Russian missiles but the Western nations are always concerned about possible escalation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated.
The number of Ukrainians who believe it is time to start official talks with Russia to resolve the Ukrainian conflict has almost doubled over the last year - from 23% to 44%, the US online magazine Responsible Statecraft said, citing Ukrainian sociological surveys.
The entire world believes the diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine conflict is only possible with Russia’s participation in negotiations, and wants to see Moscow take part in a planned second international peace summit scheduled for November, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky has stated.
The first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The number of warplanes is “small”, sources told the outlet on condition of anonymity.
The US Department of Defense has reported that since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, more than $56.1 billion in “security assistance” has been given to Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar have discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the sidelines of a summit in Japan, according to a statement from Washington.
Moscow does not pay much attention to Kiev’s claims that it is ready for peace talks, as it is known to have flip-flopped on the issue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to European Union (EU) moves to pilfer interest from frozen Russian assets to pay for military aid to Ukraine, warning that such actions will not go unanswered.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s status could pose a problem when Moscow and Kiev eventually agree to hold peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called into question Zelensky’s legitimacy, noting that his term in office has expired.
Ukraine is ready for peace talks with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stated during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday.