UN’s Bachelet condemns ‘horrors’ faced by Ukraine’s civilians
New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the “horrors” committed against civilians in Ukraine as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that it feared the worst in devastated areas of the country's east and south.
Ukraine: Russian military conducting raids in Kherson
Kyiv: After the discovery of a cache with weapons and explosives at a Kherson military plant, Russian servicemen are conducting raids in the city and its surrounding region to identify sabotage groups left by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) during its flight from the city, a Russian security source told Sputnik.
Ukraine: Six killed in missile strikes on Lviv
Kyiv: At least six people were killed and eight others wounded on Monday in missile strikes on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, said Maksym Kozytsky, head of the Lviv regional military-civilian administration.
'We shouldn't wait, must prepare for nuclear weapons use by Russia': Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Kyiv/IBNS: The world should be prepared for the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told journalists Saturday, in what is seen as his repetition of an earlier warning.
Ukrainian forces wrest over 30 towns from Russians
Kyiv: Ukrainian troops have regained control over 30 towns and settlements causing Russian forces to retreat from the Kyiv region, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said on Saturday.
UN alarm over mounting Ukraine casualties, amid desperate scenes in Mariupol
New York: Ongoing violence in Ukraine has left millions of people “in constant fear” of indiscriminate shelling, the UN warned on Friday, as efforts continued to reach the country’s most vulnerable populations, one month on from the Russian invasion.
Ukraine lost 14,000 troops, Russia 1,350: Moscow
Moscow/UNI: A total of 1,351 Russian soldiers have been killed during the military operation in Ukraine, who have lost 14,000 troops, Moscow said on Friday.
Time to negotiate end to ‘unwinnable’ war in Ukraine, Guterres declares
It’s time for a diplomatic solution to be found to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amidst signs of hope that progress can be made to end an “unwinnable” and “indefensible” war, said the UN chief on Tuesday.
UNHCR chief condemns ‘discrimination, violence and racism’ against some fleeing Ukraine
New York: The head of UN refugee agency UNHCR, spoke out on Monday against the “ugly reality” that some refugees fleeing across the Ukraine border, and Third Country Nationals, have been subjected to racism and discrimination.
Chinese envoy to US says Beijing is not sending arms to Russia
Washington: China's key envoy to the United States has rejected claims that Beijing is sending military equipment to Russia to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
No sign of Ukraine bioweapons labs says disarmament chief, after further Russian claims
New York: The UN is not aware of any biological weapons programme being conducted in Ukraine, the Organization’s disarmament chief told the Security Council once more on Friday, responding to fresh allegations by the Russian Federation, that it had evidence to the contrary.
New York: After a missile attack near the airport in Lviv in western Ukraine early on Friday, UN humanitarians warned that the situation across the country remains dire, as Russia’s military invasion continues.
Ukraine war creating a child refugee almost every second: UNICEF
New York: Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
Fox News Channel cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra 'Sasha' Kuvshynova were killed close to war-hit Ukraine's Kyiv city when the vehicle in which they were travelling came under attack.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposes extending martial law in Ukraine
Kiev/UNI/Xinhua: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted a bill to the parliament, proposing the extension of the current martial law in Ukraine, government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Tuesday.