Ukraine has suffered another major defeat in its war with Russia. The Russian-backed army has claimed control of the key Ukrainian strategic city of Bakhmut after the Battle of Ghamsan. Yevgeny Prigogine, the head of the Wagner military group fighting for Russia, has announced the complete capture of the city of Bakhmut, saying that Ukraine…
“Since the escalation of the war, at least 501 children have been killed,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “This is another tragic milestone for Ukraine’s children and families.” OHCHR’s latest update recorded 765 civilian casualties in Ukraine, from 1 to 31 March, which included 178 deaths and 587 injuries. Since the invasion on 24…
Russia took over the presidency of the UN Security Council despite the Ukraine war. As a permanent member of the Security Council, Russia has been given the presidency for the month of April. Despite Ukraine’s complaints, the US said it could not prevent Russia – a permanent member of the council – from assuming the…
A war-torn Ukrainian road, a citizen passes by on a bicycle. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $15.6 billion aid package for Ukraine. According to the IMF, Ukraine’s economy has collapsed since the Russian invasion. Economic activity in Ukraine shrank by 30 percent last year, with much of the capital destroyed. The duration…
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has said that there is a need to start talks now to prevent further escalation of the Ukraine conflict and resolve the conflict. Addressing the nation, the President of Belarus said, “Let’s declare a ceasefire in Ukraine without preconditions.” He accused the West of planning to invade and destroy Belarus. He…
Manfred Profazi, who is based in Vienna, Austria, has been touring some of the regions in Ukraine which have been most seriously affected by over 13 months of conflict following Russia’s full-scale invasion. He has told UN News what he’s been seeing across the devastated country and how IOM has provided comfort to people forced…
Some 13 months of often brutal fighting and attacks on civilians since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine began, have left millions displaced, with key civilian infrastructure in need of urgent protection. Ensuring nuclear safety Touring the area around Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met with…
Photo: File Russia signed a nuclear weapons deal with Belarus. According to the news agency, Ukraine has strongly condemned the nuclear weapons agreement between Russia and Belarus. According to the news agency, Ukraine demanded an emergency meeting of the Security Council due to the Russian initiative. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that a meeting…
“The international armed conflict has led to a wide range of human rights violations affecting both civilians and combatants”, the executive summary states, adding that the Office has “verified numerous allegations of arbitrary deprivation of life, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment, and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).” During the reporting period, a total of 5,987 civilian…
Russia has warned that Britain’s plans to supply Ukraine with uranium-enriched munitions will escalate tensions. Russian President Putin has also said that Russia will retaliate in case of British action. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the British move will further escalate tensions, with the use of uranium-enriched munitions rapidly reducing Ukraine’s ability to produce…
