Tag: Ukrainian
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Missile hits apartments in Ukrainian city after U.S. warns on war crimes
A Russian missile struck an apartment building in the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv early on Tuesday. A Reuters witness said, the latest strike on a city hours after the United States warned that it would hold Russia accountable for war crimes. The missile, which caused one of three explosions heard in the southern city in…
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Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Mariupol -Moscow
Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday that more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol, a strategic port city in eastern Ukraine that has been besieged by Moscow’s troops for over a month. “In the city of Mariupol… 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen of the 36th marine brigade voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered,” the…
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Putin Orders Troops to Separatist Regions and Recognizes Their Independence
President Vladimir V. Putin ordered troops into two Russia-backed separatist territories in Ukraine and hinted at the possibility of a wider military campaign and laid claim to all of Ukraine as a country “created by Russia” in an emotional and aggrieved address to the Russian people. Russian state television then showed Mr. Putin signing decrees…
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British troops to bolster Ukraine’s neighbour as Russian invasion ‘imminent’
Britain may send hundreds more troops to Ukraine’s NATO neighbours to boost their security forces amid fears of Russian invasion, a news report has claimed. At present, Britain has 830 troops, tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, engineers and air-defence and intelligence assets in EstoniaLink where it is leading a 1,200 strong battle group. According…