The cyber hacking group Anonymous has published a message specifically designed to reach Russian citizens, allegedly urging Russians to rise up against Putin and remove him from power. According to a translation offered…
Ukraine’s minister of defence, Oleksii Reznikov, has called Russia’s missile strikes on the International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security a “terrorist attack”. Reznikov added that “foreign instructors” work at the…
Barely a week after ban on Facebook in Russia, the country’s communications agency Roskomnadzor announced it will ban Instagram, too. While the Facebook ban cited “discrimination against Russian media,” this time, the…
A frozen goods warehouse caught fire due to Russian shelling in Brovary district, northeast of Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s interior ministry. The shelling took place in the village of Kvitneve at about 3.30 am local…
Several humanitarian corridors in Ukraine, including from the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, will be open today for civilians to evacuate, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. In a video…
Local media in Ukraine report that two oil depots near Kyiv are on fire after the Russian attacks. One depot was hit in the town of Vasylkiv, 36 kilometres south of the capital, and another was hit in the village of…
Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of being willing to engage in “serious diplomacy”, US vice president Kamala Harris said. Speaking during a visit in Romania, Harris said the US is committed to finding a…
Early morning shelling has hit two Ukrainian cities early this morning, according to regional authorities. Explosions were reported in Lutsk in northwestern Ukraine, near the Polish border, as well as in Dnipro, a major…
Vladimir Putin has said Russia must welcome volunteers who want to fight Ukrainian forces and help them to get to combat areas. Speaking to the Russian security council, Reuters reports that the Russian president said…
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as molten lava flowed down its slopes on Thursday with the eruption forcing over 250 people to flee their homes, authorities said.…
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has arrived in Antalya, Turkey, for negotiations with Russian foreign minister Lavrov. In just under one hour the pair will meet in the highest-level meeting between the two…
Poland is ready to supply MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine - but only within the framework of NATO, an adviser to the president has said. It comes after the US rejected a proposal to provide Washington with Polish planes,…
Ukraine says Russia has agreed to ceasefire on humanitarian corridors from 9am to 9pm The Ukrainian deputy prime minister has said that Russian armed forces have agreed to stop firing in areas of humanitarian corridors…
The oil giant Shell has apologised after buying a shipment of Russian oil last week at a discounted price as it pledged to end its relationship with oil, gas and petroleum from the country, reports Reuters. Chief…
The Ukrainian government says the first stage of evacuation from Sumy has begun Footage from the humanitarian corridor in Sumy, shared by the Ukrainian government, which says the first stage of the evacuation has begun:…
Russia is “probably targeting” Ukraine’s communication infrastructure to reduce access to reliable news sources, Britain’s Ministry of defence has said. A recently published defence intelligence update reads: Russia is…
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has reportedly been seized by Russian military forces, according to regional authorities. An update written at 7.30 am on the State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of…
More than one million people have fled Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country last week, the head of the United Nations refugee agency has said. Filippo Grandi said in a post over Twitter on Thursday: In just…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the request by the United States of America, for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, to be…
At least 102 civilians in Ukraine have been killed since Russia launched its invasion last Thursday, with a further 304 injured, but the real figure is feared to be “considerably higher”, UN human rights chief Michelle…