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Strikes take place as local authorities announce a 58-hour curfew in the city starting on Friday.Ukrainian officials say a Russian attack on the southern Kherson region has killed at least 16 people, as local authorities announced the introduction of a curfew in the main eponymous city.On the morning of May 3, Russian troops began the massive shelling of the city of Kherson and the region's settlements, the Kherson region prosecutor's office said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Counter-Strike first-person shooter games are some of the world's most popular, particularly in Russia.Now, some Russian gamers who access a downloadable map released today, called de_voyna, will be confronted with the reality of what their country's army, at the behest of President Vladimir Putin, is doing in Ukraine.

Smoke and flames rise from a burning fuel tank in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Saturday, as seen in a photo released by the Kremlin-appointed governor of Sevastopol.(AP)Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out Saturday's drone attack on a fuel depot in Crimea, the peninsula illegally annexed by the Kremlin in 2014.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned defeat in the battle for Bakhmut would enable Russia to start building international support for a deal that would require his nation to make unacceptable compromises.nd he has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping, long aligned to Russia, to visit.Mr Zelensky said if the eastern city of Bakhmut fell to Russian forces after a protracted battle, president Vladimir Putin would "sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran".

Members of a recently formed Russian assault unit say their commanders deployed troops to stop them from retreating and threatened them with death after they suffered huge losses in eastern Ukraine.In a video addressed to President Vladimir Putin, a group of about two dozen men in military uniform say they are the remnants of Storm, a unit under the defence ministry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Wednesday.Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russian authorities accused Ukraine of trying to carry out drone strikes on the Kremlin overnight to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.

A fire burns at a fuel depot in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Saturday, in a photo released by the Kremlin-appointed governor.(AP)Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine early Monday, including in the capital, Kyiv, as Russia launched missiles in possible retaliation against a weekend drone strike by Ukrainian forces on a fuel depot in Kremlin-occupied Crimea.

German media was awash with reports on Wednesday about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Berlin and to Aachen next week.It began with a story in Wednesday's print edition of the Berliner Zeitung (BZ) citing unnamed Berlin police sources as confirming the visit.Most other major national publications soon followed, either using BZ's information or often obtaining more of their own.

There is a "significant increase in the number of troops" in the region surrounding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the head of the U.N. atomic energy watchdog said, adding that there was "open talk about offensives and counter-offensives" involving Ukrainian and Russian forces.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A British embassy spy was caught on camera hedging his bets with a fake Russian operative during an undercover sting, a court has heard.David Ballantyne Smith, 58, had been collecting documents from the Berlin embassy where he worked as a security guard some four years before his arrest in August 2021.

PoliticsUnited States of America 02/23/2023February 23, 2023 The US treasury secretary has said Russia is battling to replenish ammunition and repair tanks because of sanctions.Janet Yellen made the comments ahead of G20 talks in India.Finance chiefs and central bank governors from the world's largest economies gathered in Bengaluru, India on Thursday for a three days of meetings.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony for nuclear fuel loading at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is under construction in Turkey, on April 27.(Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via Reuters)RIGA, Latvia - Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of staging a drone attack intended to hit the Kremlin residence and kill President Vladimir Putin, an electric allegation that could create justification for Russia to escalate its war in Ukraine.

A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher parades through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2022.(Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images)The Russian Foreign Ministry clarified Thursday that Moscow will continue to notify Washington of any ballistic missile launches, despite a statement Wednesday that "all forms of notifications" were terminated as a result of President Vladimir Putin suspending the New START nuclear nonproliferation agreement.

A Soviet-made T-55 tank aboard a train that journeyed across Russia in 2019.(Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)Open-source researchers have found evidence that Moscow is dusting off Stalin-era tanks - some first deployed more than 70 years ago - and shipping them west, possibly a sign that battlefield losses have led to a shortage of armor for Moscow's forces on the front in Ukraine.

The Kremlin branded the alleged overnight attack as a "terrorist act" and said Russian military and security forces had disabled the drones before they could strike.It said there had been no damage caused nor casualties incurred, and did not provide any other details.The Kremlin added that President Vladimir Putin was safe and continued to work with his schedule unchanged.

President Vladimir Putin has conceded that Western sanctions designed to starve the Kremlin of funds for its invasion of Ukraine could deal a blow to Russia's economy.The illegitimate restrictions imposed on the Russian economy may indeed have a negative impact on it in the medium term, Putin said in televised remarks Wednesday reported by state news agency TASS.

The visit comes as China offers to broker peace in Ukraine, an effort that has been met with scepticism in the West.Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Russia next week for a state visit after he was invited by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Friday.The trip two-day trip from Monday to Tuesday comes as Beijing offers to broker peace in Ukraine, an effort that has been met with scepticism in the West given China's diplomatic support for Russia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit President Vladimir Putin in Russia between March 20-22 for a state visit, Beijing said on Friday.The Kremlin also announced the visit, saying it will take place "at the invitation of Vladimir Putin.""During the talks, they will discuss topical issues of further development of comprehensive partnership relations and strategic cooperation between Russia and China," the Kremlin said.

Moscow says American drone downing highlights increasing intelligence gathering off the annexed Crimea peninsula.Intensified spying by American drones near Ukraine could lead to an escalation and Russia will respond proportionally to future intelligence-gathering operations, Moscow's defence chief has told his US counterpart.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's former adviser Gleb Pavlovsky died in Moscow on Monday after a serious illness at the age of 71, local media reported.Once an influential figure in Russian politics, Pavlovsky served as a political adviser to President Vladimir Putin but later became a critic of the Kremlin.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that calls from some nations for a cease-fire in Ukraine could be a "very cynical trap" that freezes the conflict where things stand, allowing Russia to consolidate the territory it has illegally seized and "use the time to rest and refit and then reattack."

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said in an interview that he he worries the war could be impacted by shifting political forces in Washington.In an interview with AP, published a short while ago, Zelenskiy said: The United States really understands that if they stop helping us, we will not win.

Ukrainian troops are reportedly preparing for a counterattack, after months on the defensive amid Russia's ongoing campaign to capture the eastern town of Bakhmut.Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's top ground forces commander, was cited by the Reuters news agency as saying that Russia's private Wagner mercenaries were "losing considerable strength" and "running out of steam."

In a first since the 1990s, Russia is planning to station nuclear weapons outside the country.In a March 25 announcement, President Vladimir Putin said Russia plans to deploy nuclear missiles to Belarus, along with a missile system capable of carrying the weapons.From April 3, we start crew training, and on July 1 we are finishing the construction of a special repository for tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, said Putin.

The Russian president said he will deploy nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus.President Vladimir Putin says Russian nuclear weapons will be stationed in Belarus, drawing sharp criticism from the West.The European Union has called Putin's comments irresponsible, and warned the Kremlin ally Belarus it could face more sanctions.

Ukraine demanded Sunday that the U.N. Security Council hold an emergency meeting to deal with Russia's threat to put tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, calling the plan "nuclear blackmail" by President Vladimir Putin.The Russian strongman announced his menacing plan Saturday night, claiming it was a response to the West's military support for Ukraine.

Russian president says deal struck with Belarusian counterpart would not violate nuclear nonproliferation agreements.Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, President Vladimir Putin says.Putin made the announcement on Saturday as tensions grow with the West over the Ukraine war and as some Russian commentators speculate about possible nuclear strikes.

Britain has accused President Vladimir Putin of deliberate disinformation after he claimed the UK was supplying Ukraine with weapons with a nuclear component.Following talks in Moscow with China's President Xi Jinping, Mr Putin said Russia will respond accordingly if Britain sends depleted uranium tank ammunition to the government in Kyiv.

New additions to Ukraine's military include the tanks as well as Marder infantry fighting vehicles, Cougar armoured trucks, and Stryker armoured personnel carriers.Germany and Britain have delivered the first consignment of battle tanks to Ukraine providing much-needed ground support as Russian forces intensify attacks in the east of the country.

Issued on: 27/03/2023 - 09:23 File photo of UN Security Council meeting for the presentation of a humanitarian report on the Russian war in Ukraine on December 6, 2022.Bebeto Matthews, AP Ukraine is seeking an emergency meeting of the UN's Security Council on Monday to counter Russia's "nuclear blackmail" after President Vladimir Putin announced his country would station tactical nuclear arms in Belarus.

The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence says Russia appears to have shifted its operational focus away from the Donbas town of Bakhmut to areas to the north and south.The ministry's daily report on Saturday says that, with their offensive on Bakhmut itself looking to have stalled, Moscow's forces are redirecting their efforts to Avdiivka, south of Bakhmut, and to the Kremina-Svatove sector in the north.

Security Council official Dmitry Medvedev's comments come amid reports of an imminent counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces in the besieged city of Bakhmut.Russian forces may have to advance as far as Kyiv or Lviv in Ukraine, Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev says, amid reports Moscow was losing momentum in the war-torn city of Bakhmut.

Like a salesman buttering up his best customer, President Vladimir Putin gushed about China's economic success as he welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin.We even feel a bit envious, Putin said Monday as Xi grinned.That was more than idle flattery.China isn't just Moscow's diplomatic partner in opposing what they see as U.S. domination of global affairs.

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has denounced Russia's military for launching the largest wave of missiles and exploding drones on his territory in almost a month.In his evening video message, Zelenskky said the massive pre-dawn airstrikesearlier on Thursday were "another attempt by the terrorist state to wage war against civilization."

International human rights experts denounce witch hunt' against Nobel Prize-winning group Memorial on Tuesday.Russian security forces have raided the homes of former employees of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial on Tuesday, taking some of its members in for questioning, the group said.

A former mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city has been ordered to spend 14 days in custody pending his trial on charges that could entail a longer prison term, part of authorities' efforts to muzzle dissent.evgeny Roizman, a critic of the Kremlin, is one of the most visible and charismatic opposition figures in Russia.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made a surprise visit to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who is in Moscow to show support for Russia against the West over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
he two visits, about 500 miles apart, highlighted the war's repercussions for international diplomacy as countries line up behind behind Moscow or Kyiv.

Russia's Investigative Committee says the International Criminal Court has knowingly accused an innocent person of a crime, in another show of defiance against the court.Russia's top investigative body has opened a criminal case against the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor and judges who issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin on war crimes charges.

HOUR BY HOUR Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a museum in Sevastopol accompanied by the city's governor and an Orthodox Church bishop in occupied Crimea on March 18, 2023.Sputnik via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise trip to Mariupol after visiting Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the peninsula's annexation from Ukraine, the Kremlin has said, in what would mark his first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine's Donbas region since the start of the war.

Participants burn flares in front of a banner with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a patriotic flash mob marking the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea on March 17, 2023.ALEXEY PAVLISHAK (REUTERS) Russian fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards, the Defense Ministry announced Friday.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Burnt-out Russian tanks seized by Ukrainian forces last year have gone on display in recent days in the capitals of the three Baltics states, where Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians are turning out to view them and snap photos in sympathy with the Ukrainians defending their homeland.

War in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping before an extended-format meeting of heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit (SCO) member states in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 16, 2022.Sergey Bobylev, Reuters - Sputnik Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Moscow from Monday to Wednesday next week in an apparent show of support for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The Syrian leader made the comments during a visit to Moscow, adding that Russia's presence should become permanent.Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that he would welcome any Russian proposals to set up new military bases and boost troop numbers in the Middle Eastern country, suggesting Moscow's military presence there should become permanent.

Supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, have installed a replica of his prison cell on a square near the Louvre Museum in Paris to raise awareness of his situation.Supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, have installed a replica of his prison cell on a square near the Louvre Museum in Paris to raise awareness of his situation.

Russia and China have showcased their deepening ties in a series of meetings in Moscow closely watched for signs that Beijing might offer a stronger support to the Kremlin for its war in Ukraine.
he visit by Wang Yi, the Chinese Communist Party's most senior foreign policy official, comes as the conflict in Ukraine continues to upend the global diplomatic order.

French forces patrol a rural area in northern Burkina Faso, on November 14, 2019.Michele Cattani, AFP/File picture Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state were officially over, after bilateral relations soured in recent months.Senior officers from Burkinabe and French forces in the country held a flag-lowering ceremony to mark the occasion at a camp on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, Burkina's army said in a statement.

The UN General Assembly approved a non-binding resolution on Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow's aggression must end.
he resolution, drafted by Ukraine in consultation with its allies, passed 141-7, with 32 abstentions.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 352nd day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Friday, February 10, 2023: An air-raid alert was declared in all of Ukraine on Friday as officials warned of potential Russian missile attacks, urging residents to take shelter.

Ukrainian energy minister says Russia attacks power facilities in six regions with missiles and drones.Russian forces have bombarded power facilities across Ukraine as officials said a new Russian offensive was under way in the east.Ukraine's air force said 61 of 71 Russian missiles had been shot down on Friday.

The European Union agreed on Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine targeting more officials and organisations accused of supporting the war, spreading propaganda or supplying drones, as well as restricting trade on products that could be used by the armed forces.he EU's Swedish presidency said the sanctions "are directed at military and political decision-makers, companies supporting or working within the Russian military industry, and commanders in the Wagner Group.

By Edith M. Lederer and Michael Weissenstein | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow's aggression must end.