Over 1 mn refugees leave Ukraine for Poland

Kiev/Warsaw (IANS) Since Russia's war began 12 days ago, the number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country to neighbouring Poland has exceeded one million, the Polish Border Guard said.

"Today at 8 p.m. the number of people who fled…

Modi also likely to speak with Putin on Monday

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday shortly after his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Moscow's war on Kiev entered the 12th day, government sources…

Modi urges Putin to hold direct talks with Zelensky

New Delhi (IANS) In a phone call that lasted for about 50 minutes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold direct talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the ongoing Moscow-Kiev war,…

3,000 Americans volunteer to fight in Ukraine: Report

Washington (IANS) Some 3,000 Americans have volunteered to fight in Ukraine against the Russian forces trying to invade the country, a media report said citing a representative from Kiev's embassy in Washington.

The representative told…

Ukrainian Armed Forces use Islamist tactics of hiding behind civilians: Ex-Pentagon official

New Delhi (IANS) The Ukrainian military is resorting to the methods of Middle Eastern extremists and using civilians as human shield, former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense, Colonel Douglas McGregor told Fox Business.

According to McGregor,…

'Ukraine partially destroyed/removed nuke weapons documents in guise of clashes at Zaporizhzhya plant'

New Delhi (IANS) The clashes at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant could have occurred due to the storage of documentation there, which relates to promising work on the creation of nuclear weapons by Ukraine, a Russian official told RIA Novosti.

'Russia disables Ukrainian airfield with high-precision weapons'

New Delhi (IANS) The Russian Defence Ministry said that the country's forces on Sunday disabled an airfield belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force in Starokonstantinov.

Igor Konashenkov, the Ministry's chief spokesman, further said that…

If Ukraine falls, Europe falls: Zelensky

Kiev (IANS) In a virtual address to thousands of protesters across major European cities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if his country fell to Russia in the ongoing war, then the whole continent of Europe will fall.

On Friday…

Russia wishes to continue dialogue with Ukraine: Putin

Moscow/Kiev (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country wishes to continue a dialogue with Ukraine and wants peace, provided that all of Moscow's security demands are met amid the war on Kiev.

Putin made the remarks on…

Vehicles passing Chernobyl zone transport radioactive dust to entire Ukraine

New Delhi (IANS) The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is in danger of releasing radioactive dust to the entire Ukraine, said Slavutych Mayor Yuriy Fomichev.

He recalled that Chernobyl was captured on the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.