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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine harangued his allies to find the will to take harsher measures against Moscow, as the European Union prepared Thursday ...

The Ukrainian soldiers are wrapping up their impromptu drone training at a military base in the southern United States that officials would not identify for security reasons. But Pentagon officials said the small, portable kamikaze drones could prove to be a more cost-effective and elusive weapon against Russian armored convoys. The Pentagon announced last month it was sending 100 Switchblade drones to Ukraine as part of a $800 million military aid package to Ukraine. More are on the way. To solve them quickly and in a principled fashion,” he said. Zelensky welcomed new sanctions against Russia and applied more pressure on his allies to stop importing Russian oil. They would not succeed in hiding evidence, he said, “because they killed a lot. Kalush Orchestra performed their Eurovision entry, “Stefania,” Saturday at a town square in Lviv in western Ukraine for the first time since the war. Ukraine last won with the singer Jamala’s 2016 song “1944,” which references Soviet abuses in Crimea under Stalin, just two years after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia annexed Crimea. “We want to show the world community Ukrainian music, our spirit and how unbreakable we are. Even though contest rules expressly bar political speech, gestures or lyrics, Russia’s war in Ukraine is very much becoming a factor in the shindig that last year was viewed by 183 million people worldwide. The process reflected the challenges of reaching agreement among all 27 member nations on the penalties, which would also include banning Russian ships from E.U. ports. Russia has appeared to move closer to default on its foreign debt because of U.S. currency restrictions.

NATO: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attended the alliance's planned meeting of foreign ministers Thursday and criticized those members of the ...

Scenes of purported Russian atrocities there have drawn calls for war-crimes trials. It's weapons, weapons and weapons,” said Dmytro Kuleba, standing next to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. “This is my message to allies. “The more weapons we get, and the sooner they arrive in Ukraine, the more human lives will be saved, the more cities and villages will not be [destroyed], and there will be no more Buchas,” Mr. Kuleba said, in reference to the Kyiv suburb that this week drew global shock following the withdrawal of Russian troops.

As Thursday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: Ukrainian officials are urging residents of the eastern ...

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A senior administration official told reporters that if Putin were to change course in Ukraine, sanctions could slow and possibly reverse. India abstained in the UNGA on a vote moved by the US to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. The measures include banning new investment in Russia, sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s adult children and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s family members.

Russia Ukraine war has entered day 43 with Russia saying that it is willing to negotiate with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a bid to further ...

“China calls on all parties to work together in the same direction so as to create opportunities for peace and prospects for negotiation. This comes as the UK is planning to announce the transportation of the armoured vehicles to Ukraine in the coming days, The Times has reported. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the Ukrainian delegation of changing the most important provisions that the two sides had agreed on since they started the peace negotiations in Istanbul last month. The US moved Thursday to choke off US exports to three Russian airlines as part of what officials described as an unprecedented enforcement action. A new import ban worth EUR 5.5 billion has been imposed to cut the money stream of Russia and its oligarchs relating to the products from wood to cement, from seafood to liquor. The goal is to build eight new nuclear reactors by 2050, tripling U.K. production of nuclear energy to 24 gigawatts, or a quarter of projected electricity demand. It says Russia is targeting the “line of control” between Ukrainian-held areas in the Donbas and those held by Russia-supporting separatists with artillery and airstrikes. Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has made Russia an "international pariah," Biden said, adding that Washington worked with the allies to "drive this vote." Britain’s defense ministry says Russia is bombarding infrastructure targets to wear down Ukraine’s government and military as it prepares for a renewed assault on the country’s east. Ukraine is accusing Hungary of undermining the unity of the European Union by supporting Moscow as Russia presses its invasion. US Senate is drafting legislation to end normal trade relations with Russia and to ban the importation of its oil. In a virtual speech to Congress last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “new packages of sanctions are needed constantly every week until the Russian military machine stops.”

The Kremlin admits suffering 'significant losses', Russia is kicked off the UN human rights council and Zelenskiy calls for 'bolder' sanctions.

Soldiers fighting forUkraineappear to shoot a Russian prisoner of war outside a village west of Kyiv in a video posted online. The investigative newspaper had suspended publishing until the end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after Russia’s communications regulator warned them to cease their reporting. German intelligence agencies have intercepted radio messages from Russian soldiers discussing the killings of civilians in Ukraine, according to reports. Ukraine is bracing for a renewed Russian offensive on its eastern front, as Russian forces withdraw from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup and intensify their attacks across the Donbas region. In a joint statement,ministers spoke of “haunting” photographs of mutilated bodies, The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said he hoped the besieged city of Mariupolwould be “liberated from nationalistic battalions” sooner rather than later.

A high-stakes NATO foreign ministers meeting kicked off in Brussels Wednesday, as US officials warn that Russia's war in Ukraine could be entering a ...

We have collectively sent a strong message that the suffering of victims and survivors will not be ignored.” They are asking if the United Nations is prepared to meet this moment. “They spoke about losing relatives and loved ones, fleeing the only home they had ever known. The fighting and violence in Ukraine is so prolific, hospitals are facing a deluge of civilians, often times arriving with wounds that are foreign to younger doctors. It struck me because, one day, Ukraine’s infrastructure will be rebuilt and the rubble will be cleared. Executions. We’ve seen credible reports of landmines and booby traps left behind by Putin’s forces to injure even more civilians after Russia failed in its objectives and withdrew." And can be used elsewhere in accordance with the developed propaganda scenarios.” “The injury that we have now is unbelievable,” revealed Dr. Hnat Herych, the chief of surgery at a Ukrainian hospital. After Bucha, this is already obvious,” he said, adding that work to clear rubble in Borodianka has begun. Hrishenko said that he spent the next month living and working on the train nonstop, struggling to evacuate desperate Ukrainians trying to flee to safety. They have a lot of land, just a lot of land on the map and I hope it will be enough for them just because... “We, like so many, have been feeling the fury and the frustration of this vile act of an independent, peaceful democratic country being invaded and having its people murdered by one of the world's major powers,” Gimour said.

The European Union agrees to ban coal imports from Russia, an official says. INTERACTIVE Russia Ukraine War Who controls what Day 43 (Al Jazeera). Here are all ...

Even more victims from the Russian occupiers,” Zelenskyy said in a video posted on the Telegram messaging service. “It’s going to take them more time but what they’re doing is they’re reducing their dependence over time.” Russian mercenaries have reportedly been deployed to Africa as part of the Wagner Group, a paramilitary unit that was also allegedly aiding Russian separatists in Ukraine’s Eastern Donbas region. To do this, the occupiers collect corpses on the streets, take them out and can use them elsewhere in accordance with the elaborated propaganda scenarios.” Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić said his country voted for suspending Russia’s membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council because of the threat of sanctions against it. Horrified by reports of massacre in Moura last week. He said if Serbia abstained, more countries would be against them “and the pressure will become even greater. Upon the invitation from@PeterDutton_MP, I was pleased to witness the transfer of 20 PMVs Bushmaster to Ukraine worth 50 million AUD (38 million USD). It’s a significant boost to Ukraine’s defence capabilities. HRW says several sources identified the foreign fighters as Russians. “The brave people of Ukraine are fighting our fight—a fight for democracy—it is in our urgent national interest to ensure that they have the missiles and the money they need to win,” Freeland tweeted. Do not approach destroyed equipment or orc sites!,” Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said on Telegram. It is a historic moment!

Russia's invasion has pushed Zelenskyy deeper into the embrace of the West that has ensured Ukraine is more weaponised. This is what Putin was most upset ...

For Putin, Mariupol stands in the way of his objective. Such scenes are not uncommon now in this war that has sparked the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. A wrecked Russian tank lay in the demolished town centre of Trostyanets in north-eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian forces expelled Russian troops from the town. But let's play devil's advocate for a bit. But his mightier military was widely expected to force Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s troops to surrender “soon”. Let's go region by region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Thursday that the slaughter of civilians in Mariupol, the port city that has been under extended Russian ...

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. - Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky touted diplomats’ return to the capital in his address Thursday, as Russian forces have retreated from the area. - Borodyanka: When Ukrainian authorities returned to the newly liberated community, 30 miles northwest of Kyiv, they discovered decimated buildings, rattled survivors and a growing number of bodies. Some 100,000 residents are believed to be caught up in clashes as their supplies dwindle. Roughly 1,200 of them are from Mariupol, the devastated port city that has endured weeks of Russian attacks. On one side, 95 nations — just slightly more than half the U.N. membership, but enough to reach the necessary two-thirds of those casting a vote — supported the resolution backed by the United States and dozens of others. A significant number are probably spies posing as diplomats, according to U.S. and European officials. “Mr. Lavrov is not directly related to the negotiation process, and so his statements are pure propaganda.” “For sure, at the next round, the Ukrainian side will ask for the withdrawal of troops and will add more preconditions,” Lavrov said. The proposal would also allow for foreign military exercises to be held in Ukraine without Russia’s consent, Lavrov said. Kyiv’s mayor said on Telegram that the city would help residents of its suburbs “return to a peaceful life.” Missing from the new proposal was a “clear statement” that future NATO-style security guarantees would not apply to Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen heads to Kyiv on Friday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Do not drive on the roadsides and do not use forest roads. They are neutralizing the ammunition left by the Russian military on our land." "The area is free of [Russian forces], so if you hear explosions (and there have been many in recent days) — it’s rescuers and explosives. “This is not a question of the actual conduct of negotiations, but the emotional background against which these negotiations are conducted," he said. Ukrainian Railways said on its Telegram channel that more than 100 people were also wounded in the strikes. In televised comments Friday, Podolyak, a presidential adviser, said there was an "ongoing online process" for peace talks between the two countries. "Lacking the strength and courage to stand up to us on the battlefield, they are cynically destroying the civilian population. Five evacuation routes out of Luhansk will also be available. NBC News has been unable to independently verify the strikes or the death toll. NBC News was unable to independently verify the strikes or the reported death toll and injuries. Zelenskyy also said around 30 people had died. "This is an evil that has no limits.

Sanctions: The U.K. sanctioned the daughters of both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. U.S. Congress passed ...

"We support an objective and impartial investigation of this crime and call for severe punishment for the perpetrators. Those sanctions would only come into force when the list is published, which could happen as soon as Friday. The chairman of aluminum giant United Co. Rusal PLC has called for an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine, a rare criticism of Russia’s invasion from a major Russian company.

Ukrainian leaders have warned that the fighting in the Donbas is expected to be brutal and resemble the battles of World War II.

Moscow is widely expected to shift the focus of its offensive to the Donbas region, where Russia has engaged in military adventurism for years. Any jump in prices will be a concern for Asia, given the region's high levels of dependence on energy and agricultural commodity imports, warned the EIU. A rocket attack on a crowded train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk has killed more than 30 people and injured more than 100, Ukraine's state railway company said. "Either you help us now — and I'm speaking about days, not weeks — or, your help will come too late. Moscow denied being behind the strike, and denies targeting civilians despite well-documented evidence to the contrary. The Pentagon also confirmed that all of the anti-armor and anti-air systems from the two weapons packages announced in March have been delivered to Ukraine. The Defense Department added that the U.S. is working to "identify additional weapons systems to help the Ukrainian military." "This is a deliberate blow to the passenger infrastructure of the railway and the residents of Kramatorsk." Meanwhile, Russia continues to shell cities in the east and south of Ukraine, the ministry said. With Russia and the United States — the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals in the world — on the brink of conflict, Ferguson said this is a "much more dangerous" situation than most people appreciate. More than 30 people were killed and over 100 injured in a rocket attack on a railway station in eastern Ukraine where families and individuals were waiting to evacuate to safer parts of the country, the national railway company said. "According to operational data, more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded in the rocket attack on Kramatorsk railway station," Ukrainian Railways said via Telegram. Ukrainian leaders have warned that the fighting in the Donbas, where Russia has been engaged in military operations for years, is expected to be brutal and resemble the battles of World War II. Authorities have urged civilians in Ukraine's east to evacuate while they still can.

Fighting · British military intelligence says Russian forces are shelling cities in the east and south and had advanced further south from the city of Izyum, ...

Russian battalions, meanwhile, are blockading and bombarding the northeastern city of Kharkiv. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warns of a war that could last months or even years. - The European Union has approved an embargo on Russian coal – the first time the bloc has targeted the energy sector, on which they are heavily dependent – and the closing of its ports to Russian vessels.

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Speaking on the path of war, US officials have warned that the war in Ukraine may last for weeks or even years.

- EU president Ursula von der Leyen visited Ukrainian town Bucha on Friday after having reached the country. - Apr 08, 2022 04:27 PM IST - Apr 08, 2022 06:21 PM IST - Apr 08, 2022 07:45 PM IST - Apr 08, 2022 07:47 PM IST - Apr 08, 2022 08:55 PM IST - Apr 08, 2022 09:07 PM IST - Apr 08, 2022 10:14 PM IST Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would also continue deliveries to Kyiv, without specifying types or amounts. - Apr 08, 2022 10:59 PM IST - Apr 08, 2022 11:35 PM IST - Apr 08, 2022 11:37 PM IST

In an attempt at damage control on Friday, Peskov said he was referring to the official defence ministry numbers of 1,351 soldiers killed since Russia launched ...

Of the confirmed deaths in the military, more than 15% come from Russia’s elite airborne, or VDV, units. “For protection from a possible criminal investigation, please contact our lawyers.” A phone camera pans slowly across the portraits of 55 men, each wearing the dress uniform of Russia’s elite airborne units. Russia has called the Ukrainian numbers inflated. Senior Russian officers often fight alongside their units because decisions must be confirmed by higher-ranking personnel. “This is a substantial number.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, ...

Graphic images provided by Ukrainian officials showed the aftermath of the attack -- bodies lying on the ground next to scattered luggage and debris, with charred vehicles parked nearby. The remains of a large rocket with the words "for our children" in Russian painted on the side was also seen on the ground next to the main building of the station. "Anyone who wants to leave the region will be able to do so." Through the G-7, we are ending the use of Russian energy and hitting Putin's ability to fund his illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine." The number of injured was down from earlier estimates of more than 100. In recent days, Russian forces have retreated from northern Ukraine, leaving behind a trail of death and destruction. Two E.U. officials told The Associated Press that Putin's adult daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, who were sanctioned by the United States earlier this week, have been hit with asset freezes and a travel ban. Russian forces have since been met with "stiff resistance" from Ukrainians, according to U.S. officials. Two Russian rockets struck the train station in the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast on Friday morning, according to Ukraine's state-owned railway company, which in a statement via Facebook called the attack "a purposeful strike on the passenger infrastructure of the railway and the residents of the city of Kramatorsk." The attack occurred as "thousands" of civilians fleeing the Russian invasion were at the train station waiting to be taken to "safer regions of Ukraine," according to Kyrylenko, who accused Russian forces of "deliberately trying to disrupt the evacuation of civilians." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov alleged that the involvement of Russian forces in the attack on the railway station in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk was already ruled out by the Russian Ministry of Defense, based on the type of missile that was used -- a Tochka-U short-range ballistic missile. Russia denied involvement in a rocket attack that killed dozens of people at a train station in eastern Ukraine on Friday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces hit the railway station with missile known as Tochka-U. The Russian Ministry of Defense denied ...

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On the ground in the devastated Bucha and Trostianets; when rape is used as a weapon; and will Putin face a war crimes tribunal?

The next phase of the war – which could yet be decisive – is expected to unfold in the Donbas in the next month as Russian forces seek to capture Mariupol, create a land bridge to Crimea, expand the area of occupation in the self-proclaimed republics in Donetsk and Luhansk – and perhaps encircle Ukraine’s main fighting force ranged against it. Local authorities and organisations have been distributing medical, legal and psychological support and trying to find safe shelters for women and girls fleeing both the war and domestic violence. She said a soldier who had come to search the house they were staying in left without completing the task, his eyes filled with shame as her daughter cried out in fear at the intruder. They had dirty faces, they stank and they looked completely lost,” says Yana Lugovets, who spent a month sleeping in the basement with her husband, daughter and friends. “ The Russians set up their weapons and a fire in the front garden. “He walked just 20 metres from the house and the Russians killed him.