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  • As Kyiv reckons with deaths by a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns June 03, 2023 10:20 AM IST

    As Kyiv reckons with deaths by a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns

    Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, the war has been defined by moments of happenstance and terror: Mere minutes or yards sometimes dictate who lives or dies, from front-line battlefields to Ukraine’s dense cities and Russia’s border regions, where some authorities have recently described Ukrainian shelling and announced evacuations.

  • Fighting in Russian region enters second day after raid from Ukraine May 23, 2023 03:18 PM IST

    Fighting in Russian region enters second day after raid from Ukraine

    Russian authorities evacuated residents from the region's Graivoron district after the raiding forces claimed to have captured the border town of Kozinka and several others.

  • In Pics: Ukraine's Zelensky, in Britain, wins pledge of long-range drones May 15, 2023 07:46 PM IST

    In Pics: Ukraine's Zelensky, in Britain, wins pledge of long-range drones

    Zelensky met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the British leader's Chequers country residence, where the pair also discussed Ukraine's request for Western fighter jets.

  • Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system May 06, 2023 03:41 PM IST

    Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system

    Ukraine's Air Force was previously seen as unable to shoot down ballistic missiles, which Russia used to strike residential areas and Ukraine's power infrastructure.

  • In Pics: Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least 12 April 28, 2023 04:24 PM IST

    In Pics: Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least 12

    Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine early on April 28, killing at least 12 people in a barrage of missiles and drones that hit as Kyiv prepares an expected counteroffensive. The deadly attack included a strike on a residential building and came days after the leaders of Ukraine and China spoke by phone, with Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly advocating peace negotiations.

  • Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak in first known contact since Russia’s invasion April 26, 2023 08:15 PM IST

    Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak in first known contact since Russia’s invasion

    A summary of the conversation published by the Chinese state news media made no mention of Russia and did not use the word “war.”

  • In Pics: Putin visits Ukraine's Kherson, Lugansk regions April 18, 2023 01:38 PM IST

    In Pics: Putin visits Ukraine's Kherson, Lugansk regions

    Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the headquarters of the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine early on April 18, his second trip to the Russian-held territories there since March.

  • Finland’s surprise decision to join NATO is no security guarantee against Russia April 06, 2023 02:26 PM IST

    Finland’s surprise decision to join NATO is no security guarantee against Russia

    Finland’s decision to join the Western military alliance when the chances of a conventional war between Russia and the US is being widely speculated, more than a year after the former invaded neighbour Ukraine, is surprising.

  • In Pics: Ukrainian ballerina uprooted by war flies high again in Swan Lake March 31, 2023 12:21 PM IST

    In Pics: Ukrainian ballerina uprooted by war flies high again in Swan Lake

    After the lights dim in Budapest's magnificent Opera House, Ukrainian ballerina Ganna Muromtseva flutters high with undulating arms in the lead role in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet. In the end, the audience bursts into applause.

  • Russia-Ukraine War: 20 years since the Iraq War, the steady crisis of civilisation March 19, 2023 08:18 PM IST

    Russia-Ukraine War: 20 years since the Iraq War, the steady crisis of civilisation

    Rebuilding Ukraine could cost more than $1 trillion, an epic human tragedy. The world has likely forgotten that other catastrophe which began on March 19, exactly two decades ago.

  • Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Objects of war become new normal in Kyiv scenery March 14, 2023 02:26 PM IST

    Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Objects of war become new normal in Kyiv scenery

    Although many fled in the opening stages of the war, residents have gradually returned to their homes as Russian forces were pushed back from north of the city last year, and the conflict became centered mainly in the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.

  • START Stopped: The West should be mindful of what might trigger Russia February 23, 2023 08:56 PM IST

    START Stopped: The West should be mindful of what might trigger Russia

    Though Putin has said that he would use nuclear weapons only in retaliation, western policymakers should try to understand where Russia’s redlines are.

  • A year of Russia-Ukraine war: 10 iconic pictures defining the conflict February 22, 2023 12:31 PM IST

    A year of Russia-Ukraine war: 10 iconic pictures defining the conflict

    The war in Ukraine has become synonymous with horrific suffering and destruction, but also with fierce courage and unprecedented solidarity. Here are 10 iconic pictures that tell the story of the first 12 months of the conflict

  • Ukraine replaces defence minister; faces delays in delivery of Western weapons February 08, 2023 12:50 PM IST

    Ukraine replaces defence minister; faces delays in delivery of Western weapons

    The developments place a question mark on the fate of the Ukraine-Russia war, which approaches the one-year mark this month.

  • Two power plants in Russian-controlled E.Ukraine damaged by rockets - Report January 08, 2023 01:09 PM IST

    Two power plants in Russian-controlled E.Ukraine damaged by rockets - Report

    Two people might be trapped under debris at the damaged Starobesheve power plant in Novyi Svit, TASS reported.

  • Russia shoots down Ukrainian drone near its Engels airbase December 26, 2022 02:13 PM IST

    Russia shoots down Ukrainian drone near its Engels airbase

    Ukrainian-controlled areas of the neighbouring Kherson region were shelled 33 times over the past 24 hours, according to Kherson's Ukrainian Gov. Yaroslav Yanushevich.

  • Russian-annexed Crimea showers Syria with wheat, Ukraine cries foul December 19, 2022 11:44 AM IST

    Russian-annexed Crimea showers Syria with wheat, Ukraine cries foul

    Wheat sent to Syria from the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea increased 17-fold this year to just over 500,000 tonnes, previously unreported Refinitiv shipping data shows, to make up nearly a third of the country's total imports of the grain.

  • Kherson evacuates hospitals under relentless Russian shelling November 26, 2022 02:18 PM IST

    Kherson evacuates hospitals under relentless Russian shelling

    Russian forces shelled the city and surrounding area 49 times Thursday and Friday, the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Yaroslav Yanushevych, said. Thursday was one of the deadliest days since the Kremlin ordered its forces to retreat

  • Ukraine plans evacuations in two stricken cities as temperatures plunge November 21, 2022 02:12 PM IST

    Ukraine plans evacuations in two stricken cities as temperatures plunge

    But even as planning for the evacuations from the southern cities of Kherson and Mykolaiv was beginning, Ukraine braced for a difficult winter ahead. And both in cities on the front line and across the country, the true toll of the last eight months of fighting became still clearer

  • In a Polish village, renewed fears of war spilling over from Ukraine November 17, 2022 02:29 PM IST

    In a Polish village, renewed fears of war spilling over from Ukraine

    Since the missile slammed into Poland, anxiety levels are at an high in Przewodow and its neighbouring region, than at any time since the early weeks of the war

  • As Europe quits Russian gas, half of France’s nuclear plants are offline November 16, 2022 12:21 PM IST

    As Europe quits Russian gas, half of France’s nuclear plants are offline

    The Russia Ukraine crisis is upending the role that France has long played as Europe’s biggest producer of nuclear energy, raising questions about how much its nuclear power arsenal will be able to help bridge the continent’s looming crunch

  • Ukrainian president visits Kherson, celebrates Russian retreat November 15, 2022 02:51 PM IST

    Ukrainian president visits Kherson, celebrates Russian retreat

    Residents gathered in Kherson's main square in front of the administration building that until recently was occupied by Russian forces, waving and draped in Ukrainian flags. President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the southern city to celebrate its recapture from Russian forces.

  • UK PM Rishi Sunak sets off for G20 with pledge to call out Russia November 13, 2022 05:48 PM IST

    UK PM Rishi Sunak sets off for G20 with pledge to call out Russia

    India's presidency of the G20 will kick off following the Heads of State and Government Summit in Bali from December 1.

  • Ukraine peace talks remain distant even as Moscow signals a retreat November 10, 2022 12:18 PM IST

    Ukraine peace talks remain distant even as Moscow signals a retreat

    Ukraine’s population has been hardened by Russia’s devastating military campaign, which has destroyed civilian areas and resulted in massacres, rape and looting. Even if Ukrainian leaders were prepared to make concessions to end fighting, their people are not disposed to accept that, US and European officials say

  • Ukraine doubles down on tough stance on talks with Russia November 08, 2022 05:22 PM IST

    Ukraine doubles down on tough stance on talks with Russia

    In an overnight address before he was due to address world leaders at a climate summit, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia must be pushed into "genuine" negotiations.