World War 3 Updates (2024)

13/10/2023

𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞

Israel’s military told some 1 million Palestinians living in Gaza on Friday to evacuate the north, according to the United Nations, an unprecedented order for almost half the population of the sealed-off territory ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group.

09/10/2023

Understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict !

Unexpectedly, the conflict between Israel and Palestine escalated to unforeseen levels on October 7 when Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that controls the densely populated Gaza Strip along Israel’s border, launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from Gaza. This attack resulted in the tragic death of at least 700 Israelis, and the death toll could rise further according to reports. Israeli forces are currently engaged in battles with militants who are holed up in several locations.

In response to this attack, Israel initiated retaliatory bombardments of the Gaza Strip. It declared war against Hamas and vowed to destroy the “military and governing capabilities” of the enclave’s Hamas rulers. Unfortunately, these retaliatory actions have claimed the lives of more than 400 Palestinians. Israeli soldiers have been fighting to dislodge Gaza gunmen from areas in southern Israel, and Palestinian militant groups have claimed to be holding over 130 captives from the Israeli side.

19/08/2023

Toll rises from Chernihiv missile attack, with 7 confirmed dead and 130 injured

The number of those wounded in a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday has risen to nearly 130 people, according to Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko.

“Seven people are dead and 129 injured, among them 15 children and 15 police officers,” Klymenko said, adding that “the search and rescue operation has been completed.”

The attack hit a theater and university in the city center, Klymenko said earlier Saturday, and a 6-year-old girl is among the dead.

He said people were also leaving church during a major holiday in the Orthodox calendar, the Feast of the Transfiguration.Seven people are now confirmed dead from the Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday, Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko said.

“The body of one more victim was discovered in Chernihiv. An unidentified woman. The death toll has risen to 7,” he said on Telegram.

“90 injured people applied for medical assistance. Among them are 10 police officers and 12 children. 25 people have been hospitalised.

"A 12-year-old girl is being urgently transferred by ambulance to Kyiv city. The child is in grave condition,” he added.

The missile hit the city center, where people were leaving church. It struck a theater and a university.

22/03/2022

𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘃, 𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝘆𝗶𝘃

After days of fighting, Ukrainian forces have regained control of Makariv, a town 30 miles west of Kyiv, the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a post on Facebook on Tuesday.

The “state flag of Ukraine was raised over the city of Makariv” as the Russians retreated, the post said.

19/03/2022

𝗩𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲

With Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine having officially begun on February 24, the world’s rightful condemnation has put Russia into a difficult position domestically, and with military struggles halting Russia’s progress to Kyiv, Putin has laid out six conditions that would end the war.

Ukrainian government officials do not believe Putin is being realistic in his demands, whilst visits of the leaders of Poland, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic have done little to speed up the peace process.

𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿

According to the newspaper ABC, Putin’s conditions for peace are as follows:

1. Ukraine doesn’t enter NATO and maintains a position of neutrality

2. Crimea is recognized as a territory of Russia

3. The independence is granted to the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk

4. Ukraine demilitarizes and surrenders any weapons which constitute a threat to Russia

5. Ukraine goes through a process of denazification, which would essentially constitute a change of government based on Putin’s previous words about the Ukrainian leadership.

6. Russian becomes the second official language of Ukraine and any laws which prohibit its use are repealed

19/03/2022

𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱

Lt. Gen. Andrey Mordvichev killed in Chornobaivka township near Kherson city, says military

Ukraine claimed on Saturday that another senior Russian military officer was killed, the fifth since the war began last month.

Lt. Gen. Andrey Mordvichev, a commander of the 8th Rus. Army of the South region, was eliminated in Chornobaivka township near Kherson city, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement.

At least 816 civilians have been killed and 1,333 injured in Ukraine since the beginning of the war on Feb. 24, according to UN estimates. More than 3.27 million people have also fled to neighboring countries.

Claims on military casualties of both sides, however, have not been independently verified.

18/03/2022

𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲

Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the invasion of Ukraine at a rally in Moscow on Friday, where his speech was abruptly cut off on the state TV broadcast in what the Kremlin described as a technical error.

Tens of thousands of people waved the Russian flag at the national stadium as they took part in celebrations commemorating the eighth year of Russia's annexation of Crimea -- which is deemed illegal by the Ukrainian government and not recognized in the West.

Speaking from a stage in front of a banner that read, "For a world without Na**sm," Putin said Russia "will definitely implement all our plans" in Ukraine.

"To spare people from this suffering, from this genocide -- this is the main reason, motive and purpose of the military operation that we launched in the Donbas [an eastern Ukrainian region] and Ukraine," he said.

18/03/2022

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝘆𝗶𝘃, 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄

The Russian military is quite literally digging in, constructing earthen berms around its military equipment northwest of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, according to Maxar Technologies' analysis and satellite images.

The new satellite images show the protective berms around Russian military equipment near Ozera and the Antonov Air Base.

Additional Russian military equipment, and some berm construction, are also seen in the villages of Zdvyzhivka and Berestyanka, further northwest.

15/03/2022

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝘆𝗶𝘃

New satellite images are helping to shed light on the areas impacted by military strikes across Ukraine.

Just 24 miles northwest of central Kyiv, the satellite images show that nearly every single house in the northwestern side of the village of Moschun has sustained significant damage.

Fires are still burning in some of the houses while the fields surrounding the village are also scorched.

The photos, taken on Monday, also show damage across Mariupol. The satellite images are offering the only look at the latest destruction in the city.

10/03/2022

𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴

09/03/2022

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗶𝘃, 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆

Ukraine on Wednesday said the Russian armed forces are preparing to seize the capital Kyiv.

"According to available information, the enemy is preparing for a new attempt to take Kyiv," the press service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement.

Kyiv, Ukraine’s most populous city, is said to be relatively quiet in recent days, though Russian artillery has pounded the outskirts of the capital.

Earlier this week, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko had urged the public to stay indoors or in shelters as the city steps up the defensive measures, adding that intense fights were ongoing outside Kyiv.

"The Kyiv municipality does everything to ensure reliable city services," he said. "We distribute the aid among the most vulnerable population and stockpile food, essentials and medications."

09/03/2022

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭.𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲

At least 1.33 million people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine since Russia launched its military invasion, Poland’s embassy to the European Union tweeted Wednesday, citing figures from the country’s border guard agency.

“Among them 93% are Ukrainian, 1% are Polish and 6% are from 100 other different countries,” the post read.

On Tuesday alone, some 125,800 people crossed into Poland according to the agency.

09/03/2022

𝗨𝗦 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗶𝗹: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀?

US President Joe Biden’s ban on Russian energy imports is latest move to punish Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

United States President Joe Biden has imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while the United Kingdom said it would phase out imports by the end of 2022.

The latest sanctions are likely to push up oil prices — resulting in even higher prices at the pump.

09/03/2022

𝗔 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗳 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲

According to the ministry, the cargo includes food products: cereals, canned meat and fish, confectionery and bakery products, sweets, bottled drinking water

A Russian military armored train now appears to be taking an active part in the fighting in Ukraine. Video emerged on social media today reportedly showing the train arriving in the southern Ukrainian city of Melitopol after having departed from a yard on the Crimean Peninsula.

05/03/2022

𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐥

"Today, on March 5, a ceasefire is announced from 10:00 a.m. Moscow time and humanitarian corridors are opened for the exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha," the ministry said.

The humanitarian corridors and the exit routes were agreed with the Ukrainian side, the Russian Defense Ministry specified.

05/03/2022

𝙕𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙠𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙐𝙠𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙆𝙮𝙞𝙫

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video on his official Instagram account on Friday, saying he is still in the capital Kyiv and has not fled the country.

"Every two days information comes out that I have fled somewhere — fled from Ukraine, from Kyiv, from my office. As you can see, I am here in my place, Andriy Borisovich (Yermak) is here. Nobody has fled anywhere. Here, we are working," Zelensky said.

"We like jogging, but now we don't have time for that, for various cardio exercises," he joked. "Working. Glory to Ukraine."

04/03/2022

𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the international community to normalize relations with his country, while claiming it could benefit from sanctions.

“We have no bad intentions, there is no need to escalate the situation, impose restrictions, we fulfil all obligations,” Putin said during a flag raising ceremony of a new Russian ferry, a joint venture between Russia and Turkey.

“If someone does not want to cooperate with us within the framework of single cooperation, and by doing so harms themselves, they will, of course, harm us too," Putin added.

Putin went on to say the Russian economy would have adapt to the current situation.

“We will just have to move some projects a little to the right, to acquire additional competencies. But we will still solve the problems that we face” he said. “In the end, we will even benefit from this because we will acquire additional competencies.”

04/03/2022

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝟴:𝟯𝟬 𝗮.𝗺. 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝘆𝗶𝘃. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲

A fire that broke out at Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant was extinguished early Friday following heavy shelling by Russian forces, as key cities come under attack from invading troops.

Here's what you need to know:

✦ 𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞: A blaze at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex in southeastern Ukraine has been extinguished, Ukrainian authorities said. The fire broke out early Friday amid heavy shelling in the area by Russian forces. Fighting has since stopped in the area, according to a spokesperson for the plant. Nuclear regulators and government bodies in Ukraine and the United States say radiation levels appear normal.

✦ 𝐙𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭: In a Facebook post early Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of intentionally firing at the nuclear plant — and urged European leaders to "wake up now" and stop Russian forces “before this becomes a nuclear disaster.”

✦ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: New videos posted to social media show the horrific aftermath of Russian military strikes that hit an apartment complex in the northern city of Chernihiv on Thursday. At least 33 people were killed and 18 others injured in the attack, Ukrainian authorities said.

✦ 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭: Russia is laying siege to the key Ukrainian city of Mariupol. The southeastern city's deputy mayor said it was "surrounded" by Russian forces and in desperate need of military and humanitarian aid. In northeastern Ukraine, 34 civilians were killed by Russian attacks on the Kharkiv region within a 24 hour period, emergency services said. Kharkiv's mayor said the Russian military is "intentionally trying to eliminate Ukrainian people" as it targets civilian spaces. Russian troops are also advancing toward
Odessa, the strategically significant city on the southern coast.

✦ 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡: A Ukrainian negotiator on Thursday said that a second round of talks with Russia didn’t deliver any results that Ukraine needed. However, humanitarian corridors for civilians were agreed on by both sides.

✦ 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬: The UN estimates that more than 10 million people may end up fleeing their homes in Ukraine, including 4 million who may cross the border into neighboring countries. Want to help? You can learn how to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine here.

04/03/2022

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant fire extinguished

The fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been put out, according to a statement from the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on Friday.

"At 06:20 the fire at the Zaporizhzhia NPP training building in Enerhodar was extinguished. There are no dead or injured,” the statement said.

The US has activated its Nuclear Incident Response Team, and is monitoring the situation along with the Department of Defense, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the White House, she said.

Radiation levels normal: "We have seen no elevated radiation readings near the facility. The plant’s reactors are protected by robust containment structures and reactors are being safely shut down," she said.

03/03/2022

Russia delivers 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukrainian residents from Belgorod region

According to the ministry, the cargo includes food products: cereals, canned meat and fish, confectionery and bakery products, sweets, bottled drinking water

03/03/2022

European Council president: No-fly zone over Ukraine is "one step too far"

European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday that enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine is a NATO decision, but that it would be “one step too far” with a “real risk of escalation and a real risk of a possible third international war.”

“The EU is not at war with Russia. The reality is that Russia has launched a savage war against Ukraine. Ukraine is not a NATO member, and that’s why we must be extremely careful and cautious. We need to do everything which is possible, but taking into account that Russia has nuclear weapons, and it is very important to avoid a third international war,”

Michel said that while this was a decision for NATO to make and not the EU, it is important for NATO members to understand that it would be “one step too far."

“That’s why we are trying to advocate in different fields at the diplomatic level. We are trying to provide more support to Ukraine in order to have a ceasefire as soon as possible, and in order to make sure that we’ll be able to negotiate as soon as possible,” he added.

03/03/2022

Russia says it agreed on humanitarian corridors with Ukraine during talks

The second round of talks between a delegation from Russia and Ukraine in Belarus have ended, the head of Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky told Russian media, and the two sides have agreed on humanitarian corridors for civilians.

“We have thoroughly discussed three points – military, international and humanitarian, and the third one is an issue of a future political regulation of the conflict. Both positions are clear and written down. We managed to agree on some of them, but the key thing that we have reached an agreement on today was a matter of rescuing civilians who found themselves in a military clash zone. Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries agreed on providing humanitarian corridors for civilians and on a possible temporary ceasefire in areas where evacuation is happening,” Medinsky told media.

The talks lasted for two-and-a-half hours.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian negotiator on Thursday said that the talks didn’t deliver any results that Ukraine needed, but he said there is a "solution only for the organization of humanitarian corridors."

"The second round of negotiations is over. Unfortunately, the results Ukraine needs are not yet achieved. There is a solution only for the organization of humanitarian corridors," senior Ukrainian official Mykhailo Podolyak said in a tweet.

Another member of the Russian delegation, Leonid Slutsky, told Russia 24 that both sides have agreed on the third round of talks, which will happen in the “nearest future.”

03/03/2022

Talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations have started

Talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations have begun at an undisclosed location on Ukraine's border.

A short video clip showed the Ukrainian delegation entering a conference room where the Russian delegation was seated. The two teams shook hands before sitting down to begin their talks.

This is the second round of talks.

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak also tweeted, "Start talking to Russian representatives. The key issues on the agenda:

1. Immediate ceasefire
2. Armistice
3. Humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians from destroyed or constantly shelled villages/cities."

03/03/2022

President Zelensky says first wave of foreign fighters has arrived to assist Ukraine

The first foreign fighters have arrived in Ukraine to help defend the country against the Russian invasion, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Ukraine is already greeting foreign volunteers. (The) first 16,000 are already on their way to protect freedom and life for us, and for all,” he said in a video address posted on Facebook Thursday.

03/03/2022

Oil depot hit by airstrike in northern Ukraine city

An oil depot in the city of Chernihiv, northern Ukraine was hit by shelling during an airstrike on Thursday morning, according to the State Service of Ukraine for Emergencies.

Photos from Chernihiv show clouds of thick black smoke from what appear to be oil tanks, with firefighters and emergency workers on the scene.

03/03/2022

Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Thursday it was banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, which begin on Friday.

“At the IPC we are very firm believers that sport and politics should not mix. However, by no fault of its own the war has now come to these Games and behind the scenes many Governments are having an influence on our cherished event," IPC President Andrew Parsons said in a statement.

It was also a matter of safety and security, with the situation in the athletes' village becoming "untenable" as tensions escalate, he said.

He said Paralympic committees from multiple countries had threatened not to compete, and that if Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to take part, "nations will likely withdraw" and "we will likely not have a viable Games."

The decision comes less than a day after the IPC initially permitted athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals under the Paralympic flag and the Paralympic anthem. It will affect 83 athletes from the two countries, Parsons said.

02/03/2022

Oil hits $113 as Russia fears mount !

The relentless rally in oil prices hit new milestones on Wednesday as Brent soared beyond $113 a barrel for the first time in nearly eight years on deepening concerns about Russia’s oil supply.

Brent, the world benchmark, jumped 5.4% in recent trading to $110.20 a barrel. At one point it hit $113.02 -- up nearly 8% on the day and the highest intraday level since June 2014.

US crude jumped another 4% Wednesday morning to $107.42 a barrel. US crude, also known as West Texas Intermediate (WTI), spiked as much as 7.8% to $111.50 a barrel – the highest level since August 2013.

The rally reflects worries that the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and ensuing sanctions on the Kremlin, will disrupt Russia’s oil supply. The new milestones come less than a day after the International Energy Agency and the White House announced the release of 60 million barrels of emergency oil supplies.

02/03/2022

Russia's defense ministry confirms it carried out a military strike on communications infrastructure

The Russian Ministry of Defense has acknowledged it carried out long-range strikes with precision weapons targeting Ukrainian communications infrastructure, Russian military spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a Wednesday statement.

Ukrainian intelligence agency facilities were among the targets struck, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

On Tuesday, the area surrounding a TV tower in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was hit by military strikes.

02/03/2022

It's quiet and tense in Kyiv, with streets empty as city prepares for another day of battle

The mood in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is quiet and tense as morning dawns.

There are checkpoints throughout the city, and long lines in front of pharmacies as the city braces for another day of potential strikes and explosions, as Russian forces step up their assault.

02/03/2022

Russian troops control Kherson, defense officials claim

Russian troops have taken full control of the city of Kherson, Russian state media reported Wednesday, citing defense ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov.

Civilian infrastructure, life support facilities and urban transport are working as normal, state news agency TASS reported Konashenkov as saying.

Below is an image from social media appears to show the Russian military in the centre of Kherson, Ukraine, on March 2.

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