Tag: Ukraine

LIVE UPDATES: Russian Fighting Destroys, Damages Nearly 400 Hospitals, Medical Centers: Zelenskyy

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 6. Click here for updates from May 5. Russian Fighting Destroys, Damages Nearly 400 Hospitals, Medical Centers: Zelenskyy Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has devastated hundreds of hospitals and other medical institutions and left doctors without drugs to tackle cancer or the ability to perform surgery, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy…


LIVE UPDATES: Russian Will Not Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine: Foreign Ministry

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 6. Click here for updates from May 5. Hungary’s Orban Rejects EU Ban on Russian Oil A European Union embargo on Russian oil would be equivalent to dropping an “atomic bomb” on Hungary’s economy and could thus not be accepted, the country’s prime minister said on Friday. Speaking…


White House Denies US Shared Intelligence to Kill Russian Generals

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby denied reports saying the United States shared intelligence to target Russian generals earlier this week. “The United States provides battlefield intelligence to help Ukraine defend their country,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters Thursday. “We do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or…


Justice Alito Cancels Public Appearance; Russia Rehearses Moscow Military Parade | NTD News Today

Overnight shelling in eastern Ukraine injured dozens, while Russian forces entered the last Ukrainian stronghold in the port city of Mariupol. Protesters for and against support to Ukraine demonstrated in Bulgaria on Wednesday. The two sides clashed as pro-Ukraine protesters called for increased support while the opposition pressed for Bulgaria’s neutrality. U.S. Supreme Court Justice…


Top Putin Ally Says Ukraine-Russia Conflict Has ‘Dragged On’

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko admitted in a Thursday interview that the Russia-Ukraine conflict is dragging on longer than expected, although he defended Moscow’s incursion. Asserting that the Kyiv government was “provoking Russia,” Lukashenko told The Associated Press he is “not immersed in this problem enough to say whether it goes according to plan, like the…


UK Would Defend Finland From Russia Regardless of NATO Status: Defence Chief

The UK would always help Finland if it were attacked by Russia, whether or not the country was a member of NATO, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Wallace made the claim on May 4 on a visit to Finland, where he observed the “Arrow 22” joint exercises taking place in areas around Satakunta, a…


Elon Musk’s Brother Kimbal Met Ukraine Leaders To Discuss Rebuilding Projects ‘After The War’

Kimbal Musk, the billionaire brother of Tesla Inc and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, held meetings with Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and his team on Tuesday to discuss rebuilding projects once the war with Russia ends. What Happened Fedorov on Tuesday revealed he had an “inspiring meeting” to discuss the joint projects for the “after the…


LIVE UPDATES: Russia Denies Troops Storming Azovstal, Says Putin Order Still Stands

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 5. Click here for updates from May 4. Russia Denies Troops Storming Azovstal, Says Putin Order Still Stands The Kremlin denied that Russian troops were storming the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s southern port city of Mariupol, where Ukrainian fighters and civilians are trapped, and said humanitarian corridors…


LIVE UPDATES: Russian Governor Reassures Residents After New Explosions in Area Near Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 5. Click here for updates from May 4. Russian Governor Reassures Residents After New Explosions in Area Near Ukraine Two explosions took place in the early hours on Monday in Belgorod, a Russian region bordering Ukraine, but there was no damage or security threat, the top official in the area…


Car Crash in Ukraine’s Rivne Region Kills 26

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that a car crash in the western Rivne region killed 26 people and injured 12 more. The deadly crash involved a bus, a van and a fuel truck, the report said. The bus was apparently bound for Poland. According to the report, the accident occurred because of a van…