By Yuras Karmanau, AP, and published by The Tribune-Star, plus BBC Lviv, Ukraine – Even as Russia announced a ceasefire starting this morning (Mar. 7) and the opening of humanitarian corridors in several areas, its armed forces continued to pummel Ukrainian cities, with rockets hitting residential buildings. The limited ceasefire announcement came a day after
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Limited Russian ceasefire revived in Ukraine; talks planned
By Yuras Karmanau, AP, published by Toronto Star, and The Korean Herald Lviv, Ukraine – Russian forces will observe a temporary ceasefire today (Mar. 6) in two Ukrainian cities, an official in one of the country’s two pro-Russia separatist regions said after an agreement to allow civilians to evacuate collapsed a day earlier amid continued
Read moreKremlin accuses West of banditry as ceasefire collapses
By Reuters published by Channel NewsAsia plus BBC London – The Kremlin said today (Mar. 5) that the West was behaving like a bandit by cutting economic relations over the conflict in Ukraine but that Russia was far too big to be isolated as the world was much larger than just the United States
Read moreRussian embassy warns Thais not to volunteer to fight for Ukraine
THE RUSSIAN Embassy in Thailand posted a message on Facebook today (March 5) warning Thais not to volunteer to fight for Ukraine because foreign mercenaries are not classified as soldiers and are not eligible for prisoner of war status, Matichon newspaper. The Russian embassy cited reports published on social media and a notice calling
Read moreRussia declares partial ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors
By agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia plus CNN Moscow – Russia declared a partial ceasefire today (Mar. 5) to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Russia’s defence ministry said. “From 10 a.m. Moscow time (2 p.m. in Thailand), the Russian side declares a ceasefire and the opening of
Read moreUkrainian nuclear power plant fire extinguished
By BBC and Reuters via MSN News UKRAINIAN emergency services have confirmed they have managed to put out the fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant – a huge relief to everyone in the area and beyond. To recap, Ukraine said in the early hours of Friday that a Russian attack on the nuclear plant
Read moreZelensky says 16,000 foreigners have volunteered to fight for Ukraine
By Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, shared by MSN News UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that 16,000 foreign volunteers have arrived to assist with their fight against Russia. In a March 3 video address one week into the conflict, Zelensky reiterated how Ukraine is prepared to continue to stand up against Russia’s attacks and has
Read moreKyiv city mayor says situation ‘difficult but under control’
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Lviv, Ukraine – The situation in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv is “difficult but under control”, mayor Vitali Klitschko said today (Mar. 3). Klitschko said there were no casualties overnight and that nighttime explosions were Ukrainian air defences striking down incoming Russian missiles. He said a heating system site damaged
Read moreThais start applying to go fight for Ukraine
A HANDFUL of Thai citizens filed papers at the Ukrainian embassy in Bangkok today (Mar. 2) to join the “international legion” to fight the Russian invasion after a call for volunteers, Sanook.com said. It was observed that Thai volunteers steadily flocked to the Ukrainian embassy located within one of All Seasons Place buildings on
Read moreUkraine: Russian spies helped foil plot to assassinate the president
By Business Insider and published MSN News plus BBC A UKRAINIAN security and defence chief said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces have thwarted an assassination plot against President Volodymyr Zelensky, using a tip-off from members of Russia’s security services. An elite group of Chechen special forces — known as the Kadyrovites — was dispatched
Read more40-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv; shelling intensifies
By Yurus Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov and Dasha Litvinova, AP, and published by The Daily Citizen Kyiv, Ukraine — A 40-mile (approximately 64 km) convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles threatened Ukraine’s capital today (Mar. 1) as an intense shelling attack targeted the country’s second-largest city, and both sides looked to resume talks
Read moreFirst group of Thai evacuees from Ukraine arriving on Wednesday
THE first batch of Thai evacuees from Ukraine will be arriving home on Wednesday March 2 and will be quarantined at Sattahip naval base, the Foreign Ministry said this evening (Feb. 28) Mr. Thani Saengrat, the ministry’s spokesperson, said Thai Ambassador to Poland Mr. Chetphan Maksamphan stated that there are 255 Thais in the country
Read moreUkrainian forces retain control of Kyiv on the day of peace talks
By Lyse Doucet, BBC, and Ted Kemp, Charmaine Jacob, CNBC HUNDREDS of thousands of people spent the last two days in the darkness underground. This morning (Feb. 28) the curfew was lifted and they could finally leave their shelter. But half an hour later the air raid sirens sound and they have to rush
Read moreIn pictures: March in support of Ukraine in Bangkok
A GROUP of Ukrainians, foreigners of other nationalities and Thais marched in support of Ukraine from Lumpini Park to Benjakitti Park today (Feb. 29), Naewna newspaper said. The participants in the bustling march urged world leaders to stop Russia’s invasion. The Bangkok march is among a large number of anti-war protests taking place around the
Read moreStreet fighting rages in Ukraine’s second-biggest city as Russian troops enter
By Natasha Turak, CNBC, and BBC RUSSIA’s advance into Ukraine continues. The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv remained under Ukrainian control as dawn broke Sunday, with a key official in Kyiv’s city administration asserting that “the capital is completely controlled by the Ukrainian army and defence.” Meanwhile, Russian military vehicles entered Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv with
Read moreBattle moves into Kyiv as Ukrainians fight to keep control of their capital
By CNN and CNBC, published by MSN News A LARGE residential block in the west of Kyiv was struck by a missile or rocket fire early this morning (Feb. 26), as the Russian invasion moved to the streets of the capital and Ukraine’s military battled to hold back advancing troops in multiple locations. Images
Read moreUkraine: Missile strikes on Kyiv have resumed as invasion enters 2nd day
By Sean Boynton, Global News, published by MSN New, and BBC THE PENTAGON has told US lawmakers Russian troops are about 30 kilometres outside Kyiv, according to sources. Ukraine’s military says intense fighting is underway this morning in the city of Sumy in the country’s northeast. An attack on southeastern border crossing has killed and
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