South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s aircraft was stuck at the Warsaw Chopin airport, Poland, after landing because his security detail was not cleared by the Polish authorities. He reached Kyiv by train.
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Ukraine counteroffensive slows down as Russia responds with fierce attacks
Russians have inflicted heavy damage on Odesa city with cruise missile strikes within the past couple of days, targeting supply lines essential for the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Ukraine counteroffensive: Putin says Russia has lost 54 tanks but Ukraine has lost 160
Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine had used the US-made Himars rocket launch system to destroy the Kakhovka dam. The breach has resulted in massive flooding in and around Kherson.
Ukraine claims it has made gains, rescued citizens near Bakhmut in counteroffensive
Ukraine has reported heavy fighting in the eastern warfront of Donetsk and claimed its forces have made gains near the devastated city of Bakhmut, which was captured by Russia last month, but Moscow said Kyiv’s forces had failed to advance anywhere on the front lines.
Russia has started attacking Ukraine with Iranian drones, says White House
Citing newly declassified information, the US said that the Iranian drones had been shipped across the Caspian Sea, and that Russians were working with Iran to produce Iranian drones from inside Russia.
Ukraine dam breach to have long term destructive effects, state experts
The breach in the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is set to have far reaching consequences, the United Nations warned.
Dam near Kherson breached; evacuations underway as Russia, Ukraine play blame game
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of an intentional attack by the other’s forces on a major Soviet-era dam in the Russian controlled part of southern Ukraine.
Ukrainian counter-attacks on the frontline near Bakhmut drive back Russian troops
As per reports, there has been some intensive fighting near Bakhmut, the administrative centre of the Donetsk region. Russia has practically admitted that it is in a difficult situation there.
Russian sanctions leading to increasing rupee surplus in India
A combination of economic sanctions on Russia and a lopsided trade relationship with India is leading to USD 1 billion each month in Russian rupee assets remaining stranded outside the country.
Russia hits back as Ukraine official says Putin ‘number one on Kyiv’s kill list’
The Kremlin has hit back after a top Ukrainian intelligence official said President Vladimir Putin was number one on Kyiv’s kill list.