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Russian forces booby-trapping Kherson to turn it into 'city of death'
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head office of Ukraine's president, tweeted that Russia "wants to turn Kherson into a 'city of death'", The Guardian reported. He claimed that the Russian military "mines everything they can: apartments, sewers", and that "artillery on the left bank" of the Dnieper River "plans to turn the city into ruins".
North Korean missile fired last week similar to one used by Russia in Ukraine'
The Ministry announced the results of an inter-agency analysis of the debris of a missile that North Korea fired southward on November 2 past the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea, reports Yonhap News Agency. The debris is around 3 metres long and 2 metres wide, assessed to be that of an "SA-5" surface-to-air missile, given its appearance and feature, it said.
Ukraine says dialogue with Moscow possible only after Russia's withdrawal
In an interview with an Italian daily, Podolyak on Tuesday added that a potential ceasefire deal at the current stage of the conflict would provide Russia with time to strengthen its positions. "The ceasefire for Russia is a tactical pause for reinforcement," he said. While commenting on the reports that the representatives of the US Pentagon and the Russian Defence Ministry are involved in talks, Podolyak added that "there are no negotiations between Russia and Western countries regarding Ukraine".
S. Jaishankar in Moscow, Kwatra in Washington amid speculation over India's peacemaking role in Ukraine
The conflict figured in the Washington talks on Monday and Sherman "underscored the US commitment to the people of Ukraine in the face of Russia's illegal war of aggression" in her meeting with Kwatra, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a readout of their meeting.
Italy's support for Ukraine 'subject of debate' amid widespread protests
Local media reported that protesters held banners, placards and rainbow flags at the events on Saturday, demanding negotiation and diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis in Ukraine, Xinhua news agency reported. "More arms for hugs, no more wars!" read one banner carried by a man who wore a rainbow scarf in Rome.
India abstains on Russia-sponsored UNSC resolution involving Ukraine
Only China voted with Russia on Wednesday on the resolution calling for an inquiry into what Moscow alleged was a joint bio-warfare programme run by the US and Ukraine in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). All the 10 non-permanent members abstained and the only negative votes from the US, Britain and France did not amount to vetoes because the resolution automatically failed without getting the minimum of nine votes.
'Russia suspends, not withdraws from grain export deal with Ukraine'
Russia has halted traffic along the security corridor in the Black Sea defined by the grain export deal known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative with Ukraine, the Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The Ministry also accused Kiev of launching military attacks via the humanitarian route, reports Xinhua news agency.
Russia launches massive missile strikes across Ukraine
At least two blasts were reported in Kiev, while strikes also hit the central Vinnytsia region, as well as Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia in the south-east, and Lviv in the west, the BBC reported citing the officials as saying In the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, critical infrastructure facilities were hit, the local authorities said.
World faces most dangerous decade since WWII: President Putin
President Putin made the remarks on Thursday while addressing the annual Valdai forum after a series of recent military defeats in Ukraine and growing public anger at home over a drive to mobilise some 300,000 Russians for the war effort, reports the BBC. In a wide-ranging speech, he sought to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a move that has left his country internationally isolated. He also accused the West of nuclear blackmail against Russia to force allies to turn away from Moscow.
Russia recruiting Afghan commandos trained by US to fight in Ukraine
Up to 30,000 members of the elite National Army Commando Corps were abandoned by the West when the country fell to the Taliban in August last year, Daily Mail reported. Now, the US-trained light infantry force that fought side by side with Allied troops for nearly 20 years could be joining Vladimir Putin's savage war effort, the report said.
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