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Large Russian convoy near Kiev redeployed
The convoy was last seen near Antonov Airport, north-west of Kiev, and its movement could signal a renewed push towards the city. The firm that took the photos -- Maxar Technologies -- said parts of the convoy were in position in the surrounding towns. Other parts are further north, with artillery now in firing positions, BBC reported.
Opinion divided as Russians close on Kyiv
Opinion is divided among western military experts as to whether Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, will fall to Russian forces over the next few days. Retired American Lieutenant General Ben Hodges now a security analyst, who visited the city four weeks ago, speaking from Frankfurt in Germany, expressed doubts to BBC about Russia's ability to capture Kyiv. Most others though are apprehensive that this was inevitable.
India, US defence partnership has an “incredible momentum”: Pentagon
Further signaling the depth of this relationship, the next edition 2+2 dialogue between the US and India will be held in April, Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, told members of the House Armed Services Committee during a Congressional hearing. The relationship has been described as “manageable” and is moving rapidly ahead.
EU leaders to focus on Russia-Ukraine crisis at informal summit
Discussions at the informal European Council meeting in Versailles, France, will focus on Europe's approach to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The goal of the two-day summit, the first during France's six-month presidency of the European Union (EU), is to "show, and continue to construct and reinforce the unity of Europe", Xinhua news agency quoted the President as saying.
Foreign Ministers of Russia and Ukraine discuss Putin-Zelensky summit to end war
Foreign Ministers of Russia and the Ukraine -- Sergey Lavrov and Dmitry Kuleba--who held their first round of talks in Turkey have discussed the possibility of a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to end their conflict which has now rumbled into its fifteenth day.
Russia shells Mariupol every 30 mins: Mayor
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko on Friday said the Ukrainian city is being shelled by Russian forces every 30 minutes. In a social media post, the Mayor acknowledged that the the last few days have been particularly difficult for the city as Russian forces were "ruthlessly and purposely shelling residential buildings" in the strategic port city.
Russia strikes Ukraine's Dnipro city for 1st time, one killed
One person was killed on Friday after three Russian airstrikes hit Dnipro, an inland city located on the Dnieper river deemed as a major stronghold in central-eastern Ukraine, the country's State Emergency Services (SES) reported. This is the first time that the city has been struck by Russian strikes since the war began 16 days ago.
Russia bombs nuke facility in Ukraine's Kharkiv
Ukrainian authorities said on Friday said Russian troops have bombed a nuclear research facility in the country's second largest city of Kharkiv. In a Facebook post, Ukraine's State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate said the bombing of the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology on Thursday night has caused a power outage at the Source of Neutron Nuclear Research Subcritical Unit.
No chemical weapons were developed in Ukraine: Zelensky
Reacting to Russia's allegations that biological weapons were made in Ukrainian laboratories, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that "no chemical or any other weapons of mass destruction were developed" in his country. In his latest video address posted on Facebook on Friday morning, Zelensky said: "I am the President of an adequate country, an adequate nation. And the father of two children. And no chemical or any other weapons of mass destruction were developed on my land.
60,000 evacuated from Sumy; 20,000 from Kiev: Ukraine govt
The Ukrainian government has said that in the last two days, 60,000 people were evacuated from the besieged region of Sumy and 20,000 others from Kiev amid the ongoing war. In a video address on Thursday, Iryna Vereschuk, Minister of the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, said: "We have evacuated more than 60,000 people from Sumy, Trostyanets, and Krasnopillya to Poltava over the last two days.
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