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14-year high: Ukraine crisis pushes Brent crude oil price to $130 a barrel
Ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the lack of fresh supplies, have pushed crude oil price to a 14-year high of $130 per barrel on Monday. Worryingly, the global hike in the crude oil prices led by the Russia-Ukraine crisis is expected to push India's domestic prices of petrol and diesel by over Rs 30 per litre. The crisis as well as fears of lower supplies along with robust global demand pushed the Brent-indexed crude oil price higher.
Americans providing encrypted communications equipment to Zelensky: Report
As Russia's war on Kiev continues, Americans have provided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "encrypted communications equipment" which can "put him into a secure call" with his US counterpart Joe Biden, a media report has claimed.
Russia will use high-precision weapons to destroy Ukraine defence plants
"As part of the task of demilitarising Ukraine, the Russian armed forces will use high-precision weapons to destroy Ukrainian enterprises in the defence industry. "In order to avoid endangering the lives of employees of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, we warn in advance about the planned strikes on such facilities," Ukrayinska Pravda reported. Russian Defence Ministry urged the staff of Ukrainian defence plants to leave the territory of their enterprises.
11-year-old boy crosses Ukraine border with phone number written on his hand
A boy from Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine, was hailed "a hero of the night" by Slovakian authorities after they said he crossed Ukraine's border into Slovakia on his own, CNN reported. The 11-year-old was carrying a backpack, a plastic bag and a passport, and had a telephone number written on his hand, according to the Slovak Ministry of Interior.
Ukraine notifies IAEA that Zaporozhye NPP management obeys orders of Russian forces
Ukraine has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the management of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is currently subject to the order of the commander of the Russian forces, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said.Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that nothing threatens the safety of the power units of the nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Russia reveals documents of labs developing biological weapons in Ukraine funded by the US
The Russian Defence Ministry showed documents from Ukrainian biological laboratories, which are funded by the US Department of Defense. The documents confirm that Ukrainian biological laboratories located in close proximity to Russia were developing components of biological weapons, Ren TV reported.
Indian student injured in Kiev to return home on Monday
An Indian student, who was left injured after being allegedly shot with a bullet in Ukraine's capital Kiev, is set to return to India on Monday, Union Minister V.K. Singh said on Sunday. The Minister shared information about injured Indian student, Harjot Singh. V.K. Singh is currently in Poland to ensure the safe return of Indian nationals trapped amid the Ukraine-Russia war.
Putin says Ukraine staged provocation at Zaporozhye nuclear site and tried to blame Russian military
Putin informed Macron about the provocation staged by Ukrainian radicals in the area of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and stressed that attempts to shift responsibility for the incident to Russian military personnel were part of a propaganda campaign, RT reported.
Russia has destroyed almost all combat aircraft of Ukraine: Official
"Fighter aircraft and air defence of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down three more Ukrainian Su-27 fighters and three unmanned aerial vehicles in the air. In total, yesterday and incomplete today, the Ukrainian Air Force lost 11 combat aircraft and two helicopters," he said, RT reported. The Russian army with high-precision long-range weapons disabled the airfield of the Ukrainian Air Force in Vinnitsa, he added.
British PM describes Russia as a great nation and power
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a career journalist and former editor of The Spectator magazine, in an opinion piece in The New York Times published on Sunday, described Russia as a great nation and a great world power. He wrote: "We have no hostility toward the Russian people, and we have no desire to impugn a great nation and a great world power."
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