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Ukrainian Armed Forces use Islamist tactics of hiding behind civilians: Ex-Pentagon official
The Ukrainian military is resorting to the methods of Middle Eastern extremists and using civilians as human shield, former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense, Colonel Douglas McGregor told Fox Business. The Ukrainian military is using Islamist tactics in the cities, while Russian troops, on the contrary, are trying not to damage the infrastructure, he said.
US preparing to create 'Ukrainian Zelensky govt in exile' in Poland
The US is preparing a plan to create in Poland a "Ukrainian government with Volodymyr Zelensky in exile", said The Washington Post citing a source in the American administration. "Now we are preparing plans for any contingency," the newspaper quoted the source as saying. According to the publication, Ukraine's allies can help the "government in exile" in organising "guerrilla operations" in the country, RT reported.
International community urged not to 'neglect' Afghanistan amid Ukraine war
A humanitarian non-profit has urged the international community not to "neglect" the grave situation in Afghanistan amid Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine. In a statement, the New York-based International Rescue Committee (IRC) said that due to the pollical change with subsequent cut off of development aids to the country, Afghanistan has been facing a severe economic and humanitarian situation, reports TOLO News.
UK PM sets out 6-point plan to defeat Putin
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a six-point plan to ensure Russia's defeat in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the media reported on Sunday. Writing in The New York Times, the Prime Minister said that "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin must fail and must be seen to fail in this act of aggression", the BBC reported.
Back from Ukraine: Escaping war to land in the thick of life's battles
The troubles of the students returning from Ukraine to India are not over yet. Most of the Indian students have returned to their homes safely, but their future now hangs in the balance. Among them, there are about 4,000 students who were in the final year of the MBBS course. There is no option available to these students who have spent 5 years of their life and lakhs of rupees on MBBS studies.
3,003,000 Americans volunteer to fight in Ukraine: Report0 Americans volunteer to fight in Ukraine: Report
Some 3,000 Americans have volunteered to fight in Ukraine against the Russian forces trying to invade the country, a media report said citing a representative from Kiev's embassy in Washington. Western countries are not sending troops to fight on the ground in Ukraine, but have been delivering arms to the war-torn nation, reports the BBC.
Zelensky urges Ukrainians to 'go on the offensive'
In another video address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the people of the country "to go on the offensive" as Russia has continued its war on Kiev. In the video posted on Facebook late Saturday night, the President said: "Every meter of our Ukrainian land won by protest and humiliation of the invaders is a step forward, a step towards victory for our entire state.
Russia almost completes destruction of Ukrainian military infrastructure: Putin
Russia has "practically" completed the "mission" of destroying Ukraine's main military infrastructure, including weapon warehouses, ammunition depots, aviation and air defense systems, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. Commenting on a new wave of Western sanctions, Putin, at a meeting with women flight crews of Russian airlines, said that they (Western countries) are akin to a "declaration of war."
Special flight heading to Washington from Russia to pick up diplomats
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said a special flight is heading to Washington from Russia to pick up diplomats.The "unidentified board" of the Rossiya company, heading from St. Petersburg to Washington, was immediately passed off by the fighters of the information front as both "the flight of the Russians" and "Moscow's attempt to get in touch with the Americans", Zakharova wrote, RT reported. She noted that this was not the case.
Russia ends ceasefire due to 'unwillingness' of Ukraine
The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said that due to the unwillingness of the Ukrainian side to influence the nationalists or extend the silence period, offensive operations have been resumed. According to him, the nationalist battalions took advantage of the "silence regime" to regroup and strengthen their positions.
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