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Ukraine calls on EU to urgently provide air-defence, anti-missile systems
The paper, drafted by Ukrainian diplomats in Brussels and seen by the Guardian, also calls for ending software licenses for military and civilian equipment in Russia and Belarus, blocking or interfering with Russian satellite navigation systems in the air, over the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, using all means to block the Russian satellite navigation system Glonass, including jamming its signal over the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Belarus and Ukrainian airspace.
Putin to decide when Ukraine operation ends 'based on results and expediency': Kremlin
The operation "has its goals and they need to be achieved", the official said, when asked by journalists when the offensive would end. In his Thursday morning address, Putin said he'd ordered Russian troops to attack Ukraine to demilitarise and, as he put it, "denazify" the country. He claimed that Russia's national security was compromised by NATO encroachment in Ukraine, the report said.
Russia willing to negotiate terms of surrender with Ukraine
These are terms that, according to Peskov, would enable the achievement of 'demilitarisation' and 'denazification' of Ukraine, and eliminate what Russia currently views as a threat to the security of its state and people. "The President formulated his vision of what we would expect from Ukraine in order for the so-called ‘red-line' problems to be resolved. This is neutral status, and this is a refusal to deploy weapons," Peskov clarified.
Bloodied civilians stagger through the streets in Ukraine
Russia on Thursday launched simultaneous attacks from the south, east and north, by land and by air, killing at least 40 civilians by midday, including a young boy in an apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukrainian authorities said. Other civilians were also injured and some others are believed to have died in 203 attacks launched so far by the Russian forces.
Windows in apartment blocks in Kharkiv shaking due to constant blasts
Clashes have also been taking place around the capital Kiev in the north and the Black Sea port cities of Odesa and Mariupol in the south, the report said. Air strikes from Russia have been carried out on Ukrainian military bases and airports, with fierce fighting reported around a key airport near Kiev. The Ukrainian military claims to have shot down at least six Russian aircraft.
Our lives in danger, evacuate us, appeal stranded students in Ukraine
The appeal comes in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin's launch of military operation against Ukraine on Thursday morning and subsequent explosions across the country. Several Indian students are studying at Vinnytsia National Pirogov Medical University, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Dnipro State Medical University, Chernivtsi National University in Ukraine.
Russian civilian ships attacked by Ukraine missiles
The Ukrainian military has damaged two civilian ships in the Sea of Azov using missiles, Russian security service FSB said on Thursday, RT reported. The attack reportedly injured one person and caused a fire onboard one of the ships. The border guard division of the FSB's Krasnodar branch identified the ships as oiler 'SGV-Flot' and general cargo ship 'Seraphim Sarovskiy'.
I don't know how much longer my country will exist: Ukraine President
The Ukraine President apparently warned that the Eastern European nation may not be able to withstand the offensive by Moscow's armed forces. In a statement issued on Thursday, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer shared details of his telephonic conversation with Zelensky. According to Vienna's leader, Zelensky told him, "I don't know how much longer my country will exist", RT reported.
Ukraine's nat'l bank opens fundraising account to support armed forces
Hit by Russian military actions, the Ukranian authorities have come up with a special fundraising account to support the country's armed forces. The opening of the special account was announced by the Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kyrylo Shevchenko, in his video address on Thursday. "The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the armed forces of Ukraine," he said.
How online disinformation campaign aided new war narrative for Putin
A report in France24 has detailed how days after the Kremlin slammed Western "hysteria" over the Russian military buildup around Ukraine, the messaging from Moscow changed, following Putin's decision to recognise the pro-Russian, self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine.
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