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Ukraine invasion: Russia stalls Soyuz rocket launches over sanctions
Roscosmos has said that it is halting all cooperation with European partners on space programmes, Space.com reported. Russia's Soyuz rockets are used by European launch provider Arianespace to launch satellites from the Guiana Space Center near Kourou, French Guiana in South America. The recent Soyuz rocket to launch from Guiana Space Center lifted off on February 10 carrying 34 OneWeb internet satellites.
Ukraine wipes out barbaric Chechen forces sent to assassinate Zelensky
The armed group -- famed for their barbaric violence and human rights abuses -- are said to have been obliterated after their convoy of 56 tanks was blown to smithereens near Hostomel, just northeast of Kyiv, by Ukrainian missile fire on the second day of the Chechens' deployment. It is unclear how many died -- but the number is likely to run into the hundreds, the report said.
Russian forces hit 975 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects
The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 975 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Sunday. A total of 471 Ukrainian servicemen have been detained and will be sent to their families after paperwork, he added, Xinhua news agency reported citing Igor Konashenkov.
Fighting in streets of Kharkiv after Russian troops break into city
Prior to his statements, footage had appeared to show some Russian military cars driving around on the streets of the north-eastern city, BBC reported. Sinegubov has urged residents to stay inside, saying Russian troops appeared to be in the city centre, BBC reported. There are now reports of fighting in the streets of Kharkiv. Russian troops had broken into the city in the past hour, local officials say.
Putin said to be angry at stalled efforts to conquer Ukraine
Russian President Putin is said to be growing increasingly angry by his stalled efforts to conquer Ukraine, and has not issued a public address in days, Daily Mail reported. His fire and manpower vastly outnumber that of Ukraine, and it is widely believed that Russia will eventually conquer its neighbour. Ukraine landed a significant blow on Russia Saturday after it allegedly killed a large group of bloodthirsty Chechen special forces.
Attention will be focused on India when UNSC votes again on Ukraine issue
Attention will be focused on how India votes on the resolution after having abstained on the two previous Ukraine-related votes in the Council. The office of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's spokesperson said the Council will meet on Ukraine at 3 p.m. local time. At the meeting to be held in the aftermath of the Russian veto on Friday of a Council resolution condemning Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Germany closes airspace to Russia
Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure announced that Transport Minister Volker Wissing "supports the blocking of German airspace for Russian aircraft" and had "ordered everything to be prepared for this". Additionally, German airline Lufthansa cancelled all upcoming flights to Russia and announced that "flights that are in Russian airspace" would "leave it again shortly", RT reported.
US, Europe to remove some Russian banks from SWIFT
This is a major move to escalate the West's economic sanctions against Moscow for its ongoing military operations in Ukraine, Xinhua news agency reported. The White House on Saturday said in a joint statement that in concert with the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, UK and Canada, the US is supporting the expulsion of "selected Russian banks" from SWIFT "within the coming days", so as to "further isolate Russia from the international financial system and our economies."
UN chief promises more humanitarian aid to Ukrainians over call with Zelensky
"The secretary-general conveyed to the president the determination of the UN to enhance humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine," according to a readout about the secretary-general's call with Zelensky. The UN chief informed Zelensky that the world body "would launch on Tuesday an appeal to fund UN's humanitarian operations in Ukraine", Xinhua new agency reported.
'N.Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward eastern waters'
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Sunday. The JCS said that it detected the ballistic missile launched from Pyongyang vicinity at 7:52 a.m. local time without providing any details, Xinhua news agency reported.
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