Russia blocks renewal of UN panel monitoring N Korea sanction compliance | United Nations News

Russia blocks renewal of UN panel monitoring N Korea sanction compliance | United Nations News

Sanctions, in force since 2006, will remain in place, but mandate of panel will come to an end on April 30. Russia has vetoed the United Nations’ renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring North Korea’s compliance with international sanctions. The Russian move follows accusations from the United States,…

Kyiv targets Russia’s navy as Moscow’s forces inch ahead in eastern Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Kyiv targets Russia’s navy as Moscow’s forces inch ahead in eastern Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine launched a devastating missile strike against Russian military targets in the Crimean port of Sevastopol late on Saturday, further debilitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. The combination of a reported 40 Storm Shadow missiles, decoy missiles and drones damaged a communications centre, the Yamal and the Azov, two Ropucha-class landing…

Three killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv calls for more weapons | Russia-Ukraine war News

Three killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv calls for more weapons | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia attacks areas in eastern and southern Ukraine in retaliation for fatal bombardments of Russia’s border regions. At least three people have been killed in Russian attacks on northeastern and southern Ukraine, officials said, as Kyiv called for more Patriot air defence systems to battle a surge in missile strikes….

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 762 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 762 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 762nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s navy said it damaged four Russian naval ships in a weekend missile attack on Crimea. Among those hit was the Konstantin Olshanskya large landing warship that Moscow…

Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack | ISIL/ISIS News

Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack | ISIL/ISIS News

Russian President Vladimir Putin says for the first time that “radical Islamists” were behind last week’s attack on a concert hall outside Moscow but suggests Ukraine was also somehow involved. Eleven people have been detained in connection with Friday’s attack, which saw camouflaged gunmen storm into Crocus City Hall, open…

How will the Moscow concert hall attack affect Putin? | Vladimir Putin

How will the Moscow concert hall attack affect Putin? | Vladimir Putin

On Friday, armed men stormed the Crocus Concert Hall outside Moscow, killing at least 137 people and injuring more than 100. A day later, President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation, promising to “identify and punish everyone who stands behind the terrorists who perpetrated this atrocity”. Some observers may see this…

Russia steps up bombardment of Ukraine’s capital | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia steps up bombardment of Ukraine’s capital | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days, part of an apparent escalation of the aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities as the war stretches into its third year with the front line largely stationary. Five people were injured in the strike on the Ukrainian capital, with…

Ukraine says it hit two Russian landing ships off occupied Crimea | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says it hit two Russian landing ships off occupied Crimea | Russia-Ukraine war News

The Ukrainian military has said it hit two large Russian landing ships in overnight attacks on the occupied Crimean peninsula as well as other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea. “The defence forces of Ukraine successfully hit the Azov and Yamal large landing ships, a communications…