Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 913 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 913 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 913th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, August 26, 2024. Fighting At least 18 people were killed and 37 injured in Russian missile and drone attacks on Sunday which targeted the front-line Ukrainian regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and…

Five die in Ukrainian strike on Belgorod, as Russian raid harms journalists | Russia-Ukraine war News

Five die in Ukrainian strike on Belgorod, as Russian raid harms journalists | Russia-Ukraine war News

Kyiv and Moscow trade attacks overnight as Russia sends more artillery units to Kursk region to push back Ukraine’s army. At least five people have been killed and 13 others wounded during an overnight Ukrainian strike on Belgorod, according to officials in the Russian region. Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced…

Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France | Technology News

Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France | Technology News

Russian Foreign Ministry is working to ‘clarify’ the detention of the 39-year-old founder and CEO of Telegram. Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris for alleged offences related to his messaging app, French media reports. Local sources said…

Russia and Ukraine swap 115 prisoners each in UAE-mediated exchange | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia and Ukraine swap 115 prisoners each in UAE-mediated exchange | Russia-Ukraine war News

It is the first such exchange since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 115 prisoners of war from each side, both countries confirmed, with the United Arab Emirates acting as an intermediary. “The UAE has successfully mediated a new…

Zelenskyy says war has ‘returned’ to Russia in independence day address | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy says war has ‘returned’ to Russia in independence day address | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine’s president pledges ‘retribution’ and calls Russian President Vladimir Putin a ‘sick old man from Red Square’. Russia wanted to “destroy” Ukraine but war has “returned to its home”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in an independence day video address filmed in the border area from where Kyiv launched its…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 911 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 911 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Here are the main developments as the war enters its 911th day. Here is the situation on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Diplomacy and aid: The United States has announced a new round of military assistance to Ukraine, following a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe…

At least one killed as inmates take staff hostage in Russian prison | Prison News

At least one killed as inmates take staff hostage in Russian prison | Prison News

Incident in Volgograd took place during meeting of jail’s disciplinary commission with ‘several prisoners’ involved. Russian inmates have taken staff hostage at a prison colony in the southern Volgograd region in the second such event since June, officials said. At least one member of the prison staff was killed in…

Which countries’ weapons is Ukraine using in Russia incursion? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Which countries’ weapons is Ukraine using in Russia incursion? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday that it had used weapons supplied by the United States to attack Russian bridges over the Seym river in Kursk. On Monday, a Russian military investigator said that Ukraine had completely destroyed one of the three bridges on Seym, damaging the other two. The US has…

Colombia basketball to take legal action against fake team in Russian tournament
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Colombia basketball to take legal action against fake team in Russian tournament

The Colombian Basketball Federation is taking legal action against a team that it says took the Colombian national team’s logo and colors without any sort of authorization while participating in a tournament in Russia.  The tournament was taking place in the Russian city of Perm and the purported fake team…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 910 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 910 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 910th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, August 23, 2024. Fighting Ukraine said one man was killed and eight people, including a 15-year-old boy, were injured after Russia struck residential buildings in the village of Bohodukhiv in the northeastern…