Russians attack civilian convoy, killing 10 children
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Russians attack civilian convoy, killing 10 children

Russian forces killed 20 people, including 10 children, in a close-range attack on a six-car convoy of civilian vehicles fleeing southeastern Ukraine Saturday, according to reports. The strike followed another missile hit on a different convoy in Zaporizhzhia province on Friday, which resulted in the deaths of 30 civilians. Oleh Vasylovych…

Russians protest in the streets, opposing Putin’s draft
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Russians protest in the streets, opposing Putin’s draft

Russian men flocked to border crossings with Finland, Georgia, and other neighboring nations Saturday, waiting in long lines to flee President Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilization” draft as military officers went door-to-door in Russia’s hinterlands to call up the reluctant troops. The exodus — which reportedly resulted in a quarter-mile-long line…

Ukraine marks 9,000 dead soldiers in six months of war
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Ukraine marks 9,000 dead soldiers in six months of war

Kyiv reported some 9,000 troops killed in action since February, a grim milestone as the Russian invasion reaches its six-month anniversary. Kyiv’s military chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, referenced the figure at a veterans event on Monday, saying Ukraine’s children must be cared for because “their father went to the front…

Russia and Ukraine blame each other for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shelling
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Russia and Ukraine blame each other for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shelling

Russia and Ukraine exchanged blame for the shelling around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Saturday amid growing fears of a nuclear catastrophe. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly blamed the Russians, who seized the nuclear compound at Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine in March. They accuse Russian forces of storing heavy weaponry inside…

Ukraine Confiscates  Million Worth of Items From Crypto Traders Accused of Laundering Russian Funds

Ukraine Confiscates $3 Million Worth of Items From Crypto Traders Accused of Laundering Russian Funds

While the Ukraine-Russia ties continue to remain tense, Ukraine has allegedly busted a bunch of crypto traders, accusing them of funnelling Russian funds as virtual digital assets. The Ukrainian authorities claim to have seized $3.3 million (roughly Rs. 26 crore) worth of property that were lined-up to be laundered as…

Microsoft Alleges Russian Spies of Targeting Ukraine’s Allies in 42 Countries Including US

Microsoft Alleges Russian Spies of Targeting Ukraine’s Allies in 42 Countries Including US

Coinciding with unrelenting cyberattacks against Ukraine, state-backed Russian hackers have engaged in “strategic espionage” against governments, think tanks, businesses and aid groups in 42 countries supporting Kyiv, Microsoft said in a report on Wednesday. “Since the start of the war, the Russian targeting (of Ukraine’s allies) has been successful 29…