The United States has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in its ongoing war with Ukraine. US said Russia breached the global ban on chemical weapons by using the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian soldiers and deploying riot control agents “as a method of warfare” in Ukraine. “The use of such chemicals is not an […]
Russia hands over remains of 140 Ukrainian soldiers
Ukraine has received the bodies of 140 soldiers killed while trying to defend the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson from Russian attacks. The authority responsible for prisoner of war matters disclosed this on Telegram on Friday. Five bodies were from the Sumy section in northern Ukraine. Russia has no Ukrainian territories under its […]
US sends ATACMS long-range missile to Ukraine amid Russia war
The United States has sent a long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, ATACMS, to Ukraine for use within its territory. Spokesman of the State Department, Vedant Patel said the missiles were sent to Ukraine on the orders of President Joe Biden. “I can confirm that the United States provided Ukraine with long-range ATACMS at the president’s […]
Is a third world war coming?, By Azu Ishiekwene
If after 77 years, Israel would still not accept the UN’s two-state solution to the problem in Palestine, preferring instead to kill over 30,000 Palestinians in pursuit of the last Hamas; if recourse to the International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot restrain Israel from the widespread carnage in Gaza; if the US, Britain and France will […]
Israel reopens airspace after attack by Iran
Russia sends military trainers, equipment to Niger Republic
In a bid to deepen security ties with Niger Republic, Russia has sent some military trainers, air defence systems and other equipment to the West African nation. In January, Niger’s military government agreed to step up military cooperation with Russia, after expelling French forces that were helping fight armed rebellions in several Sahel nations. However, […]
Many rendered homeless as flood wreaks havoc in Russia
Over 10,400 residential houses have been flooded across Russia’s western Siberia, the Volga region and Central Federal District. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations disclosed this on Monday. In the severely-hit Orenburg Region, more than 6,100 people have been evacuated and a total of 33 temporary accommodation centres deployed for 33,000 people, the ministry said. […]
Russia using illegal chemical gas to attack us – Ukrainian soldiers cry out
Ukraine has accused Russia of illegal chemical gas attacks against its soldiers. Ukrainian troops told the UK Daily Telegraph that Russia has regularly attacked them with small drones dropping teargas and other chemicals. DAILY POST reports that the use of such substances, also known as CS, is banned during wartime under the Chemical Weapons Convention. […]
Our latest drone attacks killed 20 air officers, destroyed warplanes in Russia – Ukraine claims
Ukraine has claimed that its drone attack targeting the Morozovsk airbase in Russia has killed or injured 20 members of airfield personnel. It claimed that the drone also badly damaged eight other Russian warplanes, according to officials in Kyiv. Russian defence officials, however, said they intercepted the Ukrainian drones numbering 40. Russia further said that […]
War: Ukraine lowers conscription age as Russia outguns soldiers
Ukraine has lowered the minimum conscription age from 27 to 25 as the country’s forces have been outnumbered and outgunned by Russia. The forces have been forced on the defensive with widespread fatigue at the front and in society at large. The bill expands the number of civilians the army can mobilise into its ranks […]