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Kiev : Ukraine and Russia on Friday conducted another prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. As a result of the swap, 41 Ukrainian prisoners of war, including 13 civilians,…

Kiev : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the launch of United24, a global fundraising platform to collect donations for the war-torn nation. In his latest video address, Zelensky said that it is expected that this…

Kiev : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had separate conversations with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Zelensky tweeted that he discussed future joint international…

Moscow : An order by Russian President Vladimir Putin to strike Ukraine or the West with nuclear weapons would be ignored by his top commanders, a senior investigative journalist has said, as per media reports.Many leading military and…

Kiev : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Kiev will not agree to any deal that would lead to a "frozen conflict" with Russia, the Ukrinform news agency reported. "We will not settle for a frozen conflict... I am against…

Washington : The US has assisted Kiev's forces in killing Russian generals by sharing intelligence on their location inside Ukraine, a media report said citing senior American officials. The US reportedly provided Kiev with information on…

Keiv : Men and boys are among the alleged victims of rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, UN and Ukrainian officials said, The Guardian reported. "I have received reports, not yet verified ... about sexual violence cases against men and…

Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Western countries to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. Putin told Macron about Russia's efforts in the…

Moscow/Kiev : Russian forces have been attacking the firing positions of the Ukrainian armed forces at the Azovstal steel plant in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the Russian Defence Ministry has said. The fighters of the Azov…

Washington : Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9, a move that would enable the full mobilisation of Moscow's reserve forces as invasion efforts continue to falter, US and Western officials…