A Ukrainian adviser confirmed that the second round of talks with the Russian side started in Belarus, while the battles in Ukraine continue on different axes for the eighth day, amid discrepancies in the data on control and losses between Moscow and Kiev. In this context, the United Nations entered the crisis line by adopting a resolution by its General Assembly calling on Russia to "immediately stop using force" against its neighbor.
The pace of military confrontations between the Russian and Ukrainian armies intensified in several cities, most notably the capital Kyiv, Kharkiv (east), and Kherson (south), which the Russian forces announced their entry, amid international fears of an approaching urban war.
On Wednesday, the most prominent position was the announcement by the Russian Defense Ministry that 498 of its soldiers had been killed since the beginning of its military attack on Ukraine, the first time that Russia announced the toll of its losses since the start of its military operation last Thursday.
Here are the latest developments in Russia's war on Ukraine on its eighth day:
5 minutes ago
Country Foreign:
The Qatari Foreign Minister had a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart regarding the latest developments in the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.
The Foreign Minister expressed to his Ukrainian counterpart Qatar's concern over the escalation and stressed the need to ensure the safety of civilians.
Newsweek on the Vice President of the Russian Veterans Association: A Russian general was killed in the fighting in Ukraine.
24 minutes ago
A French official, commenting on Macron and Putin's conversation: The Russian president aims to control all of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President:
I want peace for our country and we are ready for all possibilities.
We treat the Russian prisoners well and give them the necessary care.
We will not surrender weapons and we will continue to defend our country.
We are fighting a war on behalf of the civilized world.
There are strong sanctions taken against Russia, and this is the right start.
We thank the countries that help us, but this assistance was long overdue and we paid the price with the lives of thousands of Ukrainians.
Flying in Ukrainian airspace must be banned because the bombing targets civilians.
26 minutes ago
Conversations start
Reuters on the Ukrainian presidential adviser: The start of talks with the Russian side in Belarus.
An adviser to the Ukrainian presidency said on Thursday that talks between Ukraine and Russia had begun and that the agenda of the Ukrainian delegation was to agree on an immediate ceasefire and open humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave the areas on the front lines.
"We have started talking to the delegates of Russia," Chancellor Mikhailo Podolyak added on Twitter.
55 minutes ago
Russian Ministry of Defense:
US intelligence launched a campaign to recruit private military contractors to send them to Ukraine.
About 200 mercenaries arrived in Ukraine last week from Croatia via Poland.
one hour ago
Canadian Trade Minister: We will remove Russia and Belarus from the list of countries designated as a preferred trading partner.
one hour ago
Director of the International Organization for Migration: There must be an end to discrimination and racism against citizens of third countries fleeing Ukraine.
two hours ago
Russian Foreign Ministry:
The international community did not listen to the Western propaganda war against us.
Washington says it wants to spread democracy and peace, but it does the opposite.
Measures must be taken because civilians are stuck in hot spots and terrorists have been taking them hostage.
People from Africa and Asia have been subjected to violence and racism.
We take into account racial discrimination in Ukraine based on race and skin color.
Our military is doing everything in its power to protect Ukraine's nuclear infrastructure and facilities.
We hope that negotiations will lead to the restoration of security in Donbass, the liberation of Ukrainians, and peace.
two hours ago
"CNN" quoted officials: (President Joe) Biden's meeting with his vice president and top aides today will focus on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The White House: Biden will discuss with the prime ministers of Australia, India and Japan the repercussions of the war on the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
two hours ago
Hungarian Prime Minister:
We are ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and the responsibility for ending the war lies with Russia.
The war can only be stopped through negotiations and peace.
Pro-Russian separatists:
We plan to encircle the Ukrainian forces around the cities of Donetsk and Gorlovka.
About 400,000 civilians are stuck inside Mariupol and the city is suffering from severe food shortages.
Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Russian forces plan to storm Kyiv and launch a naval offensive to seize Odessa.
Reuters, according to the mayor of Chernihiv: 9 killed in a Russian raid targeting two schools and homes in the city.
3 hours ago
Ukrainian Foreign Minister: We have reports that the Russians directed missile systems in the border village of Popovka towards their lands.
Ukrainian border guards: More than 50,000 Ukrainians from abroad have entered through Lviv alone since the start of the invasion to protect their homeland.
Ukrainian news agency on the mayor of Mariupol: Russia is carrying out genocide in the city and bombing hospitals and kindergartens.
"They destroyed bridges and trains to prevent us from taking out women, children and the elderly," Vadim Boychenko wrote on Telegram. "They prevent us from getting supplies. They seek to impose a blockade, as was the case in Leningrad." In reference to the Soviet city that is today Saint Petersburg, it was besieged by the Nazis.
4 hours ago
Macron's call with Putin and Zelensky
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for an hour and a half before calling the Ukrainian president, the French press agency reported.
The Kremlin said that Putin assured Macron of Russia's intention to continue the fight against nationalist fighters during its operations to protect Donbass. He also called on the French president to join efforts to ensure the safe evacuation of foreign nationals from the territory of Ukraine.
Reuters reported that Putin told Macron that military operations in Ukraine would complete their goals.
4 hours ago
"AFP" about the French presidency: President Macron called the Russian and Ukrainian presidents today.
4 hours ago
Washington Post: The Biden administration is asking lawmakers to approve $10 billion in aid to help Ukraine.
4 hours ago
The Kremlin: Putin will chair a meeting of the Russian National Security Council today.
4 hours ago
Thousands of volunteers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that his country will receive 16,000 foreign volunteers in the first group to defend the freedom of Ukraine and its people.
Zelensky revealed that "the Russian enemy has changed its military strategy because of our steadfastness," explaining - in a televised speech - that Ukraine is maintaining its defense plans, and that Russia is not making any strategic progress.
He added that Russia cuts off water and electricity for civilians and prevents food and medicine from reaching, stressing that it "will pay the price for all its actions against Ukraine."
5 hours ago
Reuters: EU Commissioner for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
5 hours ago
The British Foreign Secretary announced that the West must make sure that "Putin will fail the adventure of war on Ukraine", and explained that the eastern front of NATO and European security is being strengthened.
"We have to reduce the energy sources that allowed Putin to finance the war," the British official added.
6 hours ago
Head of the Russian negotiating delegation: We do not rule out that negotiations with Ukraine will start as planned and at the specified time.
6 hours ago
Ukrainian joint forces: the downing of a Russian Su-34 aircraft in the Volnovakha region.
6 hours ago
Head of the Russian negotiating delegation: Negotiations with Ukraine will be held in Brest, Belarus, as was agreed upon.
6 hours ago
Lavrov's messages to the West
For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that the West relies on blackmail, arm-twisting and pressure on countries to get their vote at the United Nations, considering that supplying Ukraine with more weapons is a mistake that will incur greater losses.
"In the event of declaring a real war against Russia, whoever plans this must understand the extent of its repercussions on him," Lavrov said, stressing that NATO is turning Ukraine into a field for eliminating everything that is Russian.
Regarding the negotiations, the Russian official criticized the West, saying, "We have not heard any initiative from NATO or the West for dialogue on the basis of mutual respect."
Lavrov spoke of the need to see a real Ukrainian desire to stop the war for the success of the negotiations, which will continue "in any case."
"Our partners will come to their senses, and we are ready for dialogue on the basis of equality and mutual respect," he added.
6 hours ago
Ukraine's Mariupol City Council: Russian forces destroy bridges and railways, obstructing evacuations and supplies, and disrupting the city's water and electricity supply.
6 hours ago
Ukrainian National Police: 7 civilians were killed in Donetsk today by Russian forces' fire and 5 were wounded, including a child.
6 hours ago
corpses of russian soldiers
The Ukrainian Railways confirmed that it had provided the country's army with refrigerated vehicles to transport the bodies of Russian soldiers.
"We were assigned to send 20 vehicles to transport the bodies of 200 Russian soldiers from different regions of Ukraine," the authority added.
In turn, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stressed that there is no chance for Putin to win the ongoing war, describing it as a people's war.
Kuleba said his country needs partners to help it defend itself, especially in the airspace.
7 hours ago
Adviser to the Ukrainian President: Complete destruction of historical centers in the main cities of the country.
7 hours ago
Ukrainian Defense Ministry: We shot down a Russian Su-30 plane in the Erbin region (northwest of Kyiv).
8 hours ago
Le Drian fears the 'worst'
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian expressed his concern Thursday that "the worst is coming" in Russia's war on Ukraine, at a time when Moscow's forces are besieging and bombing a number of Ukrainian cities.
Le Drian told France 2 television: We can fear the logic of a siege (...) that the Russians are used to. "Remember Aleppo... Grozny," he added, referring to these two cities in Syria and Chechnya that have been subjected to Russian bombardment in recent decades.
8 hours ago
TASS news agency on the authority of the Russian Deputy Prime Minister: We will not stop the implementation of investment projects, despite the sanctions imposed on us.
8 hours ago
Russian Defense Ministry: We destroyed 67 Ukrainian launchers and 227 artillery.
8 hours ago
Russian Ministry of Defense: We destroyed 1,612 Ukrainian military facilities, 39 air defense systems, 52 radars and 606 tanks.
8 hours ago
The Russian Ministry of Defense: We destroyed 49 Ukrainian planes on the ground and 13 in the air. We also destroyed 1,612 Ukrainian military facilities, 39 air defense systems, 52 radars, 606 tanks, 67 rocket launchers, and 227 artillery.
9 hours ago
The German News Agency, according to the German Economy Ministry: We have agreed to provide Ukraine with 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles.
9 hours ago
Agence France-Presse, quoting the Indian government: A virtual summit today between US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan, Australia and India. The statement issued by the Indian Foreign Ministry comes a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, their second since the outbreak of the Russian war on Ukraine last week.
The United States has called on New Delhi to use its "influence" with Moscow. The meeting may present an opportunity for other leaders to pressure Modi to take a more critical stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
10 hours ago
Lounge
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said on Thursday that one million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country to neighboring countries since the start of the war, Agence France-Presse reported.
10 hours ago
Russian TASS news agency: More than 142,000 residents of Donbass have been evacuated to Russia since February 18.
10 hours ago
Ukrainian media: 8 people, including two children, were killed in a Russian attack on an apartment building in the city of Izyum in Kharkiv.
10 hours ago
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: For the first time, the Russians have admitted their casualties, confirming that 498 of their soldiers were killed and 1,597 were wounded.
10 hours ago
Ukrainian Defense Ministry: The enemy has not achieved its goal of capturing Mariupol and reaching the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
10 hours ago
"Financial Times", according to an American defense source: The Russian convoy heading towards Kyiv was stopped due to resistance and lack of supplies.
10 hours ago
"CNN" (CNN): Western intelligence reports show China's request from Russia to delay the invasion of Ukraine until the end of the Beijing Olympics.
11 hours ago
US State Department: Moscow tightens the screws on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
12 hours ago
Reuters: The price of Brent crude oil rises to about $117 per barrel.
12 hours ago
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Twitter: “Ukraine has seen nearly one million people seek refuge in neighboring countries in just 7 days.
12 hours ago
Kherson fall
Ukrainian officials confirmed Thursday that the Russian army had taken control of Kherson, the large city in the south of the country, which Moscow had announced since Wednesday morning had fallen into the hands of its forces following fierce battles.
"The (Russian) occupiers are present in all the streets of the city and they are very dangerous," the head of the regional administration, Gennady Lakhota, said in a message on the Telegram app.
In turn, Igor Kulekhaev, the mayor of the city of 290,000 people, announced that he had a conversation at the municipality headquarters with unnamed Russian soldiers.
"We had no weapons, we were not aggressive. We showed that we are working to secure the city, and we are trying to deal with the consequences of the invasion," the mayor added in a Facebook post.
10 hours ago
Reuters from the Romanian Ministry of Defense: The death toll from the crash of a military rescue helicopter in the Black Sea has risen to 7. The plane was sent on a search and rescue mission late yesterday evening, Wednesday, after a Romanian military plane (Mig-21 Lance R) disappeared from the screens. radar.
13 hours ago
"Fox News", according to US officials: Several Russian warships are heading from the Crimea to the Ukrainian city of Odessa, and the city may be subjected to a Russian amphibious attack today.
13 hours ago
A US official told ABC news: On Tuesday, we delivered hundreds of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Ukrainian army, and additional deliveries of portable surface-to-air missiles are expected in the near future.
13 hours ago
American telegram
Axios website said that the US State Department withdrew a telegram it had sent to its diplomats in 50 countries, 24 hours after it was sent, and it included informing diplomats from India and the UAE that their neutrality towards Ukraine puts them on the side of Russia.
According to the website, the cable suggested explicit formulations for US diplomats to try to persuade India and the UAE to change their positions.
For his part, a US State Department spokesman told Axios that the cable was sent in error, and therefore it was withdrawn.
14 hours ago
The administration of the city of Kyiv declares a state of emergency, and calls on citizens to go to the shelters and stay there tonight, after the Russian aircraft launched raids on them.
Ukrainian News Agency: 8 people were killed and others wounded in the targeting of houses in the Izum district of the Kharkiv province.
15 hours ago
American statements
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was premeditated, preceded by a disinformation campaign that continued its lies with the aim of creating confusion and division.
The US minister added that the door will remain open to a diplomatic solution, but this cannot happen without stopping the military escalation.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the focus now was on doing everything possible to provide support to the Ukrainians to defend themselves.
Austin stressed - in statements carried by "NBC News" - that there are no US planes over Ukraine, and no presence on the ground, and that it is difficult to ascertain what is happening there.
In another context, CNN quoted the US Deputy National Security Adviser that the administration of President Joe Biden is studying ways to reduce US consumption of Russian oil.
16 hours ago
war losses
CNN quoted US officials as saying that Ukraine has lost about 10% of its military capabilities, while Russia has lost 5% of its tanks, planes and artillery inside Ukraine.
Western officials have warned that Russia could focus on a bloody bombardment of cities as the conflict turns into a war of attrition, and stated that Russia's strategy in Ukraine is shifting toward the slow annihilation of the Ukrainian army.
The Ukrainian president said that about 9,000 Russian soldiers were killed in a week, and that the morale of those who survived had deteriorated.
16 hours ago
Sirens sounded in the Ukrainian capital (Kyiv), and Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that a large explosion shook the center of the capital.
Al-Jazeera correspondent also quoted local sources that the state of air alert was announced in Kyiv, and that the civil defense teams were mobilized, and asked citizens in Kyiv to go to the shelters.
16 hours ago
BIDEN: Putin was wrong in thinking he could divide us, and now the free world is holding him accountable.
16 hours ago
International Criminal
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has confirmed that he will immediately open an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine, after receiving a request to do so from 39 of the court's member states.
Prosecutor Karim Khan said, “These referrals enable my office to move forward and open an investigation into the situation in Ukraine from 21 November 2013 onwards, including any past and present allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide committed in Any part of the territory of Ukraine is at the hands of any person.
16 hours ago
On Wednesday, Fitch Ratings downgraded Russia's sovereign rating to “B” from “BBB” in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Fitch said Russia was placed on "negative rating watch".
16 hours ago
OSCE: A member of the Special Monitoring Mission was killed during a bombing in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
16 hours ago
"Washington Post" on the authority of a senior military official: Russian forces are still outside Kyiv, despite the high frequency of missile and artillery bombardments.
16 hours ago
The Washington Post, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian armed forces: The battle in Kherson is continuing.
17 hours ago
NATO: 500 French soldiers from the Allied Response Force arrive in Romania to strengthen our defenses in the east.
17 hours ago
Axios on a Pentagon official: Russian forces' control of Mariupol and Kharkiv will allow them to separate eastern Ukraine.
Axios on a Pentagon official: Russia's control of Mariupol and Kharkiv allows it to impede Ukraine's defense of Kyiv.
17 hours ago
Agence France-Presse: The World Bank is suspending all its projects in Russia and Belarus.
18 hours ago
Kyiv bombing
A shell hit the southern area of the main railway station in Kiev in new Russian air strikes, according to the Ukrainian "Ukrzaleznytsia" railway company.
The company said that the station - which is about 3 kilometers from Independence Square in the capital - was slightly damaged, adding that the attack occurred when thousands of women and children were transported to safe places on board trains.
There was no information on casualties. A video clip on social media showed smoke rising near the tracks, but "Ukrzaleznytsia" stated that train services would continue.
Air raid sirens sounded across the city on Thursday evening. "The situation is complicated," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram, as several explosions were heard in the city.
18 hours ago
Kherson
The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, Igor Kulekhayev, said on Wednesday that Russian forces were in the streets of the city and made their way to the city council building.
The Ukrainian government had earlier downplayed reports of Kherson falling into the hands of the Russians, which would make it the first major city controlled by Russian forces since the invasion began last week.
Kulekhayev urged the Russian soldiers not to shoot at civilians, and called on the residents not to go out to the street except during the day, and both or individually.
The New York Times quoted the mayor of Kherson as saying that the commander of the Russian forces told them that he would create a new administration similar to Donetsk and Lugansk.
18 hours ago
Politico: An American company will send 4 MiG-29s to Ukraine, at the request of the US government.
18 hours ago
delayed launch
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced the postponement of the test launch of the "Mintman" intercontinental ballistic missile, amid tensions between the West with Russia, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the nuclear deterrent forces to be put on alert.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said - in a press conference - that in an effort to demonstrate that we have no intention of engaging in any actions that could be misunderstood, the Secretary of Defense has instructed to postpone the Minuteman 3 ICBM test, scheduled for this week.
18 hours ago
Al-Jazeera correspondent: The US House of Representatives passes a draft resolution to support Ukraine.
casualty toll
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that 498 of its soldiers had been killed since the beginning of its military offensive on Ukraine. This is the first time that Moscow has announced the outcome of its losses since the start of its military operation last Thursday.
Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said 498 Russian servicemen were killed, and 1,597 were wounded in military operations.
The spokesman added that the losses in the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces exceed 2,870 dead and about 3,700 wounded, in addition to the capture of 572 Ukrainian soldiers.
Ukrainian official estimates indicate that more than 6,000 Russians have been killed since the beginning of the attack.
18 hours ago
"NBC" on congressional officials: The United States has delivered more than 200 Stinger missiles to Ukraine.
18 hours ago
The Washington Post: The mayor of Kyiv says that Russian forces are getting closer and closer to the capital.
Source : Al Jazeera + agencies
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