NewsWorldEurope‘Maybe it’s easier not to listen to the truth,’ says European Council president Charles Michel
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Russia’s ambassador has stormed out of a UN Security Council meeting in which Moscow was accused of weaponising a global food crisis and committing war crimes in Ukraine.
A visibly angered Vassily Nebenzia left the chamber during a statement by the European Council president to the 15-member body, telling reporters that he “couldn’t stay” because of “the lies that Charles Michel (president of the council) came here to distribute”.
Speaking directly to Mr Nebenzia as he walked out of a meeting on reports of sexual violence in Ukraine, Mr Michel said: “You may leave the room, maybe it’s easier not to listen to the truth.”
It came as Moscow threatened it would seek to seize more of Ukraine if western nations push ahead with plans to supply Kyiv with long-range rockets, which the UK vowed to do on Monday in the wake of the first Russian strikes on Kyiv since April.
Meanwhile, intense fighting continues in Sievierodonetsk, the main battlefield in the east, where Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky insisted that – despite Russian forces having the numerical advantage – Ukraine’s forces have “every chance” of fighting back.
1654582154Russia’s progress has stalled over the last week, says UKRussia’s progress made through May on the southern Popasna axis has stalled over the last week, the British defence ministry said on Tuesday.
Reports of heavy shelling near Izium suggest that Russia is preparing to make a renewed effort on the northern axis, the ministry said in its daily bulletin.
“Russia will almost certainly need to achieve a breakthrough on at least one of these axes to translate tactical gains to operational level success and progress towards its political objective of controlling all of Donetsk Oblast,” the ministry added.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 June 2022 07:09
1654581262‘Several thousand’ dolphins may have died during war, scientists warnScientists studying the Black Sea claim “several thousand” dolphins have died in the region during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, sparking concerns about the effect of the war on marine ecosystems.
Ivan Rusev, research director at Ukraine’s Tuzla Estuaries National Nature Park, said in a Facebook post that the marine mammals were washing up on the coastline of the Black Sea bordering several countries, including Ukraine, Bulgaria, Turkey and Romania.
Pictures shared by Dr Rusev showed dolphins washed up ashore with what he claims are war-related injuries, including burn marks from bombs.
Vishwam Sankaran reports.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 June 2022 06:54
1654580308Russia seeks another key city in southeastUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops intend to capture Zaporizhzhia, a large city in the country’s southeast, which would allow the Russian military to advance closer to the centre of the country.
The war-time president on Monday said that peace talks with Russia stood at “level zero,” and in the meantime “the most threatening situation” has developed in the Zaporizhzhia region, parts of which have already been taken by Russia.
“The enemy wants to … occupy the city of Zaporizhzhia,” Zelenskyy said.
In the south of Ukraine, Russia has already seized the large Ukrainian cities of Kherson and Mariupol. The Zaporizhzhia region, with a population of 1.6 million, is one of the biggest industrial hubs of Ukraine’s southeast. The city itself has 722,000 people.
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 June 2022 06:38
1654578062Zelensky awards soldiers at frontlineUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky awarded soldiers at the frontline of battle in Lysychansk city of Luhansk region.
Earlier, Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said the Ukrainian military has regained control of half of Sievierodonetsk – an eastern Ukrainian city that is key to Moscow’s goal of completing the capture of the industrial Donbas region
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 June 2022 06:01
1654576837Russia begins returning bodies from AzovstalDozens of Ukrainian fighters killed at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in the port city of Mariupol have been returned to Ukraine by the Russian occupiers.
The dead taken from the ruins of the bombed-out mill were transferred to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, where DNA testing is underway to identify the remains, The Associated Press reported.
The Azov regiment was among the Ukrainian units that defended the steelworks for nearly three months before surrendering in May under relentless Russian attacks from the ground, sea and air.
Meanwhile, president Volodymyr Zelensky said there may be more than 2,500 prisoners from the steel plant now held prisoners in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine.
“But it is the 103rd day, and the Ukrainian Donbas stands. It stands firmly,” Mr Zelensky said in his nightly address to the nation.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 June 2022 05:40
1654575696Two dead in Russian shelling of DonbasTwo civilians were killed and 12 injured in Donbas due to incessant Russian shelling, the Ukrainian defence forces said on Monday.
Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation said that they repelled 10 Russian attacks, destroying one tank, three artillery systems, two armoured combat vehicles, one vehicle, and two ammunition depots.
It alleged that Vladimir Putin’s forces fired on over 20 settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, destroying 48 civilian infrastructure, including 42 residential buildings.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 June 2022 05:21
1654575617Nadine Dorries incorrectly says UK is ‘at war with Ukraine’British culture secretary Nadine Dorries has incorrectly told Sky News that the UK is “at war with Ukraine”.
Ms Dorries was defending prime minister Boris Johnson as he faces a no-confidence vote from Tory MPs.
A staunch supporter of the prime minister, Ms Dorries was criticising former Conservative cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt, who today urged his party to “vote for change”.
Dorries claimed the “potential leadership candidate” was wrong to say he would not issue a leadership challenge “while we’re at war with Ukraine”, then later issue that challenge.
Nadine Dorries incorrectly says UK is ‘at war with Ukraine’Government minister Nadine Dorries has incorrectly told Sky News’ Beth Rigby that the UK is “at war with Ukraine”.The Culture Secretary was defending the prime minister as he faces a no-confidence vote from Tory MPs.A staunch supporter of the Boris Johnson, Ms Dorries was criticising former Conservative cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt, who today urged his party to “vote for change”.Dorries claimed the “potential leadership candidate” was wrong to say he would not issue a leadership challenge “while we’re at war with Ukraine”, then later issue that challenge.Click here to sign up to our newsletters.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 June 2022 05:20
1654574954Russia imposes retaliatory sanctionsRussia has imposed sanctions on 61 United States officials, including treasury secretary Janet Yellen and energy secretary Jennifer Granholm and the heads of leading defence and media companies.
The personal sanctions, which ban those named from entering Russia, were imposed in retaliation for “constantly expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures, as well as representatives of domestic business”.
Russian foreign ministry said that the individuals were the heads of leading military-industrial corporations, media platforms, rating agencies and aircraft and shipbuilding companies, as well as individual US state department officials “involved in fake reports about ‘malicious’ Russian cyber attacks”.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 June 2022 05:09
1654571940Cyber attacks targeting Ukrainian officials’ mobile phones, Kyiv saysUkrainian officials’ phones have been targeted by hackers, the deputy head of Ukraine’s State Special Communications Service has claimed.
“We see a lot of attempts to hack Ukrainian officials’ phones, mainly with the spreading of malware,” Victor Zhora told journalists at an online news conference meant to mark the 100 days since Russian forces poured across the border.
Mr Zhora said his service had, so far, not seen any evidence that Ukrainian devices had been compromised.
The ability to remotely and invisibly hack into such devices using sophisticated spy software – sometimes called a “zero click” hack because it requires no interaction from the victim – is particularly feared, with top European Commission officials having reportedly been targeted with such software recently.
Mr Zhora said he and his colleagues were aware of the threat of zero-click intrusions but declined to comment on whether they knew of any such attempts against their own devices, adding: “We continue monitoring this.”
Andy Gregory7 June 2022 04:19
1654569600West will continue to support Ukraine out of respect for D-Day soldiers, US military chief saysThe United States and its allies will keep providing “significant” support to Ukraine out of respect for the legacy of D-Day soldiers, whose victory over the Nazis helped lead to a new world order and a “better peace,” the US chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has said.
In an interview with The Associated Press overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy, Army General Mark Milley said Russia’s war on Ukraine undermines the rules established by Allied countries after the end of World War II. He spoke on the 78th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Allied troops onto the beaches of France, which led to the overthrow of Nazi Germany’s occupation.
One fundamental rule of the “global rules-based order” is that “countries cannot attack other countries with their military forces in acts of aggression unless it’s an act of pure self-defense,” he stressed. “But that’s not what’s happened here in Ukraine. What’s happened here is an open, unambiguous act of aggression.”
“I think that the United States and the allied countries are providing a significant amount of support to Ukraine, and that will continue,” he said.
Mark Milley speaks at the American Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer
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Andy Gregory7 June 2022 03:40
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