President Zelensky vows, Russian forces would be defeated

Escalating Trump row looms over Zelensky's US visit

President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant alongside top Democrats on Friday. (Reuters) Kyiv, September 26 — The Speaker of the US House Mike Johnson has demanded that Ukraine fire its ambassador to Washington, as a feud between the Republican Party and Volodymyr Zelensky escalates. Johnson's intervention comes after President Zelensky visited an arms factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania - the hometown of President Joe Biden in a key swing state - with several top Democrats. In a public letter, the top Republican said the visit was "designed to help Democrats" and claimed it amounted to...

Ratopati English भाद्र २०८१

Zelensky says Ukraine needs more time for counter-offensive

May 11: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country needs more time to launch a much-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, as the military awaits the delivery of promised aid. The expected attack could be decisive in the war, redrawing frontli

Ratopati English चैत्र २०७९

Ukraine war: Kyiv not to blame for Poland missile - Zelensky

NOV 17: Mr Zelensky said he had received assurances from his top commanders that "it wasn't our missile". He also called for Ukrainian officials to be allowed to access the blast site and to be part of the investigation. His comments came as Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said Kyiv's air defence missiles were "most likely" to blame. US President Joe Biden also cast doubt on Mr Zelensky's statement that the missile was not of Ukrainian origin, telling reporters "that's not the evidence". The missile blast occurred on a farm in Przewodow, just 6km (4 miles) from Poland's border with Ukraine. Ukrainian air defence systems were activated on Tuesday when Russia launched what is believed to be its biggest wave of missile strikes since its February invasion. The attack, which occurred during the G20 summit in Indonesia, caused an international outcry, while news of a missile blast inside Nato member Poland's territory raised fears of a dangerous escalation in the war. But Polish President Andrzej Duda said it was "highly probable" that the missile was launched by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defence. "From the information that we and our allies have, it was an S-300 rocket made in the Soviet Union, an old rocket and there is no evidence that it was launched by the Russian side," he said. Mr Stoltenberg told the BBC that he agreed with Poland's assessment that the incident was probably caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile. "But the main message is that Russia bears the ultimate responsibility, because this would not have happened hadn't Russia waged a brutal war of aggression against Ukraine," he said. He added that Nato had pledged to supply a "more advanced air defence system" to Ukraine, which is not a member of the alliance but receives extensive military aid. And Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, said Russia bore ultimate responsibility for the incident. "While we still don't know all the facts, we do know one thing - this tragedy would never have happened but for Russia's needless invasion of Ukraine and its recent missile assaults against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure. The UN Charter is clear. Ukraine has every right to defend itself against this barrage," she said at a meeting of the UN Security Council. Meanwhile, the top US general has warned that an early military victory for Ukraine remains unlikely, despite a series of successful Ukrainian counter-offensives in the east and south. Last week, Ukraine recaptured Kherson, the only major city to fall to Russia since it started its invasion in February. And in the east, a Ukrainian offensive launched in September has seen Kyiv's forces advance into Donestsk and Luhansk. "The probability of a Ukrainian military victory - defined as kicking the Russians out of all of Ukraine to include what they claim as Crimea - the probability of that happening any time soon is not high, militarily," Gen Mark Milley - the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - told reporters at the Pentagon. But he said recent Russian losses meant a "political solution" was possible. Gen Milley, who serves as President Biden's top military adviser, said the Ukrainian gains had left Russia "on its back" and observed that its losses could see Moscow agree to some sort of a political withdrawal. But the top US general did not elaborate as to what that agreement would look like. Speaking to attendees of the G20 summit in Bali earlier this week, President Zelensky laid out a 10-point peace plan that includes nuclear safety guarantees, the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine's territory, and reparations and justice for "Russia's aggression against Ukraine". But Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Kyiv's demands were "unrealistic and inadequate". He added that Ukraine "categorically refuses" negotiations with Russia. Elsewhere, the eastern Donetsk region has seen heavy fighting in recent days, according to Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych. He said Russian troops from Kherson region had now been "redirected" towards Donetsk and Luhansk.

Ratopati English आश्विन २०७९

Ukraine President Zelensky involved in car accident but ‘not seriously hurt’

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident, his spokesman has revealed. A passenger car collided with the presidential vehicle and his escort in the capital Kyiv, Sergii Nykyforov said in a statement. “The president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were found,” he said. The driver of the […]

Khabarhub English श्रावण २०७९

Ukraine war: We retook 6,000 sq km from Russia in September, says Zelensky

SEP 13: Volodymyr Zelensky said troops have now retaken more than 6,000 sq km (2,317 sq miles) from Russian control in September, in the east and the south. The BBC cannot verify these figures. Russia has admitted losing key cities in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, in what is seen by some military experts as a potential breakthrough in the war. Moscow describes its troop withdrawal from the region in recent days as a "regrouping" with the aim of focusing on the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in Ukraine's east. That claim has been ridiculed even in Russia, with many social media users there describing the stated pull-out as "shameful". Speaking to the BBC on Monday evening, Mason Clark of the US-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said this was "a complete rout" of the Russian troops, who were forced to leave lots of equipment behind. And the BBC's James Waterhouse said it was the most significant Russian military retreat since its failed campaign near the capital Kyiv in late March. Speaking later on Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Ukrainian forces had made "significant progress" in their counter-offensive, but added that it was too early to predict the outcome. "The Russians maintain very significant forces in Ukraine as well as equipment and arms and munitions. They continue to use it indiscriminately against not just the Ukrainian armed forces but civilians and civilian infrastructure as we've seen," Mr Blinken said. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. Russia still holds about a fifth of the country. In his late video address on Monday, President Zelensky said: "From the beginning of September until today, our warriors have already liberated more than 6,000 sq km of the territory of Ukraine - in the east and south". "The movement of our troops continues," he said. The counter-offensive appears to have been rapid. Last Thursday, President Zelensky said Ukrainian forces had retaken 1,000 sq km, but by Sunday that stated figure had tripled to 3,000 sq km. Mr Zelensky thanked several of Ukraine's brigades involved in the counter-offensive, describing their fighters as "true heroes". He did not reveal which Ukrainian cities and villages had been liberated. Russia's military earlier admitted that its troops had to leave the key cities of Balakliya, Izyum and Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. Russia now controls only a small eastern part of the region. Significant - albeit slower - advances by Ukrainian troops have also been reported in the southern Kherson region, which borders with Crimea - a Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. UK defence officials say the Ukrainian army's recent successes will have "significant implications" for Russia's overall operational design. However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has insisted that military operations in Ukraine will continue "until all the tasks that were initially set" have been fulfilled. Russia says its forces have been carrying out strikes in those areas retaken by Ukraine in recent days. With inputs from BBC

Ratopati English श्रावण २०७९

Ukraine war: 60 people killed after bomb hits school, Zelensky says

MAY 9: Earlier, the governor of Luhansk region, Serhiy Haidai, said 90 people had been sheltering in the building in Bilohorivka, and 30 were rescued. Mr Haidai said a Russian plane had dropped the bomb on Saturday - Russia has not commented. Luhansk has seen fierce combat as Russian troops and separatist fighters seek to surround government forces. Much of the region has been under the control of Russia-backed separatists for the past eight years. Bilohorivka is close to the government-held city of Severodonetsk, where heavy fighting was reported in the suburbs on Saturday. One Ukrainian newspaper, Ukrayinska Pravda, says the village became a "hot spot" during fighting last week. The blast brought down the building which caught fire and it took firefighters three hours to extinguish the blaze, according to the governor, writing on Telegram. He said almost the entire village had been sheltering in the basement of the school. The final death toll would only be known when the rubble had been cleared, the governor said. The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was "appalled" by the deadly attack, adding: "civilians must always be spared in times of war". Elsewhere in the country, Ukrainian fighters at a steelworks in the port of Mariupol have told the world they will not surrender to Russian forces and have appealed for help to evacuate their wounded. Russia has besieged the area for weeks, calling on defenders from the Azov battalion to lay down their arms. But in a live news conference from the partially destroyed plant, members of the battalion said they would not give in. One of them, Lt Illia Samoilenko, said: "Surrender for us is unacceptable because we can't grant such a big gift to the enemy." He added: "We are basically dead men. Most of us know this. It's why we fight so fearlessly." The fighters also criticised the Ukrainian government, saying it had failed in the defence of Mariupol. But President Volodymyr Zelensky hit back, saying Ukraine did not have the heavy weaponry needed to unblock the city and that it was his own diplomatic efforts that had secured the evacuation of all civilians trapped inside the steelworks. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), responsible for coordinating evacuations from Mariupol alongside the UN, said 170 civilians arrived in the relatively safe city of Zaporizhzhia from Mariupol on Sunday. In a statement, the international arm of the Red Cross said the four-day operation, which began on 5 May, "included the evacuation of 51 civilians from Azovstal". Earlier in May, around 500 people were evacuated from Azovstal and the Mariupol area to Zaporizhzhia, the ICRC said. Also on Sunday, in a speech commemorating World War Two, President Zelensky accused Russia of implementing "a bloody reconstruction of Nazism" and said the Russian army was replicating wartime "atrocities". Footage in the Ukrainian leader's video address showed him against a backdrop of destroyed residential buildings. At the same time, Western governments have continued to show their support for Ukraine's struggle. Later on Sunday, Ukraine's president held talks with G7 leaders - including US President Joe Biden and the UK's Boris Johnson - via video conference. After the meeting, the leaders pledged their continuing support to Ukraine and their determination to wean themselves off Russian oil supplies. Payments for Russian energy amount to millions of dollars each day and help fund Russia's war effort. The prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, also met Mr Zelensky in person after making an unannounced visit to the town of Irpin, near Kyiv, that was ravaged by Russian forces early in the invasion. At a news conference afterwards, Mr Trudeau announced further military help for Ukraine. The speaker of the German Bundestag met Mr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday, too, while US First Lady Jill Biden crossed into Ukraine from Slovakia to meet Mr Zelensky's wife, Olena Zelenska. Since Russia's invasion began on 24 February, the UN has recorded at least 2,345 civilian deaths and 2,919 injured in Ukraine, the High Commissioner for Human Rights said in an update last month. Thousands of combatants are also believed to have been killed or injured on both sides. More than 12 million people are said to have fled their homes since the conflict began, with 5.7 million leaving for neighbouring countries and another 6.5 million people thought to be displaced inside the war-torn country itself.

Ratopati English चैत्र २०७८

Ukraine's President Zelensky to BBC: Blood money being paid for Russian oil

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European countries that continue to buy Russian oil of "earning their money in other people's blood"

Annapurna Express चैत्र २०७८

Today’s international events in a nutshell

Khabarhub brings to you glimpses of major international developments of the day that you need to know from the world of politics, business/economy, sports, entertainment and more. Ukrainian President Zelensky urges Pope Francis to mediate peace with Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has spoken to Pope Francis about the Vatican’s possible role in […]

Khabarhub English फाल्गुन २०७८

मोदीले युक्रेनका राष्ट्रपतिसँग गरे कुराकानी, मागे सहयोग

भारतका प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदीले सोमबार युक्रेनका राष्ट्रपति वोलोलिमिर जेलेन्स्कीसँग टेलिफोन वार्ता गरेर सूमीमा फसेका भारतीय विद्यार्थीलाई निकाल्नमा सहयोग मागेका छन् । दुबै नेताबीच करिब ३५ मिनेटसम्म कुराकानी चल्यो ।समाचार एजेन्सी एएनआईले भारत सरकारलाई उद्धृत गर्दै दुई नेताले युक्रेनमा परिवर्तित स्थितिको विषयमा चर्चा गरेको जानकारी दियो ।कुराकानीका बेला मोदीले रुस र युक्रेनबीच लगातार जारी वार्ताको पनि प्रशंसा गरे ।Prime Minister Modi thanked President Zelensky for the help extended by th

Ratopati माघ २०७८

Ukrainian President Zelensky says he is staying on the ground in Kyiv - Khabarhub

Khabarhub English माघ २०७८

President Zelensky vows, Russian forces would be defeated

सम्बन्धित सामग्री

May 11: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country needs more time to launch a much-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, as the military awaits the delivery of promised aid. The expected attack could be decisive in the war, redrawing frontli

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European countries that continue to buy Russian oil of "earning their money in other people's blood"