St. Petersburg, June 6 (IANS) Three people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg on Saturday morning, city’s Governor Alexander Beglov revealed. The injured were treated for minor injuries and have been discharged from the hospital, Beglov added.According to the Governor of the Leningrad region, which surrounds St. Petersburg, 86 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) had been shot down by Saturday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.The attack marks the second major drone assault…
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Washington, June 6 (IANS) Speaking with reporters at the White House, US President Donald Trump commented on recent developments, including the Ukrainian President’s ‘open letter’ to the Russian President and the latter’s negative response to the proposal for a meeting.Ukrainian media, such as the United 24 Media platform this morning, reported that Trump emphasised he was “not opposed” to direct dialogue between the leaders of the two countries involved in the war, without the presence of Ameri…
Paris, June 4 (IANS) There was no handshake at the net after Marta Kostyuk and Mirra Andreeva completed their French Open semifinal on Thursday, a scene that has become increasingly familiar whenever the Ukrainian faces Russian opponents on the WTA Tour.The absence of the customary post-match gesture had been anticipated well before the players stepped onto Court Philippe-Chatrier. Regardless of the result, Kostyuk was expected to maintain a position she has consistently upheld since Russia inva…
Paris, June 2 (IANS) Marta Kostyuk made history in Ukrainian tennis on Tuesday by defeating her fellow countrywoman Elina Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in the first all-Ukrainian Grand Slam quarterfinal of the Open Era. This win secured her place in her first major semifinal at Roland Garros.The 23-year-old, seeded 15th in Paris, triumphed over the seventh-seeded Svitolina in one hour and 49 minutes. She finished strong, winning 13 of the last 14 points to clinch her spot in the semifinals. With this …
Brussels, May 26 (IANS) The European Union (EU) summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires to the EU on Tuesday after Russia warned of further strikes on the Ukrainian capital and urged foreign citizens and diplomats to leave Kyiv, European Commission foreign affairs spokesperson Anitta Hipper said Tuesday.Speaking at a daily press briefing, Hipper described Russia’s remarks as “unacceptable.”Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that Russian armed forces were carrying out “consistent and systematic st…
Paris, May 24 (IANS) Marta Kostyuk battled through emotions and reached a straight-sets victory over Oksana Selekhmeteva at Roland Garros on Sunday, but her 6-2, 6-3 triumph came mere hours after learning a missile strike had landed just 100m from her family home in Kyiv.Her first-round match at the French Open lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes, though the tennis was secondary given the situation that has surrounded her in recent weeks and months, and in recent hours too. She only discovered earlier …
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) The Russian Defence Ministry on Sunday listed the targets of its attack in Ukraine and the weapons used in the wake of four UAVs targeting the academic building and dormitories of the Starobelsk Professional College in the Luhansk region, leaving several young students dead. The Ministry said that it used “ballistic missiles, Iskander air-launched ballistic missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles, and Tsirkon cruise missiles, air-, sea-, and ground-base…
Moscow, May 22 (IANS) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday condemned the Ukrainian armed forces’ attack on a college in Starobilsk in Luhansk, local media reported.During his meeting with graduates of the ‘Time of Heroes’ programme, Putin said that the “‘Neo-Nazi regime that seized power in Kyiv” conducted a “terrorist attack” on a student dormitory, Russia’s state-owned Tass news agency reported.Putin emphasised that the attack happened at night, when the students were sleeping.T…
Moscow, May 12 (IANS) The “special military operation” by the Russian troops is continuing following the end of the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence stated on Tuesday.Moscow also accused Kyiv of committing 30,383 cases of ceasefire violations during the ceasefire in the “special operation zone.”The Russian Defence Ministry noted that the ceasefire was strictly observed by all Russian troop groups, and they remained at their previously occupied positio…
Moscow, May 7 (IANS) The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday that Russia declares a ceasefire from midnight on May 8 until May 10 in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, reported local media.This ceasefire is during the celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet people’s victory in World War II.”In accordance with the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during the celebra…