Latest Luhansk News & Updates

Moscow, May 29 (IANS) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the conflict in Ukraine is nearing an end, as evidenced by the situation on the battlefield, local media reported. “The situation on the battlefield is developing in such a way that it gives us the right to say that the situation is nearing its end,” the Russian head of state said, Russia’s state‑owned Tass news agency reported.He noted that it would be reckless to name a specific timeframe for the end of the c…

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…

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…