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Moscow choses to lay siege to multiple cities in southern Ukraine

In the seven days since the conflict began, southern Ukraine has become a critical defensive front against Russia's advances, BBC reported.

Ukraine president Zelensky urges citizens to keep up fight against Russia

In his latest video message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the citizens of his country to keep up the fight against Russia as Moscow's invasion of Kiev has entered its seventh day.

Russian troops have control of Ukraine port city Kherson, says mayor

The Mayor of Kherson, a key port city in southern Ukraine, on Thursday claimed that Russian troops have seized control, making it the first major city to be taken by Moscow

Ukraine's 2nd city Kharkiv heavily bombed as UN assembly denounces Russia

Ukraine's second biggest city, Kharkiv, suffered heavy bombardment on Wednesday as Russia's week-long invasion was denounced by the United Nations in a historic vote

Russia seeks to pause investor stampede as sanctions hammer economy

Russia seeks to place temporary restrictions on foreigners seeking to exit Russia assets, as it tried to stem an investor retreat driven by crippling Western sanctions imposed over Ukraine invasion

US says it's keeping an eye on China as it backs Ukraine against Russia

Russia, China seek to expand their military influence both regionally and globally, with Moscow invading Ukraine and Beijing seeking to wrest control of Taiwan, US Department of Defence said

US expels 12 diplomats from Russia's mission to UN, Moscow says hostile act

US has expelled 12 diplomats from Russia's mission to the UN, saying they engaged in espionage activities, a move which Moscow described as hostile action and gross violation of commitments by the US

Biden tells Americans to not worry about nuclear war after Russian actions

US President Joe Biden said on Monday Americans should not worry about a nuclear war after Moscow put its nuclear deterrent on high alert amid a barrage of Western reprisals over Russia-Ukraine crisis

Russian isolation intensifies as Ukraine fighting continues unabated

Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of Ukraine, where fierce fighting and Russian bombardment have killed dozens and sparked a refugee crisis.

SBI not to process transactions for sanctioned Russian entities: Reports

India, which has deep trade and defense ties with Russia, has so far not publicly condemned its long-standing ally, but has called for an end to violence, for diplomacy & dialogue to resolve conflict

Ukraine conflict: BP exit opens new front in West's campaign against Russia

Companies with Russian assets under pressure; some Russian banks shut out from SWIFT; EU, Canada, Britain shut airspace to Russia

Joe Biden's Russia sanctions may let Moscow profit from oil, gas

There is a glaring carve-out in Biden's sanctions against Russia: Oil and natural gas from that country will continue to flow freely to the rest of the world and money will keep flowing into Russia.

'Abstaining from UN vote on Ukraine allows India to reach out to all sides'

Russia vetoed the resolution that asked Moscow to immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops.

'I don't want to die': Ukrainians fear as Russian invasion closes in

In a train station just across the border in Poland, hundreds of people from Ukraine sought shelter

In likely prelude to war, Kremlin says rebels in eastern Ukraine want help

The Kremlin said rebels in eastern Ukraine asked Russia for military assistance Wednesday to help fend off Ukrainian aggression.

Europe braces for further strife as Russia-Ukraine crisis escalate

The top U.S. diplomat canceled a meeting with his Russian counterpart; Kyiv recalled its ambassador and considered breaking all diplomatic ties with Moscow

Ukraine's economy is another victim of Russia's ''hybrid war''

The squeezing of Ukraine's economy is a key destabilising tactic in what the government describes as hybrid warfare intended to eat away at the country from within

Russia's Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine

The U.S. called his moves a pretext for a further invasion, many members condemned his violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity

Rebels and peace deals: The story behind Ukraine's separatist regions

Russian President Putin on Monday recognised the independence of Moscow-backed rebel regions in eastern Ukraine, a move that will further fuel tensions with the West amid fears of Russian invasion.

Ukraine denies Moscow's allegation that it sent troops into Russia

Kyiv calls Russian allegation 'fake news'; Ukraine and West on alert for Russia creating pretext to invade