Ukraine war: Russia's 'special military operation' enters third month
Major General Rustam Minnekaev of the Russian army had said, “one of the tasks of the Russian army is to establish full control over the Donbas and southern Ukraine."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated in Saturday (April 16) that nearly 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian forces and 20,000 Russian troops have been killed as of now. Ukraine claims its hard to count civilians dead estimating at least 20,000 in Mariupol alone. While on the other hand Moscow has not provided any updates since March 25, when it announced that 1,351 people have perished.
The war in Ukraine has now been continuing for the past 60 days. Russian President Putin had launched the "special military operation" against Ukraine on February 24.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated on Saturday that nearly 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian forces and 20,000 Russian troops have been killed so far.
Ukraine claims its hard to count civilians deaths which is estimated to be at least 20,000 in Mariupol alone.
Moscow has not provided any updates since March 25 on its death toll when it announced that 1,351 troops were killed.
(Photograph:AFP)
The United Nations reported that more than 5.2 million of Ukrainians had fled their country as a result of the Russian invasion, warning of the dangers of women and children being used as refugees. More than 2.75 million Ukrainians have fled to Poland and nearly 740,000 people have reached Romania.
The United Nations reported that more than 5.2 million of Ukrainians had fled their country as a result of the Russian invasion, warning of the dangers of women and children being used as refugees.
More than 2.75 million Ukrainians have fled to Poland and nearly 740,000 people have reached Romania.
(Photograph:AFP)
The Antonov AN-225, the world’s, largest plane has been destroyed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Mriya the world’s largest commercial airline, was shot down by Russian forces just outside Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. The aircraft was the world’s longest and heaviest operational plane, measuring 84 metres in length and 175 tonnes without fuel and cargo.
The Antonov AN-225, the world’s largest plane has been destroyed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Mriya the world’s largest commercial airline was destroyed by Russian forces just outside Kyiv.
The aircraft was the world’s longest and heaviest operational plane measuring 84 metres in length and 175 tonnes without fuel and cargo.
(Photograph:AFP)
Following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and other western countries retaliated with a series of economic sanctions against Russia. Some well-known companies have unexpectedly ceased operations while others have pulled out of the country from tech companies like google, Apple, Microsoft, automobile manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes-Benz.
Following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and other western countries retaliated with a series of economic sanctions against Russia.
Some well-known companies have ceased operations while others have pulled out of the country including Google, Apple, Microsoft and automobile manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes-Benz among others.
(Photograph:Agencies)
;
Russia says it now wants full control of the Donbas region in the east as well as the country’s south. Though what military measures Russia will use in this second phase of the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine, as well as what mediums and long terms goals it is seeking is still unknown. However, the Russian troops are currently stationed along a 200-250 km corridor inside Ukraine, stretching from the Sea of Azov to the suburbs of Kharkiv, but they do not have the entire control yet.
Russia says it now wants full control of the Donbas region in the east as well as the country’s south.
The Russian troops are reportedly stationed along the 200-250 km corridor inside Ukraine stretching from the Sea of Azov to the suburbs of Kharkiv, but they do not have the entire control yet.
Major General Rustam Minnekaev of the Russian army had said, “one of the tasks of the Russian army is to establish full control over the Donbas and southern Ukraine", adding this would provide "a land corridor to Crimea", the peninsula Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
(Photograph:AFP)
In recent days, Western aid has been bolstered, most notably with US President Joe Biden’s declaration of a $800 million military package focused exclusively at the Donbas conflict. Not only this, NATO countries have begun supplying Ukraine with S300 missile systems, which were originally created by the Soviet Union, but their deployment, takes time.
In recent days, Western aid has been bolstered, most notably with US President Joe Biden’s declaration of a $800 million military package focused exclusively at the Donbas conflict.
Not only this, NATO countries have begun supplying Ukraine with S-300 missile systems, which were originally created by the Soviet Union, but their deployment takes time.
Likewise, France announced that Milan anti-tank weapons and Caesar canons were being shipped to Ukraine, however, experts claim that Kyiv still lacks modern weapons to fight Russia.
According to Prime Minister Morawiecki, Poland has provided Ukraine with armaments worth $1.6 billion.
(Photograph:AFP)
As the invasion reaches third month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Défense Secretary Llyod Austin will pay a visit to Kyiv on Sunday. This visit was announced by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
As the invasion enters the third month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Défense Secretary Llyod Austin will pay a visit to Kyiv on Sunday.
The visit was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
(Photograph:AFP)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ decision to visit Moscow on Tuesday, rather than visiting Kyiv is criticised by Zelensky. Guterres will meet Zelensky in Thursday, but the Ukrainian president claims that visiting Russia first is “no justice and no logic.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ decision to visit Moscow on Tuesday rather than visit Kyiv was criticised by Zelensky.
Guterres will meet Zelensky on Thursday but the Ukrainian president claims that visiting Russia first is “no justice and no logic.”