Tag: Russia
Putin wants me dead, Ukraine-based Nigerian pastor, Adelaja, cries out
A Ukraine-based Nigerian pastor, Sunday Adelaja, has raised an alarm that he is on the list of people listed for elimination by the President...
Abramovich hands over Chelsea to trustees
Roman Abramovich has handed over Chelsea FC to the trustees of the club's charitable foundation.
Abramovich made this known in a statement posted on the...
UK, U.S., 25 others agree to send weapons to Ukrainian forces
More than two dozen nations, including the UK, other European countries, and the US, have agreed to send more weapons, medical supplies and other...
Russia-Ukraine crisis: NATO activates Response Force
For the first time, the NATO Response Force has been activated as a defensive measure in response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
NATO Supreme...
Russian forces capture Ukrainian city
Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, as Moscow launched coordinated cruise missile and artillery...
Facebook bans Russian media from running adverts, monetising
Facebook says it has restricted Russian state media’s ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine reached the streets...
Ukraine distributes 18,000 guns to volunteers
In anticipation of a Russian assault on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, authorities have been distributing 18,000 weapons to local residents.
The sound of gunfire has echoed...
UEFA moves Champions League final, other games from Russia
The European football governing body, UEFA, has moved the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League final match in May to Paris from St Petersburg due to...
Russia shuts airspace to British airlines
Russia has banned British airlines from landing at its airports or crossing its airspace, its state civil aviation regulator said on Friday.
Russia said the...
Russian shelling damages 17 high-rises in Ukrainian port city
Seventeen high-rises in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been damaged by shelling, according to the city administration.
All the buildings affected were in...