Russia Ukraine Conflict Live News, Russia Ukraine War Crisis News Today, 25 Feb: Ukraine has severed diplomatic relations with Russia after Moscow launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War
Russia Ukraine Crisis Live: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia resumed missile strikes at 4 am Friday, but its troops had been stopped from advancing in most directions. The shelling sets off day two of fighting after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the ‘military operations’ in Ukraine. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 137 people, including 10 military officers, have been killed and 316 people injured so far.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said Washington will intervene if Putin moves into NATO countries, stressing that if his Russian counterpart is not stopped now, he will be emboldened. The countries on NATO’s eastern flank, especially the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, all have received the first batches of US military troops and equipment.
In the wee hours of Friday, Ukraine said it lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear site, the site of the 1986 disaster, and the staff at the Chernobyl plant had been “taken hostage”. World leaders have decried the invasion and announced sanctions on Russia. China, meanwhile, continues its support of the Kremlin with its customs agency approving imports of wheat from all regions of Russia.
🔴 Russian forces took control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant site after a fierce battle with Ukrainian national guards, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told The Associated Press. The condition of the plant’s facilities, a confinement shelter and a repository for nuclear waste is unknown, he said.
🔴 President Joe Biden, vowing to turn President Vladimir Putin of Russia into a “pariah,” announced new sanctions Thursday aimed at cutting off Russia’s largest banks and preventing the country from importing critical US technology, The New York Times reported.
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Since 1990, Ukraine has had one revolution every decade. As Russian forces continue their long march into the former Soviet state, here is a look at some of these revolutions and their outcome.
Granite Revolution
Ukraine’s first and perhaps least known popular uprising was the granite revolution which took place in October 1990. At the time, Ukraine was still a part of the Soviet Union. However, the communist bloc was a waning power, and under Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev, also a relatively more tolerant one. Despite progress under Gorbachev, the stain of the Cold War ran deep, and the citizens of Ukraine were clamouring for change.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia resumed missile strikes at 4 am Friday, but its troops had been stopped from advancing in most directions.
In a televised speech, Zelenskiy said the Russian strikes were aimed at both military and civilian targets.
Thousands take to the streets in Russia to say ‘no to war’
As President Vladimir Putin launched an attack on Ukraine Thursday, thousands of people took to streets across Russia to protest, saying “no to war” and standing in solidarity with Ukrainians. Videos of the anti-war protests have gone viral on social media.
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