Russia-Ukraine war LIVE updates: With the war entering its 55th day, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in a late night address said that Russia had begun the “battle of Donbas” and that a “very large part of the entire Russian army is now focused on this offensive.”He vowed that no matter how many Russian troops come, they will fight.
US president Joe Biden will hold a call with allies to discuss the Ukraine crisis, including on how to coordinate on holding Russia accountable on Tuesday, the White House said.
Ukrainian officials said Russian shelling killed four people in the Donetsk region on Monday, while a man and a woman were killed in Kharkiv when shells hit a playground near a residential building, reported Reuters.
Meanwhile, Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak had called the offensive as a “second phase of the war”.
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Apr 19, 2022 12:56 PM IST
France renews calls for European sanctions to extend to Russian oil
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire renewed calls for European sanctions to extend to Russian oil as the conflict drags on and civilian casualties mount.
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Apr 19, 2022 12:15 PM IST
Russian forces illegally deport 40,000 civilians from Mariupol, claims Mayor
Mariupol Mayor: Russian forces illegally deport 40,000 civilians from Mariupol, reported the Kyiv Independent.
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Apr 19, 2022 11:37 AM IST
EU mulls solidarity trust fund to finance Ukraine
The European Union is planning to establish a solidarity trust fund to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction as member states were told they should expect to pay the bulk of the costs, reported Bloomberg.
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Apr 19, 2022 10:54 AM IST
Military facilities targeted by Moscow
Military facilities in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions and in the port of Mykolayiv, which are in south and east Ukraine, were targeted by Moscow, the Russian defence ministry said, Reuters reported.
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Apr 19, 2022 09:48 AM IST
Ukrainian forces struck a village near border, claims Russia
Ukrainian forces have struck a village near Russia’s border with Ukraine, wounding one resident, the governor of the Russian province of Belgorod said on Tuesday, reported Reuters.
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Apr 19, 2022 09:07 AM IST
US military to start training Ukrainians
The United States military expects to start training Ukrainians on using howitzer artillery in coming days, a senior US defence official said, as quoted by Reuters.
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Apr 19, 2022 08:18 AM IST
France-Russian talks stalled after mass killings in Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron said that his dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin has stalled after mass killings were discovered in Ukraine.
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Apr 19, 2022 07:20 AM IST
Ukraine president’s chief of staff: Second phase of war started
Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff said on Monday that “the second phase of the war has started,” referring to Russia’s new assault in eastern Ukraine. His words echoed those of Ukraine’s top security official, who said earlier that Russia had launched its new offensive on Monday morning. Read more
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Apr 19, 2022 06:59 AM IST
Russian forces began ‘Battle of Donbas’: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had begun a new campaign to conquer the Donbas region in the east of his country.
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Apr 19, 2022 05:54 AM IST
Biden to hold call with allies to discuss Ukraine crisis
US president Joe Biden will on Tuesday hold a call with allies to discuss the Ukraine crisis, including on how to coordinate on holding Russia accountable, the White House said.
