Before Russia’s February 24 invasion, Ukraine had a population of 37 million in the regions under government control Women and children account for 90 percent of those who have fled. Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are eligible for military call-up and cannot leave EKO HOT BLOG reports that more than four million Ukrainians have … Read more
One volunteer said she had encountered a woman with six young children, who said she was returning to Ukraine to look for a seventh child Kate, who fled Kyiv a month ago for Poland, was waiting in the dark along with more than a hundred other refugees hoping to board a train back into Ukraine … Read more
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine have arrived in Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, for peace talks. The arrival of the delegations to the Dolmabahce Palace was for talks to end the “tragedy,’’ Erdogan said. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Tuesday, welcomed the negotiators as they arrived at his … Read more
Roman Abramovich and two others delegates were reportedly ‘poisoned during Peace Talks’. The incident has raised serious safety questions about the continuation of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and President Zelensky’s involvement. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was poisoned along with Ukrainian negotiators with chemical weapons during peace talks … Read more
Zelenskyy believes such a move would have to be guaranteed by third parties and put to a referendum Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to resume in-person talks this week in Turkey EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of … Read more
Is Vladimir Putin a child of God? Inside the Kremlin where Vladimir Putin has nine gigantic churches and 700 rooms But among the hard exterior is a fair share of decorative beauty, including the Kremlin’s five palaces. The Great Kremlin Palace is a 700-room home of Russia’s Tsars in the 19th century, and later the … Read more
Russian soldiers raping many more Ukrainian women says MP. Ms Mezentseva, who is Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, said women are being sexually assaulted in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Ukrainian MP has claimed women in besieged parts of her country have been ‘raped for hours and then murdered’ … Read more
7th Russian General has been Killed In Ukraine The Russian general who said the war would take hours is killed in Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that a seventh Russian general has been killed on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to western officials. Lt Gen Yakov Rezantsev, 48, was killed in an airstrike in the … Read more
Russian commander deliberately killed by his own disgruntled soldiers. Colonel Medvechek is the seventh Russian general officer to be killed in combat since the invasion began a month ago – more than a third of those deployed at the start of the operation EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Russian brigade commander in Ukraine has … Read more
Ukraine’s President Zelensky said Europe was “a little too late” to stop the Russian invasion. The school was hit five days ago. Officials estimated about 400 people were sheltering there EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mariupol city council has said that it now believes about 300 people died in a Russian attack on a theater … Read more
Ukrainian forces recapture East Of Kyiv as Russian troops fall back. The Ukrainian military said its troops were repelling Russian forces trying to fight their way into Kyiv. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian troops are recapturing towns east of the capital Kyiv and Russian forces who had been trying to sieze the city are … Read more
Joe Biden Says NATO would respond if Putin uses chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine Biden spoke to reporters after a marathon of summit meetings with the European Union, G-7 partners and NATO allies in Brussels on Thursday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Joe Bide on Thursday night declared that NATO would respond “in kind” if … Read more
US, NATO leaders in an emergency meeting on next action against Russia. US officials have warned that the ongoing war in Ukraine is entering an uncertain but bloody stretch. EKO HOT BLOG reports that NATO members and leaders of western nations are converging for an emergency meeting on Thursday to determine the next phase of … Read more
Zelensky warns Russian Fighter Pilots, Says ‘You’ll Face Justice’ The Ukrainian President said ‘you will be held accountable one way or another,” EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Wednesday, warned Russian fighter pilots flying sorties in his country that they will face justice. “You will be held accountable one way or … Read more
Putin had announced on February 28 that he had put Russia’s strategic nuclear forces on high alert in a move that sparked global alarm It maintains the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear warheads EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has said it would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if … Read more
Russian troops plant mines as they prepare for long war of attrition in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s Russian war machine is feared to be strengthening the positions it has gained around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other parts of the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vladimir Putin’s men, Tuesday, are planting mines around areas they … Read more
Zelensky escapes assassination attempt -Ukrainian counter-intelligence reveals. A group of Russian saboteurs led by a secret service agent was arrested in the city of Uzhhorod in the border area between Ukraine, Slovakia and Hungary EDITOR’S PICK: Ukraine Crisis: Russia Admits 10,000 Soldiers Killed, Many Injured In Ukraine Ukraine Crisis: Secret Agency Reveals How Russian Elite … Read more
Zelensky says his country’s forces have slowed down the enemy advance He again called for a meeting with Putin, saying it will not be possible to negotiate an end to the war unless they meet EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Eurovision News that his country will … Read more
Russia has admitted that 10,000 soldiers have been killed and many injured in Ukraine. Officially the Kremlin had claimed that there had been 498 Russian deaths on March 2 but now it appears to be as high as 9,861, with a further 16,153 injured. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a pro-Kremlin newspaper, Monday quoted a … Read more
France established a taskforce to implement EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs or those close to President Vladimir Putin The French crackdown means the owners are unable to, sell on or monetise their assets EKO HOT BLOG reports that the French government has frozen and seized assets of Russian oligarchs to the tune of around 850 … Read more