Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said “millions of people” could die if the world does not help Ukraine before it is “too late”. In an interview with newsmen, Zelensky repeated his demand that Western leaders impose a no-fly zone over his country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Zelensky is appealing to world leaders to … Read more
One family have been left grieving after their little girl was shot dead by drunk Russian soldiers. Anastasia Stoluk, 10, also known as Nastya, was killed in a village near Kyiv after Russian troops reportedly started “shooting everywhere they could see” after a Ukrainian boy fired a gun in the air. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
Zelensky noted that NATO had failed to accede to his demands to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine To end the war, Russia had demanded that Ukraine demilitarise and take a neutral stance in international politics EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, invoking the wartime defiance of British prime minister Winston Churchill, … Read more
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has revealed his location, vowed to remain in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in spite of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. In a defiant video message from his office on Bankova Street, he said he is staying there “as long as necessary” and his team is with him. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
Ukrainian actor and TV host Pasha Lee has been killed by shelling in Irpen while defending his home country. The 33-year-old joined the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine last week, in a bid to defend his country amid the invasion of Russian troops. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Pasha has been … Read more
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has given Ukraine two conditions to stop the ongoing war which entered Day 12 on Monday. The country asked its neighbour to give up three regions and scrap its Army, Mirror reports. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kremlin wants Ukraine “demilitarised” and demanded that Donetsk and Lugansk become independent states. … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the West to strengthen sanctions on Russia Ukraine President Calls For Tribunal, Demands Justice EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has urged the West to strengthen sanctions on Russia over its invasion. “The audacity of the aggressor is a clear signal to the West that … Read more
Over 150 Nigerians have volunteered to be recruited after Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged people around the world to join the fight …the Federal Government said it would engage with the Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria and other relevant authorities to prevent this EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has expressed its disapproval … Read more
Russia is striking civilian targets in Ukraine, including hospitals, conservatories and colleges the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister has said Amnesty International also verified several attacks with ballistic missiles hitting a hospital and cluster munitions hitting nursery and kindergarten EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olha Stefanishyna … Read more
Over 230,000 People Have Crossed To Moldovan Border From Ukraine We Can Count On The Friendship Support Of The US EKO HOT BLOG reports that Moldovan Prime Minister, Natalia Gavrilita has disclosed that over 230,000 people have crossed to Moldovan’s border from Ukraine. Gavrilita revealed this while speaking in a Press conference with US Secretary … Read more
A new Russian ceasefire proposal to allow civilians to flee key cities has been branded “immoral” by Ukraine Corridors from besieged Mariupol and Sumy will lead to Ukrainian cities and to Russian ones EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken has said there are “very credible reports of deliberate … Read more
Many Nigerian students are still trapped in Sumy, owing to their inability to leave the city following the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine The stranded Nigerian students had, on Saturday, appealed for immediate evacuation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government on Sunday said it had received approval of the Ukrainian government to … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said military action will not stop until his demands are met Russian forces are reportedly responding to Ukraine’s resistance by targeting “populated areas” in several cities EKO HOT BLOG reports that a barrage of Russian missiles destroyed a civilian airport in Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on Sunday. “I have just … Read more
Over 5,000 Nigerians, the majority of whom are students studying in Ukraine have been caught up in the conflict The first, second and third batch of Nigerian evacuees, numbering 416, 183, 174 respectively, arrived in the country over the past few days. EKO HOT BLOG reports that another set of Nigerians fleeing the crisis in … Read more
Ukrainian President Zelensky asked US lawmakers Saturday for help in establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine At least 1.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion, according to UN estimates EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US government is working with Poland on the possibility of Warsaw providing fighter jets to … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky has incited Ukrainians to go offensive against Russia. Zelensky urged Ukrainians to continue fighting because they had “withstood the blow” of Russia’s invasion. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Zelensky made the call while delivering his speech at Kyiv on Saturday night. Zelensky maintained that the time had come for them to launch … Read more
Sky News said a Russian saboteur reconnaissance squad is suspected of carrying out the attack The five-person crew escaped their car and was later rescued by Ukraine’s police EKO HOT BLOG reports that a British television crew was ambushed outside Ukraine’s capital earlier this week, leaving one journalist wounded. Stuart Ramsay, the chief correspondent at … Read more
…the students in Sumy are yet to find a way out of war-torn Ukraine amid a Russian invasion. The Federal government has evacuated more than 1,000 Nigerians who made it out of Ukraine to neigbouring countries EKO HOT BLOG reports that many Nigerian students trapped in Sumy, Ukraine have appealed for urgent evacuation back home. … Read more
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has reprimanded the club’s supporters on Saturday after they chanted the name of owner Roman Abramovich in the middle of a minute’s applause for victims of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Before every match this weekend, Premier League clubs are showing solidarity with Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea fans stood … Read more
Vladimir Putin has revealed his reasons for invading Ukraine, described Western sanctions on Russia as being “equivalent to declaring a war”, While, insisting that his invasion of Ukraine was driven by a need to protect Russian speakers in the country. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the West was engaged in “economic banditry” against Russia and … Read more