Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Russia tried to break through Ukrainian front lines in the region Russia initially appeared to want to capture major Ukrainian cities and topple the government EDITOR’S PICK Easter: Gunmen Go On Rampage, Kill One In Orlu Community Bandits Claim Abuja-Kaduna Train Was Attacked To Call El-Rufai’s Bluff … Read more
Zelensky spoke in both Ukrainian and English about the horrors his country has witnessed and the urgent help his military still needs to be equipped He said that his country has no guarantee that Russia wouldn’t try again to seize Kyiv if it is able to capture Donbas EDITOR’S PICK APC Holds Emergency NEC Meeting … Read more
The strike targeted Ukraine’s Vizar military facility that was producing and repairing anti-aircraft and anti-ship missile systems The warning came as Russia announced a missile strike on a military factory near Kyiv EDITOR’S PICK Rejection Of UTAS Will Prolong Strike Action – ASUU Osun 2022: Oyetola, Adeleke Makes INEC 15-man Final List PDP Primaries: Atiku … Read more
President Zelensky was listing the ways in which Ukrainians had fought off the Russian troops “50 days of our defence is an achievement. Achievement of millions of Ukrainians,” he said EDITOR’S PICK Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover Of Twitter Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As Putin Appears To Admit Defeat In Battle For Kiev … Read more
Peskov denied any suggestion that Russia’s troops were responsible for executions in the town of Bucha He baselessly claimed that images of civilians murdered in the town were staged EDITOR’S PICK Kaduna Train Attack Victim Dies From Gunshot Injury Insecurity: Nigerians Leave Their Homes Unsure Of Returning – Wole Soyinka ‘Our Policies, Programmes Aim At … Read more
Thick plumes of black smoke rose from several areas on the historic Black Sea port, after air strikes shook the city but Ukraine’s army said no one was killed The ministry claimed the targets were supplying fuel to Ukrainian troops EKO HOT BLOG reports that the explosions rocked the strategic Ukrainian port city of Odessa … 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
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
Ukraine war: Kyiv claims Moscow forcefully deported thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia Eko Hot Blog reports that the US Embassy in Kyiv has confirmed that 2,389 children from Donetsk and Luhansk in the disputed Donbas region have been “illegally removed”, citing the Ukrainian foreign ministry. This was posted on the Twitter handle of the … 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
President Volodymyr Zelensky says that 1,300 Ukrainian troops have died in the conflict so far People in the city of Mariupol are said to be enduring freezing temperatures with no power, and little food and water EKO HOT BLOG reports that about 1300 Ukrainian troops have been killed since Russia invaded its pro-Western neighbour, the … Read more
The peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have reached certain agreements on a cease-fire as the war between the two nations enters its ninth day. Russia and Ukraine met for the second time at Belarusian borders on Thursday and agreed that the two sides should provide for a number of humanitarian issues. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Russia’s aim is to demilitarise Ukraine and render it neutral It is also asking that two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine – the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic – are formally recognised EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Ukrainian delegation said Thursday it was en route for a second round of ceasefire … Read more
The feud between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is a long-standing debate that everyone must pay drastic attention to. Prior to the crisis, Putin had undermined the notion of Ukraine as an independent nation. He also launched a barrage of accusations against the government in Kyiv that were widely seen … Read more
Ukraine had come under attack from a barrage of shellings after Russia launched an offensive on Thursday Many countries in the West, including Germany have slammed Russia with several sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that Germany on Saturday dramatically ramped up its backing for Ukraine’s battle against Russia, approving weapons … Read more
Putin announced the start of a military operation against Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday The West has imposed a barrage of international sanctions on Moscow in response EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kremlin on Friday said President Vladimir Putin was ready to send a delegation to Belarus for talks with Ukraine, as … Read more
Russian police detained more than 1,700 people at anti-war protests across dozens of cities Putin ordered an air and ground assault on Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday EKO HOT BLOG reports that President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that invading Russian forces are targeting civilian areas, praising his countrymen for their “heroism” … Read more
Mapping and tracking Russian invasion of Ukraine See where Russia’s forces are moving within Ukraine’s borders and check back for the latest visual explanations and annotated maps. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began Thursday morning with attacks by land, sea and air in what was immediately the largest military assault by one … Read more
Putin warns that Moscow’s response will be “instant” if anyone tries to take on Russia Ukraine entered a month-long state of emergency at midnight on Thursday EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s President Zelensky has confirmed reports of missile strikes in the country. Reuters quoted his as saying that Russia has carried out missile strikes … Read more