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
Putin’s Mad War by Tony Ogunlowo It’s going to be a different world when all this palaver with Ukraine is over: ‘Bad Boy’ Russia will be relegated back to its former cold war status, its economy in ruins and Vladimir Putin will become Public Enemy Number One. Ukraine, on the other hand will be rebuilt … Read more
Russia in retreat as Chernobyl Troops are reportedly fleeing to Belarus. The country’s nuclear operator announced the retreat on Thursday, amid reports of Russian soldiers digging trenches and getting ill ‘very quickly. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian troops are fleeing Chernobyl and heading for the border with Belarus, Ukrainian officials say. The country’s nuclear … Read more
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
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
Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch date and venue fixed. Oleksandr Usyk beat Joshua in September at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a rematch has been set for Saudi Arabia in June. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will be held in Saudi Arabia in June after an … 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
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
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
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
West Condemns Russia as Ukraine Suffering Deepens The West has condemned Russia for making the suffering of Ukraine and its populace to deepen. Eko Hot Blog reports that the condemnation was issued during series of meetings held by the West to find an urgent and lasting solution to the Russian war on Ukraine. Read Also: … 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