An ambassador tells AFP that Moscow canceled the vote on its "humanitarian" resolution after it failed to secure co-sponsorship of the draft text from China and India
Vasylkiv, Brovary, Bila Tserkva, Fastiv(23:29). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Head of Luhansk regional administration confirms Russian troops advanced in Rubizhne town
Kyiv(23:20). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Zhytomyr(23:07). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Shelling again targeting Kharkiv. Explosions reported
2 year agoDozens of fires have been detected by NASA's FIRMS in Chernihiv, Ukraine in the last 24 hours
US intel sharing with Ukraine "is making a difference" per @DeptofDefense UnderSec for Intel Ronald Moultrie tells HASC Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations "It's accurate. It's timely. And it's actionable" he says "They are pleased with what we are providing"
2 year agoRussian troops in Rubizhne now
EU launches "Freeze and Seize" Task Force to enforce sanctions against listed oligarchs from Russia and Belarus. It will work with G7 and Australia's new "Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs" Task Force
The Spanish Prime Minister @sanchezcastejon said in Bucharest that the economic effects of the war in Ukraine are severe
2 year agoPutin's war of aggression is aimed at the Ukrainians' will for freedom and thus also against our values and European freedom. We as NATO have to take this threat seriously and adjust our security measures accordingly. - @ABaerbock in a press conference with @jensstoltenberg
Shelling in Avdiyivka with howitzers
President Zelensky: continued dialogue with President @EmmanuelMacron. Discussed support to Ukrainian people against Russian aggression, among other in defense
2 year agoOngoing artillery battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces between Kherson and Mykolaiv, where Ukrainian forces have been launching counterattacks in recent days
The US citizen killed in Ukraine today was James Whitney Hill, from Minnesota, CNN confirms via an advisor to Ukraine's Interior Minister. NYT says he traveled to Chernihiv in Dec. for his partner - a Ukrainian - to be treated for multiple sclerosis. They got stuck in a hospital
Britain's envoy to the Security Council: Russian forces besiege cities and towns, indiscriminately bomb residential neighborhoods and use cluster ammunition
Britain's envoy to the Security Council: Russia is the one who must put an end to this war
Nikopol(21:39). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
White House cites 'high concern' that China may provide Russia with weapons
The United Nations: The scale of civilian casualties and the destruction of infrastructure in Ukraine requires thorough investigation and accountability
2 year ago28 buses were evacuated from settlements of Kyiv region to safe places
.@SecBlinken says he "personally" agrees that Russia has committted war crimes in Ukraine. "Intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. After all the destruction of the past three weeks, I find it difficult to conclude that the Russians are doing otherwise," he says
A Pentagon official: The weapons provided to Ukraine are capable of targeting Russian forces from a distance
Sumy(20:33). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
A Pentagon official: The equipment that arrived in Ukraine will allow it to confront Russian forces
Blinken: "I have not seen any meaningful efforts by Russia to bring this war that it is perpetrating to conclusion through diplomacy"
Blinken: I can confirm an American citizen was killed in Ukraine. I do not have any more details
A Pentagon official: Russian forces are moving artillery towards Kyiv in preparation for bombing it
2 year agoRussia President Putin "may be growing more desperate," according to @SecBlinken
