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Russian forces invaded Ukraine
Russian forces invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24 2022, after years of threatening military buildup and 30 years of Ukrainian independence that followed the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991 -
Kiev prepares for the Russian ground attack
Russian vehicles are advancing towards Kiev, while in the rest of Ukraine the Russians have already taken control of Sumy and the most of sensitive area is still Kherson, above Crimea. Putin's strategy seems clear -
Kiev resists, Putin bombards, the EU sends military aid
On the third day of the war, the Russians launched an all-out offensive. They heavily bombed the capital Kiev, where the Ministry of Defense was also attacked, while in Kharkiv they destroyed a gas pipeline overnight. -
War in Ukraine
The fifth day of the war had begun in the sign of the first expected negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, but while the table was still underway Vladimir Putin froze everyone by placing, on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, his conditions for the end of the conflict -
War Ukraine
A missile destroyed the government building in the second Ukrainian city Kharkiv, fierce fighting and shooting also on civilians in many other cities. According to the UN office for human rights, there are so far "at least 136 " victims, including 13 children. According to this estimate, the injured are at least 400. Tomorrow there will be a second round of negotiations, while Kiev has in the meantime submitted an application for membership of the European Union. -
The UN discusses a resolution against Russia
The Russian advance continues on several fronts. The numbers of civilian victims are uncertain : according to the Ukrainian emergency services they are over two thousand. The UN has currently estimated 136 civilians killed, but warned that the toll could be much higher. The United States, reports the New York Times, estimates that the Russian deaths are about 2000. -
More bombs on Kiev
The night in Kiev was heavy, at least four explosions were reported in the Ukrainian capital around 3 am . Two explosions were reported in the city center , followed by two others near a metro station . Nearly 9,000 Russians were killed in one week. -
10 March
In the meantime, NATO is unraveling its equilibrium and stance to avoid military involvement at all costs. The attention is all on Antalya, in Turkey, for the meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine, but the premises do not let us glimpse, in the immediate, a solution. Meanwhile, about 400 thousand people remain trapped in Mariupol, without electricity, without water, without food and even in the capital, Kiev, concern is growing with the enemy now at the gates. -
Maria Ovsiannikova
It was pronounced by a very courageous and hitherto unknown young woman: Maria Ovsiannikova. She is the woman who interrupted a Russian state TV broadcast with an anti-war sign. Maria was arrested, but she reappeared on Twitter in a video she had pre-recorded, in which she attacks the regime even more harshly by saying that everyone in Russia has been "zombified". -
Pope Francis spoke of the war in Ukraine with Russian patriarch Kirill , a supporter of Putin
After appealing for an end to hostilities, Pope Francis decided to contact the Russian Patriarch Kirill, with whom he had a long distance conversation about the invasion of Ukraine. We recall that Patriarch Kirill has recently defended the reasons for the Russian attack, once again showing himself very close to President Putin. -
UN: "First humanitarian aid convoy completed in Sumy"
The United Nations announced that it has completed, together with its partners in Ukraine, the first convoy of humanitarian aid to the city of Sumy, which is located in the north-east of the country. "The 130 tons of essential aid includes medical supplies, bottled water, ready meals and canned food that will directly help approximately 35,000 people. -
The Kiev administration: "228 dead, 4 are children"
According to the Kyiv city administration since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 228 people have died, including 4 children; 912, 16 of them children, the injured. -
Kiev prepares for the final Russian attack but there is no more room for the corpses: used refrigerated vans
The Ukrainian capital Kiev is preparing for the final attack by the Russians who have been targeting the city for days after being blocked in the hinterland towns like Irpin with violent clashes. The general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces, reported once again that there have been no significant changes on the various fronts but that the Russians have slowed down the attacks to regroup the forces and prepare and launch a massive attack on Kiev