Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2013 EAT on Monday 18th July 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin says it is impossible to cut Russia off from the rest of the world, and that sanctions imposed by Western countries will not turn the clock back on Russia’s development. Since sending troops into Ukraine on February 24,…
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Ukraine devastates Russian artillery depots ahead of offensive.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1559 EAT on Thursday 14th July 2022. Ukraine destroyed a series of Russian ordnance depots in the 20th week of the war, demonstrating the efficiency of US-supplied HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) rocket systems and other Western systems, and worrying Russian military observers. These Ukrainian attacks appear to…
Russia denies dept default, blames Western financial agents.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0838 EAT on Tuesday 28th June 2022. Russia’s finance ministry asked foreign bondholders to speak directly to those withholding their payments. Russia has rejected claims that is has defaulted on its external dept for the first time in more than a century, telling investors to go to Western financial agents for…
Russia Ukraine latest: UN says civilian casualties exceed 10,000.
The dead include hundreds of children killed mostly in intense shelling, missile and air strikes. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1220 EAT on Saturday 18th june 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told an event in St Petersburg that the country has weathered economics sanctions imposed as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. The…
Discrimination: Reaction to Wimbledon’s Russia, Belarus ban.
Wimbledon has banned entry to players from Russia, Belarus due to the war in Ukraine. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1629 EAT on Friday 22 April 2022. Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarusian players is “complete discrimination” and does not make sense, Andrey Rublev said, while world number one Novak Djokovic said he “cannot support”…
Russian flagship Moskva ‘seriously damaged’ by explosion.
Russia says damage caused by ammunition detonating ‘as a result of a fire’, Ukraine says it targeted the vessel with missile strikes. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1058 EAT on Thursday 14 April 2022. Russia’s Black Sea flagship leading the naval assault on Ukraine has been “seriously damaged” by an explosion that a Ukrainian…
Ukraine Retakes Whole Kyiv Region As Russian Troops Pull Back
Updated at 0828 EAT on 03 April 2022. Ukraine’s defence ministry says its forces have seized control of the Kyiv region from Russian troops as officials warned that the departing soldiers were creating a “catastrophic” situation for civilians by leaving behind mines. The announcement on Saturday marks the first time Ukraine has claimed control of…
Pentagon Confirms Russia has used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine
Moscow launches cruise and hypersonic missiles targeting Ukrainian military assets as it steps up its military offensive. Updated at 0512 EAT on Monday 21st March 2022 – HICGI News Agency & News Agencies – Follow us here US officials have confirmed Putin has used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine-Russia War. Sources to HICGI News Agency indicate…
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