A centuries-old monastery in Ukraine has been burned beyond repair after shelling by Russian artillery, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. All Saints Monastery of the Svyatogorsk Lavra was set ablaze Saturday after a series of concentrated bombardments from Russian invading forces. The monastery is a religious institute under the protection of the Moscow Patriarchate, which has…
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Russia’s war on Ukraine “boggles the mind,” a longtime human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize nominee told Fox News this week. “One of my co-workers says she wakes up every morning and cries. And, at first, I had woken up each day hoping that I was dreaming, but then it went away. Now, I know…
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conflicts on Thursday pushed back on Russia’s claims that it cannot remove its naval blockade in the Black Sea until Kyiv demines the vital port thoroughfare. “After attacking Ukraine, Russia has blocked Ukrainian seaports. The Russian army has mined areas of the sea, and is constantly trying to break through the defense of Odesa and…
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Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that around 1,000 members of its nuclear forces staged drills outside of Moscow following an announcement by President Biden that the U.S. is sending “more advanced rocket systems and munitions” to Ukraine. “In the Ivanovo region, autonomous launchers of the Yars mobile ground-based missile system of the Teikovsky formation…
Protestors in conflicts have grown increasingly hostile against the regime, after a horrific building collapse brought on by corruption and a lack of enforcement killed at least 34 people. Since the building collapse in Abadan last week, protesters have been reinvigorated following recent protests after authorities imposed massive price hikes on food and other vital…
France is calling for an investigation into the death of a French journalist who was killed while reporting in war-torn Ukraine. “France demands that a probe be carried out as soon as possible and in transparency on the circumstances of this drama,” Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said in a statement. French news broadcaster BFM TV…
European Union leaders agreed to partially cut off Russian oil imports on Monday as part of the sixth round of sanctions against the country since Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine in February. The deal will still energy” target=”_blank”>allow for the imports by pipeline< world-regions 40% of its natural gas and 25% of its oil…