KYIV (Reuters) – At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Health Ministry was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Saturday. He said 1,115 people were wounded, including 33 children. It was unclear whether he was …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will supply 200 air defence rockets to Ukraine as quickly as possible, the Dutch government said in a letter to parliament on Saturday. It also said it will move Dutch embassy staff from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv to Jaroslaw, across the border in Poland, due to deteriorating security. …
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PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government approved on Saturday sending weapons and ammunition worth 188 million crowns ($8.57 million) to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s attack, the Czech Defence Ministry said. The shipment, which includes machine guns, assault rifles and other light weapons, will be delivered by the Czech side to a location picked …
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KYIV (Reuters) – The municipal administration of Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy said on Saturday fighting was under way on its streets, urging residents to stay home. Territorial defence forces were engaged in combat with the enemy, the city authorities said. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Catherine Evans)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s communications regulator accused 10 local media outlets on Saturday of falsely depicting what Russia calls a special military operation in Ukraine and distributing false information about events there. Among those sent warning letters were Echo Moskvy, a popular radio station, and Novaya Gazeta, a newspaper critical of the government whose editor-in-chief …
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By Jeff Mason, Jarrett Renshaw and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appellate judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it was time for America’s top judicial body to reflect “the full talents and greatness of our nation.” …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Dozens of people were wounded in overnight fighting in Kyiv, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Saturday morning. As of 6 a.m. local time (0400 GMT), 35 people, including two children, had been wounded, he said. It is unclear whether he was referring only to civilians. Klitschko added there was currently no …
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VILNIUS (Reuters) – The staff of Ukraine’s embassy in Moscow is evacuating to Latvia, the Latvian foreign ministry told Reuters on Saturday. “It was their plea, we readily agreed. We are assisting them in the process and help with settling down,” Latvian foreign ministry spokesperson Janis Bekeris said. He declined to say whether the embassy …
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that more than $1 billion will be needed for aid operations in Ukraine over the next three months as hundreds of thousands of people are on the move after Russia invaded its neighbor. “We’re going to need to use cash for the delivery …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, targeting major banks and members of the elite coupled with new export control measures. Washington warned that more action could follow and that all options are on the table. The below are some …
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