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UPDATE: There is now a "strong belief" that a group of 13 Ukrainian border guards thought to be dead are actually still alive, officials have stated. Despite initial beliefs that all border guards perished in the alleged attack, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU) said on Saturday, per…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to Russian leader Vladimir Putin for direct talks following fatal conflict in Ukraine. In a video message on Friday (February 24), Zelensky spoke in Russian as he once again addressed Putin - who launched an invasion of Ukraine by land, sea, and air on…
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A Russian tennis player took the time to make his thoughts known after winning his latest match. Tennis star Andrey Rublev was not in the mood for celebrating following his victory over Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Championships on Friday. Rublev - a…
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A video reportedly showing an angry crowd in Ireland harassing the car of a Russian ambassador has gone viral on social media. As reported by The Independent, on Friday, a crowd of demonstrators in the town of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown in Dublin had gathered near the Russian embassy to protest the…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared a defiant video to social media on Friday night, as he told the nation: "We are all here." According to CNN, the video was shared to Facebook on Friday night (February 25) and was titled: "We are here. We are in Kyiv. We are defending…
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As all Simpsons fans know, the adult cartoon series has a mysterious tendency to predict the future. Past episodes have foretold everything from Donald Trump's presidency to the global pandemic we now know as the coronavirus. The cartoon even predicted the tragic event of 9/11. This week, many social media…
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A woman in Ukraine is being applauded for her bravery after a video appearing to show her confronting an armed Russian soldier and offering him sunflower seeds - so that they can grow when he dies - went viral on social media, per The Independent. In a video shared online,…
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Sean Penn is on the ground in Ukraine filming a documentary about Russia’s invasion, Vice Studios have confirmed to Variety. This week, Vladimir Putin announced that his "special military operation" is underway, as Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine. As Russia continues ahead with its invasion of Ukraine, the Oscar-winning…
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Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko says he will take up arms along with his brother, Wladimir, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reports. Russia began its invasion on Thursday, February 24, and the country's forces are now closing in on Kyiv, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky confirming reports of…
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Excess levels of radiation have been detected at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after Russian forces took over the city, Ukraine has claimed, per Reuters. Data taken from the automated radiation monitoring system of the exclusion zone, which is available on the web, shows that the control levels of gamma…
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The international hacking group, Anonymous, appears to have declared a "cyber war" against Vladimir Putin's government after he launched an invasion of Ukraine, Fox News reports. The group, which has conducted cyberattacks against both governments and corporations, made the announcement on their Twitter account on Thursday, February 24. The "Anons" all…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukrainian forces are fighting to stop Russian troops from taking control of the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. In a tweet on Thursday afternoon, Zelensky confirmed that fighting had broken out. "Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP. Our defenders are…
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A number of eastern European NATO countries have triggered Article 4 in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in an early morning televised address to the people of Russia, President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine. In the national address,…
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In an early morning televised address to the people of Russia, President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine. As reported by CNN, Putin announced that the "special military operation" is aimed at the "demilitarisation and denazification" of Ukraine. The statement refers to the Kremlin's claims that Ukraine’s…
