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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine conflict

Topic: Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russian general dismissed after accusing military leadership of failing soldiers

Major General Ivan Popov, who commanded the 58th Combined Arms Army, said in a voice message published by a Russian lawmaker that he had been dismissed.

Russian spy chief Sergei Naryshkin says he spoke to CIA boss on Ukraine

Naryshkin and his CIA counterpart have maintained communication since the start of the Ukraine war, a time when direct contacts between Russia and the US are at a minimum.

Biden to emphasise unity at NATO summit amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict

Biden’s speech means to rally allies and showcase his role on the world stage ahead of a 2024 re-election campaign focused on healing divisions at home and abroad.

Ukraine vows strong retaliation after Russian missile strike claims four lives in Lviv

Andriy Yermak, head of Zelenskyy's office, condemned the attack, called for more air defence systems from allies and urged Ukraine's Western partners to accept it as a NATO member.

Human Rights Watch calls on Russia, Ukraine to stop using cluster bomb; urges US to halt supply

Over 120 countries have joined an international treaty prohibiting the weapons, while Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. have chosen not to endorse the agreement.

China’s stand on Russia’s nuclear threat to Ukraine important, says top Zelenskyy adviser

Andriy Yermak wrote on the Telegram messaging app, ‘(This is) an important position of (China) regarding the nuclear threat from the insane Russian terrorist.’

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of plotting attack on nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia region

The plant which is Europe's largest nuclear facility was seized by Russian troops following the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia says it has brought 700,000 children from Ukraine conflict zones to its territory

In July 2022, the US estimated that Russia ‘forcibly deported’ 260,000 children, while Ukraine says 19,492 Ukrainian children are currently considered illegally deported.

Ukraine charges Russian politician with war crimes over ‘deportation’ of orphans from Kherson

According to prosecution documents obtained by Reuters, 48 orphans were abducted from Kherson Regional Children's Home last year and sent to Moscow and Russian-occupied Crimea.

Human Rights Watch reports Ukraine used banned landmines against Russian troops

Since Russia's February 2022 invasion, HRW has published four reports documenting the use by Russian troops of 13 types of anti-personnel mines that killed and injured civilians.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.