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TopicUkraine crisis

Topic: Ukraine crisis

Putin claims Russia captured nearly 5,000 square km in Ukraine this year

At a meeting with Russian top military commanders on his 73rd birthday, Putin said Ukrainian forces are retreating in all sectors of the front and Kyiv’s strikes won’t change the war.

Putin dials Modi, shares ‘insights’ on his talks with Trump at Alaska summit

'Thank my friend, President Putin, for his phone call and for sharing insights on his recent meeting with President Trump in Alaska,' PM Modi said in a social media post.

German foreign minister urges more pressure on Russia, aid for Ukraine to secure ‘just peace’

Wadephul spoke in Tokyo as Trump readies to host Zelenskyy and EU leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, days after his talks with Putin in Alaska.

Trump shortens 50-day deadline for Russia to end Ukraine war

The US President set the deadline earlier this month and has repeatedly voiced exasperation with Putin for continuing attacks on Ukraine despite Washington's efforts to end the war.

Pope Leo holds talks with Russian Orthodox church envoy on Ukraine conflict

Since becoming pope in May, Leo has repeatedly appealed for peace in global conflicts and told Zelenskyy this month that the Vatican is ready to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

Ukrainian drones attack training centre at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Russia

Russian forces had seized the plant in the first weeks of their invasion of Ukraine. Each side regularly accuses the other of firing that could trigger a nuclear accident.

One dead after Ukraine strikes southwest Russia, says Kremlin

According to a social media post by Russia's defence ministry, most of the drones, including 11 headed for Moscow, were intercepted.

New $325 mn US military aid for Ukraine pushes Washington deeper into conflict, says Russia

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed US aid calling it ‘effective assistance in liberating the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian aggressor.’

Russia launches ‘massive missile’ attack on Central Ukrainian town Kryvyi Rih killing at least 3

The attack, which took place early on Tuesday, has injured 25 others and damaged civilian infrastructure, said Ukraine officials.

Rescue operations for pets start in submerged Ukraine city after Kakhovka dam collapse

The vast Soviet-era hydroelectric dam was breached in the early hours of Tuesday, sending floodwaters cascading across a swathe of the warzone in southern Ukraine.

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.