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.
The disclosures were made optional and restricted from public view after Russia's full-scale invasion last year, with authorities citing security risks.
In another report, commissioned by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which was published last week, Russia stands accused of having killed 136 children in 2022.
The fund is separate from EU's budget, which is not allowed to finance military operations. It allows countries that supply weapons to Ukraine to claim back a portion of the cost.
Putin’s failures in Ukraine — material shortage, incompetent leadership, deserting soldiers — are the same as the tsar during World War I. The latter led to the Russian revolution.
Vladimir Saldo, Russia-appointed Kherson governor, said road was damaged but no casualties were reported. He said Storm Shadow missiles were likely to have been used for attack.
The collapse of the Moscow-controlled dam on 6 June unleashed floodwaters across southern Ukraine and Russian-controlled parts of the Kherson region, destroying homes and farmland.
Latest report on counter-offensive and account of 'desperate resistance' by Russian troops in east, issued. President Zelenskyy says counter-offensive was 'the most important thing'.
Russian President announced in March that he agreed to deploy nuclear arsenal in Belarus, pointing to US deployment of weapons in a host of European countries over many decades.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
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.
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