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Ukraine conflict: Russia taking 'operational pause', say analysts

Foreign analysts say Russia may be temporarily easing its offensive in Ukraine as the Russian military attempts to reassemble its forces for a renewed assault. On Wednesday, Russian forces made no claimed or assessed territorial gains in Ukraine for the first time in 133 days of war, according to the Institute for the Study of War. The think tank based in Washington suggested that Moscow may be taking an operational pause that does not entail "the complete cessation of active hostilities." Russian forces will likely confine themselves to relatively small-scale offensive actions as they attempt to set conditions for more significant offensive operations and rebuild the combat power needed to attempt those more ambitious undertakings, the institute said. Shelling continued in Ukraine's east, where at least nine civilians were killed and six wounded in 24 hours, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine's presidential office said in its Thursday morning update that cities and villages in sev

Ukraine raises flag on recaptured island as Russia makes gains in east

Ukraine hoists flag on recaptured Black Sea island; Russia carries out air strike on island; Russia consolidates gains in eastern Ukraine

Putin's Ukraine war has created a food crisis the world can still solve

The invasion has certainly delivered a series of shocks to global commodity markets that have threatened the food security of the most vulnerable countries, especially African ones

346 kids killed, 645 injured in Ukraine since beginning of war: Report

Since Russia began its ongoing invasion of Kiev on February 24, at least 346 children have been killed in Ukraine

Ukrainian forces thwart Russian advance into northern Donetsk region

Russia has increased its focus on Donetsk, the southern part of which it and its proxies already control

G20 has a Russia-Ukraine problem as India takes up presidency next year

The war has cleaved the group, stalling much of the preparatory work on more substantive issues

Enduring global food crisis

Blame game would serve no purpose

No relief yet

Govt must be prepared to face oil price risks

5 killed as Russian soldiers pound eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk

A Ukrainian official says Russian shelling has killed five civilians over the past 24 hours and wounded 21 more in the eastern Donetsk province, where Russia has stepped up its offensive

Amid Russia's war, Ukraine's economy to shrink by at least 35% in 2022

Ukraine's GDP will shrink at least 35 per cent this year due to the conflict with Russia, said PM Denys Shmyhal

Ukrainian governor urges evacuation of 350,000 residents from Donetsk

A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing an eastern Ukraine province essential to his wartime aims, his troops escalated their offensive in the neighbouring province

India has taken 'the right course' on Ukraine conflict, says EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted that India has taken "right course" on the Ukraine conflict, noting that it is a very complex matter where most urgent issue is to prevent hostilities

Ukraine negotiating with Turkey, UN on grain export through ports: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that his country is presently negotiating with Turkey and the UN regarding the export of grain through ports

Ukraine conflict: Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region

Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province.

Ukraine govt lays out $750-bn 'recovery plan' for postwar future

Ukraine PM insisted a key source of funding should be the confiscated assets of Russia and Russian oligarchs

Russia claims control of pivotal eastern Luhansk province in Ukraine

Russia claimed control Sunday over the last Ukrainian stronghold in an eastern province that is key to achieving a major goal of Moscow's grinding war

Russia says it holds all of Ukraine's Luhansk with capture of last city

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Putin that Russia's troops together with members of a local separatist militia 'have established full control over the city of Lysychansk'

Splintered Ukrainian city braces for new battle with Russia soldiers

A group of young off-duty Ukrainian soldiers gathered at a military distribution center to enjoy a rare respite from the fighting that has again engulfed their fractured home in eastern Ukraine. As they shared jokes and a pizza, artillery explosions could be heard a few kilometers away a reminder of the looming battle that threatens to unfold here in the city of Slovyansk, which was occupied by Russian proxy fighters in 2014. Everyone knows that there will be a huge battle in Slovyansk, said one of the soldiers, who could not be named for security reasons. Now, eight years after their city was last occupied, the war has returned. Slovyansk could become the next major target in Russia's campaign to take the Donbas region, Ukraine's predominantly Russian-speaking industrial heartland, if Moscow captures Lysychansk the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in Luhansk province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) to the east. Another soldier, a 23-year-old accountant who joined up when the invasi

Russia lost nearly 36,000 military personnel: Ukrainian Armed Forces

The claim was made by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a Facebook post

Ukraine earned $22.2 bn from grain, oilseeds exports in 2021-2022

Ukraine has earned $22.2 billion from exporting grain and oilseeds in the 2021-2022 marketing year, the state-run Ukrinform news agency reported