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Russia has been accused by the Ukraine’s military command of attacking the nation’s railway infrastructure in order to disrupt supply lines for military equipment from foreign countries. “They are trying to destroy the supply routes of military-technical assistance from partner states. To do this, they focus strikes on railway junctions,” the Armed Forces of Ukraine […]
A day after Ericsson announced that it would exit Russia, Nokia whose telecommunications equipment plays an important role providing internet and communications in Russia, has made announcements to exit the country because of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. On Tuesday, Nokia said it was concerned about deteriorating internet access inside Russia as independent sources […]
The Swedish government announced on Thursday its plans to increase military spending to two percent of GDP “as soon as possible”, attributing it to the Ukrainian security threat from Russia. Sweden had earlier ended decades of defense cuts after Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, but has now announced that it would resume and said it hoped to reach […]
A Russian attack on a Ukrainian children hospital in Mariupol on Wednesday resulted in the death of three people including one child as reported by local officials. “Three people were killed, including a female child, in yesterday’s attack on a children’s and maternity hospital in Ukraine’s besieged Mariupol, according to updated figures this morning,” the city […]
An alleged Russian spy has been arrested by the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) near the border with Ukraine. He was arrested in the night of Feb. 28, in Przemysl, near the Polish-Ukrainian border after the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The ABW on Friday, said that the man, a Spanish citizen with […]
On Wednesday, $8.5 million was approved by the Federal Government for the immediate evacuation of 5000 Nigerians stranded as a result of the Russian invasion into Ukraine. The Government had earlier scheduled the arrival of the first batch of evacuees for Thursday, the flight was rescheduled but finally the first set of 411 Nigerians escaping […]
The Federal Government has approved $8.5 million for immediate evacuation of over 5,000 Nigerians that flee the Russia, Ukrainian war to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. This came as former Nigeria Ambassador to Japan, Professor Gana Yisa, said there are about 8,000 Nigerians in Ukraine, as Air Peace Airline will today airlift first batch of […]
The evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine which was scheduled to take place Monday (yesterday) has been rescheduled for tomorrow to give enough room for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the House of Representatives and the Nigerian foreign missions in Ukraine, Poland and Russia to complete formalities of moving from inside Ukraine to safe borders with […]
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has ordered troops to march into separatist-held parts of Russia in what he terms a “peacekeeping” mission, just after signing decrees that recognize Moscow-backed regions as independent. Western officials have warned that this move could be the beginning of a larger military operation targeting Ukraine, though it’s not certain if this […]
Ukraine seeks out discussion with Russia and several other members of European security group over build-up of Russian troops at its border. According to Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia has ignored formal requests to explain the build-up of its troops. He stated that the next step would be to seek a […]
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