The defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant, and the city of Slavutich—whose residents maintain the site, which needs constant monitoring to ensure radioactive material does not leak out—was occupied by Russian troops for over a month.
More
Recent satellite images show Russian military forces moving towards the eastern Donbas area of Ukraine in preparation for a large-scale invasion.
More
On Thursday, the Russian Deputy Chief of the Security Council and former president Dmitry Medvedev said “there can be no talk of non-nuclear status for the Baltic” in case Finland and Sweden decide to become members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
More
During an address on Monday, President Zelenskiy said that “Mariupol has been destroyed, there are tens of thousands of dead, but even despite this, the Russians are not stopping their offensive.”
More
“It is now more than two years that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact our lives, our health and our economies,” said UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) chief QU Dongyu.
More
The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions, in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favor and 24 against. 58 abstained from the process.
More
OHCHR said that the situation has worsened and that there have been shortages of food and fuel, along with power cuts, prompting new protests by desperate Sri Lankans.
More
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the first time on Tuesday.
More
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday visited the town of Bucha, a suburb northwest of Kyiv, after the discovery of mass graves following the withdrawal of Russian forces.
More
Despite Russia’s announcement that it will pull back forces from near Ukraine’s capital and the northern city of Chernihiv, explosions were heard in Kyiv on Wednesday morning.
More