The Russia-Ukraine war continues to intensify with no end in sight. The war has disrupted the lives of almost everyone residing in Ukraine & Russia. The war has even tainted long-established underworld ties between Russia & Ukraine. Meet Kirim, a local Ukrainian smuggler in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa. Kirim explains how the war has affected his daily life.

How the ongoing war is disrupting the Ukrainian-Russian mafia bond

Since it started in February of last year, the Russian-Ukrainian war has been in the spotlight. Over the course of the past 15 months, Ukraine has experienced many twists and turns as it has fought its way through battle after battle with military support from the west. However, there is another point of contention that has marred this war: the Battle of media narratives.

Russia-Ukraine War: Is Ukraine 'successfully' resisting the Russian invasion?

In Pics | Artists flee Sudan as army, paramilitary clash despite truce

In Pics | Russia accuses West of backing Ukraine's attack on Moscow

Russia's biggest drone attack on Ukraine!

15 months into the Russia-Ukraine war and the latter has now officially begun the counter-offensive measures. Ukraine's presidential advisor said that the preliminary operations are presently underway and shall pave the way forward for the country's forces to up the anti-on countering the Russian forces.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia

The motivated turning point in the Russia Ukraine war may have come knocking. Kyiv has been working on a spring counter offensive for months now.

Russia-Ukraine War: Has the spring counteroffensive begun?

At least two people were killed and more than 31 injured, including two children, after a missile struck a medical facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday.

Two killed, 31 injured as Russian missile strikes clinic in Ukraine’s Dnipro

Russian President Vladimir Putin's top ally Dmitry Medvedev has said that the war with Ukraine can last for decades and long periods of fighting can continue interspersed by truces, reported Russia's RIA news agency on Thursday.

Russia-Ukraine war may continue for decades, says Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev

The local police in the United States reported a bizarre case after a man in Indiana was killed and two children were injured after they found a hand grenade while going through the belongings of their grandfather.

US: Antique grenade found in grandfather’s belongings explodes, kills one, injures two

The island nation of Papua New Guinea in the south-western Pacific has announced its verdict. The nation denies the motherland to be used for any war-related offensive military operations. The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a new bilateral defence cooperation agreement. The new defence cooperation is expected to expand U.S. access to military & other facilities in PNG.

Papua New Guinea won't be used for 'offensive military operations': PM James Marape

In a big boost for Kyiv, the US says it will permit its Western partners to provide Ukraine with cutting-edge fighter jets, including American-made F-16s. President Joe Biden "informed his G7 counterparts" of the decision at the group's summit on Friday in Japan, according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine focuses on upping its air defence systems

More than a million people have been displaced by the fighting in Sudan, which started on April 15 and has lasted for well over a month. Last night, there were reports of multiple airstrikes that apparently impacted districts just outside of Khartoum.

Sudan Conflict: Over 700 dead and more than 5,000 injured due to war

After 15 months of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Bakhmut the embattled Eastern Ukrainian city has fallen. The claim was made by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is the head of Russia's private militia the wagner group. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky also confirmed to this news on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.

Russia-Ukraine War | Prigozhin: There is not a single Ukrainian soldier in Bakhmut

Russia has launches a fresh round of strikes on Ukraine. This time, the area under attack is Dnipropetrovsk region. The assault has caused extensive damage and led to injuries as well.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine's Eastern outpost witnesses fresh assault by Russia

After 15 months of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Bakhmut the embattled Eastern Ukrainian city has fallen. The claim was made by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is the head of Russia's private militia the wagner group. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has also confirmed to this news on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainian President denies Bakhmut is captured

In a video, Russia's Wagner Chief asserted that his company had taken full control of the city of Bakhmut, which has endured some of the world's deadliest and fiercest conflicts to date. However, this assertion is still just that—an assertion—and has not yet been verified.

Wagner Group: Russia did not supply with adequate ammunition | Russia-Ukraine War

Belarus has begun building military fortifications along its border with Ukraine, according to the Belarusian monitoring organisation Belaruski Hayun, as reported by the Moscow Times.

Belarus building defensive fortifications near Ukraine border: Reports

The Group of Seven (G7) countries on Friday vowed to “starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine”, as it announced a plethora of sanctions to punish Vladimir Putin for launching an invasion against Ukraine.

G7 leaders vow new set of tech, services sanctions to ‘starve Russian war machine’

By invading the Russian-controlled city of Luhansk, Ukraine has increased the stakes in the conflict. This attack has produced some significant revelations about Ukraine's capabilities, leading us to wonder whether Ukraine is attempting to alter the direction of the conflict.

Russia-Ukraine War: Missiles hit buildings in Russian-controlled Luhansk city

Drones have been part of every military inventory for years now. The Russia-Ukraine war, however, has seen a massive escalation in their exploitation. A video released by Russia's Ministry of Defence shows UAVs roaming over the Ukrainian sky. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) units monitor Ukrainian strongpoints.

Russian drone units help to adjust artillery fire to deal massive damage to Ukraine

With Russia launching mass strikes across Ukraine targeting key Ukrainian infrsatructre there is also an imminent threat of a possible nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Ukraine General: Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut | Russia-Ukraine War

War at Ukraine: Russia launches 'mass strikes' across Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine War

Vladimir Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, has refuted claims that his nation launched an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia claims was an attempt on its current Vladimir Putin's life. This is a very serious accusation coming from the Kremlin, which claims Kyiv attempted to assassinate Putin.

War at Ukraine | Zelensky: We did not attack Putin | Russia-Ukraine War

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