Kyiv: Oleksiy Vadatursky, 74, was a prominent tycoon in the Ukrainian grain industry, was killed in a Russian shooting in the city of Mycolyev along with his wife.

According to a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that both were killed in an Air strike by Russia.

Vadatursky was the founder of Nebulon, Ukraine’s largest grain producer and export company.

According to the information, Vadaturski, and his wife Raisa were killed in a missile attack on their home at night, said. President Zelenskiy has described his death as the biggest loss for the country.

Zelenskiy said the businessman’s death was a huge loss for Ukraine as a whole. He added that in more than 50 years of his career, Vadatursky has made a valuable contribution to the development of the region and to the development of Ukraine’s agricultural and shipbuilding industries.

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Kyiv: Russian Defence Ministry officials have claimed that only military bases have been targeted at the Odessa port. Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said long-range missiles in Odessa destroyed a ukrainian warship and a warehouse of Harpoon missiles that had been supplied by the US to the Kiev regime.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy said in his speech on TV Saturday night that the attack on Odessa had undermined the possibility of talks with Russia. The Ukrainian military had said That Moscow had attacked the port of Odessa with four cruise missiles, two of which were shot down by Ukrainian air defences.

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New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked Ukrainian ambassadors in India, Germany, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary.

The President did not give any reason for taking this step.

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Kiev: At least eight civilians have been killed in a gunfight by Russia in Ukraine during the last 24 hours. Another 25 were also injured in the attacks. Ukrainian officials said Russian forces had targeted several cities and villages in the southeast of the country. Pro-Russian separatists have claimed that four civilians have been killed in attacks by the Ukrainian military. The President’s Office of Ukraine said most of the deaths have occurred in Doonesque province.

Donessc governor Pavlo Kirilenko said people had been killed in different cities. He informed that people still living in the area are being appealed to leave their homes. With the departure of the people, the Ukrainian army will be able to counter Russia in a much better way.

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Kiev: The war between the Russia and Ukraine continues and Russia has fired missiles into northern and southern areas in the latest attacks on Ukraine. Russian attacks damaged railway tracks and power lines in the northern city of Kharkiv.

Amid the Russian attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a crucial meeting between International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach over the Games in Ukraine.

The meeting took stock of the state of the Games in Ukraine amid the devastation in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky, along with the president of the International Olympic Association, said in Batac that 89 Ukrainian athletes and coaches had been killed in Russian attacks since February, while the Russian military had taken 13 athletes hostage.

“Many Ukrainian athletes went to the battlefield with Ukrainian troops to defend the country,” Zelensky said, adding that “89 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed in the fight with Russia, while 13 have been captured and taken hostage by the Russian military.”

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Sloviansk: The city of Lisichansk, which is obstructing Russia’s complete occupation of the eastern Luhansk region, is under intense attack.

The local governor said the city was being bombarded from the ground and air. Luhansk Governor Serhi Haidai said that after the Russian army’s occupation of Civirodonetsk, all the emphasis was now focused on Lisichansk.

Russia is trying to encircle the city from the south. According to Haidai, the Russian army is destroying everything that is coming in the way. Military expert Oleh Zdanov said the Russian military may have to wait several months to take control of Lisichansk. Meanwhile, President Vladimir Zelenskiy’s office said six civilians had been killed and 31 others wounded in Russian bombings on various cities over the past 24 hours.

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Kiev: Russia launched fierce attacks early this morning on two residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

Kiev Mayor Vitaly Kalischko said four people have been hospitalised. A seven-year-old girl has also been pulled out from the debris. The Russian army is consolidating its position on other areas in the eastern region.

Ukrainian LAWMAKER Olexi Goncharenko wrote on the Telegram app that according to preliminary information, 14 missiles have been fired in Kiev. Russia has carried out such a large-scale air strikes on Kiev today since June 5. It appears to have been symbolically attacked ahead of this week’s NATO summit in Madrid, Clischko told reporters.

Two other explosions were heard in Kiev, but possible loss of life and property was not immediately known. Meanwhile, the Russian army has scrambled for complete occupation of the eastern Luhansk region. Luhansk Governor Serhi Haidai said Russia’s air strikes in the city of Lisichansk had destroyed TV towers and bridges. Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Moscow-backed separatist forces have now taken control of Civiordonetsk.

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London: The Organization on Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that the Russia-Ukraine war and the energy and food crisis are likely to lead to lower global economic growth and increase inflation this year.

China’s ‘zero-Covid’ policies are also having an impact on the world economy. The Paris-based OECD, which includes most of the rich countries, has expressed the possibility that global economic growth could be 3 per cent in 2022, from 4.5 per cent in December last year.

The OECD consists of 38 members, including the United States, The United Kingdom and several European countries. The OECD has projected inflation to be almost double the previous estimates at 9 per cent. The World Bank, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund have also expressed similar apprehensions in their economic advances. OECD Secretary General Mathais Korman said the global economy of the Russian war was paying a heavy price. He has warned that the poor will be the worst hit by the economic slowdown.

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Moscow: German Chancellor Olaf Schulz said at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos today that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be able to conquer a war in Ukraine.

Schulz said Russia had already failed to achieve all their strategic goals. The Chancellor said Russia’s occupation of all of Ukraine is now far from reality. He said now more than ever Ukraine is looking for its future in Europe.

He said Sweden and Finland have also come closer to NATO after Russia’s brutal crackdown. The German chancellor said that Putin had made the mistake of thinking of NATO and the European Union as weak. British Foreign Minister Liz Truss also said that Russia’s defeat in Ukraine would be ensured while world is standing with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.

Russia also said that if western countries want food supplies from Ukraine to be restored to other countries, they will have to first lift some sanctions from Russia. Western countries are alleging that Russia is stopping supplies and this has led to shortages of food grains in Africa and elsewhere.

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Ottawa: The consequences of President Putin’s unprovoked and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine are far-reaching and significant. Among the most widely felt effects is the inflation of food prices and its impact on the most vulnerable people around the world, especially women and girls.

The Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will be travelling to New York City, United States, from May 18 to 19, for meetings at the United Nations Headquarters and with other foreign ministers to discuss a coordinated response to the global food security crisis.

Minister Joly will participate in the Global Food Security Call to Action, hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and will meet with a number of her counterparts to help mobilize action to address and mitigate the worst impacts of the global food security crisis resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the United Nations, she will meet with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and other senior UN officials. Minister Joly will also participate in a United Nations Security Council open debate on the nexus between conflict and food security, during which she will highlight the need to find long-term solutions to break the cycle of poverty, hunger, and conflict, and to increase resilience, especially in the least-developed countries.

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