Kyiv: The United States estimated that 150,000 people have been killed and about 45,000 wounded in the Ukraine-Russia war so far.

CIA Director William Burns said on Wednesday that the death toll in Kyiv was not low.

Burns told the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado that according to U.S. intelligence estimates, 15,000 (Russian soldiers) had been killed and about 45,000 wounded. “And, Ukraine has also suffered – maybe a little less than that, but the death toll there has not been less.

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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 Russian defense minister and the military have claimed control of Lisichansk, the major city in Ukraine’s Luhansk province. This brings Russia closer to succeeding in its mission to capture the Donbass region of Ukraine.

According to Russian news agencies, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that the Russian military, along with local separatist groups, had captured the city of Lisichansk.

The Ukrainian army had worked hard to prevent Lisichansk from falling into Russian control. The President’s adviser had on Saturday raised the possibility that the city could get out of hand within a few days. Olexi Arstovitch said in an online interview that the Russian army had crossed the river and entered Lisichansk. However, Ukrainian authorities have not reacted immediately to the situation in the city.

Luhansk’s governor said on Sunday that the Russian military was strengthening its position to take over the province’s last stronghold. “The Russian army may have suffered heavy losses, but it continues to advance in Lisichansk. After the occupation of Lisichansk, the Russian army’s path to Donetsk province will be opened. The exiled mayor of Russian-held Melitopol claimed ukrainian rockets had destroyed one of the Russian army’s four bases.

The Russian Defence Ministry also said Ukraine carried out missile and drone strikes on Western Russian cities of Kursk and Belgorod but were downed. Kursk regional governor Roman Starovoit said Ukraine’s border area came under the Tetquino mortar attack.

Belarus also claimed that missiles were fired by Ukraine in their territory a few days ago. President Alexander Lukashenko calls the attack an act of provocation.

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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: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy said today he had enough weapons but his country needed more weapons to hit long distances.

The President said that to block the Russian army’s path, they needed weapons that could actually hit the target. It is worth mentioning that at present, the eastern region of the country remains the epicentre of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

According to officials in the Luhansk region, the Russian army has captured about 80 percent of the city of Civiorodonsk and destroyed all bridges leading up to it. They added that they could still pull out the injured from the city.

The city had around one lakh people before the war but now stands at 12,000. Russian forces have pushed back the Ukrainian army by heavy bombing. More than 500 citizens have taken shelter in a chemical plant. This too is being bombarded by the Russians. In the last 24 hours, 70 civilians have been evacuated from the Luhansk region. Two people have died and another has been injured.

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New Delhi: The Ukrainian commander in Mariupol during the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia today appealed directly to the world’s richest man Elon Musk for help.

She called for help in evacuating people stranded in the southern city occupied by the Russian army.

Erhi Volina, commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, said she had created her twitter account to get her point across to Musk. In the post, Serie Volina wrote, “People say you came from another planet and have come to tell people that what seems impossible can also be found.”

She further added that, “We live in the planet next to each other. It’s hard to stay alive where I live. I appeal to you to help us get out of the Azovstal.”

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New Delhi: Amid ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia has carried out bombarding in eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk again today. A school was hit by the bombing, in which at least 60 local people taking shelter in the school reportedly have been killed in the attack.

Luhansk Governor Serhiy Volodymyrovych Haidai said that the Russian army carried out the attack in the village of Bilohorivka in eastern Ukraine. He said about 90 people had taken shelter at the school Russia attacked. Of these, 30 people have been rescued.

The governor said that after about four hours of struggle, the fire was extinguished, after which the debris was removed, unfortunately two bodies were found there, officials said.

The Governor said 30 people had been pulled out of the debris, out of which seven people were seriously injured. At least 60 people are feared dead under the rubble of the school building.

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Washington: Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial support, amid “tremendous” mental health needs and ongoing dangers linked to the Russian invasion and sexual and gender-based violence.

“We’re anticipating numbers in terms of all forms of violence against children to be in the tens of thousands for sure,” said Aaron Greenberg, UNICEF’s regional child protection advisor for Europe & Central Asia.

Since the start of war in Ukraine, we’ve reached over 140,000 children and caregivers with mental health and psychosocial support. But above all, children need peace now, UN officials said.

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New Delhi: Describing Ukraine as “an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain”, the UN chief took to the podium alongside its president in Kyiv, vowing to increase support for the people amidst the suffering, and the millions displaced in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

“I am here to focus on ways on how the UN can expand support for the people of Ukraine, saving lives, reduce suffering and help find the path of peace”, Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters from across the world gathered in a stately room, with curtains drawn.

Shortly after the press conference, two missile strikes reportedly rocked the capital, a reminder that the war is far from over, despite the Russian withdrawal from the surrounding suburbs.

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