Europe

Following Russian bombardments of a maternity hospital, the Russian forces have now occupied another Mariupol hospital, taking 500 people as hostages.

Anti-war protests have yet again sprung up in Russia, with 5,000 individuals arrested across 69 Russian cities, bringing the total number of detained protesters at 13,000. Many were brutally beaten by batons and tasers amidst the Russian crackdown on free speech.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he will no longer plead and press for a NATO membership, stating that he is ready for a dialogue with Putin.

The high-level talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba yielded no progress as Lavrov rejects the proposal for ceasefires and humanitarian corridors.

Two Patriot missile defense systems will be sent to Poland from Germany to prepare their defenses if Russia decides to move further west.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the formation of the “International Ukraine Support Group” last March 7 in partnership with the Netherlands and Canada. The initiative aims to bring together global support to ensure robust economic, political, defensive, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. “This coalition [International Ukraine Support Group] will allow countries to “coordinate the […]

The Russian 40-mile-convoy, after being stalled and stuck for days, now faces being frozen to death amidst Ukraine’s freezing temperatures.

First, there were the Javelins and the NLAWs. But there’s another not-so-secret weapon wreaking havoc on the invading Russian forces in Ukraine, and that is the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed drone.

US President Joe Biden announced that the US would impose an immediate ban on oil imports from Russia. Gasoline prices are now at an all-time high following the announcement.

Moscow appears to be recruiting Syrians with urban combat experience for $200 to $300 to help bolster their invasion of Ukraine amid reported troop losses in the thousands.

Russian Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is more than ready to stop its invasion of Ukraine if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the rest of its government agree on its new conditions.

Originally used by the Russian forces to determine their vehicles’ point of origin, the letter “Z” is now a pro-war symbol in Russia.