Two Reuters reporters were wounded and a driver was killed as their car came under fire near the embattled town of Severodonetsk in the Donbass on Friday, RT’s Igor Zhdanov reported. Zhdanov said that he was in the car right behind the vehicle in which the Reuters crew was traveling. …
Read More »Injuries reported after fire at Moscow business center
Two people have been injured following a large blaze at the Grand Setun Plaza office building in Moscow on Friday morning. Emergency services are on site but it is thought that 15 to 20 people may still be trapped inside, according to multiple sources. 125 people have been rescued from …
Read More »Kremlin comments on reported peace plan for Ukraine
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the reported plan for a peaceful resolution in Ukraine, which, according to Italian media, Rome presented to UN leaders and Western allies earlier this month. Russia has not received the plan through the proper diplomatic channels and therefore cannot possibly comment on it, the …
Read More »Record levels of child hunger reported in Horn of Africa
The international charity Action Against Hunger has reported the highest level of severe child malnutrition in Somalia since it began work in the country three decades ago. The organization pointed to a 55% increase in admissions to the centers it operates in the country from January to April of this …
Read More »Here’s what I found at the reported ‘mass grave’ near Mariupol
According to recent Western media, Russian forces have buried up to 9,000 Mariupol civilians in “mass graves” in a town just west of the Ukrainian city. These reports use satellite imagery as supposed evidence and repeat the claims of officials loyal to Kiev that “the bodies may have been buried …
Read More »Shots and drones from Ukraine reported near huge arms depot in Transnistria
Several shots were fired from across Ukraine’s border with Transnistria into the territory of the self-proclaimed republic and in the direction of a huge arms depot, its interior ministry said on Wednesday. Two drones were also sighted in the area. “At 8:45 in the morning on April 27, shots were …
Read More »New blast at chemical plant reported in Ukraine’s east
A holding tank containing hazardous materials has been destroyed at a chemical plant in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) town of Rubezhnoye, both local and Kiev-appointed officials said on Saturday. The blast comes days after a similar incident occurred at the facility amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. …
Read More »Kremlin comments on reported draft peace plan with Ukraine
The Kremlin has said that a report in the Financial Times about a supposed 15-point draft peace plan with Ukraine was false. The sides held several rounds of talks after Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24, later switching to regular discussions via video link. Replying to a reporter’s question on …
Read More »Heavy shelling reported in eastern Ukraine (VIDEOS)
Territory controlled by the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the neighboring Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) has reportedly been subjected to heavy artillery fire during the day. The source for the information is local officials, and RT is unable to independently corroborate their assertions. The attacks have allegedly intensified in …
Read More »Explosion reported in Russia near border with Ukraine
A shell has exploded on Russian territory, close to the border with the war-torn Donbass region of Ukraine, local media has reported. On Saturday, Russian news agency RIA Novosti wrote that a police source in the southern Rostov region had claimed authorities were responding to the detonation in a rural community in the …
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