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Zelensky Condemns ‘Vile’ 12-Hour Russian Barrage On Kyiv

Zelensky Condemns ‘Vile’ 12-Hour Russian Barrage On Kyiv

September 28, 2025 10:23 am

Ukraine endured one of its most sustained air assaults in months on Saturday night, as Russian forces unleashed a 12-hour bombardment that killed at least four people and injured more than 70, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The attacks, which involved nearly 600 drones and dozens of missiles across seven regions, struck hardest in Kyiv, where the victims included a 12-year-old girl. Emergency services confirmed that a nurse and a patient were killed when the city’s Institute of Cardiology was hit. Other strikes damaged a bakery, an automobile rubber factory, apartment blocks, and critical infrastructure.

“This vile attack shows Moscow’s only …

Kyiv Endures Deadly Barrage As Russia Expands Air Campaign

Kyiv Endures Deadly Barrage As Russia Expands Air Campaign

September 28, 2025 10:08 am

Kyiv awoke to another night of terror after Russian forces unleashed what Ukrainian officials described as a “massive attack” on the capital and multiple regions across the country. At least four people were killed and 27 wounded in the capital, while a separate strike on Zaporizhzhia injured 16, including three children.

Ukraine’s foreign minister said Moscow had launched “hundreds of drones and missiles” in the overnight bombardment, one of the heaviest in recent months. Russia has yet to comment on the strikes, though the scale suggested an effort not only to damage infrastructure but also to test Ukraine’s overstretched defenses.…

How US, NATO Is Using Tech For Disinformation – Report

How US, NATO Is Using Tech For Disinformation – Report

September 30, 2022 4:53 am

An intelligence report by Russian military authorities has revealed that the current propaganda of the United States and the European countries around their interests is a repeat of past media campaigns against the geopolitical opponents of the West.

The report which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York had alleged that methods of replicating and falsifying facts were deployed by the West led by the United States and Great Britain in Syria, Serbia, Libya, Iraq, Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, saying it’s quite clear where Kiev got all the manuals.

‘It is worth remembering the most resonant event, which served …

Russia Lashes Out At Continued Israeli Strikes On Syria

Russia Lashes Out At Continued Israeli Strikes On Syria

September 5, 2022 5:45 am

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has announced that Moscow condemns in strong terms as unacceptable the ongoing Israeli attacks on Syria that could result in a significant military escalation.

‘We consider similar irresponsible moves by Israel to be absolutely inadmissible. We resolutely condemn them,’ Zakharova emphasised.

The Russian diplomat also claimed that the Israeli strikes are a flagrant violation of Syrian sovereignty and fundamental principles of international law.

‘We believe that such a vicious practice in no way contributes to reducing security risks for Israel itself. On the contrary, destabilising acts of force may provoke retaliatory moves and lead …

U.S. Releases 2019 Memo Opposing Trump's Obstruction Charge

U.S. Releases 2019 Memo Opposing Trump’s Obstruction Charge

August 25, 2022 5:25 am

Following a subpoena, the Justice Department made public has published a 2019 memo in which two senior attorneys general proposed against charging then-President Donald Trump with impeding Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

Several Democrats at the time, as well as some former Justice Department attorneys, criticized Barr’s decision to exonerate Trump of obstruction charges, alleging that he was shielding his master.

‘The memo presents a breathtakingly generous view of the law and facts for Donald Trump,’ CREW stated this in a statement. ‘Among many other problems, it is premised on the fact …

Russian Cyberspace Attacked By China - Report

Russian Cyberspace Attacked By China – Report

August 18, 2022 5:39 am
According to cyber security firm identified as Kaspersky Laboratory, a number of Russian government agencies and security firms have reportedly been targeted by a group of Chinese hackers, who have posed cyber security risks to the mentioned companies.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that recently, several malicious cyber attacks on the Russian Federation’s military-industrial complex were allegedly executed by the Chinese hacker organization notoriously identified as TA428.
According to specialists, the attacks encompassed the dissemination of spam emails with malware code and classified info, and were first identified in January 2022.
Mr. Emesakoru Enifome, a foreign affairs specialist, Alleged
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Over 75,000 Russian Troops Killed, Injured In Ukraine - US

Over 75,000 Russian Troops Killed, Injured In Ukraine – US

July 29, 2022 5:24 am

The Joe Biden-led administration as President of the United States has asserted that over 75,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

It informed US lawmakers this during a classified briefing on Wednesday.

‘We were briefed that over 75,000 Russians have either been killed or wounded, which is huge,” the official said, according to CNN.

‘You’ve got incredible amounts of investment in their land forces, over 80% of their land forces are bogged down, and they’re tired.”

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Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a Democrat …

Ukraine War Vladimir Putin Compares Self To Peter The Great

Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin Compares Self To Peter The Great

June 10, 2022 4:43 am

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin has likened himself to Russian monarch Peter the Great, the tsar who led a conquest of the Baltic coast during his 18th-century war against Sweden as the ongoing war in Ukraine rages on.

Putin also made a case for his country’s need to ‘take back’ territory and ‘defend itself’ as the Kremlin’s forces continued a grinding war of attrition in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.

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Africa Daily News, New York recalls that after visiting an exhibition in Moscow dedicated to the 350th birthday of the tsar, Putin drew parallels between Peter the Great’s founding …

Russian Soldier Gets Life Sentence Over War Crimes In Ukraine

Russian Soldier Gets Life Sentence Over War Crimes In Ukraine

May 25, 2022 6:24 am

A 21-year-old Russian soldier has been found guilty of war crimes for killing an unarmed civilian and was consequently handed a life sentence by a Ukrainian court yesterday, in the first verdict of its kind since the invasion began three months ago.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the ruling came even as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned elites gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos that slow-walking military aid to Ukraine was costing thousands of lives, as he called for more weapons and even tougher sanctions against Moscow.

And as ferocious battles raged in eastern Ukraine, where Russia …

Russian Court Declares Instagram, Facebook As ‘Extremist’

Russian Court Declares Instagram, Facebook As ‘Extremist’

March 22, 2022 11:17 pm
A court sitting in Moscow on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram as in the country declaring them as ‘extremist’ organisations, after Russian authorities accused US tech giant Meta of tolerating ‘Russophobia’ over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The Tverskoi district court disclosed that it had agreed to a request from prosecutors for the two huge social media platforms to be banned for ‘carrying out extremist activities’.
They however indicated that Meta’s WhatsApp messenger service would not face the same fate because it is not a public platform.
Africa Daily News, New York understands that the move is part of sweeping
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Questions Over Russia Vaccine Study ‘Inconsistencies’ (1)

Questions Over Russia Vaccine Study ‘Inconsistencies’

September 10, 2020 6:14 pm

The Lancet medical journal said Thursday it had asked authors of a study on a potential Russian Covid-19 vaccine for clarifications after their research came under scrutiny.

Russia announced last month that its vaccine, named “Sputnik V” after the Soviet-era satellite that was the first launched into space in 1957, had already received approval.

This raised concerns among Western scientists over a lack of safety data, with some warning that moving too quickly on a vaccine could be dangerous.

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Russian researchers published their trial findings last week in the …

Biden calls Trump debate performance a ‘national embarrassment’

Russian Hackers Target Joe Biden’s Campaign Advisory Firm

September 10, 2020 3:54 am

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firm has been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, Microsoft Corp has revealed.

The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washington-based SKDKnickerbocker, a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats, over the past two months, the sources said.

A person familiar with SKDK’s response to the attempts said the hackers failed to gain access to the firm’s networks.

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“They are well-defended, so there has been no breach,” the person said.

The attacks included phishing, a hacking method …

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