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Ukraine strikes Wagner Group headquarters in Luhansk: Inside the Russian mercenary group

Members of Russia’s Wagner Group were killed following an attack by Ukraine’s armed forces on a hotel. The mercenaries, also known as Vladimir Putin’s private army, have been working in the shadows since 2014. However, they are now in the spotlight as the war in Kyiv grinds on

Nehru and the ‘pending’ case of Tibet in United Nations

A Canadian scholar, Claudia Johnston, went through the old UN files and found out that following India’s assurance that it would ‘sort out the Tibet issue peacefully with China’, the case was still pending in the UN

'Not striving for Soviet Union's return,' says Putin as Russia formally annexes four Ukrainian regions

The separatist Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine have been backed by Moscow since declaring independence in 2014, weeks after the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula

Explained: How Putin’s formal annexation of 15% of Ukraine will change the war

Vladimir Putin at a grand ceremony incorporated the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson — into Russia after holding ‘sham’ referendums. This move shows that Russia is in no mood to back down from the war and may also detract the West from further helping Ukraine

Ukraine timeline: From 2014 Maidan revolution to imminent annexation of four regions by Russia

Russia will bring Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia into the fold after holding elections that saw armed troops going door-to-door with poll officials to collect ballots. The West has denounced the ballots as rigged and Moscow’s action as ‘illegal’

Firstpost Podcast: Understanding Russian referendums in Ukraine

What will the future of Ukraine look like after the referendum is passed? Tune in to find out

Explained: The main takeaways from Vladimir Putin's mobilisation speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech had three clear messages — the threat of nuclear war is credible and serious. Partial mobilisation is a sign of intent to full mobilisation and that the Russian annexation of Donetsk and Luhansk is non-negotiable

NATO versus Russia in Ukraine: How US could be aiming for Russia’s breakup into smaller States

The American goal of embroiling Russia in war is clearly designed to eliminate it as a global military power by issuing threats at the border with Ukraine

Will the agreement on food supply result in a moratorium in Russia-Ukraine war?

The agreement between Russia and Ukraine to export food grains to the international market is a welcome move but it is early to say that this agreement will provide any tangible steps towards resolving the dispute

Ukraine War: Russian forces raise 'true hell' in eastern industrial heartland

The governor of the eastern Luhansk region, Serhyi Haidai, said Russia launched more than 20 artillery, mortar and rocket strikes on the region overnight and its forces were pressing toward the border with the Donetsk region