Former multi divisional titlist and Ukrainian citizen Vasyl Lomachenko has returned to his homeland to join in the nation’s fight against the Russian military invasion which began last week. Yet Lomachenko isn’t the only Ukrainian fighter to have joined in
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WBA Imposes New Rules Toward Russian Born Fighters
Most of the world has sat back in horror as the war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified. In an effort to bolster their defenses, several Ukrainian boxing stars are lending their homeland a helping hand. With no end in
Snake Island Border Guards Who Told Russian Warship to ‘Go F*** Yourself’ Are Alive, Ukrainian Navy Says
A Russian warship at sunset ahead of the Navy Day parade in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, July 27, 2019. (Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters) The Ukrainian border guards initially presumed to have been killed in action on Snake Island, a
Russian Troops Enter Ukraine’s Second-Largest City
A Ukrainian serviceman reacts while holding a weapon in Kharkiv, Ukraine, February 25, 2022. (Maksim Levin/Reuters) Russian forces entered Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, before dawn on Sunday, engaging in urban combat and blowing up a gas pipeline in the city.
The Focus on ‘Green’ Energy Has Left the West Increasingly Dependent on Russian Energy
And Russia has played a role, exploiting social media to disparage the use of natural gas and fossil fuels. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he U.S. is now less energy-independent than it was a year ago and thus less able to
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Draws Outrage from Kremlin-Sympathetic European Leaders
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban speaks to the media as he visits the Ukraine-Hungary border in Beregsurany, Hungary, February 2022. (Bernadett Szabo/Reuters) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered the outrage of Kremlin-sympathetic politicians leading the former Soviet satellite states Hungary
Ukrainians Take Up Arms against Russian Forces in Fight for Kyiv: ‘Our Weapons Are Our Truth’
Members of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine receive weapons to defend the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, February 2022. (Mikhail Palinchak/Pool via REUTERS) After a brutal night of Russian air assault, Ukrainians defended the capital city of Kyiv from attack,
Russia says it is restricting access to Facebook in the country
The Russian government announced Friday that it will begin to “partially restrict” access to Facebook, according to an announcement from its internet regulatory agency Roskomnadzor. “Ordinary Russians are using @Meta’s apps to express themselves and organize for action,” Clegg wrote. As Russia
MWC to bar some Russian companies from next week’s show
The GSMA, which puts on the world’s largest annual mobile connectivity show (aka Mobile World Congress) has confirmed it will ban some Russian companies from exhibiting at the Barcelona-based conference which is due to kick off on Monday. However, at
Defiant Russian Border Guards Refuse to Surrender to Russian Warship: ‘Go F*** Yourself’
Russian warship on a voyage to the Black Sea ( Iryna Kushniarova/Getty Images) According to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, the first full day of fighting between his country and Russia after the latter’s invasion of the former claimed the lives
Putin Warns Russian Critical Infrastructure to Brace for Potential Cyber Attacks
The Russian government on Thursday warned of cyber attacks aimed at domestic critical infrastructure operators, as the country’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine enters the second day. In addition to cautioning of the “threat of an increase in the intensity of
Defiant Ukrainian border guards killed after telling Russian warship to ‘go f–k yourself’
Ukrainian border guards defending a Black Sea island defiantly told an invading Russian warship to “go f–k yourself” when asked to surrender and were killed when the warship opened fire. The 13 guards were posted on the small but strategic
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko On Personally Fighting Russian Army: “I Don’t Have A Choice. I Have To Do That”
Posted on 02/24/2022 By: Sean Crose Former WBC heavyweight titlist and current mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko spoke with Good Morning Britain on Thursday regarding Russia’s invasion of his Ukrainian homeland “It’s already bloody war,” he stated plainly mere hours
Psaki: Biden Claim That No One Expected Sanctions to Prevent Russian Invasion Was ‘Not Exactly What He Meant’
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing on the U.S. response after Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 24, 2022. (Leah Millis/Reuters) White House press secretary Jen Psaki
Ukraine teacher credits ‘guardian angel’ for surviving Russian missile strike
Bloodied but unbowed. A Ukrainian teacher whose injured visage became one of the early defining images of the Russian invasion credited her survival Thursday to a “very strong guardian angel” — as tens of thousands of residents fled their homes