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5 people critical after blast hits US apartment complex
Five people are in critical condition after an explosion in an apartment complex in the US state of Maryland's Montgomery County, according to authorities. One section of the four-storey apartment complex, just several kilometres outside of Washington, D.C., was levelled into a pile of blackened, smoldering wreckage, reports Xinhua news agency.
Western countries sending mercenaries to Ukraine: Russia
Western countries have increased the dispatch of mercenaries from private military companies to the combat areas in Ukraine, said Major General Igor Konashenkov, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Western countries have increased the number of private military company contractors sent to combat areas," he said, RT reported.
Western countries sending mercenaries to Ukraine: Russia
Western countries have increased the dispatch of mercenaries from private military companies to the combat areas in Ukraine, said Major General Igor Konashenkov, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Western countries have increased the number of private military company contractors sent to combat areas," he said, RT reported.
Quad members' national security teams to follow-up Ukraine issue: US spokesperson
She said at her briefing on Thursday that Biden "asked members -- he suggested -- or they'll discuss, I should say, having members of their national security team follow up from there". The joint statement of the summit of Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India, Scott Morrison of Australia and Fumio Kishida of Japan, and US President Joe Biden made no mention of the national security teams.
Indian student shot-at while escaping Kyiv: Union Minister V.K. Singh
“I received info today that a student coming from Kyiv got shot and was taken back midway. We're trying for maximum evacuation in minimum loss,” Minister Gen. (retd.) V.K. Singh said. The student has reportedly been admitted to a hospital. General V.K. Singh, who is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India, has been dispatched to Poland along with 3 of his counterparts to coordinate the evacuation process of Indian nationals from Ukraine.
Macron thinks 'worst is yet to come' in Ukraine after call with Putin
The French and Russian presidents spoke on Thursday morning for nearly an hour-and-a-half over telephone. Putin stuck to his guns and refused any "compromise", BFMTV reported, quoting a spokesman for Macron. The Russian President expressed "his great determination" to continue his offensive, the aim of which is "to take the control" of the whole country, the Elysee reported, according to BFMTV.
No water, electricity, telephone signal in Donetsk amid relentless Russian shelling
Head of Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said the Russians are deliberately trying to create a humanitarian crisis in the Donetsk region, Ukrayinska Pravda reported. The administration said along with Volnovakha and Mariupol, the citizens of Manhush are also under fire. On Wednesday, Manhush was heavily shelled. The exact number of victims is impossible to determine since the town has no telephone signal.
Kharkiv residential complex destroyed in Russian shelling
On Thursday in the North Saltivka residential district of Kharkiv, multiple buildings and structures were destroyed as a result of shelling on a multi-story residential complex, Ukrayinska Pravda reported. Seventy people and 20 equipment items were involved in the search operation, including rescue and firefighting teams. The State Emergency Service reported that fires broke out in more than 40 apartment and private buildings after the shelling of Kharkiv on Thursday. At the same time, most of the emergency calls come from the Saltovka district.
Macron announces bid for presidential re-election
In a letter addressed to the French people, Macron described the different reforms of the government and the challenges faced by the country. "This is why I request your trust for a new term as President of the Republic. I am a candidate to invent with you, in the face of the challenges of the century, a singular French and European response," he wrote, Xinhua news agency reported.
I will never give up the conviction that Russians, Ukrainians are one people: Putin
"I will never give up my conviction that Russians and Ukrainians are one people. Even despite the fact that some of the inhabitants of Ukraine were intimidated. Many are fooled by Nazi, nationalist propaganda, and someone deliberately, of course, followed the path of Bandera, other Nazi henchmen who fought on the side of Hitler during the Great Patriotic War," he said, RT reported.
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