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Russia-Ukraine conflict LIVE: Kremlin says launched hypersonic Kinz missiles during drills
PremiumThe exercises are Moscow's latest show of strength at a time of acute tension with the West over Ukraine.
Kremlin on Saturday said that Russia has hit sea and land-based targets with ballistic and cruise missiles as part of strategic nuclear exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin.
The annual exercises featured launches of Kinzhal and Tsirkon hypersonic missiles and a number of other weapons.
"All the missiles hit their targets, confirming their performance objectives", a statement said, adding that the drills included Tu-95 bombers as well as submarines.
19 Feb 2022, 05:07:48 PM IST
Kamala Harris warns Russia of huge financial costs if it invades Ukraine
The United States, together with its allies, will impose significant and unprecedented economic costs on Russia if it further invades Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday. National borders should not be changed by force, she said, Reuters quoted.
"We have prepared economic measures that will be swift, severe, and united," Harris said. "We will target Russia's financial institutions and key industries."
19 Feb 2022, 05:06:00 PM IST
Ukraine rebels mobilize troops amid Russia invasion fears
Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization Saturday amid a spike of violence in the war-torn region and fears in the West that Russia might use the strife as a pretext for an invasion.
19 Feb 2022, 04:45:00 PM IST
‘Russia invading Ukraine will invite bolstered NATO on Europe's eastern flank’
Any Russian invasion in Ukraine will invite not only damaging economic sanctions but also a bolstered NATO on Europe's eastern flank, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday.
"We will not stop with economic measures. We will further reinforce our NATO allies on the eastern flank" in response to an invasion, Harris said at the annual Munich Security Conference, AFP report said.
19 Feb 2022, 04:41:17 PM IST
Putin launches nuclear drills; US says Russia poised to invade Ukraine
Russia's President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and Washington said Russian troops massed near Ukraine's border were "poised to strike", news agency Reuters reported.
As Western nations fear the start of one the worst conflicts since the Cold War, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Russian forces were beginning to "uncoil and move closer" to the border with its former Soviet neighbour.
"We hope he steps back from the brink of conflict," he told a news conference on a visit to Lithuania, saying an invasion of Ukraine was not inevitable.
19 Feb 2022, 04:19:30 PM IST
Russian region declares emergency over Ukraine refugees
A Russian region bordering Ukraine declared a state of emergency on Saturday, citing growing numbers of people arriving from separatist-held areas in Ukraine after they received evacuation orders. "Given the trend of increasing numbers of people arriving, we consider it appropriate to introduce a state of emergency," the Rostov region's governor Vasily Golubev said, Reuters reported citing Russian news agencies.
19 Feb 2022, 03:24:48 PM IST
Lithuania seeks US support to guard Baltic states
Lithuania's President has urged the US troops should guard Baltic states' amid Russia's huge military build-up along with the border areas of Ukraine. "The Russian military buildup at the eastern NATO border is changing the security situation," President Gitanas Nauseda said in a statement, reported Reuters.
19 Feb 2022, 02:41:07 PM IST
Multiple explosions heard in Eastern Ukraine
Multiple explosions could be heard on Saturday morning in the north of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. The origin of the explosions was not clear: Reuters
19 Feb 2022, 10:25:39 AM IST
Ukraine showdown casts shadow over Qatar gas summit
Leading gas producers meet in Qatar from Sunday to discuss how to answer frantic world demand, with Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to stay away as Ukraine tensions soar, diplomats said.
The 11-member Gas Exporting Countries Forum holds its annual summit as the Ukraine showdown sends prices ever higher while Europe fears for its supplies from Russia.
19 Feb 2022, 10:07:21 AM IST
Russia not involved in recent Cyberattacks on Ukraine: Russian Embassy to US
Russia was not involved in the recent cyberattacks on Ukrainian banks, the Russian Embassy to the United States said, thus rejecting the US accusations.
19 Feb 2022, 10:07:21 AM IST
Biden now 'convinced' Russia will launch invasion of Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden says he is now “convinced" Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine and assault the capital, an ominous assessment that emerged as the country's war-torn east saw more attacks that the West said could be designed to establish a pretext for an attack.
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