Russian President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the G20 summit to be held in New Delhi on September 9-10, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced in Moscow on Friday.
Myhaylo Yurkiv, 65, stands in the small bunker he stayed in for six months during fierce battles under Russian occupation which destroyed every home in the village in Tsupivka and cut the village in two by the shelling of a bridge, leaving him now as the only person living on his side of the village.
According to one newspaper report, Tu-95 strategic bombers fired the missiles from the Caspian Sea, located more than 1,000 miles from the Ukrainian capital.
Izium was occupied by Russians since April 1, causing major destruction and death to the small city.
'There's no thing that I could do that would have been right, so I just did what I thought was respectful towards her decision. But this conversation about shaking hands is not a life-changing conversation.'
The latest glimpses of recently liberated villages and towns by Ukraine's armed forces in the Kharkiv region.
A burning wheat field. Ukrainian soldiers fire a howitzer at Russian positions. A residential building destroyed by a Russian strike... Glimpses of the latest from Ukraine.
The win left Chelsea in 11th position, a point and one place behind Newcastle but with a game in hand.
Dominant efforts by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal headlined Indian boxers' march into six finals at the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Saturday.
The mother of Tseng Sheng-Kuang, 25, a Taiwanese fighter from the Carpathian Sich Battalion, who was recently killed in a battle against Russian troops, mourns while holding a Ukrainian national flag during a memorial ceremony in Lviv.
The current instability in the world is a result of long term systemic and socio-politico problems, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Jubilant Ukraine reach Euro 2024 finals with Iceland win
The United States has supplied Ukraine with thousands of Javelins, the anti-tank missiles that have become the iconic weapon of the war for Ukraine which has helped in pushing back Russian tanks.
Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday said that they are pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week.
Gauff survives scare, Osaka advances
With this win Praggnanandhaa also added some more spice to the tale around the highest rated Indian as he again overtook Viswanathan Anand in live rating to clinch the top spot in the country.
The war between Russia and Ukraine appears to be entering a new phase after Kyiv dealt a big blow to Moscow's grip on parts of the east with a fast-moving offensive that saw Ukrainian troops enter the strategic city of Izium after six months of occupation.
Ukraine's envoy Sergiy Kyslytsya told members states that he had already lost family members to Russian aggression.
Pragg, Gujrathi out of contention
Rockets launched from Donbas, craters formed in Kramatorsk, houses on fire in Donetsk...
The latest glimpses from the warzone in Ukraine.
Following Russia's retreat from areas around the Ukrainian capital, signs of normal life have returned to Kyiv, with residents taking advantage of shortened curfew hours, businesses reopening, and foreign countries promising to return their diplomats.
Gauff cruises past Zidansek to reach French Open third round
A resident looks at buildings damaged by a Russian military strike in the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region.
It would be Zelenskyy's first foreign trip since the Russian invasion in February, a surprise visit that could change security concerns.
The two players merely acknowledged each other with a wave before heading off court.
Joe Biden, seeking a second term in the White House, stumbled in his first televised presidential debate with his predecessor Donald Trump, setting off alarm bells among top Democrats about whether the incumbent President can stay atop in the gruelling months ahead of the elections.
Russia unleashed 35 kamikaze drones on Ukraine as many people slept, hitting critical infrastructure in and around Kyiv.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the site of a battle between Ukrainian troops and Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv region on Sunday, May 29, 2022.
Glimpses of Ukraine's military preparations on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
Zelenskyy gave a message of hope for the Ukrainian people during his address to the Congress, saying the Russians "use everything" against cities such as Bakhmut but Ukraine "never surrenders".
Carlos Alcaraz beat Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is reported to live in several bunkers in the Kyiv area to protect himself from Russian assassins, visited the towns of Irpin and Bucha, outside Kyiv, for the first time since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.
Colleagues and friends attend a funeral ceremony for Ukrainian soldier and ballet dancer Vadym Khlupianets, who was recently killed by Russian troops, at the National Academic Operetta's Theatre in Kyiv.
With an army eight times the size of the Ukrainian army, it was expected to be a swift military operation for the Russian army. Fifteen days later, the Russians are far from capturing Kyiv or another major Ukrainian city.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first trip to Ukraine's war-torn southern frontline cities, Mykolaiv and Odesa on Saturday, June 18, 2022.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday.
The devastation that the Russians have inflicted on their smaller neighbour will remain a horrific reminder of the cruelty of war.
