Kyiv says it has liberated front-line villages in counteroffensive; Putin appeals to Russians’ patriotism. This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on June 12.

The eccentric Tesla Inc CEO on Monday tweeted: "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat", with Ukraine as the stakes. Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia's space agency who in the past had disparaged Musk as a rival space rocket maker, replied the same day by citing a poem referring to a "young little devil, too weak to compete with me". Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Russian region.

Ukraine launched its much-awaited counteroffensive, hitting different points of Russia's defensive lines with newly NATO-supplied weaponry and retaking some villages. Russia's government said its.

As the war enters it 475th day, these are the main developments. Relief efforts continue for people affected by the floods after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached [Oleksandr Klymenko/Reuters] 13 Jun.

Sept. 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The German leader pressed Putin to end the war, withdraw Russian troops and ensure the safety.

NATO, decried by some as irrelevant in the 21st century, found a renewed purpose and sense of solidarity in the wake of the Russian invasion. Finland and Sweden, two countries with a long history of neutrality, each signaled their intention to join the alliance shortly after the war began. On July 5 both countries signed accession protocols.

When he first came to power, Putin vowed to end the chaos that gripped post-Soviet Russia in the 1990s, but the invasion of Ukraine is the most serious military crisis any Kremlin chief has faced.

UPSC Preparation Strategy One Year of Russia Ukraine war UPSC Notes One Year of Russia-Ukraine War [UPSC Notes] The Russia-Ukraine war completed one year on February 24, 2023.

04:09 PM (GMT) The Russian offensive enters its 68th week, we track where the fighting is happening and how we got here. Read on for an overview of the situation in infographics and maps.

Europe 2:49 Are Russians optimistic about the war in Ukraine? The BBC's Russia editor uses the national holiday "Russia day" to ask people their thoughts on the war. 1d Europe Ukraine.

Three boys – aged 15, 11 and six – were in intensive care after the strike. Russia launched a wave of air attacks on Ukraine early on Sunday morning but military officials jn Kyiv said air.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned a batch of petitions seeking to allow nearly 20,000 Indian students who had to return from Ukraine due to Russian attack to complete their medical education.