A Ukrainian soldier has selflessly blown himself up to destroy a bridge and stop Russian forces from storming in from Crimea. Ukraine’s armed forces confirmed that Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych died while trying to fend off a column of Russian tanks at the Henichesk bridge, Kherson region. The explosion at Henichesk bridge ‘significantly slowed down […]

  The Russian forces have opened a new route as they advance on Kyiv, having been unsuccessful in their attempt to capture Chernihiv, a city in the north of Ukraine. The PUNCH earlier reported that the Ukrainian troops pushed back the Russian forces from their advance on Kyiv by blowing up the city bridge. In […]

  The British parliament is considering a forceful takeover of English football club Chelsea from its Russian owner Roman Abramovich over links to the Russian state and his reported involvement in corrupt practices. This planned move comes after The Sun expose revealed that Abramovich withdrew his application for a UK Tier 1 investor visa in […]

  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has announced the “largest and most severe package of economic sanctions that Russia has ever seen” as he seeks to punish Vladimir Putin for ordering an invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions against Russia which UK PM Boris Johnson announced at the UK parliament include; – […]

  Sofia, the daughter of Chelsea’s billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich, has shared a post against the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on social media. In the post, she stated that the war Russia is waging against Ukraine is Putin’s war, adding that the claim that most Russians stand with the President is a lie. She […]

  No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat. The words of the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates. Wheat and other grains are back at the heart of geopolitics following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries play a major role in the global agricultural market. African leaders must pay […]

  The Federal Government, Friday, summoned the Ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to Nigeria, Alexei Shebarshin and Kirdoda Valerii respectively over the evacuation of Nigerians from both countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who met with the envoys separately behind closed doors, disclosed that during his meeting with the Russian envoy, he told […]

  Russian troops have entered Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine — a day after the invasion of the country on the order of Vladimir Putin, president of Russia. The troops are reportedly moving to seize the capital and topple the government. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said he was the target of the Russian invasion, […]

  Moscow on Friday banned all UK-linked planes, including transiting flights, from its airspace after its flagship carrier Aeroflot was prevented from flying over Britain following the Russian attack on Ukraine. “A restriction was introduced on the use of Russian airspace for flights of aircraft owned, leased, or operated by an organisation linked to or […]

  The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has moved the 2022 Champions League finals from Russia. The decision was taken at Friday’s emergency meeting of European football’s governing body. The Champions League final which was scheduled to take place at Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on May 28 will now play in Stade de […]