Moscow's battle to wrest the entire Donbas region from Ukraine saw Russian forces pushing toward two villages south of Lysychansk while Ukrainian troops fought to prevent their encirclement.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Russia has targeted the Ukrainian capital.

A separatist representative Ivan Filiponenko said forces evacuated 800 civilians from the plant during the night, Interfax reported.

After the abrogation of Article 370, efforts are on to erase the official attribution to Kashmiri Muslim leaders like Sheikh Abdullah from public memory, and erect new leaders including the British-installed oppressive Dogra ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh.

Engaged in a ferocious war, Ukrainian forces have begun seeking refuge in a besieged city in the country's east to move to stronger positions at the four-month mark of Russia's invasion.

In Kashmir, the separatist politics has existed for long but the geographical location of the Gujjars on border regions makes them disconnected from the separatist agenda of the Valley.

The battle for Sievierodonetsk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas area has become the focus of Russia's offensive in recent weeks. The Ukrainian governor of Luhansk, Serhiy Haidai confirmed heavy fighting in Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday.

Across states where insurgencies are rife, women are among the worst victims during security operations as justice elude the victims and errant security personnel are protected by the political machinery to save the government from embarrassment.

Ukraine War: Serhiy Haidai, governor of the eastern Luhansk region, acknowledged that a mass evacuation of civilians from Sieverodonetsk now is 'simply not possible' due to the relentless shelling and fighting in the city.

China recently provided Pakistan J-10 fighter jets to counterbalance the strategic edge India gained after buying Rafale jets from France.

All Russian ambitions hinge on Moscow's success in the east as a defeat in the Donbas would put Kyiv in a precarious position

According to a British military intelligence report, the 5.5-ton Kh-22 missiles, when used in ground attacks with conventional warheads, are highly inaccurate and can cause severe collateral damage and casualties.

President Vladimir Putin also appeared to claim that the exodus of foreign firms from Russia was evidence of US domination over other Western states and economies.

Two British citizens and a Moroccan have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine for fighting on Ukraine’s side

Ukraine War: The urban battle for Sievierodonetsk testified to the painstaking, inch-by-inch advance by Russian forces as they close in on control of the entire Luhansk region.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Russian forces made no significant advances in the eastern Donbas region over the past day.

Dozens of the dead taken from the bombed-out mill's now Russian-occupied ruins have been transferred to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, where DNA testing is underway to identify the remains, according to both a military leader and a spokeswoman for the Azov Regiment.

Referring to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's disapproval of the Centre's inefficiency in handling the situation in Kashmir, I&B Minister, Anurag Thakur has accused him of politicizing the unfortunate killing in Jammu and Kashmir.

Many youths held banners and placards with 'Khalistan Zindabad' written on them. They wore t-shirts with the picture of slain separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale printed on them.

Russia claimed its airstrikes in Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday destroyed tanks donated from abroad.

Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes are pummeling a portion of eastern Ukraine.

While Russians failed in their initial objective to capture Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the cost of their invasion is still unseen since World War 2.

Russian forces closed in on a key city in recent days the Ukrainian government said its fighters needed better rocket launchers to prevail.

Western nations promised more and more advanced arms to bolster Ukraine's defence as its troops battled a grinding Russian offensive that was closing in on capturing a key city in the east.

The rocket systems are part of a new USD 700 million tranche of security assistance for Ukraine from the US that will include helicopters, Javelin anti-tank weapon systems, tactical vehicles, spare parts and more, according to two senior administration officials.