Satellite images show massive Russian army convoy near Kyiv has broken up Analysts estimated it stretched for 40 miles when it was first captured heading toward Kyiv last month. Axios · Mar 11, 2022
Russian air strikes leave at least one person dead in fresh rocket attack near nursery A Russian air attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has left at least one person dead with shelling by a children's nursery and an apartment block, while airfields in two western cities have also been bombed Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2022
VP Harris heads to Romania as Ukraine refugee crisis grows Vice President Kamala Harris and Romania’s president will meet Friday to discuss growing concerns about the influx of displaced people fleeing Ukraine for elsewhere in eastern Europe due to Russia's invasion The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022
Russia has a history of using chemical weapons, US tells UN – as it happened Russian forces edging closer to capital, satellite images show; US tells the UN that Russia has a history of using chemical and biological weapons, after Russia warned about the potential for the ‘uncontrolled spread of bio agents’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2022
Photos appear to show breakup of 40-mile Russian convoy New satellite photos appear to show that a massive convoy outside the Ukrainian capital has split up and fanned out into towns and forests near Kyiv, with artillery pieces raised into firing position The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022
Endgame elusive as West tries to force Russia out of Ukraine As Western leaders congratulate themselves for their speedy and severe responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they’re also scratching their heads with uncertainty about what their actions will accomplish The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022
Asian shares sink as war, inflation hold sway on markets Shares have fallen in Asia as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high inflation keep their sway over markets The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022
Trump slams Russian invasion of Ukraine as "crime against humanity" "The problem with Putin is he's got a very big ego" and won't back down, Trump told Fox News tonight. Axios · Mar 11, 2022
Russia may pressure Serbia to undermine western Balkans, leaders warn Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina urge western leaders to ‘engage more actively and strongly’ in the region The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022
Russian media raises spectre of nuclear attack on Japan Islands between Russia and Japan have been source of territorial dispute dating to end of Second World War Wales Online · Mar 11, 2022
Facebook Reportedly Relaxes Hate Speech Rules To Let Some Users Call For Violence Against Russian Soldiers, Putin Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) would allow users of its social media platforms in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the country's invasion of Ukraine, according to a Reuters Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022
Hero of Russian Federation resigns with damning note denouncing Putin’s ‘slaughter of Slavic brothers’ ‘I am resigning from the position of the chairman of the Club of Heroes’ The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022
Satellite images show Russian army convoy near Kyiv has dispersed Maxar says satellite photos show huge Russian convoy outside Kyiv has broken up; forces moving into towns and forests. Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2022
Why Alibaba, JD And Tesla Rivals Nio, Xpeng Are Crashing In Hong Kong Today Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies tumbled in Hong Kong on Friday, dragging the benchmark Hang Seng Index into negative territory, on fears of increased scrutiny by American regulators and the escalating Russia-Ukraine war. Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022
Reuters · Mar 11, 2022 Russia to lose 'most favoured nation status' over Ukraine: sources President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine was at a "strategic turning point" in the war as Russian forces bombarded cities across the country and appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault on Kyiv, with satellite images showing them firing artillery as they closed in on the capital.
Reuters · Mar 11, 2022 U.N. Security Council to convene on Friday at Russia's request -diplomats The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at Russia's request, diplomats said, to discuss Moscow's claims, presented without evidence, of U.S. "biological activities" in Ukraine, a move Washington described as gaslighting.
Reuters · Mar 11, 2022 Instagram users in Russia are told service will cease from midnight Instagram users in Russia have been notified that the service will cease from midnight on Sunday after its owner Meta Platforms said last week it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders".
Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022 Congress pushes for Russia tariff increases, end to normal trade WASHINGTON — Top Democratic and Republican lawmakers vowed to push forward with their campaign to suspend Russia’s preferential trade relations with the U.S. and clear the way for tariff increases after the provision was removed from a House bill banning the nation’s energy imports.
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022 Ukraine news – live: Satellite images show Russians redeploy north of Kyiv as bombing offensive spreads west New imagery shows Vladimir Putin’s military convoy dispersing into forests around capital
Los Angeles Times · Mar 11, 2022 As Ukraine-Russia talks falter, battles intensify in Kyiv suburbs KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian troops advanced from the north, this capital with its defiant president and citizen militias armed with rifles and homemade bombs was preparing a robust defense Thursday as talks to end the war stalled and relentless shelling battered coastal towns in the south.
Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022 Add inflation, war to Americans’ big stressors on top of COVID As if two years of the pandemic weren’t enough, Americans are now increasingly stressed about inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Reason · Mar 11, 2022 Ukrainians Calling Russian Invaders "Orcs" Apropos "ruscism," I thought I'd also note this other relatively new usage, seemingly pretty clearly from Tolkien. Some Googling suggests there are some possible broader connections, e.g., to this Russia/Mordor item, but I can't speak to how common the usage was in the past. But right now it does seem…
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022 US, allies to revoke 'most favored nation' status for Russia President Joe Biden will announce Friday that along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the U.S. will move to revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine
Reason · Mar 11, 2022 Ruscism I hadn't heard the term (in the form "ruscist") until listening to "Bayraktar" this morning—as you might gather, it's a portmanteau of "Russian" and "fascism." In Ukrainian and Russian, "fascism" is pronounced with an "ah" sound, so the two words rhyme. "Ruscism" is said to have been popularized in 2008,…
Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2022 ‘Hell’ in Ukraine’s Mariupol as Russians ‘attack every 30 mins’ Evacuations and efforts to send food and water to port city fail as Russian bombardment intensifies.