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Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan Jin shared his thoughts on the Russian invasion on Ukraine and highlighted the importance of Singapore's Total Defence Day.He said that there is a reason why we just commemorated Total Defence Day recently and...

A Ukrainian schoolteacher shared his experience of the Russian invasion, detailing how it was still okay in the morning and as the day went on, things started to turn awry.Here is his live updateI just heard the explosions, I...

War has started in Ukraine.Russian troops landed on the south coast of Ukraine earlier today as the Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities.According to The Guardian, explosions were reported across the country, in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Dnipro,...

A state of emergency has been declared in Ukraine on 23 February, with the country summoning home Ukrainian citizens who are in Russia.An evacuation of their Kyiv embassy has also begun, as fear of a Russian invasion heightens.Russian President...

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a televised declaration earlier today (24 February), announcing a "military operation" in Ukraine.Putin said during his statement in Moscow that he has "made the decision of a military operation" and promises retaliation against anyone...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the deployment of Russian military into the Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk, recognizing them as breakaway independent states in a televised interview earlier today (22 February), according to The Washington Post.According to...

President of the United States Joe Biden said that he is convinced of Russia's invasion plans for Ukraine.According to The New York Times, Biden said: "We have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning to and intend to...

US president Joe Biden issued a public appeal to the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, saying that war with Ukraine would result in "needless death and destruction", warning him of the international outrage that it would cause.Biden said that...

Chief of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, warned of the escalating tensions between Russia and the West over the crisis in Ukraine, and said that he was "deeply worried" about the possibility of a war breaking out.He expressed his...

The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said last night (13 February) that Singaporeans who are in Ukraine are advised to leave the country as soon as possible.This comes in the wake of heightened tensions in Ukraine and the...