Ukraine-Russia news: Evil Putin wants to 'DESTROY Ukraine' & take 'revenge on Zelenskyy' as Donetsk citizens flee city | The Sun
VLADIMIR Putin's main ambition is to "destroy Ukraine" and exact revenge on the nation's brave leader, an exiled Ooigrach has claimed.
On Sunday the unhinged Russian dictator signed a new naval doctrine that sets an agenda for crucial areas such as the Arctic and the Black Sea amid his brutal war in Ukraine.
And former oil baron Leonid Nevzlin – who was forced to flee Russia two decades ago – says he believes Putin's plan was to originally annex the country – but now everything has changed.
Speaking to The Times of Israel, Mr Nevzlin warned: "Putin is trying to destroy Ukraine.
"We understand it from this unbearable violence and the horrific nature of this war. He destroys Russian-speaking cities, he destroys human beings.
"This is his way to take revenge — against Ukraine and against Zelenskyy."
It comes as President Zelenskyy warned citizens remaining in Russian-controlled Donetsk to evacuate the besieged area.
During his nightly address, the hero leader warned: “The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill.
“We will use all available opportunities to save as many lives as possible and to limit Russian terror as much as possible.”
Read our Ukraine war live blog below for the latest up-to-date news…
- Lauren Lomas
Putin’s views on nuclear war: It should ‘never be unleashed’
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has spoken out about the nuclear war threat.
This comes after the head of the UN condemned the United States, Britain, France and Russia for contributing to a “dangerous rhetoric and behaviour.”
Putin said addressed the Tenth Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, insisting that Russia remains faithful to the treaty’s “letter and spirit.”
“There can be no winners in a nuclear war and it must never be unleashed,” he said.
Ties between Russia and the West have been unravelling since Putin sent troops to pro-Western Ukraine on February 24.
On Monday, the United States, Britain and France rebuked Russia for “irresponsible and dangerous” talks about possibly deploying nuclear weapons.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov warned that the Kremlin’s “propaganda warriors” were striving to make nuclear weapons use more palatable to the Russian public.
- Lauren Lomas
Head of UN warns of grave consequences of ‘nuclear annihilation’
Antonio Guterres gave a chilling warning today that the nuclear munitions race is “dangerous” in “rhetoric and behaviour”.
He urged United States, Britain and France urged Russia to stop competing, stating that one small miscalculation could lead to complete disaster.
Citing Russia’s war with Ukraine and tensions on the Korean peninsula and in the Middle East, Guterres said he feared that crises “with nuclear undertones” could escalate.
“Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation,” Guterres told the 10th review conference of the NPT, an international treaty that came into force in 1970 to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
“We have been extraordinarily lucky so far. But luck is not a strategy. Nor is it a shield from geopolitical tensions boiling over into nuclear conflict,” he added, calling on nations to “put humanity on a new path towards a world free of nuclear weapons.”
The meeting, held at the UN’s headquarters in New York, has been postponed several times since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will run until August 26.
Guterres said the conference was “a chance to strengthen” the treaty and “make it fit for the worrying world around us.
- Lauren Lomas
Catch all the most important live updates
Stick with The Sun to get all the most important updates about Ukraine.
Readers are given updates every 30 minutes, with breaking news posted straight away.
- Lauren Lomas
Piers Morgan barred from Russia, latest lists reveal
The broadcaster has been banned from the country, as well as Labour leader Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister David Cameron.
This comes after the UK imposed sanctions on Russia, for the brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Russia released a statement, that reportedly said, “it was decided to include in the Russian ‘stop list’ a number of British politicians, businessmen and journalists who contribute to the hostile course of London, aimed at demonizing our country and its international isolation.”
The statement continues: “As has been repeatedly noted, the disastrous actions of Great Britain to inculcate Russophobia, spread false information about our country and support the Kiev neo-Nazi regime will receive an adequate and decisive response from the Russian side.
“The choice in favour of confrontation is a conscious decision of the British political establishment, which bears all responsibility for the consequences.”
- Lauren Lomas
Four more HIMARS arrived in Ukraine
It is reported that from July 25 onwards, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used HIMARS to destroy about 50 Russian ammunition depots.
The Russian depots were based in Ukraine, and this has been seen as a massive gain for Ukrainians.
Four more HIMARS have been delivered to Ukraine, after it’s recent success using the weapon.
- Lauren Lomas
EU URGES Russia to fully implement Ukrainian grain deal
The European Union on Monday welcomed the departure of a grain shipment from Ukraine as a “first step” towards mitigating the food crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.
But EU spokesman Peter Stano said Brussels still expects the “implementation of the whole deal and resumption of Ukrainian exports to the customers around the world.”
- Lauren Lomas
Liz Truss: ‘Whole world is watching’ Russia
UK’s foreign secretary Liz Truss, has spoken out against Russia’s shelling of Odesa.
The Ukraine’s first first grain ship left Ukraine this morning. The vessel is heading for Lebanon, and is thought to be carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn.
Ms Truss spoke of this event, saying it is a “important first step.”
She said: “The only way Putin can truly alleviate the global food security crisis he has created is by ending his brutal invasion of Ukraine.”
- Lauren Lomas
Moscow warned against ‘Nato escalations’
It is thought tensions in Serbia and Kosovo have been provoked, sparking concerns the war in Ukraine could spread to other nations.
Recently it is thought that Putin is provoking the ethnic differences between Croats, Bosniaks, and Serbs.
Kosovo’s statehood is recognised by the UN and Nato, it is thought that Putin’s apparent support of Belgrade is a threat to Nato.
- Lauren Lomas
Zelensky orders civilians to evacuate Donetsk region
Speaking from Kyiv on Sunday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of increasing violence in the area.
“The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill,” he claimed.
Russia already controls much of the Donetsk region, and their advance is likely to bring more bloodshed.
“The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill,” Zelensky said.
“We will use all available opportunities to save as many lives as possible and to limit Russian terror as much as possible.”
- Lauren Lomas
Russia strikes Mykolaiv, and kills major grain exporter
Mykolaiv is a southern Ukrainian port city, which was attacked by the Russian army.
The attack killed Oleksiy Vadatursky, who was the founder and owner of Nibulon.
His agricultural company one of is Ukraine’s largest grain producers and exporters.
Oleskiy was killed alongside his wife in their home.
- Lauren Lomas
Donetsk settlements shelled, as 52,000 children in need of evacuation
Reportedly, Russia has launched missiles at 35 Donetsk settlements, as of 7:45pm this evening.
This comes after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged all civilians to flee the region as the Russian attack intensifies.
The Kyiv Independent reported that 35 Donetsk settlements have been shelled, as well as 16 Kharkiv and 17 Bakhmut settlements.
Ukraine's presidential office revealed that at least three civilians were killed and 16 were wounded by Russian shelling in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours.
Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko repeated an urgent call for all residents to evacuate, emphasising the need to remove about 52,000 children who are still stuck in the dangerous region.
Firefighters gather near tank cars as they work to extinguish a fire at an oil depot in the Budyonnovsky district of Donetsk, UkraineCredit: Reuters - Lauren Lomas
Putin's views on nuclear war: It should 'never be unleashed'
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has spoken out about the nuclear war threat.
This comes after the head of the UN condemned the United States, Britain, France and Russia for contributing to a "dangerous rhetoric and behaviour."
Putin said addressed the Tenth Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, insisting that Russia remains faithful to the treaty's "letter and spirit."
"There can be no winners in a nuclear war and it must never be unleashed," he said.
Ties between Russia and the West have been unravelling since Putin sent troops to pro-Western Ukraine on February 24.
On Monday, the United States, Britain and France rebuked Russia for "irresponsible and dangerous" talks about possibly deploying nuclear weapons.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov warned that the Kremlin's "propaganda warriors" were striving to make nuclear weapons use more palatable to the Russian public.
- Lauren Lomas
Head of UN warns of grave consequences of 'nuclear annihilation'
Antonio Guterres gave a chilling warning today that the nuclear munitions race is "dangerous" in "rhetoric and behaviour".
He urged United States, Britain and France urged Russia to stop competing, stating that one small miscalculation could lead to complete disaster.
Citing Russia's war with Ukraine and tensions on the Korean peninsula and in the Middle East, Guterres said he feared that crises "with nuclear undertones" could escalate.
"Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation," Guterres told the 10th review conference of the NPT, an international treaty that came into force in 1970 to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
"We have been extraordinarily lucky so far. But luck is not a strategy. Nor is it a shield from geopolitical tensions boiling over into nuclear conflict," he added, calling on nations to "put humanity on a new path towards a world free of nuclear weapons."
The meeting, held at the UN's headquarters in New York, has been postponed several times since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will run until August 26.
Guterres said the conference was "a chance to strengthen" the treaty and "make it fit for the worrying world around us.
- Lauren Lomas
In pictures: Hospital in blazing fire after missile strikes
Firefighters have been attacking the ferocious flames that erupted as a result of Russian bombings.
The hospital, located in Mykolaiv, has become an inferno as flames rage on after it was hit by missile strikes earlier today.
Mykolaiv was also hit in the beginning of April this year.
It is the hospital's trauma centre that was the most badly hit by shelling.
A firefighter extinguishes a burning hospital building hit by a Russian missile strike, as Russiaâs attack on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv, UkraineCredit: Reuters - Lauren Lomas
Piers Morgan barred from Russia, latest lists reveal
The broadcaster has been banned from the country, as well as Labour leader Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister David Cameron.
This comes after the UK imposed sanctions on Russia, for the brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Russia released a statement, that reportedly said, "it was decided to include in the Russian 'stop list' a number of British politicians, businessmen and journalists who contribute to the hostile course of London, aimed at demonizing our country and its international isolation."
The statement continues: "As has been repeatedly noted, the disastrous actions of Great Britain to inculcate Russophobia, spread false information about our country and support the Kiev neo-Nazi regime will receive an adequate and decisive response from the Russian side.
"The choice in favour of confrontation is a conscious decision of the British political establishment, which bears all responsibility for the consequences."
- Lauren Lomas
Catch all the most important live updates
Stick with The Sun to get all the most important updates about Ukraine.
Readers are given updates every 30 minutes, with breaking news posted straight away.
- Lauren Lomas
China is expanding its nuclear testing site
Chilling satellite images appear to show China is ramping up its nuclear testing capability.
It comes amid fears Beijing is bolstering its arsenal as it flexes its military muscle at the US in a suspected arms race.
Analysis of fresh satellite photos appear to show China is upgrading its nuclear test facilities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, reports Nikkei.
Explosive testing in the area was paused 25 years.
Satellite images appear to show excavation of a new tunnel in a mountain, while unpaved white roads lead from a command post at the Lop Nur nuclear test site.
They also reveal power transmission cables and an area cleared to potentially store weapons, the outlet reports.
Click here to read more.
- Lauren Lomas
EU URGES Russia to fully implement Ukrainian grain deal
The European Union on Monday welcomed the departure of a grain shipment from Ukraine as a “first step” towards mitigating the food crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.
But EU spokesman Peter Stano said Brussels still expects the “implementation of the whole deal and resumption of Ukrainian exports to the customers around the world.”
- Lauren Lomas
Russia's promise for more big guns and hypersonic missiles
Putin has boasted the Tsirkon hypersonic missile, chillingly saying there is "no equal in the world" for it.
Reportedly, Vladimir Putin boasted the missile during Russia's Naval day parade.
The Tsirkon (or also referred to as 3M22 Zircon), recently completed state trials earlier this year.
It is nine meters long and can fly up to 92,000 ft.
- Lauren Lomas
Ukraine receives €500 million of aid from the European Union
Reportedly the first half of the donation to Ukraine has been made.
The donation of one billion euros will be sent to Ukraine in total to accommodate for the financial loss the nation has suffered as a result of Russia's invasion.
- Lauren Lomas
Liz Truss: 'Whole world is watching' Russia
UK's foreign secretary Liz Truss, has spoken out against Russia's shelling of Odesa.
The Ukraine's first first grain ship left Ukraine this morning. The vessel is heading for Lebanon, and is thought to be carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn.
Ms Truss spoke of this event, saying it is a "important first step."
She said: "The only way Putin can truly alleviate the global food security crisis he has created is by ending his brutal invasion of Ukraine."
- Lauren Lomas
Four more HIMARS arrived in Ukraine
It is reported that from July 25 onwards, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used HIMARS to destroy about 50 Russian ammunition depots.
The Russian depots were based in Ukraine, and this has been seen as a massive gain for Ukrainians.
Four more HIMARS have been delivered to Ukraine, after it's recent success using the weapon.
- Lauren Lomas
Moscow warned against 'Nato escalations'
It is thought tensions in Serbia and Kosovo have been provoked, sparking concerns the war in Ukraine could spread to other nations.
Recently it is thought that Putin is provoking the ethnic differences between Croats, Bosniaks, and Serbs.
Kosovo's statehood is recognised by the UN and Nato, it is thought that Putin's apparent support of Belgrade is a threat to Nato.
- Lauren Lomas
Russia strikes Mykolaiv, and kills major grain exporter
Mykolaiv is a southern Ukrainian port city, which was attacked by the Russian army.
The attack killed Oleksiy Vadatursky, who was the founder and owner of Nibulon.
His agricultural company one of is Ukraine's largest grain producers and exporters.
Oleskiy was killed alongside his wife in their home.
- Lauren Lomas
First grain export ship leaves Ukraine
This will be the first export of grain from the war torn nation since the war began.
Ukrainian and Turkish officials said the ship has left the southern port of Odesa.
It left early Monday morning.
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