Russia wants to split Ukraine into two, as happened with North and South Korea, Ukraine's military intelligence chief said on Sunday, vowing "total" guerrilla warfare to prevent a carve-up of the country. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to give Ukraine tanks, planes and missiles to help fend off Russian forces. Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to break with Ukraine and join Russia -- a vote that much of the world refused to recognise. Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesperson also dismissed talk of any referendum in eastern Ukraine. read moreUkraine was mounting small counter-offensive actions as Russian forces try to encircle its forces in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian presidential advisor said.

Source: Daily Nation March 27, 2022 20:21 UTC