Yogita Limaye

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South Asia and Afghanistan Correspondent at BBC

BBC News South Asia & Afghanistan Correspondent; occasionally in other parts of the world

Articles

La terrorífica nueva arma que está cambiando la guerra en Ucrania

1 week ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Yogita Limaye

Un olor acre se cierne sobre la ciudad de Rodynske. Un par de minutos después de entrar en la ciudad, vemos de dónde proviene. Una bomba planeadora de 250 kg destrozó el principal edificio administrativo de la ciudad y derribó tres bloques de viviendas. Estamos de visita un día después del impacto de la bomba, pero aún quedan humeantes restos. Desde las afueras de la ciudad oímos el sonido de fuego de artillería y disparos: soldados ucranianos derribando drones.
The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine

1 week ago | bbc.com | Yogita Limaye

The terrifying new weapon changing the war in UkraineYogita LimayeReporting fromRodynske, Donetsk regionWatch: BBC team flees drone attack in UkraineAn acrid smell hangs over the town of Rodynske. A couple of minutes after we drive into the city we see where it's coming from. A 250kg glide bomb has ripped through the town's main administrative building, and taken down three residential blocks. We're visiting a day after the bomb struck, but parts of the wreckage are still smoking.
The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Yogita Limaye

2 hours ago Pakistan: A Plagiarised Photo Worth A Thousand Words – OpEd From the photos of Saturday’s grand dinner hosted by Pakistan’s newly promoted Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir to “honour the political leadership, … Now ‘What is it if not a war crime?’ Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert blasts war in Gaza CNN — Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has blasted the country’s political leadership and the conduct of its military, telling CNN he is no longer able to defend Israel...
Beginning of the end? Ukraine's front-line soldiers eye Russia talks with hope

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Yogita Limaye

Beginning of the end? Ukraine's front-line soldiers eye Russia talks with hopeYogita LimayeReporting fromEastern UkraineBBCSome soldiers like Kozak believe too many people have been killed to hand over land to RussiaBig plumes of smoke are visible on a screen that's providing a live feed from Ukrainian drones hovering over the outskirts of the eastern city of Pokrovsk, one of the most intense front lines in Ukraine.
Beginning of the end? Ukraine's front-line soldiers eye Russia talks with hope

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Yogita Limaye

Big plumes of smoke are visible on a screen that's providing a live feed from Ukrainian drones hovering over the outskirts of the eastern city of Pokrovsk, one of the most intense front lines in Ukraine. A few seconds earlier, Ukrainian artillery strikes Russian positions, places where we'd seen Russian soldiers moving about as they try to advance towards a key road going into Pokrovsk. At least one Russian soldier is injured, possibly dead after the strike.
Ukraine’s soldiers and civilians on Russia’s ceasefire

4 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Yogita Limaye

Yogita Limayereporting from the Donetsk regionHours into the ceasefire Russia had called for, we drove into the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to see what, if any, impact it was having. The Ukrainian military escorted us to an artillery position, south-west of the fiercely contested city of Pokrovsk. Overcast skies made the drive through mud tracks running past wide open fields slightly less vulnerable to attacks from drones.
'There is no truce': Ukraine's soldiers and civilians on Russia's ceasefire

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Yogita Limaye

Hours into the ceasefire Russia had called for, we drove into the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to see what, if any, impact it was having. The Ukrainian military escorted us to an artillery position, south-west of the fiercely contested city of Pokrovsk. Overcast skies made the drive through mud tracks running past wide open fields slightly less vulnerable to attacks from drones.
'There is no truce': Ukraine's soldiers and civilians on Russia's ceasefire

4 weeks ago | risingnepaldaily.com | Yogita Limaye

By Yogita Limaye, reporting from the Donetsk region, May 9: Hours into the ceasefire Russia had called for, we drove into the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to see what, if any, impact it was having. The Ukrainian military escorted us to an artillery position, south-west of the fiercely contested city of Pokrovsk. Overcast skies made the drive through mud tracks running past wide open fields slightly less vulnerable to attacks from drones.
'There is no truce': Ukraine's soldiers and civilians on Russia's ceasefire

4 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Yogita Limaye

Image caption, Asked about a ceasefire, 26-year-old soldier Max told the BBC "you don't think about things like that here."reporting from the Donetsk regionHours into the ceasefire Russia had called for, we drove into the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to see what, if any, impact it was having. The Ukrainian military escorted us to an artillery position, south-west of the fiercely contested city of Pokrovsk.
'There is no truce': Ukraine's soldiers and civilians on Russia's ceasefire

4 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Yogita Limaye

Asked about a ceasefire, 26-year-old soldier Max told the BBC "you don't think about things like that here." [BBC]Hours into the ceasefire Russia had called for, we drove into the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to see what, if any, impact it was having. The Ukrainian military escorted us to an artillery position, south-west of the fiercely contested city of Pokrovsk. Overcast skies made the drive through mud tracks running past wide open fields slightly less vulnerable to attacks from drones.