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Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine have been trying to retake Kherson, the only large city in the country to be occupied by Russia. Ukraine’s military is warning Moscow is trying to consolidate defensive positions in the south. Deputy commander Nazar is in charge of a battalion of over 500 men fighting in Southern Urkaine.   –   CopyrightEuronews This […]

On March 23, Kyiv resident Olena Sukhenko got the most terrifying phone call of her life. “Russians came to our house,” her younger brother told her. “They took our mother. Our father went with her.” She felt the ground slipping out from beneath her feet. Kyiv resident Olena Sukhenko sits next to the coffins of her […]

Ougadougou:Rescue workers have found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside a flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso, the government and the mine owner said on Tuesday, all but extinguishing hope that eight missing miners could still be alive after a month. Men work during a rescue operation inside Perkoa mine where water is […]

Russia reported Thursday its second civilian death since the start of the invasion of Ukraine as fighting near Russia’s border with Ukraine intensified. “Another enemy attack that took place at dawn unfortunately ended in tragedy,” Roman Starovoit, the governor of western Russia’s Kursk region, wrote on Telegram.      Roman Starovoit’s Telegram channe A truck driver […]

Russian army Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo) The first Russian soldier on trial in Ukraine for war crimes during Russia’s invasion of the country pleaded guilty Wednesday, facing possible life imprisonment in the Ukranian capital Kyiv. Asked in court if […]

Russia is losing manpower at an unsustainable rate; it was forced to accept Finland and Sweden’s decisions to join NATO; and it is cutting its own gas sales to Europe, which helps it finance the war with Ukraine. Pro-Russian troops drive armoured vehicles during the Ukraine-Russia conflict near Novoazovsk in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine [Alexander […]

With the defence of Mariupol appearing to be coming to an end, and close to a thousand Ukrainian soldiers having surrendered to Russian forces since Monday, according to Moscow, the fate of those defenders is now unclear. Kyiv wants to trade them, but some in Moscow are taking a harder line. Ukrainian servicemen sit in […]

According to Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, Russia is “an indisputable leader” on the global arms markets in terms of this type of weapons by technical characteristics Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov © Artyom Geodakyan/TASS MOSCOW, May 18. /TASS/. The latest S-500 anti-aircraft missile system has begun arriving for Russian troops, Deputy Prime Minister […]

It wasn’t at all planned that our visit to the unit’s Casualty Processing Center (CPC) would see wounded Ukrainian soldiers coming off the fighting line. Medical workers treat a group of men with severe concussion as a result of Russian artillery at the 25th Airbourne Brigade Casualty Reception Center. Donetsk Region, Ukraine May 10, 2022 […]

Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister briefly attempted to take over the capital Tripoli before being forced out hours after his arrival triggered fighting between opposing militias. Fathi Bashagha was appointed last month as Prime Minister-designate despite growing tensions. [File: Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters] Clashes erupted early on Tuesday morning as Fathi Bashagha tried to take control of the […]