Tag: Ukraine
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AU head tells Putin Africans ‘victims’ of Ukraine conflict
[ad_1] African Union head Macky Sall told Vladimir Putin that Africans were ‘victims’ economically of the conflict in Ukraine – Copyright AFP DALE DE LA REY African Union head Macky Sall on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to take into account the suffering in African countries from food shortages caused by Moscow’s military campaign…
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War in Ukraine: Latest developments
[ad_1] A view of the city of Mariupol, which was almost completely destroyed during the first three months of the war – Copyright AFP Hector RETAMAL Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. – ‘No winner’ of 100-day war – There are no winners in the conflict, the UN says, as the…
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West must brace for ‘long haul’ in Ukraine: NATO chief
[ad_1] NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warns that the Ukraine war will be a ‘long haul’ – Copyright AFP SAUL LOEB Western nations need to brace for a long “war of attrition” in Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday following White House talks with US President Joe Biden. “We just have to be prepared…
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War in Ukraine: Latest developments
[ad_1] Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by Ukrainian forces, on the side of a road in the eastern Lugansk region, where Russian forces control most of the city of Severodonetsk – Copyright AFP Anthony WALLACE Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – Street fighting in Severodonetsk – Ukrainian forces…
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Russia tightens noose around key Ukraine city on 99th day of war
[ad_1] In the city of Sloviansk, AFP journalists saw buildings destroyed by a rocket attack – Copyright AFP BISHAL MAGAR Quentin Tyberghien Russian forces on Thursday hammered the last Ukrainian defences holding a strategic city in the Donbas region as the war approached its 100th day and Washington warned it could still last for months.…
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War in Ukraine: Latest developments
[ad_1] Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by Ukrainian forces, on the side of a road in the eastern Lugansk region, where Russian forces control most of the city of Severodonetsk – Copyright AFP SERGIO MARANHAO Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – Street fighting in Severodonetsk – Ukrainian forces…
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Bread factory holds tough as Ukraine hopes for recovery
[ad_1] Work continued at Tsar-Khlib bread outside Kyiv even as Russian forces advanced – Copyright AFP Sergei SUPINSKY Charlotte Plantive with Patrick Fort in Kharkiv Balls of dough file past on the assembly line and a sweet scent fills the air at a bread factory that embodies Ukraine’s determination and its tentative recovery 100 days…
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100 days of war in Ukraine: A timeline
[ad_1] The Ukrainian government has said it believes tens of thousands of people have been killed in Mariupol – Copyright AFP Alexander NEMENOV Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades. As Russia extends its grip over the east, we look back on 100…
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Arms for Ukraine: Who has sent what?
[ad_1] Several nations have sent Ukraine the US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles – Copyright AFP Gil OBED Andrea GRAELLS TEMPEL, AFP bureaux The United States has agreed to supply Ukraine with advanced rocket launch systems to try to turn the tide of the war in the eastern Donbas region, where the city of Severodonetsk looks poised…
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In a bombed-out building, Ukraine investigators take stock
[ad_1] Some appartments were completely burnt out after the Russians strikes – Copyright AFP Hector RETAMAL Patrick FORT As investigators surveyed the damage in a bombed-out block of buildings in Saltivka, on the outskirts of the eastern city of Kharkiv, residents gathered around them. They were dispatched to decide if this attack constituted a war…