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Missiles greet African peace mission visit in Ukraine

The leaders of South Africa, Senegal, Zambia, the Comoros and Egypt have met Ukrainian defence ministry representatives in the capital Kyiv.

The New Daily

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Ukraine’s counteroffensive advances but faces severe obstacles; Russian airstrikes target defence ‘logistics support’

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine offensive moving towards Mariupol, minister says – as it happened

Centre of fighting has moved as Ukrainian forces slowly push back Russians, says Hanna Maliar, a deputy defence minister

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Evacuation of Kyiv icons takes fight for Ukraine’s heritage to Louvre in Paris

The Louvre in Paris is hosting some of Ukraine’s most treasured works of art that were secretly evacuated from Kyiv to shield them from the war. Their exhibition at the world’s best-known museum highlights the role played by culture and heritage as Ukraine resists Russian attempts to deny both its…

France 24

F-16 planes are a message to Putin: NATO support isn’t waning

The F-16s that NATO allies may send to Ukraine aren’t likely to arrive in time to help with Kyiv’s current offensive. The used planes won’t be enough to turn the tide in the air war against Russia, either. The alliance has a different message in mind.

Tribune News Service

Kyiv attacked as African peace mission visits

KYIV: A flurry of Russian missiles greeted a delegation of African leaders arriving in Kyiv on Friday as part of a mission aiming to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia.

Bangkok Post

Fears of environmental disaster mount after Ukraine dam break

An estimated 700,000 people are in need of clean water around the Nova Kakhovka dam as Kyiv speaks of ‘ecocide’.

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African leaders prepare to meet Putin after Zelensky rules out talks

A high-level African delegation was preparing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a day after its calls for talks between Moscow and Kyiv were rebuffed by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv as African leaders begin ‘peace mission’

The African leaders headed to Ukraine’s capital before talks with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Saturday

Evening Standard

OPINION - Ukrainian journalist Olga Rodenko is one of the bravest women I have met, and here’s why

Exactly a year ago, on a similar scorching June day, I interviewed the editor of The Kyiv Independent, 34-year-old Olga Rudenko, and her CEO, Daryna Shevchenko, at the Founders Forum tech conference in Soho House, Oxfordshire. The luxury of our surroundings made only starker the separation between what was happening…

Evening Standard

Zelenskyy asks African leaders to push Russia on prisoner release

The delegation began their ‘peace mission’ in Ukraine and plan to visit Russia and meet President Putin on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 478 of the invasion

Explosions reported in Kyiv during African peace initiative visit; Ukraine has retaken more than 100 sq km in counteroffensive, commander claims

The Guardian - AU

African leaders set to meet with presidents of Ukraine, Russia in bid to end war

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine in a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia

The Independent UK

In Kyiv, South African president calls on Russia and Ukraine to ‘de-escalate’ conflict

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday called on both Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate their conflict in order to “settle” the war in Ukraine. Ramaphosa is one of a group of African leaders that arrived in the Ukrainian capital earlier on Friday as air raid sirens sounded and explosions…

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Radio France Internationale

African leaders travel to Ukraine and Russia on peace mission

A delegation of four African heads of state are headed to Kyiv and Saint Petersburg to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Vladimir Putin, in the latest in a series of mediation efforts aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

US military chief says Ukraine offensive a ‘very difficult fight’

US General Mark Milley says Ukraine making ‘steady progress’ in counteroffensive that is ‘very violent’ and costly.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Huge missile attack on Kyiv sends African leaders running to bomb shelters

Russian missiles were ‘a message to Africa,’ says Ukrainian foreign minister

Daily Mirror

New mums in Britain and Ukraine discuss pregnancy and childcare in World Talks call

Lauren Roberts and Iryna Nemyrovych discussed the latter's experience of pregnancy in a warzone during the videocall

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Al Jazeera

As Russians fight for Ukraine, Kyiv is faced with a new dilemma

A Russian Volunteer Corps fighter is remembered as a ‘brave warrior’ at a funeral in Kyiv, as Ukraine treads carefully.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Sizing up Ukraine’s counteroffensive is difficult in the fog of war

After months of speculation about when Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive will begin, we now have an answer: right now. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, many of them trained at military bases in Europe and outfitted with heavy Western armor, are now launching simultaneous operations at several points along the 600-mile-long…

The Independent UK

Teenager in Ukraine achieves second contortion world record despite ongoing war

Sofia Tepla completed 21 contortion roll push-ups on March 11, in Kyiv, Ukraine, at the age of 12.

Radio France Internationale

NATO allies must arm Ukraine for offensive: Stoltenberg

NATO Security General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday alliance members must ensure Ukraine keeps getting enough arms to pursue its counter-offensive against Russia as Kyiv sustains losses in its long-awaited counter-offensive.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine attacks the front line; Russia says big losses inflicted

Ukraine says its forces recaptured 100sq km, but Russia’s President Putin says counteroffensive attacks failed.

The Independent UK

Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine – killing at least 6

Meanwhile, Kyiv’s armed forces have reported further gains in the early stages of its counteroffensive

The Conversation

Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive has finally begun - but why now and to what end?

A few days into the news that the Ukrainian army has recaptured territorities from the Russian occupying forces, Kyiv’s counteroffensive still has plenty to intrigue us. Announced in autumn 2022, this summer 2023 campaign has been a long time coming. So much so that it almost came to seem like…

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