KYIV — Russia launched air strikes on Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv on Sunday, officials said, prompting neighboring Poland’s armed forces to activate aircraft to ensure airspace safety near the border. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app there were several explosions in the Ukrainian capital after air defense… Continue reading Russia launches strikes on Kyiv and Lviv region; Poland activates aircraft
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Two injured in Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow region, nearly 50 flights disrupted
At least two people were injured on Monday when parts of a Ukrainian drone destroyed by Russian air defenses fell on a house in the Moscow region, the regional governor said. Nearly 50 plane flights in and out of the capital were disrupted after Russia said it jammed a Ukrainian drone in the Ruzsky district… Continue reading Two injured in Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow region, nearly 50 flights disrupted
‘Death can find you’: three medics on work in Uganda’s most volatile region | Global development
In north-east Uganda, in the mountains of Karamoja, cattle rustling and family feuds are rife. A resurgence in the past few years of tribal conflict, which Ugandan government forces had thought quashed after a controversial disarmament campaign more than a decade ago, is being led by young, jobless men with knives and guns. Known as… Continue reading ‘Death can find you’: three medics on work in Uganda’s most volatile region | Global development
7 killed in Ukraine’s Kherson region, including a 23-day-old baby girl
Seven people — including a 23-day-old baby girl — were killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Sunday, the country’s Internal Affairs Ministry said. Artillery shelling in the village of Shiroka Balka, on the banks of the Dnieper River killed a family — a husband, wife, 12-year-old boy and 23-day-old girl —… Continue reading 7 killed in Ukraine’s Kherson region, including a 23-day-old baby girl