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Russian Jet Carrying Ukrainian PoWs Crashes – Moscow

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A Russian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane has crashed in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine. At least 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defence. Ria Novosti news agency said another nine people were on board, including six crew. Continue Reading

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Explosions Rock Russian Air Base in Crimea

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A week after an apparent Ukrainian attack on a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, an arms store on another depot has been hit by a series of explosions. Russian officials said a fire triggered the blasts in the Dzhankoi area – before later blaming “sabotage”. A separate fire broke out at a power substation […]Continue Reading

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Mali is Preventing Access to Killings Site – UN

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The UN has expressed concern that Malian authorities have denied its human rights investigators access to a village where hundreds of people were killed. “We are extremely concerned that Malian authorities have still not granted UN human rights investigators access”, a statement by the UN Human Rights Office said. It says “time is of essence […]Continue Reading

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 Takes from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Web News 5 April 2022 874 0

February 24, 2022, will ever remain etched in the annals of Ukraine, not for any memorable fanfare, pomp or pageantry but that of a long drawn out war foisted on it by the invasion of its territory on the orders of Valdimir Putin, the Russian strongman. The invasion has not been a walkover as Putin […]Continue Reading