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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.

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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…

France 24

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.

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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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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.

Al Jazeera

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…

Chicago Tribune

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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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…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin unleashes aerial strikes, killing at least 6

Ukrainian fighters have reclaimed seven villages in counteroffensive so far, says deputy defence minister

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine urges G7 to clamp down after western parts found in Russian missiles

Kyiv says components including microchips supplied for civilian purposes are sent to Russia through countries such as China

The Independent UK

Putin mixes threats of new offensive in Ukraine with offers of peace talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin made extensive comments about the war in Ukraine, alternating threats of a new Russian offensive to grab more Ukrainian land with statements about the Kremlin’s readiness for peace talks

Bangkok Post

Putin claims Ukraine sees major losses in counterattack, Kyiv eyes gains

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday that Ukraine's casualties in its much-anticipated counteroffensive were ten times higher than Moscow's even as Kyiv said it was making gains and "moving forward".

The Guardian - UK

Putin denies Zelenskiy’s claims of counteroffensive success for Ukraine

President admits Russia has lost 54 tanks in the opening assaults but insists Ukraine’s losses are greater

France 24

‘A large part of the Ukrainian counteroffensive hasn’t been put into action yet’

With Ukraine now in the early stages of a long-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia, Philippe Gros, a senior research fellow at French security and defence think tank Foundation for Strategic Research, talks to FRANCE 24 about Kyiv’s likely military strategies.

The Independent UK

UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces 'dangerous situation'

The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst in Ukraine and Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russia

The Independent UK

Russia losing 900 soldiers a day during counteroffensive, Ukrainian officials claim

Advisor to the defence ministry calls on West to sign off supply of jets at a Nato meeting this week – so Kyiv can keep up its momentum

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