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The United States formally accuses Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia

By Kouthar Sambo The United States has formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine and announced fresh sanctions on Tehran. The accusations come while the US forms part of Israel’s main supplier of ammunition, furthering the ongoing genocide leveled against Palestinians. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Wednesday, an international relations expert and Mail & Guardian columnist Donovan Williams […]

12 September 2024

International

Pakistan supplied arms to Ukraine in return for IMF bailout with help of US – report

Pakistan supplied munitions and arms to Ukraine in return for the recent bailout to the South Asian country by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a deal brokered by the United States, leaked documents have revealed. According to an investigation by The Intercept, two sources with knowledge of the arrangement, as well as internal Pakistani and American government documents, revealed that Pakistan had succumbed to US pressure to covertly support Ukraine […]

19 September 2023

International

Russian drone raid kills 1 in Ukraine’s Odesa, Kyiv repels missile attack

One person was killed in Russian drone attacks on a port district in Ukraine’s southwestern Odesa region while Ukrainian air defence successfully shot down a barrage of Russian missiles fired at targets in the capital Kyiv, officials said. The night-time attacks on Odesa’s Izmail district lasted three hours, regional Governor Oleg Kiper said on the Telegram messaging app early on Wednesday. “Unfortunately, one person died,” said Kiper, adding that it […]

6 September 2023

International

Kim to meet Putin as Russia seeks closer military ties with North Korea

Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, as Russia says it is seeking closer military ties with North Korea. In a rare trip abroad, Kim would travel from Pyongyang, probably by armored train, to Vladivostok, on the Pacific Coast of Russia, where he would meet Putin, the New York Times […]

5 September 2023

International

Russia attacks Ukraine grain port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks

Russia has launched a wave of drone attacks on one of Ukraine’s biggest grain exporting ports, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were due to hold talks. Ukraine’s Air Force early on Monday urged residents of Izmail port, one of the country’s two major grain-exporting facilities on the Danube River in the Odesa region, to seek shelter. Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper later said 17 […]

4 September 2023

Local

Russia to continue engagements with BRICS for Ukraine crisis resolution

Russia says it will continue dialogue with China, Brazil and African partners on prospects for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis. The Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement follows a Russia-African Summit last week at which some African leaders sought to persuade President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Earlier, President Cyril Ramaphosa, who attended the summit, said South Africa appreciated Putin’s support for the BRICS summit to be held in […]

31 July 2023

International

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia reports multiple Russian missile attacks

Ukraine’s second-biggest city of Kharkiv and the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia have been targeted in a wave of Russian missile attacks, according to officials. At least 17 Russian missiles hit Zaporizhzhia in one hour on Friday morning, its acting mayor, Anatolii Kurtiev, said on Telegram, adding that the missiles targeted energy infrastructure. Russian forces also launched a series of overnight attacks that knocked out power supplies in parts of Kharkiv. […]

10 February 2023

International

Ukraine says its forces hold out against Russia in battle for Soledar

Ukraine said its troops were holding out against pro-Moscow forces in the eastern salt mining town of Soledar as more than 500 civilians including children were trapped there. In a video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday thanked two units in Soledar that he said “are holding their positions and inflicting significant losses on the enemy.” He did not give more details. Zelenskiy said he and senior Ukrainian commanders analysed […]

13 January 2023

Local

South African who escaped Ukraine conflict has found happiness in Russia

Ten months after walking for 16 hours and hustling for rides to escape from Ukraine when Russia launched its attack, Johan Nel said he faced trauma following the experience. However, the online teacher is now living in Russia where he made new friends and found the love of his life. Speaking to TimesLIVE, he said he does not want to relive the four-day horror of escaping from Ukraine in February […]

4 January 2023

Ukraine

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