Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, Father's Day, thanked all strong and brave soldiers combating Russia's invasion, and hoped all fathers would eventually return from the front. Thank you to every Ukrainian daddy, to every Ukrainian family for our strong and brave soldiers who protected Ukraine's independence, and fight for the life

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South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation promoting peace in between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian equivalent Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the battling needed to stop.His delegation advanced a set of concepts that the Kremlin considered very tough to execute, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled

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South Africa's president arrived in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Saturday ahead of talks headed by an African delegation promoting negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow even as doubts grow they will bear fruit. The African leaders are attempting to make the continent's problems heard after it has actually been buffeted by economic headwinds caused by the

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Russia on Saturday said it had actually destroyed three drones targeting an oil refinery in the southern border area of Bryansk, as Ukraine pursues its counteroffensive against Russian forces. Russian air defense systems pushed back an overnight attack by the Ukrainian militaries on the 'Druzhba' oil refinery in the district of Novozybkov, the

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday called for more tanks to be produced to fulfill the needs of Russian forces in Ukraine after Kyiv launched a counteroffensive with Western arms.Shoigu, who went to a military factory in western Siberia, stressed the need to maintain the increased production of tanks and better security

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Crimea's tourism market is braced for another lost summer season as Kyiv's speeding up counteroffensive raises fresh safety issues on the annexed peninsula and countless Russian tourists are set to keep away from its Black Sea resorts for the 2nd year running.Tourist flows to Crimea-- currently down by around a third in 2022-- have fallen even

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