WORLD-EUROPE: TODAY’S PHOTO-HEADLINE- Russia invades Ukraine
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Attacks across Ukraine as dozens die in Russian invasion
Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine’s Lugansk region on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, killing dozens and forcing hundreds to flee for their lives in the pro-Western neighbour. Russian air strikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east, triggering condemnation from Western leaders and warnings of massive sanctions. (AFP/Anatolii Stepanov)
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Dave Clark and Thibaut Marchand (Agence France-Presse) Kyiv and Chuguiv, Ukraine ● Fri, February 25, 2022
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Invading Russian forces pressed deep into Ukraine as violence spiralled Thursday, claiming dozens of lives and raising the prospect Moscow will march on Kyiv as the West imposed punishing sanctions in response. In a day of intense fighting, Russian missiles and shelling rained down on Ukrainian cities, forcing civilians to seek shelter on metro systems, with others displaced by deadly airstrikes. Across Ukraine, at least 68 people were killed, including both soldiers and civilians, according to an AFP tally from Ukrainian official sources.
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Denmark to deploy soldiers to Estonia in wake of Russia’s invasion
Military personnell carry the Danish flag (Dannebrog) as they parade through the city of Aalborg, Denmark, during the Flag Day for Denmark’s emissaries, on September 5, 2021. The Flag Day honours people who are or have been sent on a mission by Denmark. (AFP/Henning Bagger / Ritzau Scanpix )
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Reuters Copenhagen, Denmark ● Thu, February 24, 2022
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Denmark will increase its contributions to NATO forces by deploying around 200 soldiers to Estonia as well as two F-16 fighter jets to perform aerial policing in Poland’s air space, the government said on Thursday, as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The soldiers, which would take part in NATO’s operations in Estonia, would be deployed in the first half of March, the country’s chief of defence told journalists at a press briefing. The decisions would need parliamentary approval, which the government will seek later on Thursday.
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Explosions heard in Kyiv, official says enemy aircraft downed
- 02- 25- 2022 11:49 AM
Russian and Ukrainian forces were on Thursday battling for an airbase on the northern outskirts of Kyiv after dozens of attack helicopters swooped south from Belarus towards Ukraine’s capital. AFPPIX.
MOSCOW: Ukrainian forces downed an enemy aircraft over Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, which then crashed into a residential building and set it on fire, said Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to the interior minister.
It was unclear whether the aircraft was manned. Herashchenko wrote on Telegram that a nine-storey residential building was on fire.
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Cambodia and Malaysia lead ASEAN calls for diplomacy to resolve Ukraine-Russia conflict
Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob (left) meets Cambodian PM Hun Sen during an official visit to Cambodia, in Phnom Penh, on Feb 24, 2022. RGCCountries in South-east Asia have called for more dialogues among relevant sides to seek a peaceful solution for the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday (Feb 24), confirming the worst fears of the West with the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II.
Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, which is the Asean chair this year, said: “Although we are far away and a small country, international issues such as this are very concerning to us.”
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