Russian invasion
Russian Nobel laureate sells medal for $103.5 mn to benefit Ukraine kids
The medal was sold to an as yet unidentified phone bidder at the sale in New York organised by Heritage Auctions.
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Ukraine dependent on arms from allies after exhausting Soviet-era weaponry
More than three months into the conflict sparked when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, that equipment has been used up or destroyed in battle, the US sources said.
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Ukraine orders end to defence of Mariupol
Russia's flattening of the strategic port city has drawn multiple accusations of war crimes, including a deadly attack on a maternity ward, and Ukraine has begun a reckoning for captured Russian troops.
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Putin: Launching military operation in Ukraine ‘the only right decision’
Russian President Vladimir Putin was speaking at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow while up to 11,000 troops marched on the capital's iconic Red Square as Russia celebrated the 77th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Steenhuisen on visit to Ukraine: I wanted to see impact of war with my own eyes
The DA leader’s recent visit to the war-torn country came under a lot of public scrutiny with some calling it a PR stunt.
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Censorship, attacks on journalists: Sanef 'concerned' about state of media
In a special webinar, senior media practitioners cited budget cuts within newsrooms and external attacks on the media as a threat to the long-term sustainability of the industry.
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S.Africans question Steenhuisen's Ukraine visit: ‘What are you doing there?'
Steenhuisen is in Ukraine this week where he is on a fact-finding missions. He will visit various refugee camps and meet with various government leaders.
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Ukraine to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol
The sprawling Azovstal plant is the last holdout of Ukrainian forces in the strategic southern port city, which has been besieged by Russian forces since they invaded Ukraine on February 24.
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Agricultural economist: SA food prices to soon feel impact of Russia-Ukraine war
The conflict's partly to blame for ever-increasing fuel costs domestically, which will have a knock-on effect.
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Ukraine ambassador to SA: Russian invasion to impact Africa financially
Abravitova was the guest speaker at a Waterfront rotary breakfast meeting in Cape Town on Friday.
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US believe that Ukraine could beat Russia with the 'right equipment'
A landmark visit by Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ukraine came as the war entered its third month, with thousands killed and millions displaced by the fighting.
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Almost 5.2 million Ukrainians flee war: UN
The total figure of 5,186,744 is an increase of 23,058 over Saturday's data, the UNHCR said.
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Mariupol 'continues to resist', Ukrainian president says
Russia says it has "liberated" the city, with just a few thousand Ukrainian soldiers left in the Azovstal plant complex, where thousands more civilians are also believed to have taken refuge.
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Marine in besieged Mariupol says 'maybe facing our last days, if not hours'
"The enemy is outnumbering us 10 to one," Serhiy Volyna from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade said, sheltering at the besieged Azovstal factory, a vast plant with underground tunnels where Ukrainian defenders are pinned down by Russian fighters.
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Nzimande: Best way to honour Hani is to end war in Ukraine
The SACP led a wreath-laying ceremony on Sunday for its leader exactly 29 years since his assassination.
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Ukraine says 1,200 bodies found near Kyiv as east braces for onslaught
Heavy bombardments hammered Ukraine through the weekend, adding to mounting casualties six weeks into Russia's invasion of its neighbour.
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From Kyiv to the Venice Biennale: Ukrainian artwork saved from war
One of those pieces, a monumental installation by Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov, was set to be displayed in Ukraine's pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
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US announces extra $100-million in military aid to Ukraine
"I have authorised, pursuant to a delegation from the President earlier today, the immediate drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $100 million to meet Ukraine’s urgent need for additional anti-armor systems," Blinken said in a statement.
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Zelensky to address UN Security Council over Russian 'genocide'
The speech, Zelensky's first to the body since Russia's invasion, comes after he made an emotional trip to Bucha, where dozens of bodies were discovered after the withdrawal of Russian troops.
