By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
The Russian army claims to have struck a ship transporting military supplies in the Black Sea, south of Odessa, on Thursday, ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi. The attack is part of a series of exchanges of strikes between Russia and Ukraine, according to Africa News.
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The war in Ukraine is mobilizing the Russian army, which has recruited around 3,000 Africans, among others.
5 NovRussian strike on Ukrainian aid centre kills 42
5 NovRussian strike involving 128 drones and two missiles injures one near Kyiv
4 NovRussian strike on Ukrainian aid centre kills 40Russia has struck power stations in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, according to Reuters. The bombings are part of a new series of attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as the war continues on several fronts.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: The Citizen ·
A Russian strike on an aid centre in a former school building in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killed at least 33 people and left about fifty others missing, according to Africanews. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as one of the deadliest of the war, and the UN mission in Ukraine believes it probably violated the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Egypt Independent ·
🇹🇷 Türkiye · Source: Africanews ·
Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza is calling for the release of prisoners of war and political prisoners to be included in any ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine. He made the proposal on 30 October in Washington, at a ceremony dedicated to political prisoners, according to Voice of America.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Voice of America ·
L'Iran demande des S-400 russes à Poutine, selon un responsable iranienL'Iran chercherait à obtenir des systèmes de défense antiaérienne S-400 auprès de la Russie, selon un responsable iranien cité par le Telegraph. La demande serait au cœur d'une lettre remise le 5 novembre à Vladimir Poutine par Mohsen Rezaei, secrétaire du Conseil suprême de sécurité nationale, au nom du guide suprême. Téhéran veut reconstruire ses défenses après les frappes américaines et israéliennes.The week in Africa
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