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Russian oil arrives in Cuba as US eases blockade
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» MATANZAS, Cuba - A Russian oil tanker arrived in a Cuban port on Tuesday to deliver the first crude shipment to the island since January after Washington gave the crisis-hit country a reprieve from an effective fuel blockade.
Cubans ready for Russian oil but some say not enough
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» MATANZAS (CUBA) - Cubans on Monday cautiously welcomed the imminent arrival of a Russian oil shipment, with some warning it would do little to ease an energy crisis after US President Donald Trump granted a reprieve from his oil blockade.
'We will wait for each one': Ukrainians greet POWs with tears and cheers
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) - Larysa Gladka was among hundreds of Ukrainians lining the road stretching towards the northern border, holding flags as they anxiously fixed their gaze at the horizon.
Liverpool, Man City and Barcelona ease into Champions League last 16
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» PARIS - Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona booked last-16 places in the Champions League on Wednesday, as holders Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid missed out on the top eight.
How Ukraine caught Russia off-guard
By Mark Trevelyan, Anastasiia Malenko and Gleb Stolyarov, Reuters, Published on 17/08/2024
» In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia’s western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss.
Ukraine crews conduct 'scary' missions in aged Soviet helicopters
AFP, Published on 27/03/2023
» A HELICOPTER BASE (Ukraine): Anatoliy points to the few reinforced panels inside one of Ukraine's Mi-8 helicopters where he spends five-week shifts firing rockets at Russian positions.
'God spared us': Fleeing occupation by dinghy under Russian fire
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» ARHANHELSKE (UKRAINE) - The tractor driver and the nurse who became his wife during the war think they must have helped 2,200 villagers cross a river under Russian shelling to Ukrainian-held land.
12 killed, dozens hurt in Zaporizhzhia city shelling
Reuters, Published on 09/10/2022
» At least 12 people were killed and 49 hospitalised, including six children, as a result of shelling in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the region's governor said on Sunday.
Deadly Russian strike shatters Ukraine rail hub
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» CHAPLYNE (UKRAINE) - "It's such a shame for this boy, such a shame," said Viktor, a resident of the Ukrainian city of Chaplyne, whose young neighbour was killed by a Russian strike.
US charges Russians with cyberattacks on Ukraine, French elections, Olympics
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged in the United States with carrying out cyberattacks on Ukraine's power grid, the 2017 French elections and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, the Justice Department announced on Monday.