As invading Russian forces near Pokrovsk, Maria and her cats have finally decided to leave Fleeing the town she has lived in most of her life, Maria Honcharenko is taking just one small bag ...
Russian forces have for months sought to capture the town, but their advance has quickened in recent weeks and they have seized the village of Novohrodivka about 10km (6 miles) to the south east.
PARIS: The fall of Russian ally Bashar Al Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin’s strategy not only for the Mediterranean but also for Africa, pushing it to focus on Libya as a potential foothold, ...