MOSCOW, June 9, 2023 (AFP) – Fighting raged Friday in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian official said, with observers seeing the combat as the possible start of Kyiv’s long-expected offensive. Ukraine has not offered any confirmation but expectations have built for months over when its forces, bolstered with Western weapons and training, would launch a counter-offensive in a bid to reclaim land occupied by Russian forces. The fighting comes as the humanitarian and environmental […]

by Emmanuel PARISSE Agence France-Presse SIVERSK, Ukraine (AFP) — “Don’t worry, it’s us” who are firing, said Nataliya, a shopkeeper in Siversk, implacable behind her counter as the Ukrainian artillery bombarded Russian positions about 10 kilometers away. But the Russians are not slow about firing back — particularly at night. “We got no sleep last night,” said Nataliya, who opens her little shop when the shelling isn’t too close because “people need it”. “It is […]