Tag: ukranian war

Kyiv says 3 killed in air attack on capital

KYIV, Ukraine, June 1, 2023 (AFP) – Three people were killed, including two children, early Thursday in an air attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv’s military administration and the city’s mayor said. “Three people died and four people have been injured in the Desnyansky district,” the Kyiv City Military Administration wrote on Telegram. “Among the three dead in the Desnyansky district, there were 2 children (aged 5-6 and 12-13),” it said. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko […]

Tennis player Tsurenko urges Ukrainians to beat Russians ‘on any field’

PARIS (AFP) – Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko says she and her compatriots’ only resort is to beat their Russian and Belarusian rivals “on any field” as she is resigned to sports organisations not taking tougher action. Russian and Belarusian players have been competing on both the ATP and WTA tours under a neutral flag since Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 with the assistance of Belarus. Tsurenko, 33, told AFP […]