A Guinean embassy staff member arrived at the summit in St. Petersburg wearing a blouse covered with Vladimir Putin’s face.
Lama Jacques Sevoba posed with a Russian boy for a photo of the conversations.
A son comforts his mother and a young woman holds the image of a soldier as Ukrainians hold a memorial in Kiev for those killed in last year’s Olenivka criminal attack.
At least 50 other people were killed when a chimney swept through the facility, which housed Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Ukraine accused Russia of deliberately killing the prisoners and said it used a thermobaric grenade launcher.
An explosion at a former prison where Ukrainian war criminals were being held was caused by the use of a thermobaric grenade launcher, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said.
Ukraine blamed Russian forces for the attack in Olenivka, in the Donetsk region, a year ago today.
The Attorney General said the prisoners were deliberately killed.
Authorities conducted an initial investigation and found the bodies of another 33 people killed in the former prison.
Another 24 are under review.
Thirteen Ukrainians who were released from Russian captivity and survived the attack were questioned as victims.
Two explosions were reported at an ammunition warehouse in Crimea last night.
Witnesses reported hearing sounds of explosive devices.
Ambulances and police forces were reportedly dispatched to the scene in Kozacha Bay near Sevastopol.
Ukraine’s army intelligence firm said the explosions were the result of sabotage, but did not acknowledge whether Kiev was the attack.
The incident comes more than a week after explosions ruptured the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia.
After an assembly in St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin is expected to accompany African leaders.
The Kremlin said the board would be issued “as soon as agreed. “
The Russian president hosted the leaders of African nations at a summit this week in a bid to establish ties abroad.
Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his assembly had been “successful” and dating was advancing.
Some African countries have expressed fears over Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, which had allowed Ukrainian grain to be safely exported to the rest of the world.
Putin has stepped up to ship loose grain to six African countries in the coming months, though the UN said that would not be enough.
One hundred Wagner fighters have approached the Belarusian town of Grodno, near the border with Poland, the Polish prime minister said.
Poland is concerned about the consequences of the war on its territory, especially since fighters of the Russian mercenary organization have moved to Belarus.
Earlier this month, NATO member Poland began moving more than 1,000 troops to the east of the country.
“The scenario is becoming more and more damaging . . . Most likely, they (Wagner’s staff) will disguise themselves as Belarusian border guards and illegal immigrants to succeed on Polish territory (and) destabilize Poland,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. .
“They will likely try to enter Poland posing as illegal immigrants, which poses an additional threat. “
Morawiecki said where the data came from.
Anton Motolko, founder of the Belarusian opposition Hajun mission that monitors military activity in the country, said his organization had not noticed that Wagner’s fighters were the last in Grodno.
The city is close to Suwalki Gap, a strategic strip of land along the Polish-Lithuanian border that is a potential weak point for NATO.
A hard-working covering engineer working at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was kidnapped by Russian troops, Ukraine’s state force company said.
Serhii Potynh last noticed a branch of police controlled by Russian forces, Energoatom said.
He allegedly tortured in Russian captivity.
“Every time they torture the engineer, the invaders send him to the hospital to keep him alive,” the company said.
Energoatom suggested the UN-led International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ensure the release of all workers at the Zaporizhzhia plant who are held captive in Russia.
The nuclear power plant has been a Russian profession since the beginning of the invasion.
Ukraine has warned that Moscow is plotting a “terrorist act” at the facility.
Vladimir Putin met with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in St. Petersburg as talks continue between African leaders and Russia.
Ramaphosa said the assembly was “successful” and told reporters he believed “we have one that can advance our relations between Russia and South Africa. “
Yesterday, African leaders proposed to Putin to resume his peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.
They also called on the Russian president to conclude a new agreement allowing the export of Ukrainian grain to the rest of the world.
Thousands gather in Liverpool as the city hosts Pride on behalf of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
LGBT Ukrainians and their allies are attending the event, with the KyivPride organizer praising the “incredible friendship” between the two cities.
Edward Reese, spokesman for KyivPride, travelled from the Ukrainian capital to Liverpool to participate.
“We march together for Ukraine, for freedom, to remind the world and the UK that the war is over,” he said.
Reese said other LGBT people suffer from a lack of rights “everywhere. “
“The timeline of conservative Christians and the anti-gender movement are very hard here in the UK, the US and Europe and everywhere, so it’s very important to stay united because this war for our rights is not over,” she said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approached the front line in eastern Ukraine, where his forces are seeking to advance.
The Ukrainian president met with troops and looked at maps in a windowless, dimly lit room near Bakhmut.
He said he was there to “congratulate our warriors” on Special Operations Forces Day.
Although he said he could reveal the main points of his operations, he described them as “truly heroic. “
Zelenskyy has made repeated trips to the front as part of efforts to boost morale.
Ukrainian forces prepared a new push around Bakhmut in their counteroffensive.
The city fought fiercely for months before being taken over by Russian-backed forces.