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Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson

A maintenance worker stands outside a damaged government building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, 2nd August, 2023, following Russian drone attacks.

Kyiv, Ukraine AP Russian shelling damaged a landmark church Thursday in the Ukrainian city of Kherson that until last year held the remains of Prince Grigory Potemkin, an 18th-century Russian military commander who encouraged Catherine the Great to expand the Russian Empire into what is now southern Ukraine. Ukraine’s emergency service said four of its workers were […]

Lithuania bans using letter ‘Z’ in protest over Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukraine Z symbol on a Russia anti aircraft symbol

Vilnius, Lithuania Reuters Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday voted to ban public displays of the letter “Z”, the black and orange ribbon of St George, and other symbols seen as expressing support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  Russian military vehicles in Ukraine are prominently marked with the letter “Z”, and it has started appearing on social […]