Cadets of the military institute Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv during an oath swearing ceremony, in Kyiv on Friday. Photograph: Andrew Kravchenko/BloombergUkraine said it was retaking ground in the southeast as two foreign aid workers were killed in shelling, and Kyiv disagreed with allies over when its counteroffensive would end and about a G20 summit declaration that did not explicitly condemn Russia’s invasion. Spanish aid worker Emma Igual (32) of the Road to Relief group was killed in shelling in eastern Ukraine on Saturday alongside Canadian colleague Anthony Ihnat. On Saturday, however, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence vowed that the country’s forces would not let deteriorating weather halt operations. Today, an overwhelming majority of G20 members condemn the war in Ukraine and its impact,” said French president Emmanuel Macron.

Source: The Irish Times September 10, 2023 23:43 UTC