Former Hawthorn player Richard Dick Pirrie, one of the first Australians killed during at the D-Day landings, will have his name added to the Normandy Memorial Wall at a ceremony in Plymouth, England next month.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to help fight the about 3,000 bombs that he said Russia launches every month at Ukraine as the war stretches into its third year. World News | Ukraine's Zelenskyy Gets More Air Defence Missiles from Spain to Fight Deadly Russian Glide Bombs.
Two Patriot systems are needed to protect the northeastern Kharkiv region, where the Kremlin s forces launched a cross-border offensive on May 10 that left Ukrainian troops reeling, Zelenskyy said. The death toll from a glide bomb attack on a Kharkiv shopping mall Saturday rose to 18, regional Gov Oleh Syniehubov said Monday, with five people still missing.
In April 2024 Ukraine exported 6.6 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds, the largest volume since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, which demonstrates Kyivs ability to unilaterally export products via the Black Sea.