Air defense systems shot down 27 Russian attack drones overnight in southern, central, and western regions of Ukraine, the Air Force reported on Sept. 19.
The U.N.'s World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger. The iconic St. Sophia Cathedral in the capital, Kyiv, and the medieval center of the western city of Lviv, are UNESCO World Heritage Sites central to Ukraine's culture and history.
Libyans from across the fragmented country have driven through old front lines regardless of bitter enmities to deliver aid to flood-stricken Derna this week, putting aside years of conflict between their divided leaders. Inside Derna, where a torrent washed away whole districts on Sunday night after two dams collapsed under storm floods, volunteers from Misrata, Tripoli and Benghazi were distributing clothes and food packages on Wednesday and Thursday. Thousands were killed in the disaster and many thousands more are missing, though estimates of the toll have varied widely, and large numbers of Derna residents have lost their homes and belongings.
At least fifteen people, including a 10-year-old child, were injured in a Russian missile strike on the western city of Lviv overnight on Aug. 15, according to the city’s mayor Andriy Sadovyi.
they want to talk to were known to her and are now abroad. a post mortem examination will take place this afternoon. the union which represents university lecturers and staff has announced that it will step up its strike action in the autumn unless employers agree to meet for further talks. the university and college union has decided to continue to boycott the marking of students coursework and exams. you re live with bbc news. a number of cities and towns across ukraine have been targeted in the latest overnight strikes by russian missiles. ukraine s military says many were shot down, including 16 of twenty eight cruise missiles. gfx strikes in and around the biggest western city, lviv, have caused a number of injuries and damage to buildings. the mayor of the city says a rocket hit a playground james waterhouse is in kyiv and has been following