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Ukraine's Counteroffensive Against Russia Continues: Latest Updates.
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Ukraine's Counteroffensive Against Russia: Progress and Challenges.
Ukrainian forces advanced in southern sectors of their counteroffensive, while floods triggered by the destruction of the Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam have killed 16 people and left 31 missing. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told his Moscow counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that the war in Ukraine must stop, and laid out the 10 points of the African peace initiative. Putin challenged the assumptions of the African plan and reiterated his position that Ukraine and its allies had started the conflict long before Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February last year. Jens Stoltenberg is likely to be asked to remain as NATO secretary general for a further year.
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