‘Our soldiers are giving their lives so that the Chernobyl tragedy of 1986 does not happen again,’ said Ukraine President Zelensky.
Ukraine ambassador to South Africa said the country has asked South Africa to place sanctions on Russia after Thursday’s invasion.
Ukraine has reported its first military casualty. A serviceman was killed in a shelling attack along the Crimean border.
Ukraine’s army said it shot down five planes and a helicopter near Luhansk. Russia ministry of defence said it destroyed the country’s air defence systems.
‘I have a few words for those who could feel tempted to interfere with ongoing developments: whoever tries to impede us, let alone create threats for our country and its people must know that the Russian response will be immediate and lead to the consequences you have never seen in history,’ said Putin as he announced military action in Ukraine.
DIRCO finally commented on the situation at the Russia and Ukraine border, saying ‘the world does not need another war as that will result in death and destruction.’
Five lions and one tiger, all born in Ukraine, were rescued from captivity and released at a sanctuary in South Africa.
The quarter-final line-up at Euro 2020 has been confirmed following the completion of the final last-16 ties on Tuesday.
Follow Netherlands vs Ukraine in UEFA EURO 2020 Group C taking place in Amsterdam on Sunday 13 June at 21:00.
Netherlands vs Ukraine in UEFA EURO 2020 Group C will take place in Amsterdam on Sunday 13 June at 21:00.
The five neglected lion cubs rescued from Ukraine in 2019 have finally reached their forever home in the Western Cape.
The airline helped to relocate seven lions that have lived in captivity for several years in the Ukraine to South Africa where they will live out the rest of their lives in the wild.
Here’s your daily dose of feel-good news. These lions were facing a cruel end to their lives, before a campaign to rescue them from Ukraine was launched.
Big Seven Travel recently surveyed a sample of their social audience to get an insight into where you’ll find the world’s most beautiful people and SA came in sixth on the list!
Rephotography means taking a photo of a scene that has already been photographed some time ago. The result? Seeing how the world has changed over time:
I was sitting in a bar drinking vodka in Kiev when I heard the words ‘mad South African’.
And we’re not just talking gelato and escargot (although you should keep those on your list!)
The crisis in the Crimea may be thousands of miles away from South African shores but is prone to affect the local economy nonetheless