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Added on the 25/03/2022 11:54:40 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
In images released by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, firefighters are seen putting out a fire at a fuel storage facility in the southern city of Belgorod, after "an air strike carried out by two Ukrainian army helicopters", according to the local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Belgorod lies some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine and some 80 kilometres from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been pummelled by Russian forces since Moscow launched its war on February 24. IMAGES
Clouds of thick black smoke billow as firefighter work on dousing a huge flame raging in a petrol tank at the Zahrani facilities near the southern coastal city of Sidon. The Zahrani facilities also include the power plant of the same name, and provide 15 percent of the country's fuel oil. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI9PG99U_EN
Thousands of NATO troops hit the ground in Poland in a massive show of force as the alliance launches its biggest war games in eastern Europe since the Cold War. IMAGES
Russian tanks are taking part in a live-fire military exercise close to the border with Ukraine. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Three firemen are reported missing as emergency crews struggle to prevent the spread of a deadly fuel depot fire outside of Kiev. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).