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Added on the 12/06/2022 10:15:08 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The street outside the Russian embassy in Washington is officially renamed Boris Nemtsov Plaza, in honor of the critic of Vladimir Putin who was murdered in 2015. IMAGES
A pair of pink, fluffy Samoyed dogs were dyed pink by their previous abusive owner before being abandoned to the streets. Their story may have ended up like thousands of other abandoned pups, but, ironically, their pink color immediately caught the attention of animal rights activists in Moscow. Despite the abuse they suffered at the hands of their cruel previous owners, these pups appear to be loving life to the max, grinning from ear to ear as they play in the yard of their new owner, a woman named Margarita.
Explosions ring out and smoke rises in the area of Ocheretyne, a village in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region which, according to observers, is now mostly controlled by Russian forces. On Sunday, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces said the situation on the frontline had "worsened", with Moscow's troops making a number of notable gains. IMAGES
A hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv is evacuating its patients and staff over fears of Russian strikes following claims by Belarus's secret services that it, along with another medical facility, hosted military personnel. "The city is urgently beginning to evacuate two hospitals... because a video is widely circulated online, actually de facto announcing an enemy attack on these medical facilities," Kyiv's city administration said. IMAGES
Technicians inspect the site where a major television tower was toppled in Ukraine's war-battered city of Kharkiv following bombardments from Russia forces. An AFP journalist in Ukraine's second-largest city saw the red-and-white spire of the 240-metre structure toppled after local officials reported a barrage by Russian forces. IMAGES